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		<title>Math Blaster: An Old Favorite Redesigned!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[– From the Desk of Chris Williams, Art Director – Hi Gang, Many of you may not know this but we have just released a new game for the Nintendo DS.  Don’t worry; it also works with your new DSi.  The game is a math based game which features a long time favorite character, Math Blaster.  Yes, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.jumpstart.com&amp;blog=6751287&amp;post=852&amp;subd=jumpstarttimes&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><em>– From the Desk of Chris Williams, Art Director –</em></strong></p>
<p>Hi Gang,</p>
<p>Many of you may not know this but we have just released a new game for the Nintendo DS.  Don’t worry; it also works with your new DSi.  The game is a math based game which features a long time favorite character, Math Blaster.  Yes, our pint-sized space explorer is back to face new adventures in <strong>Math Blaster in the Prime Adventure</strong>!</p>
<div id="attachment_851" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 330px"><a href="http://jumpstarttimes.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/blasterds.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-851" title="BlasterDS" src="http://jumpstarttimes.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/blasterds.jpg?w=320&#038;h=286" alt="The front cover of the new game" width="320" height="286" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The front cover of the new game</p></div>
<p>Ok, enough marketing banter.  Let’s take a look at some of the concept art that we made for the game.</p>
<div id="attachment_853" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://jumpstarttimes.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/blasterspacestation.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-853" title="BlasterSpaceStation" src="http://jumpstarttimes.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/blasterspacestation.jpg?w=400&#038;h=296" alt="An idea for Blaster’s Space Station by Ryan" width="400" height="296" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">An idea for Blaster’s Space Station by Ryan</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_858" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://jumpstarttimes.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/blastershipdesigns011.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-858" title="BlasterShipDesigns01" src="http://jumpstarttimes.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/blastershipdesigns011.jpg?w=400&#038;h=296" alt="The fun new fleet of ships" width="400" height="296" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The new fleet of space ships</p></div>
<p style="text-align:left;">Ryan usually builds worlds but took time out to create a fleet of new space ships.  These are actually low-poly models for use in the game.  He sketched so many super-cool vehicle designs for Blaster that we will have wait to use them all… maybe for our Blaster on-line game.  I will try to put up some of his vehicle drawings this week.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Our character designer, Seth sketched several new characters for our Blaster Universe.</p>
<div id="attachment_856" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://jumpstarttimes.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/sketches03.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-856" title="Sketches03" src="http://jumpstarttimes.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/sketches03.jpg?w=400&#038;h=296" alt="Creative new characters" width="400" height="296" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Creative new characters</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_860" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 410px"><a href="http://jumpstarttimes.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/sketches021.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-860" title="Sketches02" src="http://jumpstarttimes.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/sketches021.jpg?w=400&#038;h=296" alt="...and some pretty crazy ones too!" width="400" height="296" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">...and some pretty crazy ones too!</p></div>
<p style="text-align:left;">These were turned into 3D models for the Nintendo console.  I will try to post the final versions in the next day or so.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Look for more Blaster art during the week.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Good times everyone!</p>
<p style="text-align:left;"><em>Chris &#8220;almost a doctor&#8221; Williams</em></p>
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