but computer gaming has been largely deemphasized over the years.
Exactly, how can you claim to be a success with just 8.5 million subscribers on a single game. If $15 a month times 8.5 million users is a success, give me the profits from all of those new consoles any day.
The only thing they can do is watch P2P sites and the like to see if any tunes on those sites were purchased from iTunes and they can identify the user.
It sounds like you just described the camera system that is already in place. The problem with this system, up to this point, was that they couldn't track where the music came from originally, but Apple just slapped a "license plate" on all the music they could. It sounds like this may have been the missing link in the monitoring system.
I have found it to be universally true that if you have to be reminded to think about the children, the larger issue probably does not have that much to do with the children in the first place.
I was just asked this same question yesterday. A friend was assigned this question from a class at Baker University and she didn't have to pretend to work in IT to get an answer out of me.
The real news in this story isn't that the e-mails were "lost", the story is that major media outlets are covering this story and not allowing this to go away.
I am writing you to request that you change your beliefs immediately. Please do not even joke about putting the RIAA and reality television producers in the same room. Every time anyone did anything that was entertaining that was not broadcast on television this new group would sue for potential loss of revenue. The legal system and civilized society would be destroyed over night.
Blizzard can't afford to hire enough people to police this well enough to stop it.
This seems to me to be a simple matter of creating a script to record all transactions that include so much gold and then filter by transactions per user and transactions that do not include a major item. This could not require that many staff members.
I tend to disagree with you on this ruining the effect. The outside world matching what is going on in this alternate reality would make the realism seem more real. I am sure almost everyone has had to turn on the lights when playing a scary game or watching some movie because it is just a little too intense otherwise. This is the same kind of idea if it is storming outside and it is storming on the game the sensory perceptions are all there and should feel all the more real. This may be a gimmick, but it also may be a great new hook.
I'm going to wait for the "Super Mega Hugmoungous Elite XBox 10k Vista Pro Ultimate" edition that M$ will release next
You are clearly new to the Microsoft business model. Wait until they release version 2 service pack 1 before you get your XBox, that is the model that will have most of the bugs fixed.
The whole "force" thing is a red herring; the government isn't really forcing anyone to do anything.
This is where you are mistaken. These parents are "forced" to sign a note and turn it into the school that in essence puts on record that they would risk the safety of their children to place every possible barrier between them and sex.
There are enough sampled tracks on iTunes, this is just an example of a basic neural network at work. It has learned from Diddy and now knows every way possible to rip off music.
You are looking at these conversations from too simple of an angle. A conversation that only lasts a few minutes about music is almost guaranteed to give some insight into your views and attitudes towards sex, politics, and religion. Most music will have some lean on one of these topics so if you discuss music for very long you should get some idea where someone stands on at least one of these issues, and if everything they like is free of any discussion of all of these basic aspects of life that says something about them as well.
This really is a good idea. I have a sister that is right in this age range and when the WoW episode of South Park came out she made me look up Hello Kitty Island Adventure. She really wanted a game that was like World of Warcraft but was made for her age. If someone did this right it really could sell.
World of Warcraft must be on the list somewhere. This is the game everyone is playing, waiting for new content, and generally has made gamers a mainstream group.
Guild Wars would be a close second because as a free game this is what many gamers would be playing if they were not on WoW.
Finally, I have to say Guitar Hero is worth looking at; this is a party game for everyone, beyond the popularity level that DDR ever should have reached. This is a competitive game that everyone can play without shame or sweat.
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but computer gaming has been largely deemphasized over the years.
Exactly, how can you claim to be a success with just 8.5 million subscribers on a single game. If $15 a month times 8.5 million users is a success, give me the profits from all of those new consoles any day.
Gold farming is bad, because it destroys the level playing field that is supposed to exist.
So does having a job or social life. Game designers need to do something to make sure you get out of the house more often.
Stop yelling, we are all getting off of your lawn.
Does that mean my 4 yr old snubs my HD DVD XBox and wants a PlayStation3?
No, your 4 yr old wants a Wii, a stand alone DVD player, and a media library. Go ask him, i'll wait.
