I work on a game that uses Massive advertisements in-game (it was even one of the mentioned titles), Major League Baseball from 2K Sports.
Costs to develop a successful title these days are crazy! Development is only one aspect of those costs. The licensing fees alone would blow you away (especially on a sports title where you have to deal with leagues, players associations, broadcasters, etc). In addition there are costs associated with marketing, legal, etc.
It's true that premium games in this generation now cost 20% more than last generation ($60 compared to $50) and most consumers aren't happy with that so developers and publishers are looking at alternative revenue systems to offset the rising costs without raising the cost of the product directly. In-game ads are one large revenue stream that developers are tapping into. There also looking at micropayments and pay-for-content type systems.
You also have to remember VC/Kush releases NBA, MLB, NHL, College Hoops, and (at the time of purcahse) NFL. That's a lot more games than Firaxis. VC/Kush is a larger company so it makes sense it costed more.
I develop sports games for a company owned by Take Two under the 2K Sports label. I have worked here before, during, and after the aquisition. I will be the first to say that the acquisition has been nothing but positive for our company. Take Two has not pushed us to do anything we wouldn't have done otherwise and has only provided us with larger pockets from which to draw resources.
I am confident that the acquisition will not negatively impact Firaxis' great line of games.
I guess I better take down my giant billboard on I-5 that is bright orange and says "DETOUR: Next exit, right on 12th St" and is landing me customers at my resteraunt (which is the only thing on 12th St (a dead end).
Would that be illegal? Posing my ad as a legit street sign? That's kinda what they're doing, right?
-DC
(NOTE: I don't own a resteraunt... this is just an analogy)
Why does every new business move Microsoft makes be "testing the waters" for their galactic-take-over-the-world-armageddon device...
Why can't some (see _most_) of Slashdot readers allow Microsoft to be the capatilistic company that it is and sell products? If their products suck, don't buy them (as long as you have a CHOICE -- this is key and the crux of the big legal debate). If they are good... MS deserves to earn from them (see capatilism).
I'm not sure I care why he's doing it... if he's helping people that's what matters. He can help people to make money, then use some of that money to help more people to make more money, the use some of that...
What he doesn't donate, he can spend on whatever the heck he wants. But, he is doing more to help people (monetarily anyway) than I am and I'm guessing you are.
Time to come down off your Gates-bashing and see that people are benefitting from his donations (sure.. this may include himself).
IMHO, developers should never be the testers of their own products. They have a mindset already about how the product should work and have already coded it to do what they'd expect.
Granted, they will find some bugs that were typos or minor mistakes made when coding, but they will not find a large percentage of the bugs.
Instead, get a seperate test group who knows the requirements (you do have requirements, don't you?) and can write proper bug reports.
Let developers be developers and testers be testers. The software will benefit.
You say they can't do anything? You obviously don't know about the agressive actions taken by Canadian fisherman when they barricaded our state's (Alaska) ferries!
They're viscous I tell ya! They turned me into a NEWT!...... I got betta
Having lived 20 years in Southeast Alaska (ie Juneau), I have a lot of confidence in the pilots of the area. Unless this pilot was from somewhere other than southeast alaska, he probably knows and understands the weather conditions better than anyone on/. no matter what your scientific-mumbo-jumbo descriptions may say; your science doesn't compete with experience.
I also know, from my living in southeast, that weather can be drastically different only a few miles away and that weather conditions change rapidly. (All this due to the many high mountains, water bodies, etc).
With that said, even all the experience in the world can not prepare you for drastic and unforseeable changes in weather. My guess, is that IF weather was an issue, it was something similar (drastic and unforseeable).
Interview them? Sounds like a waste of time... the only qualification that trainers need (aparently from my experience) is a tech-related vocab that includes big words like "megabyte" and "microprocessor". Even better if they know something about technology that is refered to using acronyms like AGP, PCI, or even WYSIWYG. Maybe we should just give them a Scantron test with vocab questions! Save us time and money!
