I''m still here, I''m still here! Just been a little busy, working on my site, my engine. Finding a house. And the fact that i''ve lost my lan connection doesn''t help.

Nehe, I don''t think you''re doing anything wrong with the site, theres probably a simple universal reason why the number of people on the site seems to have dropped... I can''t think of it but there must be one.

Maybe its the time of year, or the current economic climate or something, I wouldn''t worry numbers will soon go up again.

Oh and YES I am planning on entering the two towers comp!


Hyperdev

"To err is human, to really mess up requires a computer"

i used to visit the site daily... sometimes twice a day to check out news updates and stuff, but lately i just go there once a week or so and read that weeks worth of updates. i dunno why i stopped frequenting, maybe it was because i was busy or whatnot.. but i just never got back in the habit of clicking on my nehe bookmark. i suppose also that the ''mood'' of the site is sometimes depressing, and i find it easier to ignore things than be sympathetic (yes, this is bad but i''m only human )

and now, a suggestion or two to help boost the site''s popularity:
1.) an image of the day.. only- dont call it an image of the day, because if you do, people get really bitchy when it doesnt happen every "day" (see: flipcode.com ) this is a good way to get people back on the site reading news, clicking links, banners, that sort of thing. maybe put a pay-per-exposure banner on top of the IOTD page.

2.) regular contests.. money doesnt grow on trees, you dont have to tell me this. but i know for a fact there are alot of people there who will join a contest just for the competitive spirit (if the theme is right, ect). i''m one of them.. although on the contest side of things i also might make another suggestion: try to keep a broad audience in mind when arranging the rules for the contests.. so far the contests have been really great (all of em), i''d hate to see the site''s contests end up just like all the other GL demo-scene sites out there. maybe one month have a "platformer game contest" where the contestant tries to make a fully working platformer game, then another month that is "winamp visualization contest".. make the coolest looking winamp plugin... stuff like that. diversity is the spice of life they say

3.) the new themes are great! not really a suggestion, just thought i''d throw that in there..


-eldee
;another space monkey;
[ Forced Evolution Studios ]

Do NOT let Dr. Mario touch your genitals. He is not a real doctor!

Seems most people are just busy with life... either enjoying the start of summer, or working hard so they can enjoy summer.

It's funny when I read posts about the site coming to an end. It's already been 6 years at gamedev. 2 at demonews, and 2+ before that as a personal page... I don't see it happening any time soon.

As for content... that's another topic I find amusing.

- user visits site as a newbie.
- user cuts and pastes.
- user realizes he can't do that if he wants to learn anything.
- user goes back and reads the code.
- user creates small demos and eventually something cool.
- user finishes the last tutorial and figures he needs something more advanced.

At this point, I get emails complaining about lack of content, whining about how the site doesn't even talk about topic 'X' and then the user vanishes, because they are 'too advanced for the site'.

What's funny about this is that if 'user' would open their eyes and actually take time to look through the site, they would realize that there are over 100 contest entries... some with mind blowing effects. All with source code, and most with commenting in the code.

On top of that, there are hundreds of downloads!

Does advanced user really need me to hold their hand and explain all the code line by line?

Anyways... just my 2 cents.

As for new tutorials... they are coming, but just like you guys, I want to make sure I understand what I'm coding... and to do new effects, I have to learn new code. That along with the time it takes to write demo code, test code, comment code, and then write the HTML makes the entire process slow.

This site is not my job... keep that in mind.


[edited by - nehe on April 24, 2003 2:22:09 AM]

Just want to say thanks to NeHe for a great site!
I visit it almos every day, have browsed trough almos all of its content... I use the site almost all the time when im coding in openGL (witch i think im getting god at..), and i hope that the site will continue to help people into OGL for a long time ahead!!!

Thanks to NeHe for everything!

i dont hate mailing
i like the site as the best site of the world
i would love to give feedback
but.....

i first time saw the site in september 2002. when i started my project. and till now, i m always busy with VC++, MSDN, and books.
i had a very very very little time fr any feedback.
but.....

since last 8 months,
i visit this site daily, i visit forum daily.
and i must say, i cant live without opening the site once i get to internet.
but.....

i never felt that this site can get to an end.
atleast i cannot imagine this site ending.
but.....

feedback is a must for site. and i hope myself contributing in the form of feedback very soon. just after finishing the project.

a long post, having just words. me back to my project.
have fun with site.



Ahmed: having a mad soul...
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[edited by - pagal2k2 on April 24, 2003 5:04:10 PM]

just my 2 cents: Quoting NeHe about the demo''s, I wish they included source code. i know whenb you create a bad ass effect, you dont want others copying and pasting it in their own project and calling it original. But when the ''Advanced Users'' go to the demo''s they dont get source code and that''s a bummer.

Maybe a tutorial submission section like (Programmers Unlimited, Planet-Source-Code.com, etc.). Maybe this would spark interest if users could post their work? Just a thought. This site is not the same as the ones I listed, but maybe the idea can be twisted to something else?

I come here just for the News posts Dont ask why, I dont know.

Dustin Davis
Owner / CEO
Programmers Unlimited
www.Programmers-Unlimited.com