Each free software advocate will be issued black sandals to be worn with socks- too high, too tight khakis, and a stained dust puppy t-shirt. Weapons will consist of a extreme smugness and strong sense of self satisfaction.
kfm renders horribly? Nah. Not for the pages I visit anyhow. Does it have the Netscape Java bug? Is it Netscape? No way- it fixes this problem (currently) by not having Java! I turn that cruft off on all the other browsers I use anyways, so I don't miss it. kfm is a light-weight, efficient, stable file manager/browser and is a sheer pleaasure to use. hopefully Konqueror will be the same.
Have one standard help system. Forgiveness can be given during transitions, i.e..hlp or man to http-based, but do not invent a fancy new help system for every application.
Have different icons for minimized apps and for starting apps. (Not much of a problem anymore.)
Have a centralized application for configuration. Control Panel/s, etc.
Use symbols/metaphors that make sense. Say for a mouse configuration tool's icon: A mouse is called a mouse because (if you squint really hard) it somewhat resembles a rodent. The connection may not be clear between a ponting tool and icon with a fuzzy rodent on it.
It seems that a study like this is not undertaken to discover something. It is undertaken to prove something, or more likely, to prove anything. The world (such as it is) awards scientist-type folks not so much by what they discover as much as how many times they're published in the elite trade journals. I find this fact far more disturbing than any of the findings. But it's an expensive world, and the journals have bills to pay, too. Is someone, PhD or not, more likely to read a topical article on violence and video games, or some tired old article on nutrition and childhood development?
Of course video games have some effect on behavior. I no longer drive immediately after playing Gran Turismo. I would find myself swerving in and out of traffic, and taking risks I never would take otherwise. But after about 30 minutes or so of rest, I can drive normally, with no desire to daredevil. And after marathon sessions of Sim City 3000, I would find myself walking around condemning poor city planning, and mentally calculating the cost of rerouting freeways, eliminating polluting industries, etc. So it is not surprising to me that airhorn aggressiveness is more intense immediately after playing Wolfenstein. I suggest this effect is temporary: contine to measure subject's agressiveness throughout the day, and let me know of the results. I doubt you would find any correlation to the type of game played. In fact, I would not be surprised if the opposite is true. Wolfenstein player may have experienced catharsis (releasing real emotions in response to artificial stimuli), lessening any aggressive thoughts. You've experienced catharsis if you have ever laughed (or cried, felt tense, etc.) in response to a situation in a movie or television show. But even a longer term stidy would not be science without a big enough sample, as video games are not the only effect in any person's life.
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Each free software advocate will be issued black sandals to be worn with socks- too high, too tight khakis, and a stained dust puppy t-shirt. Weapons will consist of a extreme smugness and strong sense of self satisfaction.
kfm renders horribly? Nah. Not for the pages I visit anyhow. Does it have the Netscape Java bug? Is it Netscape? No way- it fixes this problem (currently) by not having Java! I turn that cruft off on all the other browsers I use anyways, so I don't miss it. kfm is a light-weight, efficient, stable file manager/browser and is a sheer pleaasure to use. hopefully Konqueror will be the same.
Have one standard help system. Forgiveness can be given during transitions, i.e. .hlp or man to http-based, but do not invent a fancy new help system for every application.
Have different icons for minimized apps and for starting apps. (Not much of a problem anymore.)
Have a centralized application for configuration. Control Panel/s, etc.
Use symbols/metaphors that make sense. Say for a mouse configuration tool's icon: A mouse is called a mouse because (if you squint really hard) it somewhat resembles a rodent. The connection may not be clear between a ponting tool and icon with a fuzzy rodent on it.
Of course video games have some effect on behavior. I no longer drive immediately after playing Gran Turismo. I would find myself swerving in and out of traffic, and taking risks I never would take otherwise. But after about 30 minutes or so of rest, I can drive normally, with no desire to daredevil. And after marathon sessions of Sim City 3000, I would find myself walking around condemning poor city planning, and mentally calculating the cost of rerouting freeways, eliminating polluting industries, etc. So it is not surprising to me that airhorn aggressiveness is more intense immediately after playing Wolfenstein. I suggest this effect is temporary: contine to measure subject's agressiveness throughout the day, and let me know of the results. I doubt you would find any correlation to the type of game played. In fact, I would not be surprised if the opposite is true. Wolfenstein player may have experienced catharsis (releasing real emotions in response to artificial stimuli), lessening any aggressive thoughts. You've experienced catharsis if you have ever laughed (or cried, felt tense, etc.) in response to a situation in a movie or television show. But even a longer term stidy would not be science without a big enough sample, as video games are not the only effect in any person's life.