FTA:
it's not Doom, it's not Quake, it's not Wolfenstein, it's not Enemy Territory, it's not even Commander Keen.
Finally the new version of Catacomb.
The only thing they can do is watch P2P sites and the like to see if any tunes on those sites were purchased from iTunes and they can identify the user.
It sounds like you just described the camera system that is already in place. The problem with this system, up to this point, was that they couldn't track where the music came from originally, but Apple just slapped a "license plate" on all the music they could. It sounds like this may have been the missing link in the monitoring system.
I have found it to be universally true that if you have to be reminded to think about the children, the larger issue probably does not have that much to do with the children in the first place.
I was just asked this same question yesterday. A friend was assigned this question from a class at Baker University and she didn't have to pretend to work in IT to get an answer out of me.
I can't believe no one has mentioned the DDR mat. Anyone who doesn't think this is the best controller of all time has never watched a female use one.
It really is funny that every discussion about the current generation game consoles really is just a recap of the PS3 vs Wii Commercial.
The same that keep spinning the same stories we hear from the press release of the pentagon?
That is the point. The media is reporting what the government is doing, not what the government is saying.
The real news in this story isn't that the e-mails were "lost", the story is that major media outlets are covering this story and not allowing this to go away.
This was the adult option. If he didn't throw feces this isn't even the worst principal story of the month. http://www.thestar.com/News/article/198600
I am writing you to request that you change your beliefs immediately. Please do not even joke about putting the RIAA and reality television producers in the same room. Every time anyone did anything that was entertaining that was not broadcast on television this new group would sue for potential loss of revenue. The legal system and civilized society would be destroyed over night.
Blizzard can't afford to hire enough people to police this well enough to stop it.
This seems to me to be a simple matter of creating a script to record all transactions that include so much gold and then filter by transactions per user and transactions that do not include a major item. This could not require that many staff members.
I tend to disagree with you on this ruining the effect. The outside world matching what is going on in this alternate reality would make the realism seem more real. I am sure almost everyone has had to turn on the lights when playing a scary game or watching some movie because it is just a little too intense otherwise. This is the same kind of idea if it is storming outside and it is storming on the game the sensory perceptions are all there and should feel all the more real. This may be a gimmick, but it also may be a great new hook.
I'm going to wait for the "Super Mega Hugmoungous Elite XBox 10k Vista Pro Ultimate" edition that M$ will release next
You are clearly new to the Microsoft business model. Wait until they release version 2 service pack 1 before you get your XBox, that is the model that will have most of the bugs fixed.
The whole "force" thing is a red herring; the government isn't really forcing anyone to do anything.
This is where you are mistaken. These parents are "forced" to sign a note and turn it into the school that in essence puts on record that they would risk the safety of their children to place every possible barrier between them and sex.
I will think about this game as soon as the Lee Harvey Oswald map is released.
"iTunes Uncovers Musical Hoax"
It's become self-aware!!
There are enough sampled tracks on iTunes, this is just an example of a basic neural network at work. It has learned from Diddy and now knows every way possible to rip off music.
Bang, zoom, straight to the moon!
Pedestrians are smaller than busses right now, but have you been to a Wal-Mart recently? This trend will not continue.
You are looking at these conversations from too simple of an angle. A conversation that only lasts a few minutes about music is almost guaranteed to give some insight into your views and attitudes towards sex, politics, and religion. Most music will have some lean on one of these topics so if you discuss music for very long you should get some idea where someone stands on at least one of these issues, and if everything they like is free of any discussion of all of these basic aspects of life that says something about them as well.
This really is a good idea. I have a sister that is right in this age range and when the WoW episode of South Park came out she made me look up Hello Kitty Island Adventure. She really wanted a game that was like World of Warcraft but was made for her age. If someone did this right it really could sell.
World of Warcraft must be on the list somewhere. This is the game everyone is playing, waiting for new content, and generally has made gamers a mainstream group.
Guild Wars would be a close second because as a free game this is what many gamers would be playing if they were not on WoW.
Finally, I have to say Guitar Hero is worth looking at; this is a party game for everyone, beyond the popularity level that DDR ever should have reached. This is a competitive game that everyone can play without shame or sweat.