The death of Aeris in FF VII is far from melodramatic - a notable feature of the game is that the protagonist, Cloud, is generally understated in his response to the situations he finds himself in.
I was thinking less along the lines of payoffs (positive or negative), and more along the line of motivation
I recommend Shadow of the Colossus as an example of a game where emotional motivation is central.
I wouldn't say it impairs the player's performance, but then it shouldn't, IMO. It's not in the player's interest to have a conflict between playing the game to its fullest, and playing it well.
Maybe you cried when ET died. The only way you could feel the same way in a game is if you had nothing to do. Perhaps there will be hybrid entertainment forms in the future having emotionally immersive and task immersive components.
Who needs the future - these already exist! Many games already alternate between gameplay and cutscenes, with the passive cutscenes aiming to evoke various emotional responses. Perhaps the most prominent example (though certainly not the first) would be the death of Aeris in Final Fantasy VII.
I use the European version of the AVCC2, and I like it!
As for a rack, all 3 of the new consoles will stand vertically, which may save you some space. The Wii will replace your GC, and the older Nintendos if you can stand to pay for them yet again.
Redshift has to be measured from a reference frame. You can't just pick an arbitrary frame defined by a piece of vacuum, otherwise you could pick a piece of vacuum expanding in any direction you like, and produce any wavelength shift (red- or blue-) you want. The only meaningful frame of reference in a universe with only one photon is the frame of the photon, in which the photon itself does not redshift (or do anything else, for that matter).
Automated depth mapping for stills? Yeah right
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It's hard enough (so much so that nobody's done it yet) to automatically recover a fully accurate depth map from a general stereo pair of still images, let alone a single still image.
Don't believe the sales pitch. At the moment, automated depth mapping techniques are primitive and unreliable.
http://www.ddd.com/technology/tech_main_frm.htm
"Stage 3: Refining The DDC data generated by Stage 2 may be refined manually, finalizing the optimal basis for a 3D equivalent of the original 2D content."
Or in other words:
"we do stereo conversion the same way everyone does and has done since it all began - by hand"
About 6 months ago, around 1500UKP was deducted from my credit card account fraudulently. The withdrawals took place in Turkey - somewhere I've never been or bought from. My cards were never lost, and I've only ever made a couple of transactions using them over the phone, but I'd used them to buy many items online. It seems reasonable to guess that my details were probably stolen on the net.
"Borders Books announced the installation of a biometric face-recognition surveillance system in its flagship store on Charing Cross Road. Borders' scheme meant that that anyone who had shoplifted in the past was permanently branded as a shoplifter in the future. In response to howls of protest from America, Borders dismantled the system"
So it somehow goes against American principles for someone who's shoplifted in a store to be tracked when he/she goes back in? Don't make me laugh. America doesn't even allow its own Presidents to have sex with a secretary without tarring them for the rest of their lives.
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The death of Aeris in FF VII is far from melodramatic - a notable feature of the game is that the protagonist, Cloud, is generally understated in his response to the situations he finds himself in.
I was thinking less along the lines of payoffs (positive or negative), and more along the line of motivation
I recommend Shadow of the Colossus as an example of a game where emotional motivation is central.
I wouldn't say it impairs the player's performance, but then it shouldn't, IMO. It's not in the player's interest to have a conflict between playing the game to its fullest, and playing it well.
Who needs the future - these already exist! Many games already alternate between gameplay and cutscenes, with the passive cutscenes aiming to evoke various emotional responses. Perhaps the most prominent example (though certainly not the first) would be the death of Aeris in Final Fantasy VII.
Joytech (among others) make a few devices which will switch between various audio/video inputs. The manufacturer's page is at:
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http://www.joytech.net/1/products/av/9/AV-Equipme
I use the European version of the AVCC2, and I like it!
As for a rack, all 3 of the new consoles will stand vertically, which may save you some space. The Wii will replace your GC, and the older Nintendos if you can stand to pay for them yet again.
Redshift has to be measured from a reference frame. You can't just pick an arbitrary frame defined by a piece of vacuum, otherwise you could pick a piece of vacuum expanding in any direction you like, and produce any wavelength shift (red- or blue-) you want. The only meaningful frame of reference in a universe with only one photon is the frame of the photon, in which the photon itself does not redshift (or do anything else, for that matter).
It's hard enough (so much so that nobody's done it yet) to automatically recover a fully accurate depth map from a general stereo pair of still images, let alone a single still image.
Don't believe the sales pitch. At the moment, automated depth mapping techniques are primitive and unreliable.
http://www.ddd.com/technology/tech_main_frm.htm
"Stage 3:
Refining
The DDC data generated by Stage 2 may be refined manually, finalizing the optimal basis for a 3D equivalent of the original 2D content."
Or in other words:
"we do stereo conversion the same way everyone does and has done since it all began - by hand"
This isn't news.
So don't use mp3.
This kind of music seems to be perfect for online distribution. With all that silence, it must be able to be compressed by a huge amount!
I'm not sure McDonalds even accept credit cards ;)
Seriously, I can't remember anyone taking my card out of my sight for anything I've paid for.
About 6 months ago, around 1500UKP was deducted from my credit card account fraudulently. The withdrawals took place in Turkey - somewhere I've never been or bought from. My cards were never lost, and I've only ever made a couple of transactions using them over the phone, but I'd used them to buy many items online. It seems reasonable to guess that my details were probably stolen on the net.
These things do happen!
"Borders Books announced the installation of a biometric face-recognition surveillance system in its flagship store on Charing Cross Road. Borders' scheme meant that that anyone who had shoplifted in the past was permanently branded as a shoplifter in the future. In response to howls of protest from America, Borders dismantled the system"
So it somehow goes against American principles for someone who's shoplifted in a store to be tracked when he/she goes back in? Don't make me laugh. America doesn't even allow its own Presidents to have sex with a secretary without tarring them for the rest of their lives.