Not that there's anything wrong with this, of course. I just wonder sometimes why it takes 14 full-time people two years (and $15M) to do ten levels of artwork and customize an engine.
1.8 years of talking about the project. 0.2 years of development. 14mil of embezzlement, executive bonuses, "business development", and 1mil to pay rent and employees.
After watching the movies and playing the games, Star wars becomes very campy:
-There are only two droids in the Galaxy of any consequence. -Out of all the businessmen in the galaxy, Lando is the one you inevitably meet up with. -Somehow, for some reason you will end up at Cloud City -Out of the hundreds of rebellion frigates, fighters, and cruisers, the Millenium Falcon will always be the one to save your ass. -You will be looking for trouble, and you will find it when you inexplicably end up at Tatooine AGAIN. -If your last name is skywalker you will never die in a fighter. Your wingman, your backseater, even your droid will be blasted, but you will NOT die. -Even though you're in the deepest darkest most unimportant sector of the Star Destroyer/ Death Star/ Base/ Compound there will be a detachment of storm troopers guarding it with their lives. -When you walk into a bar while you are inexplicably on tatooine, you will immediately notice all forms of life in the bar each getting several seconds of your eye's attention.
I have a constutional right not to be imprisoned for "disemminating informat." unless its nuke plans or something IMPORTANT.
I think arguing the ability to copy aspect of the DMCA is missing the point. If I give a speech about how to bypass CSS, it says I'm breaking the law." This is the sticking point.
Re:In place swap of two variables
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xor ecx,edx xor edx,ecx xor ecx,edx
Same opcode count PLUS one more register is free for something else. If one operand is a memory address, then it uses only one register.
And if we are swapping 32-bit floats, we don't have to use the fpu.
"The fact is that most Americans are averse to paying $50 a month for faster access to email, or $2000 for a fancy HDTV set that plays analog movies."
I say:
So what. The government should not be trying to create artificial demand for broadband.
Hollings says:
"As with the "broadcast flag" the solution to the "Analog hole" will require a government mandate to ensure its ubiquitous adoption across consumer devices."
I say:
So the government is going to outlaw the hundreds of millions of analog radios and displays just so no one can record their TV with a camera? Assnine.
Hollings:
"In the latter case, industry first agreed upon the "Macrovision" standard which Congress later codified by legislation. So, whether Congress or industry has led the way, the results have benefitted consumers and industry, by providing Americans with wider access to programming and content."
Me:
"How in the fucking holy hell does macrovision give us wider access to content."
H:
"Regardless, consumers desire high-quality digital content on the Internet, and it is not being provided in any widespread, legal fashion."
Me: This is where Hollings logic is FLAWED to the extreme. If copying has held back digital content on the internet, what is holding back low quality content? Why doesn't NBC, ABC, CBS, etc broadcast on the internet? NBC is blasted all over the nation, why not over the internet? The logic that Hollings presents is flawed, otherwise low quality television would be available over the internet, since it doesn't have the "high quality" value that Hollings places on digital content.
Perhaps the truth of the matter after reading the statements is that with encrypted over-the-air transmissions and outlawed-analog devices, Non-subscription content would be eradicated. If NBC is broadcast digitally over the airwaves, but encrypted, it is using a public resource (spectrum) for its for-profit encrypted subscriptions. One of the keystones of American television is that the airwaves are a public resource. If you want subscription, like HBO, you have to create a cable network.
You can mod down the truth, even mark it as flamebait, but you can't change it.
Before you moderate, perhaps you should try working in the games industry. Perhaps you should read the gamasutra.com feature "Orphans wanted" about how game companies don't want people with sidetracks like family or life. Maybe before you self righteous... moderators pass judgement on the above post, you should get a job where you're continuously told, "you get paid when the company gets paid." even though the company is stashing away millions. Where the only reason the company got started in the first place is because some lawyer reading Business Week read an article about how the games industry is going to grow 800%. Or work at a place where you don't get to see the rewards of several fucking years of hardwork and weekends because after the project is done, you are laid off the next day (Tribes 2 for one of many instances).
No, the above post is right on, people who work for game companies are suckers, and the companies they work for are no better than casinos.
In short for companies to survive on the 'new internet' they need to get rid of all the workers and hire more 'grown up' managers.
Of course going from programmer to suit is a proactive step towards successful business, instead of a past tense result of business fuckups and swapping passion for quick money.
The business world is way fucked up compared to the 'success' world. Once you move from one to the other, as this guy did, I don't think there is a way back. Business is not about success, business is about money.
I got a refurbished gateway at Gateway Country, 700mhz for $550.
On one hand it needs a network adapter, memory, and HD upgrade. But on the otherhand, the case and keyboard are new and the monitor doesn't have any bad pixels and theres a 1 year warranty.
