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Ungreth
Psychological Creator
Interview conducted by TheCountessZ (http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/member.php?6228-TheCountessZ)

"Ungreth is a person. He likes some things and not others. He lives in a place and is of a certain age." This is what Ungreth uses to define himself in LBP. Beyond that, he is also great at creating an atmosphere of fear, humor, or frustration in his levels. He creates the mood and then allows the player's imagination to move him/her forward. Whether it's in an old diner, a depressing tenement, or on an alien spacecraft, Ungreth takes you there. And you believe it.

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All right, this one isn’t really a question, but if you would be so kind, please list the levels you’ve published to date and any statistics you’d like to share with us, i.e. plays, hearts, how many rocket animals per level, etc. Whatever you feel like sharing.

Gothic Reverie (765 plays)
Gothic Reverie 2 (567 plays)
Tenement (825 plays)
Sackboy Proves He’s Got Stuffin’ (5,447 plays)
Scrumpy Sack (949 plays)
Space Assassins: Vol 1 (10, 480 plays)

Now, tell me... of these levels, which is your favorite? And why?

Sackboy Proves He’s Got Stuffin’, because watching my sackboy get splatted in a head on collision with a juggernaut never gets old for me. Also I’m a bit of a perv and I like peeking up skirts.

How long have you been playing LBP?

Since February 2009. I was so deeply engrossed in Fallout 3 when LBP was launched, that I missed the first boat. Shame on me.

What was the first full level you ever built? And what was it like?

My first complete level was Gothic Reverie. It looks antique now, as it remains untouched, still in it’s original form with all it’s quirks and flaws. I felt really proud of the level at the time, because I had taught myself through trial and error, and built it without any help from friends or forums (although rtm helped me to jazz some logics up soon after it was published). Funnily enough, esteemed creator GrantosUK spotted this level on the GameFAQs board in 2009 and suggested that I should join lbpcentral instead, thus here I am today. I would feel quite embarrassed to release a level in that kind of shabby state now though.

What creators and levels (if any) have inspired you to create?

Well, until recently I rarely played other peoples levels. The create bug had taken hold of me and I spent well over a year living my life only in create mode. It became an unhealthy obsession and I think if it wasn’t for the company of some good friends giving me a reason to poke my head out of my bubble, I would probably have become a drooling, twitching sackbot, devoid of all former humanity. By the time I started to play other peoples stuff, I had already developed an individual style and art direction that I felt happy with and needed no inspiration from others.

If you pushed me on this matter though, I would have to admit that rtm223 has always inspired me to work on strengthening my weakness – logic – and to try stuff that is more advanced than my limited brain capacity can realistically handle. Also, I don’t think I had fully recognised the potential of mood lighting as an aesthetic until playing Morgana’s visually stunning levels. So, yeah....rtm223 and Morgana25...that’s about all really.

Aside from drawing inspiration from other creators and levels, is there anything in the world outside of LittleBigPlanet that inspires you? This could be a hobby, profession, or even a particular movie or type of music. Pretty much it can be anything in your personal life that has contributed to your experiences as well as inspired you as a creator.

Oh, for sure. Outside influences have always shaped my levels more profoundly than the work of other creators. Gothic Reverie 1 and 2 were inspired by the music of 80’s band The Cure. Scrumpy Sack was inspired by life in a small farming community, in my rural home county of Shropshire. Space Assassin’s was inspired by 90’s sci-fi show Lex, and also by stuff which I had read about sinister cults and secret societies. (I’m amazed that I haven’t received death threats from the Church of Scientology yet, since the references are pretty thinly veiled if you know what you’re looking for). As for Tenement...well I don’t know where that level came from. The darkest recesses of my mind I guess. It’s an abomination and it should be destroyed. Also, I think the work of film director David Lynch has always been a strong influence in everything I do, and there’s even a room in Tenement that serves no gameplay purpose, but simply stands as a tribute to Eraserhead.

What are some of your favorite video games (excluding LBP) - new and old?

Shadow of the Colossus, Shadow of Memories, Shadowhearts: Covenant. Anything shadowy I guess.

Many of the keystone titles like Tomb Raider, Silent Hill, GTA, Legend of Zelda, Doom... I could go on forever naming the big franchises I’ve enjoyed. I also have two all time favourites that are hardly known by most gamers... SOS: Final Escape and Haunting Ground.

I should mention the Music 2000/MTV music generator games, as I spent years composing my own songs and recording them on these titles, and so I felt like a fish back in familiar waters using LBP2 beta’s music tools. Once the final game is released I might well focus my attention on soundtracking and take a backward step from building levels. Depends on how well my music is received I guess.

If you could list your favorite things about LittleBigPlanet, what would they be?

The community

And your least favorite thing(s)?

The community

What’s the worst thing that’s happened while creating?

The “160 hour” bug. It killed every one of my levels at some point during the creation process. Also I spilled a glass of milk on myself while shaking my fist at a wobble bolt.

On a sort of similar subject, have there ever been any great ideas you had that failed or for any other reason you never implemented?

Well, a while ago I created a torrential rain storm effect using rtm’s waterfall formula on a massive scale, then I began to develop it into a level set in a spooky old chapel and graveyard. However, Space Assassins began to form as a concept in my mind and the project got abandoned.

I spent weeks making a creature that was able to swim independently using only locomotion and the momentum of its limbs, with no other power source to propel it through the water. It looked like a cross between a camel and a frog. It actually worked really well until the wobble bolts decided to spaz out after a few minutes of swimming. Because it wasn’t reliable, I didn’t take that project where it originally intended to go.

CCubbage and I began to work on a top down UFO shooter long before lbp2 had even been announced. After I showed him my prototype design and explained the concept to him, he went away and perfected the logics to make it mechanically efficient and reliable enough for gameplay. I think we both got distracted by other projects though and it never came to fruition.

If you worked for Media Molecule, what would your first order of business be? This could be anything from adding materials or tools to eradicating H4H.

I would want to add z-axis rotation into the mix, turn the extra glitch layers such as theck, thack and bakscratch layers into an official feature of the game, give sackboy a wider range of animations and emotional expressions, design some kind of inventory system so sackboy can store items to pull out and use later. I’d also try to convince the team that some kind of age grading system is needed so that the game can more effectively accomodate the needs of both younger and older players. Ultimately I would be looking towards developing LBP3 as a 3-D game.

