Animated XP-tan desktop?

[GMKosMos]

Ya it is my Avatar I came here with, I was asking somwhere on the boards here where I could get a full size copy if anyone knew so I could use it as my desktop.

[HaddenIV]

I had always thought of that thing as being more like one of those windows helpers things(IE: the dog, wizard, ect).  I always thought it would be fun to see if there is a way of making your own windows helper avatar and make  the various os-tan characters into those things.  I know if I had an OS-tan windows helper I would probly actually leave the things turned on.

[CaptBrenden]

I bet it would be pretty easy to make an office assistant at the very least.  

the desktop mascots that just sit on your windows.. those really arnt even worth the time -_-

[HaddenIV]

I will have to look into what exactly is required to make an office assistant, I think that the os-tan community would find an office assistant to be an amusing little toy and much more usefull than a desktop mascot

[CaptBrenden]

sure beats that horrid little paperclip..

[Kami-Tux]

I have an idea: Tux the penguin as office mascot!

[HaddenIV]

I did my research into this last night and I think I found out thow to create an office assistant.  I am working on obtaining the software required to make one, once I obtain that I am going to make a test one of like a stick figure or something like that and if sucessfull I will try and hunt down an artist to make up some sprites for an OS tan office assistant.  These looked to be some real dynamic little things where with the right programing you could set them up with an event driven animations, idle animations and even get them to read your emails for you and have custom messages that the default office assistants dont have.  I will let you all know the results of this once I get a bit farther along with this project.

[Vyle]

I was thinking about building an HTML/Flash page to set as my background with an evil XP mascot walking around.

Used to be something called window sitters, back when Win 98 was current.... They would sit on the active window and do some basic interaction (dancing sleeping etc...). I can't quite remember how or where I got it... but I had a Ryoko sitter from Tenchi Muyo. If I can find it again, and possibly adapt it to the OS-Tan scene... I'll give a shout.

[friendlyboy]

Greetings! ;hi

I've recently found out about these OS girls and I have to say that the whole idea is very interesting. Poking around in various places, I found this and I was curious if anybody could tell me about it? Being that everybody here is very fond of the OS women, I figured this would be the best place to inquire.

It looks like some sort of XP-tan desktop animated widget or something like that, but I can't be sure. Any idea's where to find out more about it? Here's what it looks like. Thanks very much! ;010

i also hv heard about these OS girls but i keep finding at the website about how 2 make 1 (just like the 1 in the pic which will moves) but comes up with nothing.
so i would like 2 ask if some1 can tell me how 2 make 1?
very sry for my bad english but i hope u guys out there noe wat i means.

[CaptBrenden]

I was thinking about building an HTML/Flash page to set as my background with an evil XP mascot walking around.

Used to be something called window sitters, back when Win 98 was current.... They would sit on the active window and do some basic interaction (dancing sleeping etc...). I can't quite remember how or where I got it... but I had a Ryoko sitter from Tenchi Muyo. If I can find it again, and possibly adapt it to the OS-Tan scene... I'll give a shout.

Humm thats an Idea too.. never really thought about that but its a possiblity... how ever she would be... Limited..  You could build a web page for active desktop and embbed a flash doc with a randomized animated character such as XP, who would either randomly do things, or you could have programed actions depending on keystrokes or mouse position.. But it would only work while the desktop was active I think... Im not sure

but ill say this tho.. it is different then the old window mascots.  I have a bunch of those, and those are simple to make if your good with pixel art.. however, other then a randomized blink, their actions or what not were only engaged when you clicked on them, their major purpose was just to sit there and look pretty.. not exactly what we want  but at least they follow you to whatever active window your using

the only other option I see would be the office assistant, and as they would animate and actually "work" for you, doing animations depending on what they program is sopose to be doing,  they will only appear when office is open and one of its programs are active.  again.. limited usefullness...

But those three options are within a motivated persons grasp.  Beyond that we would need a coder to write a program from scratch and that would only be better if they were one hell of a coder..

[Acher13]

i'm new here.. is the youtube clip really real?

[CaptBrenden]

no, its a flash video from what I understand.


But you have suigintou as your Avi, so you win and internets.

[Acher13]

win what?
actualy i have another of suigintou gif in process..
flash vid eh, so its not some widget or something?

[CaptBrenden]

unfortunatly no.  we all have discussed possibilities for making such tho..

[XWilson2007]

You know, I'm gonna sound like a total idiot, but at least I got the answer I was looking for.

Last night, I happened to run into the YouTube video for XP-Tan. Needless to say, I was like, "Woah! They actually have her for your desktop?!" Like a child who sees a new toy in the toy store window, I HAD to have her on my desktop. So I spent about 1-2 hours just looking for information on the fabled desktop buddy. Needless to say, I was without luck. So, getting tired, I went to sleep around 2am.

Cue to a few moments ago, when I ran across this thread. I'm basically saying to myself, "Sheesh! If you would've just figured that out YESTERDAY..." Anyway, I'm just glad to finally have an answer as to why I couldn't find her. ^^;