"The low unit sales may be due to the type of game being produced, but this must be discouraging to the many independent studios."
I don't think that shows licensing. For instance, there has to be a lot of titles licensing Quake 3. Elite Forces, Medal of Honor, Wolfenstein, Soldier of Fortune, Alice, etc.
If your not making The Sims, the latest Tycoon game, or Everquest in PC gaming your not breaking $100 mil. And none of the people working on those are getting $500k profit sharing, I guarantee it. Most of the developers with the exception of that Rollercoaster tycoon guy aren't even working at their respective companies, they all moved on because the corporate machine has a way of taking over when the money comes in.
So my point is, There is no money in PC studios unless you own it yourself and $20 mil is bank to you.
>OK, let's say you steal $50,000 from the bank, and the police come to your house and say "Give us the $50,000 or we'll throw you in jail." Is that extortion? Hardly.
Yes that is a perfect example of extortion. Non-extortion would be to uphold the law which means an unconditional arrest.
In order to prove your statements are true you need to pick up a roster of Execs and board members of the company suing you.
Then, when you get your day in court, call each to the stand one by one and let the fun begin.
Start with the obligatory "Have you ever kissed a man?" question to show the obvious homophobia. Move on to "Have you slept in the same bed as another man?" and "Do you prefer to shower at the gym or at home." At this point the exec should be squirming, but they have to answer each question truthfully so that you can show they are homophobic SOBs.
Have a list of every pregnant person the company has fired and grill the exec on how well they new these people. Find and present each execs alimony/child support payments or lack thereof to show a pattern of contempt for the endless task of motherhood. Call in each of the CEOs five ex-wives so they can spill the beans also.
There's no end to how fun a lawsuit can be. Proving what you know to be true can be an engaging barrel of laughs.
>>First off, Carmack seems to release the source code after two other complete games come out. Q1 Source came out after Q3A hit the shelves, now Q2 after Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
>>But don't forget, that if they released the source code when the game was being created, not only couldn't they make money on the license, but also other companies would be able to compete on the same level without paying a price for it.
snip, snip
To add to what you have said, I believe there were two factors for the timing of the release:
1. Its Christmas
2. With Anachronox's release, there were no more Quake 2 licensed games in production.
"Games on the PC are easy to make - anyone with a graphics toolkit and a few thousand dollars can make one"
Wrong. anybody can try to make one, good luck getting past a cube on the screen. Most 'coderz' make a Q3 viewer or mod and suddenly think they're the shit. Its the tools that are the difficult thing to make. Try making the equivalent of q3map or UTs scripting system. As for Daikatana, well you can't pay people to just become the next Carmack or Sweeney no matter how much money you have.
"Games on PC are also repetetive, for the most part. "
Yeah, nothing like Turbo Tekken Soul Kombat Tag Calibur.
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"I think what Cutriss was saying is that he prefers competition to exist in the console market as opposed to microsoft exploiting its monopoly to take over the market."
How exactly do you exploit an OS monopoly to take over the console market. You're just on autopilot repeating rhetoric you heard on slashdot. Chances are MS will lose bigtime to PS2 in the console space. This is the first time that MS has manufactured something this complex, unlike Sony who has been making consumer electronics for a very long time. Windows doesn't give them an "in" into making xboxes. Here's what Sony will do
1. Offer to waive dev fees and threaten any publisher that doesn't make exclusive PS2 games
2. Over time it will be more 'expensive' to not make PS2 games.
3. Sony can afford not to make money for years because they're selling a shitload of other consumer electronics.
4. After xbox is dead, Sony decides not to break developers legs. Devs have no choice but to make PS2 games
5. Bling, Bling
You're confusing the video game industry with the PC software industry. You're saying that Microsoft is going to take over consoles because of.NET? Microsoft is definitely not #1 in video games and the only leverage they have is lots of cash. Publishers are pushing dev houses to make PS2 games.
Most programmers have to be architects
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Even junior programmers these days have to architect large systems because of poor leadership, mismanagement, and dead wood in the department. Its not suprising to see even the most junior underpaid programmers designing important components with no input from above. If this is part of the junior or entry-level requirements, then the compensation should reflect that, but it doesn't. And if the project fails in some way it's the newest, lowest paid guy's fault. If something goes right, PHBs and higher-ups try to take the credit.
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iD is da Bomb. John Carmack, Please Post here to generate traffic.
Not that there's anything wrong with this, of course. I just wonder sometimes why it takes 14 full-time people two years (and $15M) to do ten levels of artwork and customize an engine.
1.8 years of talking about the project. 0.2 years of development. 14mil of embezzlement, executive bonuses, "business development", and 1mil to pay rent and employees.
After watching the movies and playing the games, Star wars becomes very campy:
-There are only two droids in the Galaxy of any consequence.
-Out of all the businessmen in the galaxy, Lando is the one you inevitably meet up with.