I would also pee in the coffee machine as revenge for those guys making Space Assassin’s an Mm pick for thousands of spiteful noob kids to swoop upon like little vultures.

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Anyone who’s come across you knows you have an extraordinary sense of humor. I think a prime example of that is your Scrumpy Sack level. I have found this to be a great multi-player game…one of those laugh out loud kinds of levels best played with good friends. The enemies were so well created and so clever. It’s also distinctively different than your darker levels. I know Shropshire was part of your inspiration, but explain how the characters, set, and gameplay elements came about.

I have always found amusement in picking things up, swinging them around a bit and then chucking them as far as I can throw. Such as my daughter, for example. Well, I started work on the rough concept of a survival challenge where the player would throw various food items into a giant mouth while a timer counted down. At the same time I was experimenting with the layer glitch to create a detailed pastoral vista, inspired by my surroundings here in the Shropshire hills. Then at some point I had a discussion with old friends about the days we used to go apple scrumping in a local orchard, and that was when I decided to combine my concurrent projects.

To begin with, the player only needed to throw apples against the clock, but then I learned how incremental bolts could be used in cyclical toggle logic and began to think how I could introduce a series of hazards into the level, designed to slow the player down. I wanted these to fit with the rural theme, and so came the exploding sheep, trigger-happy hunters, pesky giant wasps and flying cows who carpet bomb the player with toxic dung balls....dangers which I personally face each morning as I walk outside to use the outhouse. As for the UFO, I had recently played a level by littlebigdude which featured frogs with sticky tongues that grab sackboy and pull him towards their open mouths. Once I understood the method by which littlebigdude had exploited jetpacks to achieve this mechanic, I began thinking about how this could be used to create a tractor beam effect from a flying saucer. I eventually made a successful prototype and it somehow seemed right for Scrumpy Sack, so I threw it into the mix. Don’t ask about Rufus (the big guy in the nappy). I don’t know where he came from. I think he must have smelt the cider and wandered down to the farm.

Scrumpy is possibly my most logic intensive level and still to this day I’m not sure how I achieved most of the gameplay mechanics. I have always taken a trial and error approach to logic, and sometimes I have to accept the fact that something works, even though I don’t know why it works. I know that lbpcentral’s logic pack and rtm223’s demitters came in very handy though.

In the end, the level was a huge commercial flop because 95% of players couldn’t comprehend how to throw the apples, but the other 5% who quickly picked up the technique...well they loved it and reported to find it strangely addictive. Scrumpy was a tough level to get to grips with though, requiring a lot of patience and practice, so I admire the tenacity of certain players who stuck with it and achieved some astronomically high scores. Also, the lag caused by more than a hundred compressed doll’s heads didn’t make things any easier for the casual player. Ahem. (First person to comment that aesthetics are no substitute for fluid gameplay gets a kick in the imagine Ungreth wrote knee here).

I’m amazed at the amount of detail you put into levels. One in particular was Sackboy’s Proves He’s Got Stuffin’. It’s simply amazing…almost like looking at a photograph. The details of the diner and also the roadside motel, and the vehicles were amazing. Can you share with us how this level came about and what your inspiration was? Also, would you mind sharing with us your background in art?

This was first conceptualized as a full, playable level. A 1950s love story like Grease. It ended up as a cruel practical joke on the community. I built the diner first, and decided to start the level with a street race, but then I got distracted by the fun of crashing my car at high speed into oncoming traffic and totally lost focus. The storyline quickly became abandoned in favour of setting up the most spectacular RTA in LBP history, and once the trap was set for the player, all that I needed was some classic American roadside scenery, such as the motel and roadhouse. I used google images as inspiration for every building featured in the level, and so I can assure you that somewhere in America all of those places actually exist.

The final touch was to get the player all psyched up for the race, by introducing NPCs who goad and insult sackboy, challenging him to prove himself, and then to give the player a huge slap in the face when they epically fail at the task. At first I set up the scenario so that if the player bailed out before the truck hit, then an army of giant robots would come and obliterate them, but then I decided to replace these with a steamroller. I love watching players’ reactions when they think they’ve outsmarted the trap, and then suddenly....SQUISH! Watch this space though, because I plan to remix this level for LBP2 and I’m plotting even more unpleasant little surprises for the player who thinks he got away.

There’s also a secret of sorts in this level, where if you stand and gaze up the waitress’ skirt for long enough then she will comment that you’re a pervert, and it amazed me to see that so many players had discovered this. I really do worry about the mentality of the community sometimes.

As for my background in art? Well I took 2 years of an art degree before I quit, feeling disillusioned by the pretentious elitism that dominated the art scene. Now I work as a psychiatric nurse, a job which I hate, while I have a box of paints and an easel gathering dust somewhere. My ambition is to get into professional games design but it’s not easy to find the time and money to study for the right qualifications when you have to work and pay the bills. I’m actually thinking of starting a window cleaning business.

You mentioned that the community is your favorite and least favorite thing about Little Big Planet. Please explain a bit deeper about your community experiences here and also on PSN. Perhaps some stories on how you’ve met some of the people who have commented to you about your levels.

I love the community as far as LBP Central goes. Here I meet a lot of interesting folk, I learn from people with more experience than me, I find levels by creators who show talent and imagination, I get valuable feedback from people who can express themselves articulately and maturely, and most importantly I can have a laugh. Also, I have some very close friends online who I would probably never have met if I hadn’t joined the forums. However, outside of LBP Central I have also encountered a lot of idiots. H4Hers, spammers, and plagiarists. Creators who feel so embittered that their “5 minutes to make” level didn’t get any attention that they come around insulting me because my level had a little exposure. That’s the side of the community that really bugs me. As a general rule I refuse to accept anyone into my friends list who isn’t stationed at Central, and those few others for whom I made an exception, I have always encouraged them to sign up here.

It does irritate me though that so many people message me telling me to change a level just to make it easier for them. For a long time I took the attitude, “to hell with them” and refused to compromise on the difficulty, but now that Space Assassins is an Mm pick and I’m no longer in a position to get by on niche appeal, I have now given in under massive pressure and toned down the level to the point where my grandmother could easily complete it (in spite of the fact that she passed away many years ago). Some might call it an improvement...I call it diluting the juice. So yeah, I kind of sold out there, but having the only 3 star rated level on the first page of Mm picks is quite an embarrassment to be frank.

