Create a kid-friendly zone. Yeah, I realize its "War"craft, and I understand that for myself, but its also a visually beautiful game with some incredible game mechanics. While I typically play after the kids have gone to bed (ie casual gamer), they're not dumb and get curious. I've found some slightly safer non-aggro areas and let them run around and play with the Hunter and his pets (son loves my Dino pet, especially with Eyes of the Beast) or priest (daughter loves how her magic is so shiny). They love to sit around and make characters. So many of the kids games are boring to them and don't have this kind of freedom.
I'd love to see a server or even a small zone that lets you run around, not worry about being attacked so they could play around with it. Maybe put a few bucks into marketing to eliminate me feeling like bad father when my daughter mentions to mommy that she plays the "war" game. I'd pay the fee easily every month just for them so they can share some of the fun without the scary stuff.
Wonder if I could get enough support to change the name to "World of Non-violent Happytime MindCraft?" Yeah, sure that'd fly.
Cooliris' built-in news image search is a pretty cool step towards quick browsing. Scrolling through 50 pictures in the sports section, I click on a picture of Serena Williams and the news story associated with it surrounds it. Awesome add-on for firefox and people oooh and ahhh when I pop it up on-screen.
So... the soon to be ex-president managed to fark things up sooo completely, Obama won't be able to fix it immediately. Why is that a poor reflection on him?
At least with Obama I figure we're less likely to end up with another laundry list of "Ha ha, I farked your country" items at the next election.
"Child-porn investigations have doomed one of the last remnants of a smaller, kinder Net."
Why yes, I believe their stated goals include dooming said KinderNet...
goodbye sci.electronics.repair, I barely knew ye. Glad to see the government is focused on chopping off the arm rather than explore antibiotics for that infection.
My wife left after my foray into Diablo 2. Didn't notice her leave, but the note she left behind mentioned something about this "incessent clicking" you reference.
Perhaps you haven't yet seen one of the better games inspired by lucas. Tie vs XWing vs Destroyer space combat
Slice a ship; vector an approach course around the DS; blast the opposing force into vapor; bring along an engineer to repair damage to your ship; launch scout fighters to harass new enemies; board and salvage the debris...
The only catch? The graphics are only compatible with your imagination.
Got to fiddle with an Iliad at the last tradeshow I visited. Looked like an Ikea cardboard computer, seemed about as functional. Honestly thought it was a mock-up until it finally managed to display a new page. Would rather gnaw my arm off than attempt to browse a cached wikipedia on that thing.
Best of luck to the early adopters willing to shell out. The world needs guinea pigs too.
My 4 year old plays Grand theft auto, and I fully endorse it. Its actually a great starter for his young mind. It doesn't register to try and hit people or use guns, he just likes moving the character around and exploring. I recommend it over a ridiculous spongebob game for engaging him and teaching him the mechanics of games.
Only issue I have and wish I could control is the violence level when he accidentally runs over a pedestrian while driving. Maybe rockstar could program in a kiddy mode without weapons or collision mechanics tied to gore?
My job has me traveling the country to troubleshoot and train on our company software. Considering almost 50% have both Google AND Yahoo toolbars installed... somehow I'm not surprised. Most don't even know how to use the toolbars at all.
>> commentary would be different if it was the exact same controller but made by a different company
Are you kidding me? Until the last few months, all references to Nintendo were about its being a "dinosaur" and "out of the game". The fact that they've overcome the amount of bleh publicity from the Gamecube is impressive. Despite "losing" the last generation console war they've made themselves a possible frontrunner SPECIFICALLY because of their innovation.
Get the guv'ment going rounding up these obscene games.
Does this mean I should recall my Sims topless skin so kids can't watch my Sim-girls running round with massive naked mammaries? Who knows what kind of person might find that hysterical.
Download Stellarium at http://stellarium.sourceforge.net/ and you can pull up our night skies, only thing you need is your Lat/Long and a form of reference (conveniently provided by Earth) to get your bearings. Select an appropriate remote location in G-earth away from city lights and voila, instant geeky-but-still romantic date. Just add wine and an appreciation for the starry nights.
I think this is an incredible step in the right direction for getting this stuff into the residential market. I can't imagine your basic end-user running out and purchasing an AMX or Crestron (http://www.amx.com and http://www.crestron.com)system, because its not designed for out-of-the-box use.
That these systems are moving away from needing a $50/hour installation tech to incorporate sounds great to me. I WANT that corporate board-room feel in my living room, and the power that comes with being able to remotely control your environment.
Although with AMX/Crestron, you have access to the physical code so you can make it do EXACTLY what you want it to do. Having an open source system is going to be a major factor in my having an open wallet.
Watching my every search??
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Brandt fears that law enforcement officials could muscle Google into divulging all the terms you've ever searched for. Those terms could be "a window into your state of mind,"
Heh... if you frequent the MUD community, check out: deathstar.dmatech.com:6666 A Star Wars based MUD, with about 8-10 guilds/professions. Come on, given the option, wouldn't you get a kick out of being the pilot of an Imperial Warship blasting the crap out of fighters than being a goober Jedi with their little flaming sticks? OR Smuggle Ewoks into the Seventh Moon of Hell (Where they truly belong)? ' Jedi/Shmedi. Give me the Power to send millions of infantry to their death any day. Scotty the Ubergoober
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Create a kid-friendly zone. Yeah, I realize its "War"craft, and I understand that for myself, but its also a visually beautiful game with some incredible game mechanics. While I typically play after the kids have gone to bed (ie casual gamer), they're not dumb and get curious. I've found some slightly safer non-aggro areas and let them run around and play with the Hunter and his pets (son loves my Dino pet, especially with Eyes of the Beast) or priest (daughter loves how her magic is so shiny). They love to sit around and make characters. So many of the kids games are boring to them and don't have this kind of freedom.
