This is about internal consistency. I'm sure someone can prove me wrong, but I can't imagine a game having any success (read: providing enjoyment to more than a few people) without a strong, predictive, internal consistency.
Every game spends some time teaching you it's rules, and then you play the game based on those rules. The better games will continue to refine the rules as you progress, giving you more opportunities for solutions. Things like combining tactics or maneuvers to do things you couldn't do before.
Games like Civilization have tutorial levels to teach you about the interactions that you have to manage and understand. If the world reacted randomly, it wouldn't be much fun to play.
Games like Shinobi give you situations where you can jump or kick or throw, and as you progress, you had better learn well how the bad guys move, and how your actions work, because you have to use that knowledge to jump over the wall, and throw the star to hit the guy while kicking the thing so you can land on the TINY FUCKING LEDGE (it's been 15 years and I still have a little resentment about some of those jumps).
Game Developer magazine has a series of articles that are trying to determine the 400 rules of game design. Things are usually in the format of "Game logic should be internally consistent, except when it shouldn't." I know that sounds a little pathetic, but it's really quite interesting and far more comprehensive than I am willing to attempt to communicate right now.
Here is a little bit of info on the project, but I can't quickly locate any meaty content online....
"The 400 Project is an ambitious attempt to collect "The 400 Rules of Game Design." These rules are being published in the column "Better by Design" in Game Developer magazine. This web site is the first place they have been collected and will serve as their long-term home."
That's really what it comes down to, I think. Whoever arranged for the service to be provoided to the employee and paid for it (or managed the relationship, if the service was free), is the owner of the data.
I really don't like it either, but a couple of times I have been required to provide people's email to my boss, including a Vice-President. I had to do a little bit of soul searcing on that, but not a whole lot.
Then I was, at another point, asked if I could archive all incoming and outgoing mail. I made a half-hearted effort, and eventually reported back that it wasn't possible. It was an ugly time all around in those days. At least I kept my job after 90% of the employees were layed off.
But then again, none of these people were my relatives. I hated them all.
Really, it shouldn't be too hard to create a self-sustaining energy producing system. Distribute free Jack-O-Trons (much like the CueCat a few years ago).
Have volunteers attach the Jack-O-Tron to their wrist, plug the other end into a wall outlet, show them porn, and pass that kinetic eneregy right into the power grid!
1) Declare that they have Weapons of Mass Destruction. Invade. Cause massive damage and destruction and death. Set up a puppet government. Leave. Watch as the government fails within 50 years, just like every single time we do this.
2) Stop the trade restrictions. Let captitalism eat them away from the inside. Maybe fund a show on the WB about a wacky Cuban group of friends.
A word or phrase connected with a specialized field or group that usually sounds important or technical and is used primarily to impress laypersons: Sensitivity is
the buzzword in the beauty industry this fall (ADWEEK).
A stylish or trendy word or phrase.
Well, I guess the difference is that scalability is used to impress managers, not laypersons.
What I demand get fixed is the fact that when I click at the bottom of the scroll bar, it scrolls two pages at a time. Who in the hell came up with that stupid idea?
I mean, really. Shouldn't everyone remotely involved in this be brought up on DMCA charges, have their homes raided, and all of their and their staff's computers confiscated?
I mean, shouldn't they?
Back when I played Fallout it was called Wasteland
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And hopefully it will be done justice by the original creator
He was even kind enough to ask for input from devoted fans.
It's like the CLUB, the automotive theft prevention device (A club that locks accross the steering wheel). By no means could the CLUB prevent someone from stealing a car that they wanted to steal, but if there are two cars next to each other, one with a CLUB and one without, the non-CLUB car is more likely to be stolen.
In effect, the advantage of the CLUB (and of obfuscating your email) is that you are protecting yourself simply because someone else hasn't put in the effort that you have. As long as enough people don't take any protective steps, we just have to take a few.
>> ask if I was interested in working in a call center...
>> not much "entry level" stuff out there
If you don't have the logical skills to connect these two points, I certainly woulnd't hire you. It's tough right now, take a job.
I had trouble a couple of years ago, the company (where I was a System Engineer) folded, I eventually took a job installing cable modems and TV. Working hard, and showing that I was competent got me a promotion to Trainer within a few weeks. When THAT company folded, it took a few months to get a job at a software company (that wrote DOCSIS software), that I wouldn't have gotten if not for the experience at the cable company. The things I did there paved the way for the cool job I have now, after THAT company folded.
Just start working.
Oh, and I never had any fancy technical degree. Back when I was in school, we got our porn on floppies.
As I got home form work, I got a call from the company president saying that there was a power failure in the neighboorhood and all of the UPS'es were going. We didt't have any intelligent processes, like auto shutdown, etc, so he wanted me to remote in and safely poweroff the production and development servers. I knew there was a time limit, because we were stressing the UPS'es as it was, and the power had already been out for a while.
I got in through the firewall and started ssh'ing to various machines to poweroff. Unfortunatley, at one point, I exited out of one shell and ran poweroff before loggin into the next. Low and behold, I was powering off the machine that I was connecting through. DOH!
Luckily, the power did return shortly, and the ones that I didn't get to survived long enough to stay on UPS.
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Wow. The parent was the first post, and yet it's still moderated as "Redundant."
That's cool.
Uh, really, couldn't you just buy a new speaker?
And the sequal, "The Water Engine: H2Overlord" with such classic lines as "You squat to pee!"
Yeah, baby, that's what I'm talking about....
This is about internal consistency. I'm sure someone can prove me wrong, but I can't imagine a game having any success (read: providing enjoyment to more than a few people) without a strong, predictive, internal consistency.