Space Assassins was a “thinking” kind of level. You didn’t give away many clues how to get through the level, and you encouraged people to spend the time to figure it out. You’ve been criticized by kids in your level comments about the level being too hard to finish. How do you personally handle this kind of criticism? Also, is that the kind of level you prefer to play?

It wasn’t until publishing Space Assassins that I realised just how successful the New World Order has become in its’ attempts to “dumb down” society. I felt dismayed to discover just how many numbskulls are out there in the online community, and how the need for lateral thinking has essentially died in gaming as whole. I was raised on a diet of games like Myst, Monkey Island, Broken Sword, Ico and Tomb Raider, games where you often had to send your brain into hyperdrive in order to progress. Unlike the majority, I actually enjoy being “stuck” for hours in a game. The satisfaction for me comes from finally working it out as one grey cell connects with another, and this is an element that I have always tried to incorporate in my own levels. The “where do I go and what do I do...no idea, but I’ll see what happens when I pull this” factor. Nowadays it seems that every game with a simple puzzle tells you how to solve it before you have even had time to fire up the grey cells and every game with exploration elements highlights the interactive areas with a conspicuous glow. I understand though, that game designers must do this to guarantee their commercial success, because they cannot afford to appeal to a niche or to alienate the mainstream demographic. Video gaming has now become the fastest expanding entertainment industry and it is no longer a hobby for the nerdy elite. If glowing ledges and constant hint messages are what the public want, then that is what game developers must provide.

Personally, I don’t like signposting in levels. I prefer to credit the player with enough intelligence to observe what’s around them, to think outside of the generic template that has been established by the Mm story levels and to experiment with creative approaches to a situation. If they cannot do that or don’t want to do that then I would suggest that they avoid my levels like AIDS. Although I may have compromised on Space Assassins due to its wider exposure, all my other levels hold onto the “figure it out for yourself” philosophy. Compared to most old school puzzle-platformers though, I think my levels are actually dead easy to figure out and so, I’m amazed at the number of people who couldn’t even get off the ship in the beginning of the level. I think maybe part of the problem is that in LBP people have become so conditioned to “pull the lever”, it doesn’t even dawn on them that something which looks like a computer console might activate something when you interact with it. More experienced gamers generally have enough sense to try something unobvious when the obvious fails, but a lot of kids just quit and say the level sucks or that it’s broken.

Admittedly, I don’t handle this kind of criticism well. Constructive criticism is extremely valuable to me and I will gladly embrace it, because this is what helps me to improve as a creator. However, comments such as “worst level ever” “u suck” or “this is too hard, make it easier” just make me feel angry and disillusioned with the general mentality of kids today. I know that it’s best to ignore it, but more often I tend to respond with a smart-arsed counter-comment. Just take a look at Space Assassins’ comments box, if you ever want to see what an angry, indignant Ungreth looks like. Strangely though, I have often given abusive players a sharp lash of my tongue only to find that they come back full of apologies and asking to be my friend. Go figure! When you keep fighting against an endless torrent of negativity though, there comes a point when you run out of steam and drop your sword to say “fine, you want it easy...well, have it easy”. And besides, now that I realise how much I hate the nursing profession and I’m seriously thinking about training for a career in game design, I will have to accept that making levels can no longer be simply about expressing myself. I must also consider what might hold a broader appeal to a wider audience and be willing to adapt.

On the positive side, it did warm my heart to discover that one kid had built a full replica of Space Assassins as a tribute and he asked if I would test it with him. I felt really honoured by that. All the abusive comments suddenly seemed insignificant, knowing that I had inspired just one person to create.

It was great to hear that Space Assassins was an MM pick. That’s quite an honor! The level has since been enjoyed by thousands of players. However, my understanding is that you’ve also been bombarded by threats and all sorts of problems since then. Can you share with us what your experience has been from this?

Bah, Mm pick indeed! I think they must have done that just to spite me. Um...actually, that sounded a little bit paranoid didn’t it? Well, whatever. It’s great that the guys at Mm liked my stuff, and it was a real buzz seeing my level up there, but it does surprise me how they couldn’t see that that the bomb surviving, rocket cheetah riding masses would soon be grabbing their torches and pitchforks to run me out of town. You wouldn’t believe the anger this level has generated from some players. It would be a gross exaggeration to say that I’ve been bombarded by threats, but one kid sent me a private message stating that his level should have been chosen instead of “that piece of ****”, that I didn’t deserve to live, and that he would kick the **** out of me if he ever saw me in the street. Another kid ominously commented “are you a wise guy? I know how to handle wise guys”. That’s aside from all of the comments calling me homo, psycho or whatever banal profanity that people too illiterate to read the urban dictionary can throw at me. Actually, I think it’s pretty cool that my levels can incite such rage in people. Clearly, I must be doing something right.

To be fair though, it hasn’t all been negativity. I’ve also had a lot of “this is the best level ever” type comments to balance things out, and it seems that Space Assassins is a lot like Marmite. You’ll either love it or hate it.

It looks like you use quite a few custom stickers. That explains some of the awesome views in your levels like Space Assassins. I like quite a few of the patterns you utilize with custom stickers. Quite a few even seem to be organic patterns. Could you tell us what inspires your sticker creations and your process for making them?

Considering thermo limitations on shapes, custom stickers can add a lot of detail to a level at very little cost. It can take anywhere from a few minutes to an hour for me to make a single sticker. One method I use is to photo a material or object that has an interesting texture or pattern, then place that photo onto a different textured material/object, so that on the final sticker you see two different patterns overlaid. For example, the inner walls of the long corridor in Space Assassins. Here I made a collage of overlaid circles cut out from the fossil-like rock material, covered it with a photo of some purple stickered sushi material, took a photo of it all, and then stickered that photo over the rose material from the valentines pack. The assassin’s ship is covered all over with a photo of a snail shell, viewed through green glass and illuminated by a fairy light, while the dark walls of Space-Org are covered in a photo of black, plasmified tiles. I use a lot of “texture/pattern” stickers like that in my levels. Also, I’ll often build a complex object that would normally take a lot of therm, then I photo that, strip down the object to its most basic shape, and then apply the sticker to add the same detail without all the vertices. The wurlitzer jukebox from the diner in Sackboy Proves He’s Got Stuffin’ is one example of that, where I made a fine detailed replica of the object, made it into a sticker, and then applied it to a basic jukebox shape. My favourite custom sticker and the one which took most work is the flaming phoenix that can be seen on the hood of my replica Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am, which is the prize given for a high score on the hard version of Scrumpy Sack. I don’t think anyone ever won it though.

