While attendance was low – and Friday was skewed due to the free admission – I think with the right nurturing it could become a good alternate convention.  I’d like to see them branch out a bit more to stand out against Youmacon, rather than being two of the same.  Perhaps what Reactor was supposed to be?  I really enjoyed the first 2 years at Reactor (before it became frat-con) and was disappointed it didn’t continue as it was conceived.

I was particularly pleased with how much the staff wanted input from the Artist’s on how to change/improve for next year.  They recognized and admitted faults and were genuinely open to criticism and comments.

I do believe we’ll be keeping an eye out for next year’s dates and making plans to attend again.

Now that the con circuit season is about to get in full swing here at Disjointed Images (ACEN in 29 days!) we’re focusing on what new designs to have on display.

I’ve got some great ones already in the works, but as always, you’ll have to come find us to see them.

Past designs are always found on our shop.

We also now have HEARTS for the photo buttons in red and silver! These work just like the colored rings, only in a heart shape (with an open center for the picture).

If you’ve got any requests or suggestions please post them in the comments, and we look forward to meeting you soon!

As you can see, we’ve now got almost the full catalog of buttons available for purchase (there are still convention exclusives that are only available in person), along with photo examples of all the options.

If you have any questions, please contact us!

Not long after we came back from our honeymoon, it was time to get everything together for Youmacon. It was a great weekend, lots of our fan/customers coming by to see the new designs, and a few new people too. I got to draw a squirrel, a goat with a monocle, a wolf, and will forever be haunted by the epic man nipples. (You had to be there…)

We had an even greater response to the current release of the game, which made me float with happiness. Thank you to everyone who tried, commented, and (yay!) bought a copy!

As Chris mentioned, the next release will be Linux, and shortly after that we will start putting out some of the expanded rewards and tiles.

I am also oh so excited to announce that I have been accepted on staff for ACEN. I will be assisting with both the website and Artist’s Alley. This delights me to no end; as many of you know, I am a people pleaser, and to be part of the workings the make ACEN what it is for so many just really makes me smile.

Of course, this doesn’t give me any slack on keeping you guys entertained with more humorous buttons each year, and fret not, as I am hard at work with quite a few new designs.

Please look for us next at Animarathon in Ohio.

Work on 1.7 will commence as soon as 1.6 is finished for Linux and launched.  This will mark the first official Linux release.  I hope to have it live by the end of next week.

The big changes will be coming in the form of a remodeled room, several new reward items and most importantly a character interaction element.  This is the biggest change to the game since it’s inception and will bring both meaning and purpose to the reward system.  It will also help to flesh out the house and it’s occupants with story and artwork, which brings us to the current stage of development.  I am currently working on the character design.  This is a slower process than pounding out code and will delay the release of the 1.6 update by several weeks.  I do plan to publish the new version before the deadline for the IGF contest as I will be competing this year with MahJong House.  I’ll make sure to post more updates as artwork and story begin to develop more.

Grand Re-Opening!

We have a new account system too! Now you can choose an easy to remember username.

You do not have to create an account to make a purchase, but by doing so, you will be able to save your shopping cart, and have all of your billing and shipping information pre-filled whenever you come back. You’ll also be able to receive exclusive updates and discount specials.

The good news is that all of our pages should be updated soon, including the launch of a new store front powered by Ubercart (review coming soon).  The bad news is that by working on the code I have renewed a burning hatred for Internet Explorer 6.  It’s complete inability to render even the simplest of CSS properly is enough to make me and the vast throngs of web developers spit fire!  That being said I believe we have fixed all of the things that are broken in IE6 (as long as you have javascript enabled) and can now claim full cross-browser compatibility.

I can’t wait to go live with the new shopping cart system.  It is a vast improvement over our current osCommerce based site, and allows for easy customizability.  Best of all it will now carry the same look and feel as our main site, a feat that would have taken untold volumes of effort and possibly a ritualistic sacrifice in osCommerce.

Now that we are close to finishing up this overhaul of our sites I will be able to get back to improving MahJong House!  We have lots of updates planed for the game, but I’ll leave the specifics on that for another post.

The new cd jacket cover art is done. Can’t wait to see it printed.

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