3rdSense

Background
3rdSense is an Australian game production company well-known for producing both online and download-able flash games, mainly the successful Swords & Sandals franchise, formed in 2001. The company is the one behind the online games site fizzy.com. The company didn't have an animated logo, until Swords & Sandals III: Solo Ultratus came out in 2008.

1st Logo (2008-2012)


Note: An audio-only file of this logo can be heard here.

Logo: We see a white-turned black background, which later filled by pieces of a fingerprint come out from all of directions, spinning and form themselves into a glowing white fingerprint. Then, the text "3rdsense" from the middle of the fingerprint zooms in a bit, and zooms out in order to positions itself while the background turns white again and the fingerprint dims and turns blue. After that, the borderlined URL "www.3rdsense.com" fades in.

Technique: The color-changing BG, and the forming of the logo.

Music/Sounds: A thunder sound, followed by whooshes when the pieces are spinning and about to forming, and a deep (and ominous) whoosh when the texts appear. Depending on your loading time, it may be accompanied by the opening theme of the game.

Availability: First seen on Swords & Sandals III: Solo Ultratus, and possibly other games from 3rdSense during the era. Don't expect to see this on Swords & Sandals IV: Tavern Quests, as it skips the intro to the game.

2nd Logo (2012- )
Logo: We see a small blue square on a white background. It turns to the right, which forms to an irregular hexagon facing horizontally. Another square appears and forms to an irregular hexagon, only this time, pink. Yet another square appears, but yellow, turns into a smaller irregular hexagon, facing vertically instead of horizontally. The shape combo go to the left as the grey text "3RDSENSE" goes to the right. The text shines before disappearing in a vertical effect.

Technique: The shapes and the text animating. All done in decent animation.

Music/Sounds: The opening theme.

Avaiability: Can be seen on games at the time, such as Swords and Sandals. It can also be seen on said demo on YouTube.