The article's image, "Algebra or Not?" includes two example problems (one from each of the mentioned states exams). Look closely at the answer to the first one and you'll find the REAL problem with the students coming out of this school... the tests aren't even correct!
Hello all, I'm writing a term paper in CSC300, professional responsibilities, course at Cal Poly. My topic is cracking with a national security spin... if we outlaw and strictly punish cracking, can we defend ourselves when 'cyberwar' breaks out? Should the US gov or other govs for that matter set up cyber branch of their military? etc. I'd appreciate any thoughts, ideas, or research pointers you could provide. Thanks.
At least they won't infect anyone if their computer isn't running.:o)
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Perhaps a better idea would be to have the paint absorb and store the sunlight during the summer months and then release it slowly during the winter. (Not necessarily a glow-in-the-dark room, but a room that gives off the UV and non-visible light from the sun.)
This idea may help people who suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) which affects so many people in the northern part of the globe during the long, dark winter months.
You have obviously never lived in Alaska or done a whole lot of boating in the bering sea. I can't say that I'm an experienced bering sea boat captain, but I have lived in Alaska for almost 20 years. I would not want to take a ferry across the bering sea in the winter, I'll tell you that right now. So, we'd have a few months of ferry service and then have to shut down until the next spring/summer.
I actually live in Southeast Alaska and our ferry service (the Alaska Marine Highway System) sucks. It's expensive to keep those things running too! My home town (Juneau) actually does not have a road in/out. We rely heavily on Alaska Airlines and the ferries for travel.
Don't think that those in charge of this idea haven't thought of the ferry system before you! I'm sure they know much more about the weather considerations and the such than you do...
It isn't that most kids live out their computer games, it is the mindset of gaming that affects how the younger generation of today thinks. This is not to say that some people don't live out their games.
There are probably quite a few drug addicts of your generation who would quite happy sitting in that room with the pills and music. And there are a few (not the majority) of kids today who might act out their FPS experiences.
But the bottom line is that it is the way in which the individual thinks, not what he does.
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I work on a game that uses Massive advertisements in-game (it was even one of the mentioned titles), Major League Baseball from 2K Sports.
Costs to develop a successful title these days are crazy! Development is only one aspect of those costs. The licensing fees alone would blow you away (especially on a sports title where you have to deal with leagues, players associations, broadcasters, etc). In addition there are costs associated with marketing, legal, etc.
It's true that premium games in this generation now cost 20% more than last generation ($60 compared to $50) and most consumers aren't happy with that so developers and publishers are looking at alternative revenue systems to offset the rising costs without raising the cost of the product directly. In-game ads are one large revenue stream that developers are tapping into. There also looking at micropayments and pay-for-content type systems.
You also have to remember VC/Kush releases NBA, MLB, NHL, College Hoops, and (at the time of purcahse) NFL. That's a lot more games than Firaxis. VC/Kush is a larger company so it makes sense it costed more.
I develop sports games for a company owned by Take Two under the 2K Sports label. I have worked here before, during, and after the aquisition. I will be the first to say that the acquisition has been nothing but positive for our company. Take Two has not pushed us to do anything we wouldn't have done otherwise and has only provided us with larger pockets from which to draw resources.
I am confident that the acquisition will not negatively impact Firaxis' great line of games.
Was I the only one who misread the title?
I was thinking to myself, "Why would I want to hear from a project leader who never had any success? I can do that if I talk to my boss."
I guess I better take down my giant billboard on I-5 that is bright orange and says "DETOUR: Next exit, right on 12th St" and is landing me customers at my resteraunt (which is the only thing on 12th St (a dead end).
Would that be illegal? Posing my ad as a legit street sign? That's kinda what they're doing, right?
-DC
(NOTE: I don't own a resteraunt... this is just an analogy)
Yeah, like "comming" vs "coming" ?
Better question is how is this insightful?!
Encrypt it and post it to the internet. You'll know if you did a good job when nobody can break it. :-)
-DCookie
Why does every new business move Microsoft makes be "testing the waters" for their galactic-take-over-the-world-armageddon device...