-Somehow, for some reason you will end up at Cloud City
-Out of the hundreds of rebellion frigates, fighters, and cruisers, the Millenium Falcon will always be the one to save your ass.
-You will be looking for trouble, and you will find it when you inexplicably end up at Tatooine AGAIN.
-If your last name is skywalker you will never die in a fighter. Your wingman, your backseater, even your droid will be blasted, but you will NOT die.
-Even though you're in the deepest darkest most unimportant sector of the Star Destroyer/ Death Star/ Base/ Compound there will be a detachment of storm troopers guarding it with their lives.
-When you walk into a bar while you are inexplicably on tatooine, you will immediately notice all forms of life in the bar each getting several seconds of your eye's attention.
Well if you're going to run water through a leaky hose be prepared to stand there with the duct tape.
If you must make music for money, deal with it.
(in a non rights violating way)
I have a constutional right not to be imprisoned for "disemminating informat." unless its nuke plans or something IMPORTANT.
I think arguing the ability to copy aspect of the DMCA is missing the point. If I give a speech about how to bypass CSS, it says I'm breaking the law." This is the sticking point.
xor ecx,edx
xor edx,ecx
xor ecx,edx
Same opcode count PLUS one more register is free for something else. If one operand is a memory address, then it uses only one register.
And if we are swapping 32-bit floats, we don't have to use the fpu.
Hollings says:
"The fact is that most Americans are averse to paying $50 a month for faster access to email, or $2000 for a fancy HDTV set that plays analog movies."
I say:
So what. The government should not be trying to create artificial demand for broadband.
Hollings says:
"As with the "broadcast flag" the solution to the "Analog hole" will require a government mandate to ensure its ubiquitous adoption across consumer devices."
I say:
So the government is going to outlaw the hundreds of millions of analog radios and displays just so no one can record their TV with a camera? Assnine.
Hollings:
"In the latter case, industry first agreed upon the "Macrovision" standard which Congress later codified by legislation. So, whether Congress or industry has led the way, the results have benefitted consumers and industry, by providing Americans with wider access to programming and content."
Me:
"How in the fucking holy hell does macrovision give us wider access to content."
H:
"Regardless, consumers desire high-quality digital content on the Internet, and it is not being provided in any widespread, legal fashion."
Me:
This is where Hollings logic is FLAWED to the extreme. If copying has held back digital content on the internet, what is holding back low quality content? Why doesn't NBC, ABC, CBS, etc broadcast on the internet? NBC is blasted all over the nation, why not over the internet? The logic that Hollings presents is flawed, otherwise low quality television would be available over the internet, since it doesn't have the "high quality" value that Hollings places on digital content.
Perhaps the truth of the matter after reading the statements is that with encrypted over-the-air transmissions and outlawed-analog devices, Non-subscription content would be eradicated. If NBC is broadcast digitally over the airwaves, but encrypted, it is using a public resource (spectrum) for its for-profit encrypted subscriptions. One of the keystones of American television is that the airwaves are a public resource. If you want subscription, like HBO, you have to create a cable network.
...An old man's last and worst defeat.
You can mod down the truth, even mark it as flamebait, but you can't change it.
Before you moderate, perhaps you should try working in the games industry. Perhaps you should read the gamasutra.com feature "Orphans wanted" about how game companies don't want people with sidetracks like family or life. Maybe before you self righteous... moderators pass judgement on the above post, you should get a job where you're continuously told, "you get paid when the company gets paid." even though the company is stashing away millions. Where the only reason the company got started in the first place is because some lawyer reading Business Week read an article about how the games industry is going to grow 800%. Or work at a place where you don't get to see the rewards of several fucking years of hardwork and weekends because after the project is done, you are laid off the next day (Tribes 2 for one of many instances).
No, the above post is right on, people who work for game companies are suckers, and the companies they work for are no better than casinos.
Welcome to the games industry, where every sucker is paid in full with fucking hope.
YES, even more so than dot-coms.
In short for companies to survive on the 'new internet' they need to get rid of all the workers and hire more 'grown up' managers.
Of course going from programmer to suit is a proactive step towards successful business, instead of a past tense result of business fuckups and swapping passion for quick money.
The business world is way fucked up compared to the 'success' world. Once you move from one to the other, as this guy did, I don't think there is a way back. Business is not about success, business is about money.
I got a refurbished gateway at Gateway Country, 700mhz for $550.
On one hand it needs a network adapter, memory, and HD upgrade. But on the otherhand, the case and keyboard are new and the monitor doesn't have any bad pixels and theres a 1 year warranty.
In the source we see:
_mlc="/BVInteractive/Product/Tron"
Buena Vista Interactive makes games. But I can't imagine a game coming out w/o a movie. I can't imagine a movie without a Happy Meal action figure.