Every game spends some time teaching you it's rules, and then you play the game based on those rules. The better games will continue to refine the rules as you progress, giving you more opportunities for solutions. Things like combining tactics or maneuvers to do things you couldn't do before.
Games like Civilization have tutorial levels to teach you about the interactions that you have to manage and understand. If the world reacted randomly, it wouldn't be much fun to play.
Games like Shinobi give you situations where you can jump or kick or throw, and as you progress, you had better learn well how the bad guys move, and how your actions work, because you have to use that knowledge to jump over the wall, and throw the star to hit the guy while kicking the thing so you can land on the TINY FUCKING LEDGE (it's been 15 years and I still have a little resentment about some of those jumps).
Game Developer magazine has a series of articles that are trying to determine the 400 rules of game design. Things are usually in the format of "Game logic should be internally consistent, except when it shouldn't." I know that sounds a little pathetic, but it's really quite interesting and far more comprehensive than I am willing to attempt to communicate right now.
Here is a little bit of info on the project, but I can't quickly locate any meaty content online....
"The 400 Project is an ambitious attempt to collect "The 400 Rules of Game Design." These rules are being published in the column "Better by Design" in Game Developer magazine. This web site is the first place they have been collected and will serve as their long-term home."
but surely because this one is caused by humans it will be the end of the world
It will not be the end of the world, but it could be the end of civilization, and possibly the end of human life.
The authors are terrorists and should be immediately locked in an unnamed prison without any rights.
That's really what it comes down to, I think. Whoever arranged for the service to be provoided to the employee and paid for it (or managed the relationship, if the service was free), is the owner of the data.
I really don't like it either, but a couple of times I have been required to provide people's email to my boss, including a Vice-President. I had to do a little bit of soul searcing on that, but not a whole lot.
Then I was, at another point, asked if I could archive all incoming and outgoing mail. I made a half-hearted effort, and eventually reported back that it wasn't possible. It was an ugly time all around in those days. At least I kept my job after 90% of the employees were layed off.
But then again, none of these people were my relatives. I hated them all.
Really, it shouldn't be too hard to create a self-sustaining energy producing system. Distribute free Jack-O-Trons (much like the CueCat a few years ago).
Have volunteers attach the Jack-O-Tron to their wrist, plug the other end into a wall outlet, show them porn, and pass that kinetic eneregy right into the power grid!
I for one bow to our new Microsoft-aristocracy overlords....
Oh wait.... Screw that!
Viva la Revolution!
>> Iticised by the human rights group the main govers
Cool. I just found my new sig!
There are two ways to free the Cuban people.
1) Declare that they have Weapons of Mass Destruction. Invade. Cause massive damage and destruction and death. Set up a puppet government. Leave. Watch as the government fails within 50 years, just like every single time we do this.
2) Stop the trade restrictions. Let captitalism eat them away from the inside. Maybe fund a show on the WB about a wacky Cuban group of friends.
Well, I guess the difference is that scalability is used to impress managers, not laypersons.
I'm not to concerned about this exploit/scam/bug.
What I demand get fixed is the fact that when I click at the bottom of the scroll bar, it scrolls two pages at a time. Who in the hell came up with that stupid idea?
Until SCO buys Sherman Networks. Then the money comes from tracking down the users.
You know, putting the head of an underaged person on a Lara Croft-type character body could probably get you throw in jail.
I mean, really. Shouldn't everyone remotely involved in this be brought up on DMCA charges, have their homes raided, and all of their and their staff's computers confiscated?
I mean, shouldn't they?
And hopefully it will be done justice by the original creator
He was even kind enough to ask for input from devoted fans.
Encourage other people to speak up and talk about all of the problems.
The more riled up you can get them before they start talking, the better.
It's best if you get them so pissed off about something that they will rant about it.
While the person is ranting, talk to others about what a bastard he is.
It's like the CLUB, the automotive theft prevention device (A club that locks accross the steering wheel). By no means could the CLUB prevent someone from stealing a car that they wanted to steal, but if there are two cars next to each other, one with a CLUB and one without, the non-CLUB car is more likely to be stolen.
In effect, the advantage of the CLUB (and of obfuscating your email) is that you are protecting yourself simply because someone else hasn't put in the effort that you have. As long as enough people don't take any protective steps, we just have to take a few.
>> I WANTED A RADICAL MOVEMENT OF CHRIST
I am offended by your scatological references, you insensitive clod!
If they took all the porn off the internet, there would only be one website left, and that would be bringbacktheporn.com.
-"Scrubs"
>> ask if I was interested in working in a call center...
>> not much "entry level" stuff out there
If you don't have the logical skills to connect these two points, I certainly woulnd't hire you. It's tough right now, take a job.
I had trouble a couple of years ago, the company (where I was a System Engineer) folded, I eventually took a job installing cable modems and TV. Working hard, and showing that I was competent got me a promotion to Trainer within a few weeks. When THAT company folded, it took a few months to get a job at a software company (that wrote DOCSIS software), that I wouldn't have gotten if not for the experience at the cable company. The things I did there paved the way for the cool job I have now, after THAT company folded.
Just start working.
Oh, and I never had any fancy technical degree. Back when I was in school, we got our porn on floppies.
As I got home form work, I got a call from the company president saying that there was a power failure in the neighboorhood and all of the UPS'es were going. We didt't have any intelligent processes, like auto shutdown, etc, so he wanted me to remote in and safely poweroff the production and development servers. I knew there was a time limit, because we were stressing the UPS'es as it was, and the power had already been out for a while.
I got in through the firewall and started ssh'ing to various machines to poweroff. Unfortunatley, at one point, I exited out of one shell and ran poweroff before loggin into the next. Low and behold, I was powering off the machine that I was connecting through. DOH!
Luckily, the power did return shortly, and the ones that I didn't get to survived long enough to stay on UPS.