Yes, and if you read it, you will see that since the 1970s the population has risen from 5k to 25k. This during a period of alleged global warming. Their numbers are not in decline.
And if you had actually read it, you have seen that the increase was due to changes in hunting practices starting in the early 1970s. You would have also read that certain regional populations are in decline due to the recent thinning ice.
There is absolutely nothing, in my mind, to justify paying $600 for a video game console. If I wanted ridiculous graphics, I'd go outside. I hear the resolution is FANTASTIC.
There is absolutely nothing, in my mind, to justify paying $200 to play golf on the Wii. Using the logic of the above statement and my own experience, the four hours on an actual golf course ($30-$50 for 18 holes in my area) will never be matched by any amount of play time of any sports game on any platform. That doesn't mean I don't find these games entertaining. I enjoy them. They just do not compare to the real thing.
The point is, I don't want ridiculous graphics to experience what I can find outside my door. I want ridiculous graphics to immerse me in places I cannot go. I seek out games the same way I do movies and novels. I want to sample the sights, sounds, and emotions that I can not, or do not want to, experience in real life. The best novels, movies and games will draw me into their worlds and keep me there for as long as I choose. The bad ones, through bad writing, acting, directing, etc..., will jar me out of that world.
The truth is, the most entertaining games on the Wii are just inadequate imitations of what we can choose to do in real life. The other games, where we seek total immersion in unknown worlds, the Wii's controllers have a negative effect. At best, they can only attempt to simulate interaction in a game world using inappropriate physical activity by the player. This activity only reminds the player that he/she is doing the jig in front of the TV set. It reminds the player that he/she is as far from the imaginary world of the game as he/she can get.
But I am not dismissing the Wii's innovations. It is a step in the right direction. It is just that we have a very, very, very long way to go. Right now, the games I desire will have the best graphics, AI, sound, gameplay and the least physical interaction. Physical interaction only makes sense when you have tactile feedback. In other words, when you are running in the game, you feel like you are actually running, not just hopping up and down.
As a creator you should probably be more wary of DRM and Palladium than the average mp3 swapper. Microsoft is mostly in the business to make money and its history shows what it will stoop to to get it. Palladium is a step closer to a completley closed system, such as a gaming console, where Microsoft would have complete control of what was published on it, and the profits therein. I believe Microsoft considers all the successful third party PC applications as losses.
Ask yourself, are you willing to give up the freedom you have now? Would you rather have your creation copied by joe schmoe or pay royalties to Bill? If Bill is nice enough to consider your creation worthy of the windows platform.
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Yes, and if you read it, you will see that since the 1970s the population has risen from 5k to 25k. This during a period of alleged global warming. Their numbers are not in decline.
And if you had actually read it, you have seen that the increase was due to changes in hunting practices starting in the early 1970s. You would have also read that certain regional populations are in decline due to the recent thinning ice.
There is absolutely nothing, in my mind, to justify paying $600 for a video game console. If I wanted ridiculous graphics, I'd go outside. I hear the resolution is FANTASTIC.
There is absolutely nothing, in my mind, to justify paying $200 to play golf on the Wii. Using the logic of the above statement and my own experience, the four hours on an actual golf course ($30-$50 for 18 holes in my area) will never be matched by any amount of play time of any sports game on any platform. That doesn't mean I don't find these games entertaining. I enjoy them. They just do not compare to the real thing.
The point is, I don't want ridiculous graphics to experience what I can find outside my door. I want ridiculous graphics to immerse me in places I cannot go. I seek out games the same way I do movies and novels. I want to sample the sights, sounds, and emotions that I can not, or do not want to, experience in real life. The best novels, movies and games will draw me into their worlds and keep me there for as long as I choose. The bad ones, through bad writing, acting, directing, etc..., will jar me out of that world.
The truth is, the most entertaining games on the Wii are just inadequate imitations of what we can choose to do in real life. The other games, where we seek total immersion in unknown worlds, the Wii's controllers have a negative effect. At best, they can only attempt to simulate interaction in a game world using inappropriate physical activity by the player. This activity only reminds the player that he/she is doing the jig in front of the TV set. It reminds the player that he/she is as far from the imaginary world of the game as he/she can get.
But I am not dismissing the Wii's innovations. It is a step in the right direction. It is just that we have a very, very, very long way to go. Right now, the games I desire will have the best graphics, AI, sound, gameplay and the least physical interaction. Physical interaction only makes sense when you have tactile feedback. In other words, when you are running in the game, you feel like you are actually running, not just hopping up and down.
As a creator you should probably be more wary of DRM and Palladium than the average mp3 swapper. Microsoft is mostly in the business to make money and its history shows what it will stoop to to get it. Palladium is a step closer to a completley closed system, such as a gaming console, where Microsoft would have complete control of what was published on it, and the profits therein. I believe Microsoft considers all the successful third party PC applications as losses.
Ask yourself, are you willing to give up the freedom you have now? Would you rather have your creation copied by joe schmoe or pay royalties to Bill? If Bill is nice enough to consider your creation worthy of the windows platform.