Why can't some (see _most_) of Slashdot readers allow Microsoft to be the capatilistic company that it is and sell products? If their products suck, don't buy them (as long as you have a CHOICE -- this is key and the crux of the big legal debate). If they are good... MS deserves to earn from them (see capatilism).
I'm not sure I care why he's doing it... if he's helping people that's what matters. He can help people to make money, then use some of that money to help more people to make more money, the use some of that ...
What he doesn't donate, he can spend on whatever the heck he wants. But, he is doing more to help people (monetarily anyway) than I am and I'm guessing you are.
Time to come down off your Gates-bashing and see that people are benefitting from his donations (sure.. this may include himself).
-DCookie
Are you sure you're ready for the switch?
IMHO, developers should never be the testers of their own products. They have a mindset already about how the product should work and have already coded it to do what they'd expect.
Granted, they will find some bugs that were typos or minor mistakes made when coding, but they will not find a large percentage of the bugs.
Instead, get a seperate test group who knows the requirements (you do have requirements, don't you?) and can write proper bug reports.
Let developers be developers and testers be testers. The software will benefit.
-DCookie
The SS Minnow.
You say they can't do anything? You obviously don't know about the agressive actions taken by Canadian fisherman when they barricaded our state's (Alaska) ferries!
... ... I got betta
They're viscous I tell ya! They turned me into a NEWT!
Yeah, but what about Windows?
A quick Google Images search popped up a nice visualization of the Windows kernel.
And I believe this is their development model.
Having lived 20 years in Southeast Alaska (ie Juneau), I have a lot of confidence in the pilots of the area. Unless this pilot was from somewhere other than southeast alaska, he probably knows and understands the weather conditions better than anyone on /. no matter what your scientific-mumbo-jumbo descriptions may say; your science doesn't compete with experience.
I also know, from my living in southeast, that weather can be drastically different only a few miles away and that weather conditions change rapidly. (All this due to the many high mountains, water bodies, etc).
With that said, even all the experience in the world can not prepare you for drastic and unforseeable changes in weather. My guess, is that IF weather was an issue, it was something similar (drastic and unforseeable).
Interview them? Sounds like a waste of time... the only qualification that trainers need (aparently from my experience) is a tech-related vocab that includes big words like "megabyte" and "microprocessor". Even better if they know something about technology that is refered to using acronyms like AGP, PCI, or even WYSIWYG. Maybe we should just give them a Scantron test with vocab questions! Save us time and money!
The article's image, "Algebra or Not?" includes two example problems (one from each of the mentioned states exams). Look closely at the answer to the first one and you'll find the REAL problem with the students coming out of this school... the tests aren't even correct!
Hello all, I'm writing a term paper in CSC300, professional responsibilities, course at Cal Poly. My topic is cracking with a national security spin... if we outlaw and strictly punish cracking, can we defend ourselves when 'cyberwar' breaks out? Should the US gov or other govs for that matter set up cyber branch of their military? etc. I'd appreciate any thoughts, ideas, or research pointers you could provide. Thanks.
-DCookie
Quick review on geography... an ICBM launched from Canada to Moscow would most likey cross over the north pole, not the united states.
At least they won't infect anyone if their computer isn't running. :o)
This idea may help people who suffer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) which affects so many people in the northern part of the globe during the long, dark winter months.
-DCookie
I actually live in Southeast Alaska and our ferry service (the Alaska Marine Highway System) sucks. It's expensive to keep those things running too! My home town (Juneau) actually does not have a road in/out. We rely heavily on Alaska Airlines and the ferries for travel.
Don't think that those in charge of this idea haven't thought of the ferry system before you! I'm sure they know much more about the weather considerations and the such than you do...
-DCookie
My Sig is a SG-552 Commando
There are probably quite a few drug addicts of your generation who would quite happy sitting in that room with the pills and music. And there are a few (not the majority) of kids today who might act out their FPS experiences.
But the bottom line is that it is the way in which the individual thinks, not what he does.
That's a lot better than the 15 or so it sometimes takes to hit the right spot. -DCookie