An X-Box XP skin!!
Thursday, April 25, 2002 by ssjwolf | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I've seen the OS in the X-Box and it looks sick!!! It just looks so mad!! I wouldn't mind getting a skin like that for my Windows XP! Anyone want to volunteer and make one?
Regards,
Dave
Regards,
Dave
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MikeB314
Reply #2 Thursday, April 25, 2002 8:24 AM
Reply #2 Thursday, April 25, 2002 8:24 AM
The Xbox logo does have sort of a toxic vomit look. Do you live anywhere near a nuclear waste dump, ssjwolf? 
Chris
Reply #3 Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:41 AM
Reply #3 Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:41 AM
Well the closest things to XBox-style WB skins I've seen are(and you really gotta stretch your imagination for these):
Greyhaze's Metallic skin
Essorant's Pravus skin
Morph's Metal skin
Mercury's Matrix skin
Greyhaze's Metallic skin
Essorant's Pravus skin
Morph's Metal skin
Mercury's Matrix skin
paxx
Reply #4 Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:09 AM
Reply #4 Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:09 AM
what does the XBox's interface look like. Are there any screenshots we can see somewhere?
dendillon
Reply #5 Thursday, April 25, 2002 4:09 PM
Reply #5 Thursday, April 25, 2002 4:09 PM
http://www.xdome.nl/ShowContent.asp?ContentID=3968
There are actual images on the page, plus there are some links to the right under "dashboard".
There are actual images on the page, plus there are some links to the right under "dashboard".
migellito
Reply #6 Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:51 PM
Reply #6 Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:51 PM
looks pretty cool.. i'm sure it's heavily animated and alpha'd though. i'm sure it could be done, but would need a dx theme to accompany it to really get the effect.
dendillon
Reply #7 Friday, April 26, 2002 1:10 AM
Reply #7 Friday, April 26, 2002 1:10 AM
I believe the "about" dialogue says it is created with Macromedia Flash. Very animated. When you click on a box it animates in either the up or down direction. The background also moves around. The actual interface kind of reminds me of an airport x-ray scanner looking at machinery.
ssjwolf
Reply #8 Sunday, April 28, 2002 1:33 AM
See, it does look good! Hehehe...
Maybe I do need a doctor...
Reply #8 Sunday, April 28, 2002 1:33 AM
See, it does look good! Hehehe...
Maybe I do need a doctor...
ssjwolf
Reply #12 Monday, May 6, 2002 10:04 AM
Reply #12 Monday, May 6, 2002 10:04 AM
I got that skin, I just need the rest of my Windows XP looking like that!
TheSkinsFactory
Reply #14 Wednesday, May 8, 2002 9:59 PM
Reply #14 Wednesday, May 8, 2002 9:59 PM
why isnt it being deleted? its a blatant copyright violation not to mention all they did was rip the graphics off the website. Admins?
And there is a sanctioned xbox windows media player skin Vema if you look in the wmp section.
And there is a sanctioned xbox windows media player skin Vema if you look in the wmp section.
Frogboy
Reply #15 Wednesday, May 8, 2002 10:20 PM
Reply #15 Wednesday, May 8, 2002 10:20 PM
That's REALLY a stretch, Jesh. Try using it before saying that.
We'll show the skin to Microsoft. I suspect they won't have a problem.
We'll show the skin to Microsoft. I suspect they won't have a problem.
JayG
Reply #16 Wednesday, May 8, 2002 10:28 PM
Reply #16 Wednesday, May 8, 2002 10:28 PM
what copyright violation???? you even use the skin? the start menu is similar to images on the xbox page but not the same. don't cry wolf or else people won't take you seriously.
Xymantix
Reply #17 Friday, May 10, 2002 12:10 PM
Reply #17 Friday, May 10, 2002 12:10 PM
I don't want to start a flame war, but if you take the time to read and comprehend everything that JAFO has said then this definitely qualifies as copyright infringement.
https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboardid.asp?id=35540
"Just the simple acknowledgement that your work was 'derived' from another's precludes its public distribution without permission.
Emulating, or copying another's work, or style of work is OK in your own bedroom....but not for public consumption."
by Jafo - 4/5/2002 6:40:15 AM
No wonder we never make any progress with Copyright infringement. It's perfectly OK unless it's a) blantant and
against a "small time" skinner rather than a big corporation.
Why is it that we have to ask a corporation if they mind copyright infringement? I thought the law and rules were pretty well laid out already.
https://www.wincustomize.com/msgboardid.asp?id=35540
"Just the simple acknowledgement that your work was 'derived' from another's precludes its public distribution without permission.
Emulating, or copying another's work, or style of work is OK in your own bedroom....but not for public consumption."
by Jafo - 4/5/2002 6:40:15 AM
No wonder we never make any progress with Copyright infringement. It's perfectly OK unless it's a) blantant and
against a "small time" skinner rather than a big corporation.Why is it that we have to ask a corporation if they mind copyright infringement? I thought the law and rules were pretty well laid out already.
Frogboy
Reply #19 Saturday, May 11, 2002 1:23 AM
Reply #19 Saturday, May 11, 2002 1:23 AM
By that reasoning there'd be no fan sites in existence. No Planet Geforce. No Warcraftiii.net, no Lord of the Rings fan sites, etc.
There is a critical difference here. One serves to promote, the other serves to harm.
These IP debates aren't just idle intellectual excercises. They are about creating awareness of why ripping is bad and what ripping is.
When someone creates a Spiderman skin or an X-box skin or whatever, no one mistakes the author as being the owner of X-box. When someone rips, however, they are essentially claiming ownership of another person's intellectual property rights. Hence the fan site analogy.
If people try to assert IP demands too broadly, it loses its effectiveness. The group that makes such aggressive assertions loses their moral support because they are seen as being extremist. The Kaleidoscope community, for instance, ran into this very problem when they would start calling anything that looked like it might have even been inspired by one of their skins as a "Rip". Pretty soon people stopped taking them seriously.
Remember, the point in creating an awareness of ripping is to protect individuals. Fan skins that I've seen don't break copyright but do push trademark fair use pretty far (just like a fan site). Some companies welcome fan sites, others don't. But I'm not going to harass people who make fan skins any more than I'm going to go around to fan websites screaming copyright violation.
There is a critical difference here. One serves to promote, the other serves to harm.
These IP debates aren't just idle intellectual excercises. They are about creating awareness of why ripping is bad and what ripping is.
When someone creates a Spiderman skin or an X-box skin or whatever, no one mistakes the author as being the owner of X-box. When someone rips, however, they are essentially claiming ownership of another person's intellectual property rights. Hence the fan site analogy.
If people try to assert IP demands too broadly, it loses its effectiveness. The group that makes such aggressive assertions loses their moral support because they are seen as being extremist. The Kaleidoscope community, for instance, ran into this very problem when they would start calling anything that looked like it might have even been inspired by one of their skins as a "Rip". Pretty soon people stopped taking them seriously.
Remember, the point in creating an awareness of ripping is to protect individuals. Fan skins that I've seen don't break copyright but do push trademark fair use pretty far (just like a fan site). Some companies welcome fan sites, others don't. But I'm not going to harass people who make fan skins any more than I'm going to go around to fan websites screaming copyright violation.
Koasati
Reply #20 Saturday, May 11, 2002 8:29 AM
Reply #20 Saturday, May 11, 2002 8:29 AM
Brad, if you can't be consistant on this subject, don't expect to be taken seriously when you rant about software piracy. It's just as easy to create gray areas there too.
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Reply #1 Thursday, April 25, 2002 8:10 AM
I think you might be needing to find a doctor, not a skinner.......