Could you explain your level building process? Do you plan ahead, knowing exactly how you want your story and game play to be? Or do you, like others, start off not knowing and just allow the creation and story to unfold as you go?

I don’t sketch things out on paper or make any kind of preparations like that. I simply start with a loose concept and then build organically from there. I never know where a level will go, what it will look like or what gameplay it will include. I just begin with a story I want to tell and an atmosphere I want to evoke. Sometimes I’ll have a random thought while I’m driving, eating or taking a imagine Ungreth wrote taking a walk and I’ll think “yeah, I’ll throw that into the mix”. I don’t even start at the beginning and work towards the end most of the time - for instance the first thing I made in Space Assassins was the final death scene.

You tend to create quietly by yourself, avoiding outside influences that could distract you. You're also a perfectionist, and I'm amazed how much you update and try to perfect your work. Do you ever feel your work is truly done? Have you ever been completely satisfied and felt a level was complete?

Yeah, I try to avoid playing other people’s stuff too much, mainly because I like to keep my levels fresh by drawing from my own internal, psychological resources and I’m afraid of being subliminally influenced by anything else I’ve played in LBP. Having said that, there is a handful of creators whose work I really like though, and I just can’t resist playing their levels. But yeah, in terms of the constant urge to tweak and fiddle with a level, still months after publishing it, then I guess you could call me a perfectionist. It’s impossible to ever “complete” work on a level though. All you can do is try to make it the best that thermo restrictions will allow. I don’t have a single level that I feel totally satisfied with, because I always feel there’s one more detail to add.

You stayed very busy remaking old levels and creating new things in the LBP2 Beta. Could you explain your experiences (good and bad) in the beta? Could you also tell us the tools and materials you were most impressed with?

The beta was frustrating in terms of transferring old levels. After porting my profile I found that everything I had made was broken or unplayable in the beta, with a lot of issues around the new lighting and global settings. I spent a long time repairing and refurbishing my LBP1 levels, often needing to change things again each time a new update came along. I was really pleased with the way Tenement eventually turned out in the beta though, and it seemed that sackbots were a secret ingredient which the level had been missing all along.

Because of the disposable aspect of beta creation (nothing is for keeps), I saw the beta as an opportunity to try some ideas that were essentially un-ungreth, and to step outside of my own box for a while. My beta projects included a top down vehicle shooter set in a jungle war zone, a musical pole dancing mini-game and a “live” 1960s jukebox featuring Roy Orbison. At this point I haven’t decided whether to stick to the weird, dark and twisted stuff that people probably expect from me or to branch out and start making more accessible levels that appeal to a broader audience. Although I love making the kind of stuff that makes people think “what the hell is this guy smoking?”, I don’t want to become a stereotype of myself as a creator either and I like to be diverse, so...I dunno, we’ll see.

It’s hard to say what features I was most impressed with in the beta, since it felt like being a kid in a candy shop, overwhelmed by the vast scope of new possibilities. The music sequencers are a dream come true, since making my own tunes in LBP is something thing which I’ve desperately wanted to do since working on Tenement, a level which was crying out for a gloomy, atmospheric music score. I’ve since worked three original pieces of music into the beta version of Tenement. I also love the new “hologram” which an amazing material with so many different uses. I was also struck by the variety of new features to make the process of level building less frustrating. Stuff like being able to make layers transparent for working behind them, or the ability to zoom in and out while you have a wire selected. Small things that can make a huge difference and cut a week’s work down to a day.

Have you solved the mystery of the Glass Orb? (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=21058-ATGNAT-Glass-orb-WTF) Do you know who demanded that you turn it over? Have you delivered it to the hotel room? Or, have you kept the Orb for yourself? If so, is it in a safe place?

We know nothing of the orb. It is certainly not stored in a booby-trapped casket inside a sealed vault within the winding catacombs beneath the hidden citadel. The brotherhood will take extreme measures to ensure the silence of those who dare to even speak of the orb. So be quiet and don’t ask stupid questions.

Finally, is there anything you, as a creator, would like to add to this? Or any other experiences you’d like to share? If not, I’d like to ask one more question of you: If you could give any bit of advice to new creators out there who are thinking about entering the wonderful world of creating, what would it be?

Um...I would recommend new creators to make bomb survival levels and levels with rockets attached to lumps of sponge that might bear a vague resemblance to an animal when viewed through the eyes of a blind man. Also, if you’re feeling frustrated at the lack of plays for the level that you poured your blood, sweat and tears into making, then why not simply copy and publish someone else’s work as your own. Even if you get caught out, remember...the only bad publicity is no publicity.

For real though, the only advice I can give is to dig down deep inside yourself and draw from your own personal experiences for inspiration. There are a thousand Super Mario clones out there, but there’s only one you.

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On a dark and stormy night, Jww and Taffey have to rely on public transportation for their next spotlight. What they didn't realize, that was the least of their worries.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ9vmK2bnZY
For those of you with fancy iPads and iPhones, here's the direct link to the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ9vmK2bnZY

There's only one Ungreth and he's in Little Big Planet. He's a treasure and when he opens up you're delighted by his bizarre sense of humor, his beautiful artistic side, and his warmth. And you're reminded that it takes all kinds to make the world go 'round, and I'm glad I'm in a world that Ungreth is in.

Well, that's all, folks! We hope you have enjoyed this installment of the Creator Spotlight. For past spotlights, please visit this link (http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?100-Creator-Spotlight-Archive). See you in two weeks!

2011-01-16 02:54:00

Author:
Morgana25

Posts: 5983

Congratulations, Ungreth. I'm so excited because this was my first spotlight interview! It was such a pleasure working with him. He's a natural and we had lots of fun doing this one. Hope you all enjoy as much as we did creating this.

