I'd argue that 3D for games isn't just a gimmick, but actually makes you a better player.
In driving games, knowing how far away a corner is can mean the difference between success and crashing horribly. Similarly, if you're lobbing a grenade at an opponent, you need to have an intuitive sense for how far away they are. In traditional 2D games, you have to build in lots of visual cues (straight lines, false shadows, distance blur, etc) to get even partway decent 3D estimations by your players. 3D screens, on the other hand, give a real and immediate sense in a completely natural way.
It's interesting that you should say that. I have never had any trouble judging distances in "traditional 2D games," as you call them, (although we all know the PROPER classification is "3D," because proper 2D is not capable of producing problems such as you mentioned (proper 2D as in, say, NES games or (most) SNES games.))
And 3D still requires those really retarded glasses that inconvenience people who wear glasses instead of contacts to do something about their shitty vision. I don't like the effect, so even when those glasses go away I still probably won't give in to the gimmick.
Seriously. I will not watch a 3D movie if I can avoid it.
I agree. I can't watch 3D comfortably at all because my eyesight is so horrible, I can barely see without my glasses.
We all know how troublesome it is to have to wear two pairs of glasses (at least, those of us who've done it)
In my science class sometimes I have to pick between not being able to see, but with eye protection, OR without the eye protection, and being able to see. Then again, they say that glasses can be used in place of the safety goggles, so...
I probably will never buy a 3D TV, though, since I don't like the 3D effect.
It depends on what you want to do with programming, as well. For me, Python works good enough to use exclusively. But that's because of what I choose to program, and the level of cross-platform support that I desire.
Would I want to use it for, say, programming stuff used by the first astronauts going to Mars??? Um... no.
"You still havent managed to account for the fact that with Windows I have a choice of IDE's and languages,.Net, C++, Java, Python, Ruby are all supported by Windows. So I can develop for Windows using Java at zero cost, I can also distribute at zero cost using many online services such as sourceforge."
Notice that you used a cross-platform language in your example. I could do the same thing on Linux/Mac. You said that as if Java was Windows-exclusive.
Teacher: Here's your webquest. Student: *loads page* Computer: HELLO, INTERNET EXPLORER HERE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE ****ED BECAUSE I WON'T LOAD THIS PAGE AND YOU CAN'T DO YOUR ASSIGNMENT!!! Student: Well, the Internet connection on this computer's just fine... Other pages load... Computer: OF COURSE THE CONNECTION IS FINE! I SAID, I REFUSE TO LOAD THIS PAGE BECAUSE I *WANT* TO SCREW YOU OVER!
As I understand it, the 3D objects in the real world are actually there, at the distance that they are at and the distance they appear to be. However, at a 3D movie, or things similar to that, it will look like something is, say, an arm's length from you, although in reality the object is at the location of the screen which could be, say, 30 meters.
I bet there's probably a way to get around that. I have a few Linux LiveCD's around, if I had one of the computers I'd be able to test it. Not like I see the point of using school computers if you can help it. If at all possible, use your own computer!
So if an operating system was written to crash on schedule, it would be equally as good as every other operating system? Or an OS coded so poorly, when you tried to turn it on , it would say "Boot Error" no matter who the person was? I actually don't know if any OS's in existence do that. Anyways, just sayin'.
You have just reached the obvious conclusion! That guy's IQ was probably something like -1 x (9.94375 x 10^9999999999999999999). Of course, I could have been brutally honest and said that ANY criminal's IQ is around -1 x (infinity^infinity). Simply stated, really really really stupid.
It can probably be done. An idea that has been tossed out by someone else is that Amazon didn't have the rights to sell it, which would make sense... but it's a bit extreme for anyone who was taking notes on it, so they probably shouldn't have deleted it.
My website is probably a PageRank 1 or something. Just to get it to appear in the results you have to put the name in quotes. However, I think that's just a problem with the name considering the results you do get, so I'm going to redesign the whole site and give it a new name.
What you said about PageRank reminds me of the April Fool's joke they did once (PigeonRank).
They could be stored in perfect places as far as the atmosphere conditions go, but the CD itself may be in horrible condition. If the condition is too bad, how's it supposed to function?
Most games used the Wii really cruddy. I really don't like the concept of having to shake the Wiimote to attack, or, for example, in one of the games that actually did it right, Elebits, the basic nature of the Wii made it difficult to control.