"2^64 Bytes should be all we ever need"
Bill Gates, 2002
Does anyone know when Sen. Hollings is up for reelection? I will personally be down there working no-charge for his challengers.
"The low unit sales may be due to the type of game being produced, but this must be discouraging to the many independent studios."
I don't think that shows licensing. For instance, there has to be a lot of titles licensing Quake 3. Elite Forces, Medal of Honor, Wolfenstein, Soldier of Fortune, Alice, etc.
If your not making The Sims, the latest Tycoon game, or Everquest in PC gaming your not breaking $100 mil. And none of the people working on those are getting $500k profit sharing, I guarantee it. Most of the developers with the exception of that Rollercoaster tycoon guy aren't even working at their respective companies, they all moved on because the corporate machine has a way of taking over when the money comes in.
So my point is, There is no money in PC studios unless you own it yourself and $20 mil is bank to you.
CG = Computer Graphics
CGI used to mean Common Gateway Interface.
What does CGI mean when related to graphics?
>OK, let's say you steal $50,000 from the bank, and the police come to your house and say "Give us the $50,000 or we'll throw you in jail." Is that extortion? Hardly.
Yes that is a perfect example of extortion. Non-extortion would be to uphold the law which means an unconditional arrest.
In order to prove your statements are true you need to pick up a roster of Execs and board members of the company suing you.
Then, when you get your day in court, call each to the stand one by one and let the fun begin.
Start with the obligatory "Have you ever kissed a man?" question to show the obvious homophobia. Move on to "Have you slept in the same bed as another man?" and "Do you prefer to shower at the gym or at home." At this point the exec should be squirming, but they have to answer each question truthfully so that you can show they are homophobic SOBs.
Have a list of every pregnant person the company has fired and grill the exec on how well they new these people. Find and present each execs alimony/child support payments or lack thereof to show a pattern of contempt for the endless task of motherhood. Call in each of the CEOs five ex-wives so they can spill the beans also.
There's no end to how fun a lawsuit can be. Proving what you know to be true can be an engaging barrel of laughs.
In the Future, books won't be burned...
They'll be turned off, and their keys revoked.
Go to options, change your warning level back down to "Level 3 - Mere Mortal Warning Level." Later you can lament how your more l33t than iD.
>>First off, Carmack seems to release the source code after two other complete games come out. Q1 Source came out after Q3A hit the shelves, now Q2 after Return to Castle Wolfenstein.
>>But don't forget, that if they released the source code when the game was being created, not only couldn't they make money on the license, but also other companies would be able to compete on the same level without paying a price for it.
snip, snip
To add to what you have said, I believe there were two factors for the timing of the release:
1. Its Christmas
2. With Anachronox's release, there were no more Quake 2 licensed games in production.
"Games on the PC are easy to make - anyone with a graphics toolkit and a few thousand dollars can make one"
Wrong. anybody can try to make one, good luck getting past a cube on the screen. Most 'coderz' make a Q3 viewer or mod and suddenly think they're the shit. Its the tools that are the difficult thing to make. Try making the equivalent of q3map or UTs scripting system. As for Daikatana, well you can't pay people to just become the next Carmack or Sweeney no matter how much money you have.
"Games on PC are also repetetive, for the most part. "
Yeah, nothing like Turbo Tekken Soul Kombat Tag Calibur.
I agree with the rest of your post.
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.NET? Microsoft is definitely not #1 in video games and the only leverage they have is lots of cash. Publishers are pushing dev houses to make PS2 games.
"I think what Cutriss was saying is that he prefers competition to exist in the console market as opposed to microsoft exploiting its monopoly to take over the market."
How exactly do you exploit an OS monopoly to take over the console market. You're just on autopilot repeating rhetoric you heard on slashdot. Chances are MS will lose bigtime to PS2 in the console space. This is the first time that MS has manufactured something this complex, unlike Sony who has been making consumer electronics for a very long time. Windows doesn't give them an "in" into making xboxes. Here's what Sony will do
1. Offer to waive dev fees and threaten any publisher that doesn't make exclusive PS2 games
2. Over time it will be more 'expensive' to not make PS2 games.
3. Sony can afford not to make money for years because they're selling a shitload of other consumer electronics.
4. After xbox is dead, Sony decides not to break developers legs. Devs have no choice but to make PS2 games
5. Bling, Bling
You're confusing the video game industry with the PC software industry. You're saying that Microsoft is going to take over consoles because of
Even junior programmers these days have to architect large systems because of poor leadership, mismanagement, and dead wood in the department. Its not suprising to see even the most junior underpaid programmers designing important components with no input from above. If this is part of the junior or entry-level requirements, then the compensation should reflect that, but it doesn't. And if the project fails in some way it's the newest, lowest paid guy's fault. If something goes right, PHBs and higher-ups try to take the credit.