2011-01-16 03:11:00

Author:
TheCountessZ

Posts: 537

Congrats Ungreth!

You deserved it and thanks again to our much devoted team, good job

2011-01-16 03:20:00

Author:
Chump

Posts: 1712

Great spotlight, I saw the vid early on youtube.

2011-01-16 04:00:00

Author:
iBubek

Posts: 682

Oh gawd, this will be a good read. Congrats to Ungreth, and another big thanks to the spotlight crew for keeping at it so long! Just no more of this "PSP Creator Spotlight" stuff, okay guys?

2011-01-16 04:05:00

Author:
booXely

Posts: 654

Great interview and video Spotlight Crew, well done! And well done Ungreth! I've queued all of your levels so that I can replay 'em tomorrow!

2011-01-16 04:06:00

Author:
RJA00000

Posts: 387

Aesthetics are no substitute for fluid gameplay!

Cool costume in the vid.
Would it be possible to add a costume segment (to the vid) if a spotlightee wanted to show them off?

Wow, can't believe you made Space Assassins easier! :o
I'll have to have a replay to see how easy..
And play your other levels while I'm at it.

Nice technique with the custom stickers/textures.
Shame about the kids and Space Assassins. I feel your thoughts are spot on. Thanks for typing all that out, interesting stuff.

Definitely one of my favourite interviews so far!
Nice vid as usual, and cool music on it as well.

2011-01-16 04:07:00

Author:
midnight_heist

Posts: 2513

Congrats to the team, nice creator, interview and video.

2011-01-16 04:13:00

Author:
Cauan-XV

Posts: 491

WOOT WOOT!!

Go Ungreth!!

And Congratz Morgana, on your first anouncement!

2011-01-16 04:18:00

Author:
The-Questor

Posts: 1328

... you were sad to not be mentioned in that "creators to keep an eye on.." thread...
Now you've got your own dedicated one! Hehe

Great and interesting read! I like to know more about creators
Always enjoyed your "strange" and beautiful style and levels, so that's really well deserved! Congrats Ungreth!

As always, I loved that video, one the best intro so far!

Great job everyone!

2011-01-16 04:21:00

Author:
dajdaj03

Posts: 1486

As always, the creator spotlights, particularly the creator closeups, are very good.

2011-01-16 04:33:00

Author:
Stoicrow

Posts: 276

Glass Orb Link has been fixed.

Congrats on another awesome interview team! A special congrats to TheCountessZ for her first interview and for some awesome work in that hysterical and creepy video. I was lol'ing way too much for my own good... I think I need to go have a lay down now.

Congratulations Ungreth - your work never ceases to amaze me and make me ponder the darker side of the world in a very good but disturbing way. From one Cure fan to another, "whenever i'm alone with you (r levels) you make me feel like i am young again whenever i'm alone with you (r levels) you make me feel like i am fun again.." You know the rest.

2011-01-16 05:03:00

Author:
Morgana25

Posts: 5983

Congrats Ungreth! This is a very well deserved Spotlight - one I've been looking forward to for a while.

Great job jww, Countess, and the rest of the crew. The interview and video are just excellent.

2011-01-16 05:36:00

Author:
Taffey

Posts: 3187

congrats to ungreth for the spotlight, and the people responsible for the fun video

and yeah can't wait until LBP2 to see the gloves come off amongst creators

2011-01-16 05:37:00

Author:
Shadowcrazy

Posts: 3365

I still remember, in the early days of the forum, this guy with his level with Robert Smith from Cure, the dark humour and the disturbing avatar.
The level was good, though not exactly my kind of stuff.
Then this creator started to really boost his skills, and Ungreth now is really one of the diamond tips of LBP.
His stuff is always cool, his use of materials is original and always spot on, the humour is always there, but really more focused.
The stuff on LBP2 was simply amazing.
Great due spotlight!
Thanks people!

2011-01-16 05:38:00

Author:
OmegaSlayer

Posts: 5112

Well done Ungreth!

It is tragic how the masses ruined your love/hate relationship with the community though.

2011-01-16 06:04:00

Author:
tomodon246

Posts: 624

"There are a thousand Super Mario clones out there, but there?s only one you."
I do believe that's some of the best advice I've ever read for creating. It might be short, but it's short and sweet. I feel inspired just from reading it. Congratulations on the spotlight, Ungreth!

2011-01-16 06:04:00

Author:
RottenAvocado

Posts: 319

Woohoo! Ungreth!

Congratulations on a well-deserved Spotlighting and to TheCountessZ for a fabulous job

We're so spoiled for talent here! Thanks to the Creator Spotlight team once again for their time and talent xox

P.S. I love that first picture... so romantic

2011-01-16 06:10:00

Author:
BabyDoll1970

Posts: 1567

A few months ago Ung told me he was considering deleting all his levels and giving up on creating, now he has an MMpick and a spotlight!
I guess perserverence pays off.

C, you finally got to show off some of your graveyard! Grats on teh spotlighting

Great job on everything, all of you!

2011-01-16 07:30:00

Author:
Bremnen

Posts: 1800

Well, I've got a lot of thoughts on this... :hrmf: First being ...aren't you guys cute together? I'm not sure how it works... but it works!

Ungreth- Congratulations! Even with an Mm Pick... YOU are very worthy! Thanks for shying away from the easy way out. And not being afraid to choose the road less-traveled. It may not be the most popular, but who invited these chuckle-heads to your party anyway?

Countessz-a- I've had a love/hate relationship with the Creator Spotlight right from the very first one... I love to read them and hate when there over... Of course the common thread that weaves them all together is the set group of questions all these incredible individuals have 'asked' and 'answered'. Lately, so much time and effort has gone into the video, that the interview seems a mere catalyst just to get to it... (Not that the videos haven't been a blast! mind you

) I just think your interview was the first in a long time-- with two capable legs able to stand on it's own. It is rare when the questions that are asked are sincere and gently directed with an artists' touch... like a sculptor, each choice bearing more and more weight, than the one before... You my friend have sculpted a masterpiece.

And Jdub- I think I'll just nickname you glue... because like 'Ol relaible"-- you hold the whole thing together. And with that silly-sack-smile, you're looking a little long-in-the-tooth... off to the glue factory now with ya!