I prefer 2D games, actually. In most cases anyways. Basically, RPG's started out 2D (sort of). Some series work better in 3D (for instance, Legend of Zelda). Some *might* not, if I'd played more 3D RPG's which had their roots on 2D consoles. Then Nintendo introduced Mario 64 and that probably proved that while 3D Mario is good in its own way, it worked better in 2D. In my opinion, the graphics must be tolerable to look at, and be recognizable. Except on games like Pokemon, where they are recognizable after you've seen the creature (in this example, a Pokemon) and know what it is. I mean, of course one wouldn't recognize something they'd never seen or heard a description of before. I think my favorite console era for graphics was 16 bit. However, I admit that some games wouldn't be as good without the graphics they have. SPORE, for instance, kinda needs 3D or the game just would have no way of working well (although on low settings some textures look like they could be displayed better by an NES, but...)
Then you have me. I just put on one of those "Best viewed in Mozilla Firefox" things (except it's worded differently). If you aren't going to follow the standards, why should I waste my time coding my website to look right in your browser?
Also, I rejected the IE8 "update." Why should I update to the "latest version of the web browser I am most comfortable using" when I don't use IE? No need updating unused OS components...
I don't know how you feel, but it offends me how Microsoft told me that IE8 was the latest version of the web browser I am most familiar with and most comfortable using, or something along those lines! If I use Firefox, then IE8 does not fit the description, Firefox 3.5 does.
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I'd argue that 3D for games isn't just a gimmick, but actually makes you a better player.
In driving games, knowing how far away a corner is can mean the difference between success and crashing horribly. Similarly, if you're lobbing a grenade at an opponent, you need to have an intuitive sense for how far away they are. In traditional 2D games, you have to build in lots of visual cues (straight lines, false shadows, distance blur, etc) to get even partway decent 3D estimations by your players. 3D screens, on the other hand, give a real and immediate sense in a completely natural way.
It's interesting that you should say that. I have never had any trouble judging distances in "traditional 2D games," as you call them, (although we all know the PROPER classification is "3D," because proper 2D is not capable of producing problems such as you mentioned (proper 2D as in, say, NES games or (most) SNES games.))
And 3D still requires those really retarded glasses that inconvenience people who wear glasses instead of contacts to do something about their shitty vision. I don't like the effect, so even when those glasses go away I still probably won't give in to the gimmick.
Seriously. I will not watch a 3D movie if I can avoid it.
I agree. I can't watch 3D comfortably at all because my eyesight is so horrible, I can barely see without my glasses.
We all know how troublesome it is to have to wear two pairs of glasses (at least, those of us who've done it)
In my science class sometimes I have to pick between not being able to see, but with eye protection, OR without the eye protection, and being able to see. Then again, they say that glasses can be used in place of the safety goggles, so...
I probably will never buy a 3D TV, though, since I don't like the 3D effect.
I hate it when companies release unfinished games.
Only two reasons exist to allow for unfinished games being released.
One of them is testing releases. These, however, should probably stay within the company.
The other are pre-release demos.
I have no problem with releasing extra content later. It's removing it from the final product and then adding it in later, for a charge, that bugs me.
It depends on what you want to do with programming, as well. For me, Python works good enough to use exclusively. But that's because of what I choose to program, and the level of cross-platform support that I desire.
Would I want to use it for, say, programming stuff used by the first astronauts going to Mars??? Um... no.
"You still havent managed to account for the fact that with Windows I have a choice of IDE's and languages, .Net, C++, Java, Python, Ruby are all supported by Windows. So I can develop for Windows using Java at zero cost, I can also distribute at zero cost using many online services such as sourceforge."
Notice that you used a cross-platform language in your example. I could do the same thing on Linux/Mac. You said that as if Java was Windows-exclusive.
Teacher: Here's your webquest.
Student: *loads page*
Computer: HELLO, INTERNET EXPLORER HERE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE ****ED BECAUSE I WON'T LOAD THIS PAGE AND YOU CAN'T DO YOUR ASSIGNMENT!!!
Student: Well, the Internet connection on this computer's just fine... Other pages load...
Computer: OF COURSE THE CONNECTION IS FINE! I SAID, I REFUSE TO LOAD THIS PAGE BECAUSE I *WANT* TO SCREW YOU OVER!
I wonder why school infiltration failed...
By the way, has this happened to anyone else?
Allow me to explain as best I can.