I'd love to see a server or even a small zone that lets you run around, not worry about being attacked so they could play around with it. Maybe put a few bucks into marketing to eliminate me feeling like bad father when my daughter mentions to mommy that she plays the "war" game. I'd pay the fee easily every month just for them so they can share some of the fun without the scary stuff.
Wonder if I could get enough support to change the name to "World of Non-violent Happytime MindCraft?" Yeah, sure that'd fly.
Cooliris' built-in news image search is a pretty cool step towards quick browsing. Scrolling through 50 pictures in the sports section, I click on a picture of Serena Williams and the news story associated with it surrounds it. Awesome add-on for firefox and people oooh and ahhh when I pop it up on-screen.
So... the soon to be ex-president managed to fark things up sooo completely, Obama won't be able to fix it immediately. Why is that a poor reflection on him?
At least with Obama I figure we're less likely to end up with another laundry list of "Ha ha, I farked your country" items at the next election.
Come on, all the machines linking up just in time for the season premiere of the Sarah Connor Chronicles? Fox = marketing genius?
"Child-porn investigations have doomed one of the last remnants of a smaller, kinder Net."
Why yes, I believe their stated goals include dooming said KinderNet...
goodbye sci.electronics.repair, I barely knew ye. Glad to see the government is focused on chopping off the arm rather than explore antibiotics for that infection.
Yeah, gee... lots of talking about pr0n. can I watch paint dry too?
My wife left after my foray into Diablo 2. Didn't notice her leave, but the note she left behind mentioned something about this "incessent clicking" you reference.
Perhaps you haven't yet seen one of the better games inspired by lucas. Tie vs XWing vs Destroyer space combat
Slice a ship; vector an approach course around the DS; blast the opposing force into vapor; bring along an engineer to repair damage to your ship; launch scout fighters to harass new enemies; board and salvage the debris...
The only catch? The graphics are only compatible with your imagination.
SWMud.org: The game that stole my college years.
Got to fiddle with an Iliad at the last tradeshow I visited. Looked like an Ikea cardboard computer, seemed about as functional. Honestly thought it was a mock-up until it finally managed to display a new page. Would rather gnaw my arm off than attempt to browse a cached wikipedia on that thing.
Best of luck to the early adopters willing to shell out. The world needs guinea pigs too.
The Cylon invasion has officially begun.
My 4 year old plays Grand theft auto, and I fully endorse it. Its actually a great starter for his young mind. It doesn't register to try and hit people or use guns, he just likes moving the character around and exploring. I recommend it over a ridiculous spongebob game for engaging him and teaching him the mechanics of games.
Only issue I have and wish I could control is the violence level when he accidentally runs over a pedestrian while driving. Maybe rockstar could program in a kiddy mode without weapons or collision mechanics tied to gore?
Give my Syndicate, and you got me.
My job has me traveling the country to troubleshoot and train on our company software. Considering almost 50% have both Google AND Yahoo toolbars installed... somehow I'm not surprised. Most don't even know how to use the toolbars at all.
>> commentary would be different if it was the exact same controller but made by a different company
Are you kidding me? Until the last few months, all references to Nintendo were about its being a "dinosaur" and "out of the game". The fact that they've overcome the amount of bleh publicity from the Gamecube is impressive. Despite "losing" the last generation console war they've made themselves a possible frontrunner SPECIFICALLY because of their innovation.
Slightly right of Canadia.
I tuned in hoping for exclusive security cam footage from Best Buy or Circuit City. Damn... turned out to be just another serious article.
Coffee + Snort = Messy Nose Explosion. Thanks!
Get the guv'ment going rounding up these obscene games.
Does this mean I should recall my Sims topless skin so kids can't watch my Sim-girls running round with massive naked mammaries? Who knows what kind of person might find that hysterical.
Oh yeah... teenagers. (and Slashdot geeks)
Download Stellarium at http://stellarium.sourceforge.net/ and you can pull up our night skies, only thing you need is your Lat/Long and a form of reference (conveniently provided by Earth) to get your bearings. Select an appropriate remote location in G-earth away from city lights and voila, instant geeky-but-still romantic date. Just add wine and an appreciation for the starry nights.
It'd be nice to get more than a different advertisement from supplementary links.
I think this is an incredible step in the right direction for getting this stuff into the residential market. I can't imagine your basic end-user running out and purchasing an AMX or Crestron (http://www.amx.com and http://www.crestron.com)system, because its not designed for out-of-the-box use.
That these systems are moving away from needing a $50/hour installation tech to incorporate sounds great to me. I WANT that corporate board-room feel in my living room, and the power that comes with being able to remotely control your environment.
Although with AMX/Crestron, you have access to the physical code so you can make it do EXACTLY what you want it to do. Having an open source system is going to be a major factor in my having an open wallet.
Brandt fears that law enforcement officials could muscle Google into divulging all the terms you've ever searched for. Those terms could be "a window into your state of mind,"
Damn, so that's why I keep spam with keywords:
"Teen, Spank, Rodentia"
Have to remember to delete my cookies EVERY time.
Heh... if you frequent the MUD community, check out: deathstar.dmatech.com:6666 A Star Wars based MUD, with about 8-10 guilds/professions. Come on, given the option, wouldn't you get a kick out of being the pilot of an Imperial Warship blasting the crap out of fighters than being a goober Jedi with their little flaming sticks? OR Smuggle Ewoks into the Seventh Moon of Hell (Where they truly belong)? ' Jedi/Shmedi. Give me the Power to send millions of infantry to their death any day. Scotty the Ubergoober