Finally, Thank You Modgana for not mergeing my

2011-01-16 08:00:00

Author:
Gravel

Posts: 1308

someone on my friends-list got spotlighted

congratulations Ungreth.

great spotlight, well deserved

2011-01-16 08:40:00

Author:
Pattington_Bear

Posts: 777

good spotlight , the video was great , as always

2011-01-16 09:41:00

Author:
TOXIC_KILLA_

Posts: 147

Ungreth's a cool dude.

2011-01-16 10:11:00

Author:
Unknown User

Too hard to read, tone it down.

KIDDING! Nice read.

2011-01-16 10:19:00

Author:
PPp_Killer

Posts: 449

Hilarious video, I'll can't wait to read the whole interview probably.

Great job spotlighters, congrats Ungreth!

2011-01-16 10:52:00

Author:
PygmyOwl

Posts: 1316

Congrats on the spotlight, man! Going back a bit, I remember jaeyden messaging me "play anything good lately?". Well, I had just played Gothic Reverie, and I gotta say, it was fantastic. Your levels show incredible imagination and style. I love that I have to think my way through them. LOVE your stuff, and unfortunately I liked space assassins way more before it was dumbed down.....

I have to disagree with one thing.... I don't thin society has been "dumbed down". The same people who would spend an hour figuring out how to beat a boss in a Mario game will scream over a simple LBP puzzle. It seems many players think because it's user created content, it isn't worth anything and the creator should curtail to them. LBP levels are treated differently than commercial games....

Love your stuff and I look forward to what your warped mind will come up with next.

2011-01-16 12:10:00

Author:
CCubbage

Posts: 4430

Cool spotlight! I always enjoy the videos. Ungreth looks like a scary guy!

2011-01-16 12:55:00

Author:
Mr_T-Shirt

Posts: 1477

great spotlight, great creator closeup ! congrats to Ungreth !

2011-01-16 13:07:00

Author:
Closetmonkey_1

Posts: 28

Awesome spotlight guys! This one was a bit of a treat for me, I purposely ignored the whole creation process so it would all come as a surprise. Some great editing jww!

And the goth inside me enjoys your work Ungreth, I can't wait to see what dark, twisted things you create in LBP2.

2011-01-16 13:31:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey

Posts: 2266

Congrats Ungreth, cool interview

And you were saying there was no love for the Ungreth...

2011-01-16 13:32:00

Author:
Foofles

Posts: 2278

wow congratulations man, I remember playing some of this levels and they are awesome. Also thanks spotlight team for creteing this magnificent spotlight.
Again congratulation

2011-01-16 13:39:00

Author:
Arnald23

Posts: 1843

Congrats Ungreth, an entertaining read & vid. And don't let 'em get you down, the Planet's a better place for having creators like you in it.

I have to disagree with one thing.... I don't thin society has been "dumbed down". The same people who would spend an hour figuring out how to beat a boss in a Mario game will scream over a simple LBP puzzle. It seems many players think because it's user created content, it isn't worth anything and the creator should curtail to them. LBP levels are treated differently than commercial games....

Yeh, it's odd isn't it. I guess it's the nature of LBP - get stuck? who cares!! Next level please!

2011-01-16 14:23:00

Author:
julesyjules

Posts: 1156

Another great spotlight. I really enjoyed reading this one - some thoughtful questions and thought-provoking answers.

The video was as hilarious as ever. Great intro - you guys never cease to amaze me with the amount of effort and creativity you put into these things. I loved the whole graveyard set and it was nice to see the Countess get a starring role. Ungreth's costume with his own face was awesome and just what you'd expect of him too! I lol'd.

Congratulations on the spotlight, Ungreth. So well deserved - your levels are are always an absolute pleasure to play - actually pleasure is totally the wrong word but you know what I mean. They are always challenging, not just in terms of the gameplay etc but in terms of shaking you out of any preconceived ideas about what an LBP level should be. But, hey, what do you expect? The man's bound to be a genius - he comes from Shropshire!

Thanks again to all involved.

2011-01-16 15:25:00

Author:
shropshirelass

Posts: 1455

That video made me laugh. And great creation for the intro.

It was a little hard to hear to video sometimes, but I got it. Good job!

2011-01-16 15:53:00

Author:
Unknown User

I just want to say a big thanks to all the spotlight team for all their work, especially to jww and Countess who devoted so much of their personal time and energy into this. Great looking sets, great video editing....I'm impressed.

I did allow them to sleep for an hour each night and I fed them regularly every three days, so I didn't totally overwork them. There was one time when I even let jww have a glass of milk after flogging him with a stick all day, so please don't think I'm a slave driver without compassion.

And a huge thanks to the LBPC community for all your support and taking the time to play my levels over the last 2 years. To those of you who have enjoyed my levels, rest assured that I will be working hard to keep them coming in LBP2, and to those who hate my levels...well hard luck, I ain't ready to retire yet!

2011-01-16 16:18:00

Author:
Ungreth

Posts: 2130

Congrats Ungreth! It was quite a treat to finally get a chance to do this one. One of the things we always like to think of when doing spotlights are interviewing "interesting creators". To me Ungreth is pretty much in your face interesting. Thanks Ungreth.. really appreciate your time and effort. It was a real honor to get to know you better and visiting. I also have to thank you for your bit of acting skills to help us make this one really different and special.

I also have to say thanks and congrats to the wonderful TheCountessZ as she really did an amazing job on this one. This was her first interview for us and I think she did a terrific job! She also did quite a bit of the acting, the storyline and also her incredible setwork. Yay!! She made it!

lol

Thanks as well to Taffey for helping with the voice parts. Really cool to help us out like that in such a time crunch. Great job!!

Also thanks to Dayne for the reuse of that cool Cadillac. The hitchhiker it seems ended up making a return for retribution and was great to include that in the final bit.

Sorry we left you out of the credits on the video. Blame the editor.. he's new.

Anyway.. thanks everyone and glad you liked it. These things take an amazing amount of work and so it is especially fun when they finally get published. So excuse me for being really happy right now and rattling on and on and on.....

lol

2011-01-16 16:27:00

Author:
jwwphotos

Posts: 11383

Layering textures, that's brilliant! Thanks for sharing that!