As I understand it, the 3D objects in the real world are actually there, at the distance that they are at and the distance they appear to be. However, at a 3D movie, or things similar to that, it will look like something is, say, an arm's length from you, although in reality the object is at the location of the screen which could be, say, 30 meters.
Oh yes, learning M$ Excel is going to be so interesting!
[next up is somebody taking a nap on the school's keyboard]
Good thing I don't live there.
Well, good thing I have succeeded in preventing at least one person from that horrible fate. I have converted someone to Linux before.
I bet there's probably a way to get around that. I have a few Linux LiveCD's around, if I had one of the computers I'd be able to test it. Not like I see the point of using school computers if you can help it. If at all possible, use your own computer!
So if an operating system was written to crash on schedule, it would be equally as good as every other operating system? Or an OS coded so poorly, when you tried to turn it on , it would say "Boot Error" no matter who the person was? I actually don't know if any OS's in existence do that. Anyways, just sayin'.
You have just reached the obvious conclusion!
That guy's IQ was probably something like -1 x (9.94375 x 10^9999999999999999999). Of course, I could have been brutally honest and said that ANY criminal's IQ is around -1 x (infinity^infinity). Simply stated, really really really stupid.
For business, that could be okay, but for personal use, (I may be wrong) it seems to me that this technology would be expensive.
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I said except by the owner's fault. I said that it could have only happened by the owners fault if he had the actual book. This was Amazon's fault.
You know, I think I'm adding a signature here... my guess is this is how you guys do it...
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It can probably be done. An idea that has been tossed out by someone else is that Amazon didn't have the rights to sell it, which would make sense... but it's a bit extreme for anyone who was taking notes on it, so they probably shouldn't have deleted it.
That's true. Honestly, I don't really know if Amazon is trustworthy, because I have no experience with them.
If this was anything except 1984, this wouldn't have been news at all.
However, I'm not 100% sure about the "If this was anything except 1984" part.
Wouldn't this not have happened except by the owner's fault if the person was using an actual copy of the book as opposed to a Kindle from Amazon?
My website is probably a PageRank 1 or something. Just to get it to appear in the results you have to put the name in quotes. However, I think that's just a problem with the name considering the results you do get, so I'm going to redesign the whole site and give it a new name.
What you said about PageRank reminds me of the April Fool's joke they did once (PigeonRank).
No OS is perfect, so this doesn't hold true all the time, but as far as effect on the computer, Mac OS X and Linux would lighten the effect.
They could be stored in perfect places as far as the atmosphere conditions go, but the CD itself may be in horrible condition. If the condition is too bad, how's it supposed to function?
I've had a few CD players themselves die. I'm just asking, could it be your player?
It's probably the disks though, because there are several technologies that are less advanced than their manufacturers want you to think.
Most games used the Wii really cruddy. I really don't like the concept of having to shake the Wiimote to attack, or, for example, in one of the games that actually did it right, Elebits, the basic nature of the Wii made it difficult to control.
They ARE crybabies.
I prefer 2D games, actually. In most cases anyways. Basically, RPG's started out 2D (sort of). Some series work better in 3D (for instance, Legend of Zelda). Some *might* not, if I'd played more 3D RPG's which had their roots on 2D consoles. Then Nintendo introduced Mario 64 and that probably proved that while 3D Mario is good in its own way, it worked better in 2D. In my opinion, the graphics must be tolerable to look at, and be recognizable. Except on games like Pokemon, where they are recognizable after you've seen the creature (in this example, a Pokemon) and know what it is. I mean, of course one wouldn't recognize something they'd never seen or heard a description of before. I think my favorite console era for graphics was 16 bit. However, I admit that some games wouldn't be as good without the graphics they have. SPORE, for instance, kinda needs 3D or the game just would have no way of working well (although on low settings some textures look like they could be displayed better by an NES, but...)
Then you have me. I just put on one of those "Best viewed in Mozilla Firefox" things (except it's worded differently). If you aren't going to follow the standards, why should I waste my time coding my website to look right in your browser? Also, I rejected the IE8 "update." Why should I update to the "latest version of the web browser I am most comfortable using" when I don't use IE? No need updating unused OS components... I don't know how you feel, but it offends me how Microsoft told me that IE8 was the latest version of the web browser I am most familiar with and most comfortable using, or something along those lines! If I use Firefox, then IE8 does not fit the description, Firefox 3.5 does.
I recall reading somewhere that IE has low default security settings.