Comments on: U2oons | the fly alphabet

By: ian

ian — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:36:01 +0000

hey erika –

oh, yes, it IS possible to have deep thoughts! simply get to a position where everything is kept down long enough!

basically everything is randomized, so luck is part of it, but it is far from impossible.

but whatever you do, don’t let the wood floor get too dirty! serious consequences await…

and thanks for playing the ol’ floating pagoda game!
ian

By: Moi

Moi — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 22:38:22 +0000

Hey Ian, as usual, loved it! My favourite letters: K, T and H.
Also, I won in your game. The secret to life is do your chores.
Very funny. Quite difficult, though.

By: Erika

Erika — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:34:23 +0000

Can I perform all of my floating pagoda duties and still find time for deep thoughts? The answer is a resounding “No.” LOL, is it meant to be impossible, or am I just too impatient to keep playing until I develop a strategy? ;p

By: matam

matam — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 16:13:26 +0000

This is the best U2oon ever! I just couldn´t stop laughing Thanks, Ian.

By: bullet_

bullet_ — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 08:05:30 +0000

Lol, that was awesome!
I think it’s my favorite U2oon… ever

By: Keir

Keir — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 06:04:23 +0000

the “K” is my favorite, of course. Nice job!

By: merli

merli — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:44:50 +0000

sweet!

By: Silvrlvr

Silvrlvr — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 19:29:21 +0000

It’s your best ever!

By: ian

ian — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 14:54:52 +0000

thanks everyone!

the fly alphabet took a long time, actually! i first had the idea back in in 1991 while watching the Zoo TV special on TV, and thought, ‘Bono should do the alphabet!” it took 16 years until I became the u2oons guy for @u2, and — whamo! — here it is.

it only took two hours to draw, but then took a painful 10 hours to figure out how to make a button in Flash — which was most frustrating because i actually knew Flash a little bit years before and forgot everything! (and then it took another bunch of hours to get it to look good in wordpress — thanks for all your help, Matt!)

if anyone’s curious: back in grad school i made a little Flash game called the Floating Pagoda Game, which is an off-the-grid simulator commemorating the three years I lived off the grid in Alaska.

http://www.ianink.com/04_ian/pagoda_cover.htm

and here’s a picture of the real floating pagoda:

http://www.ianink.com/04_ian/pics/2003_01_13_my_home.htm

so Many Thanks! and i hope to draw more quality U2oons soon….

ian

By: sagittarius_ela

sagittarius_ela — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:03:07 +0000

That was AWESOME!!!Thanks Ian!:D