2011-01-16 16:38:00

Author:
Rogar

Posts: 2284

Also thanks to Dayne for the reuse of that cool Cadillac. The hitchhiker it seems ended up making a return for retribution and was great to include that in the final bit.

Sorry we left you out of the credits on the video. Blame the editor.. he's new.

Haha, I didn't do anything! I've already been credited for the cadiallac! =L

2011-01-16 16:42:00

Author:
Weretigr

Posts: 2105

Just so everyone knows, most of Ungreth's lines were ad libbed. We started recording and I said, "Action." Ungreth said, "Uh, don't I get a script?" I told him it's funnier if we just go with it. lol

Taffey was the same way when he recorded with Jww. Not sure if most heard him say when he entered the cemetery, "I think I have a sackbot buried here."

And don't worry, folks. Julesyjules is not in any danger at all.

2011-01-16 16:44:00

Author:
TheCountessZ

Posts: 537

WAY TO GO UNGRETH!!!

I never thought of you as a Creator, just as that guy who screams "GET OFF MAH LAWN!!" at little kids.

2011-01-16 16:48:00

Author:
KILLA_TODDZILLA

Posts: 653

Congrats Ungreth! This is a well deserved Spotlight - one I've been looking forward to for a while.

Great job jww, Countess, and the rest of the crew. The interview and video are excellent.

Keep it up!

2011-01-16 17:40:00

Author:
ferrrch

Posts: 429

Congratulations for getting spotlighted Ungreth!

2011-01-16 17:53:00

Author:
GalaxyHero6799

Posts: 46

Nice!Good presentation morgana!Bravo!

2011-01-16 18:01:00

Author:
robotixpro

Posts: 354

Nice!Good presentation morgana!Bravo!

All I did was post it. lol

The Spotlight Crew does the really hard part. Thank them

2011-01-16 19:18:00

Author:
Morgana25

Posts: 5983

The spotlight video was great! I love watching those videos!

2011-01-16 20:28:00

Author:
GalaxyHero6799

Posts: 46

Big Kudos to Ungreth. His levels are always challenging on some level or another - and often many levels at once. I love most that he sticks to his guns - if he's doing something, he has a good idea why, and he's doing it for himself. We just get to tag along for the ride.

And to the man himself: if culture is "dumbing itself down", it's an evolutionary process, and not a conspiracy, sir. Any conspiracy RUN by dumb people would collapse of its own weight.

And I'll back you up on your observation of responding to "u suck" comments: responding to vague insults with a specific counterattack sometimes produces interesting results. I've had the apology friend request happen to me, too. Maybe the truth is scary: kids start with an insult these days because they don't have enough experience receiving genuine emotional reactions. The idea that kids might be learning that people around them aren't real, or don't care, is a lot scarier than the thought we're getting stupider, IMO.

Thanks again to the crew for Awesome. That post was a monster.

2011-01-16 20:56:00

Author:
coyote_blue

Posts: 422

Congrats to Ungreth for being spotlighted!!!!

2011-01-16 21:13:00

Author:
Eronninja13

Posts: 637

I've had a kid saying my level was a waste of his tme before. I kindly told him to shove something somewhere.

2011-01-16 23:02:00

Author:
Radishlord

Posts: 706

I've had a kid saying my level was a waste of his tme before. I kindly told him to shove something somewhere.

If he wasn't prepared to waste his time, then should he really have been playing video games?

2011-01-17 00:14:00

Author:
Weretigr

Posts: 2105

Mystical, marvelous and often a bit sinister.... And his levels are also like this! Congratulations Ungreth on a very well deserved spotlight, I'm a big fan as you know, definitely one of the most unusual, innovative and challenging creators on LBP.
Hanging out with this guy can lead to bouts of crying with laughter and images you may not want in your head!

Oh... And great job C and JWW and team, great interview and the vids really funny and enjoyable as always!

2011-01-17 00:37:00

Author:
AccumulationNone

Posts: 58

2011-01-17 00:53:00

Author:
TheCountessZ

Posts: 537

Congratulations on your spotlight Ungreth, your work is awesome!

Many thanks to everyone involved in the making of this superb spotlight and brilliant first interview Countess! The video is just fab-u-lous! Love hearing everyone's voices!

Icey

2011-01-17 09:16:00

Author:
IceMaiden

Posts: 1057

Well I sent you a message on PSN, but yeah, I was playing through various levels from people on here (and I have a lot to do, given I only really fell back in love with LBP last week, having not played it for very long when I got it) and after playing various other levels I spotted this, and so I went and played some of your levels before I went to bed.

I was on Tenement for ages, and yet I was so drawn into it I didn't realise... It's a truly fantastic creation, and in my albeit reasonably limited experience with levels on LBP, it's by far one of my favourites. I said most of this in my message however, so yeah, kudos to you.

2011-01-17 16:47:00

Author:
Unknown User

Lol, I have to admit this is the best spotlight I have ever read, though the humour is rather disturbing I laugh like a 10 year old child again (strapped up in a mental asylum that is) XD

The creator closeup was also funny watching, Teeb in the cave made my day!

A poem for our dear Ungreth is on its way!!!

2011-01-17 20:08:00

Author:
moonwire

Posts: 1627

Creepy but awesome. Especially the closseup. Congratulations for spotlight!

2011-01-18 12:19:00

Author:
FreeAim

Posts: 2462

The Countez sounds alot like Morgana25 and kinda looks like her too

if you mix morganas light queen and her evil costume then it would look exactly like the countez's costume :3 just saying

and I loved the video xD :star::star::star::star::star:

2011-01-18 22:46:00

Author:
wolverine_2008

Posts: 304

Congrats, man! You gave me great feedback on fixing my Dark Water level and for that I thank you.

Scrumpy Sack is a GREAT level and I can't believe the comments I've read on there like "Chain is too short," "You can't throw the apples." Here's an idea: re-release this baby for LBP2 and you can put a sackbot tutorial at the beginning (that can be skipped) using a move camera. just act out a sackbot and people can hopefully stop being dumb.

Congrats again!

btw, guys. If you haven't seen or played scrumpy sack, this is what you're missing out on!
Scrumpy Sack on YouTube! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A3O6L8Zm_I)

2011-01-20 19:38:00

Author:
RSQViper

Posts: 302

Congratulations Ungreth, and thanks crew for putting this together. I'm proud to say I was one of the people who loved Scrumpy Sack, so much visual-awesomeness neatly crammed into one (you could say three) level!

2011-01-20 21:48:00

Author:
X-FROGBOY-X

Posts: 1800

Ummm... all his levels are locked? I tried to play them

I am noob maybe I am doing something wrong?

2011-01-21 05:16:00

Author:
Zyan113

Posts: 5

Ummm... all his levels are locked? I tried to play them

I am noob maybe I am doing something wrong?

Yeah. He locked them due to LBP2 incompatibility, and getting negative feedback. He plans to re-open once they've been set to LBP1-only mode. See this thread (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=44109-A-warning-to-European-creators!).

2011-01-21 09:53:00

Author:
Aya042

Posts: 2870

Yeah. He locked them due to LBP2 incompatibility, and getting negative feedback. He plans to re-open once they've been set to LBP1-only mode. See this thread (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=44109-A-warning-to-European-creators!).

Aya's right. This is exactly why all my levels are locked. However, I cannot set them to LBP1 only mode now, since LBP2 will not allow me to import my copied profile. If I unlock them to be played in LBP1 anyway, then everyone playing my levels in LBP2 is gonna be thinking "this guy is crap...all his levels are broken" and any good reputation I have built as a creator goes straight down the pan. I think "Ungreth" as a creator is essentially dead because of this ridiculous copied profile business and the only thing I can do now is to forget everything I ever created and start again from scratch.

I've already lost my job, my home and my family this week, and now this. I'm so depressed, I'm looking at a length of telephone wire and thinking about tall trees right now.

2011-01-21 20:22:00

Author:
Ungreth

Posts: 2130

2011-01-21 20:27:00

Author:
jwwphotos

Posts: 11383

Aww man!!! No!!

There has to be a better way around all this. Even worst case you should be able to pull in levels from a backup from LBP1 via a USB stick. Hopefully help on that other thread for your profile will give you some better options. Keep the faith!! Don't give up yet!

Thanks jww, but it all seems pretty hopeless right now. I simply cannot understand what the hell was going through their heads when Mm decided to alienate everyone who ever needed to copy their profiles because of YLOD. My copied profile wasn't an issue when importing it to the beta, so why has it become an issue now?! I'm feeling so low already right now, I really needed the chance to just throw myself into LBP2 and distract myself from the really dark thoughts floating around my mind, but I can't even do that.

2011-01-21 20:38:00

Author:
Ungreth

Posts: 2130

Aya's right. This is exactly why all my levels are locked. However, I cannot set them to LBP1 only mode now, since LBP2 will not allow me to import my copied profile.

Shouldn't matter. Published levels are stored on the LBP server, so you can still toggle the LBP1-only flag even if you can't import your LBP1 profile. You can also copy them back to your moon, and you should still be able to export LBP1 levels to files and import into LBP2.

2011-01-21 21:00:00

Author:
Aya042

Posts: 2870

Wow, you have suffered from the community, (threat messages?!). Originality is ESSENTIAL in a level. That is a very good way to be noticeable. Im really glad to see talented creators who can pull that out pretty successfully!
I personally am not good in logic either, i think i have a natural talent in art though. I've been focusing on my level design... oh, i've started to talk about myself again.

Congratulations! This spotlight is truly deserved!

2011-01-23 08:56:00

Author:
Mick'o'Mania

Posts: 83

My favourite custom sticker and the one which took most work is the flaming phoenix that can be seen on the hood of my replica Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am, which is the prize given for a high score on the hard version of Scrumpy Sack. I don't think anyone ever won it though.

Actually, I got the Trans-Am. But only after you got the high score.

2011-01-25 01:49:00

Author:
IStwisted

Posts: 428

Heh, I loved this one,
Well deserved.

2011-01-25 02:37:00

Author:
Maxi

Posts: 1176

Alright, I managed to stir up a poem, though I had certain difficulties... Anyway, to you dear Ungreth...

The Tenement is ghast and gloomful
Like darkness refracted in a prism
The beauty in the atomic setup of a skull
Can never be compared to this level's ventriloquism

Why, a giant person in a field with an urge for apples
This can't be anything than Scrumpy sack!
Feed him the apples! Endless gripping and grapples
This is for sure a level where I want to come back

Space assassin, let the theme song play
Enter the purplish world of purplish games
The disturbance in my mind is still with me today
Enjoying every single millisecond another frame

Ungreth, that diabolic crescent moon
Shining up in the nightsky, the claked sphere
He would make people mental if he was a tune
But maybe that is what the world needs, so let it rung through the air!

2011-01-27 15:20:00

Author:
moonwire

Posts: 1627

Dude, that's fantastic. I'd thank you twice if I could.

2011-01-27 15:59:00

Author:
Ungreth

Posts: 2130

Well, this is a much deserved spotlight for someone who's been a favourite creator of mine from the very early days of Gothic Reverie - which was a wonderfully abstract and thoughtful piece and extremely compelling, even if I didn't get most (any?) of the references and had to break the level to complete it because I didn't know what I was doing the first time

Anyways, always been a an admirer of Ungreth's art (because truly what this guy creates, first and foremost is art), with the mixture between dark and broody nightmares, serene dreamscapes, and occasional space robot invasions pulled from deep within an imagination that we should all probably be afraid of. And of course, all of it beautifully realised in a unique visual style, with quality gameplay to boot.

I'm must say it's saddened me to hear of your intent to reach out to a wider audience and "dumb down" your creations for mass marketing reasons, though I can appreciate the issue with MM Picks after the last few days. I'd hope that at the very least we might see you surreptitiously creating under a pseudonym on the side. Then again on the other hand, I did have to think a couple of times in space assassins and it's ****** me right off that you demanded me to use my brain to solve a puzzle that you could have told me the answer to

2011-01-27 17:04:00

Author:
rtm223

Posts: 6497

Congratulations Un Greth! Loved Space Assassins. I'll have to look up some of your others!

2011-02-01 20:20:00

Author:
Aselrahc

Posts: 185

locked and archived

2011-02-02 03:39:00

Author:
Morgana25

Posts: 5983

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