Is multiple user accounts. That is something I need from a web browser, (as me and the wife both have about a ton of book marks, and like to keep things seperate.)
Hopefully that will be released soon so I can completely move over. (Oh yea..and the Orbit theme:)
Most of these I've been saying for quite a while..
#1. Kid Icarus. There are a lot of us who have been wanting this for years. My first NES game, and one that I still have a ton of fun playing. I see a 3d platformer with both vertical and exploration stages. The vertical stages would keep the play dynamic of the originial, with a "void" appearing a bit beneath you to keep every jump different. You would have the bow and arrow of course, and the ability to spend hearts to buy items. And don't forget the castle stages!
A few, previously mentioned, Snake Rattle n' Roll, (never will happen. Rare is with MS now which will never release such a game), Smash TV, Bionic Commando.
Crystallis. Better than Zelda back in the day.
Not much else really.
And to be honest, I complete disagree that this is a "lack of orginality". This is nostalgia, plain and simple. Sometimes going bak to what is known is refreshing.
In any case, this would be a gimmick, such as bullet time or motion blurs. However with the right engine.....
Instead of having it from the POV of the second character, you need it to be a sort of thematic thing. Similar to what Max Payne does, but more focused on the victim.
Along with that, you need an engine capable of having dynamic movement of the main character, similar to Action Half-Life, in my mind. A way for dynamic dives, rolls and various other movements while keeping a good vioewpoint, both challenging and controllable.
The humor of the situationn, is that Sony's major benefit was one of the so-called errors, Nintendo's rejection of the SNES CD-ROM addon. If this had of gone through, there would have been no stand-alone PSX, as well as more then likely the N64 would have done even worse, as Nintendo's rep would have suffered earlier (as the GC is having right now)
Actually one of the reasons US has an economic advantage is the cheap gas prices. It allows a wider range of mobility for its workers and lower costs overall.
Personally I just ignore them. The way I see it, I already made my side of the contract, any changes at that point need to be agreeded upon by both sides...
And because I can do damn well INSTALL my software, I need to click on that, even if I do not agree.
They need to put an EULA on the outside of the box. 2 clauses are needed.
#1. We are not responsible for fubaring your system. (Even the best software can do that)
Gaming may have used to be a solo activity, but as it heads more and more into the mainstream, it's becoming a group activity. More importantly, it's becoming a point of reference among people, where people can share experiences, and find a common frame of reference.
Catharsis is one of the unspoken powers in this world..one we don't talk about much.
As to the violence...eh...most kids watch some sort of violent movie or what-so. No different. I think what really warps kids minds is when the violence becomes real. Filter your kids news, not their games.
Microsoft will be almost out of the OS/Office market. Now mind you, they will still sell the current versions, but their revenue will drop sharply each year for the next few years. They'll even keep current penetration (for the most part).
They will have to rely on new forms of revenue to keep afloat. I suspect their gaming division will be a large part of it, at least from the PC side. (I suspect the X-Box 2 will be locked tight as a drum, and therefore bomb huge.) As well, sales of accessories and other hardware will make up a lot of their profit as well.
Will the background noise in the culture become to loud for the media to ignore? I think it will this time. And once the media starts becoming critical..it's piling on time, to be honest. One little (or big) stick holds back the rockslide.
It means that from what I took from the article, Microsoft, instead of competing from the consumer end, through improved stability and features, is instead going to compete through the crony end, working through lock-in and back-room deals on the corporate end.
"Freedom to innovate", was intended to be on the behalf of users...not their corporate masters.
And to the futher down, I'm not a Linux zealot. in fact, I use what is the best tool for the job. (I use Windows for most casual activity, and Linux for dedicated server/long term stability). That is why this upsets me. MS has decided to abandon making the best tools for the job over and over. I don't like the idea of Longhorn (all those pretty graphics are going to get in the way), instead of making a more stable, Windows 2k variant, maybe with improved file browsing and linking capabilities.
Seriously. Isn't this a bad move for them to make regarding the anti-trust suit? Doesn't this kill their whole "freedom to innovate" mantra?
In any case, it doesn't really matter. Strange that Microsoft would virtually abandon a project that could have much work done to it, and yet try to push along new OS/Office versions which really have much possible improvement.
Maybe they are realizing that they can't compete with the Moz group, and are deciding to go in through the back door, back to their old tricks.
The one I can most strongly recommend is "The Risen Empire" by Scott Westerfeld. A very interesting Sci-Fi universe created, in a future where impending war is almost guarenteed to be lost by a society that has "swallowed the pill" so to speak, regarding IP to the extreme.
As well, I am currently reading The Peshawar Lancers, a wonderful bit of alt-history, about a post-comet impacted world, ruled more than less between a British Empire and a Russian Czarship.
Any of the Harry Turtledove series will get you through the summer, as well as make you think about things.
For pure beauty, my vote goes towards Salmon Rushdie as well. Read his books from start to end, and you can see the evolution of one of the most interesting people of our time.
Comedy? Pratchett or Adams, of course.
Non-Fiction? Some really good books out there now. The one I would recommend is "Blinded by the Right" by David Brock. Politics, deception and human drama all roled into one!
Has any effort/thought been put towards bit torrent page distribution? Specifically, a way that one can use BT to mirror webpages. A way to get around the/. effect, and as well would work wonders the next emergency that comes out (see 9/11).
It becomes clear that most of the people are missing the point. Expecting complete and total originality...it's not going to happen. We build art on the shoulders of giants people. All art is evolutionary, not revolutionary. EVERYTHING will remind you of something, once a medium hits a certain point.
Keeping that point in mind, you can see how the gaming industry, to be honest, is making huge steps forward from an evolutionary point of view. New gameplay concepts turn out to be worthwhile, then time is spent combining that new concept with appropiate other ideas.
Take for example the idea of the GTA 3 "living city". The games, both back and forward using a similar idea...
Spiderman 2: (Free-form as a superhero? Cool!)
Tony Hawk Underground: (Jackass the game. Seriously.)
Mafia (Very solid game)
Republic (One of the most orignial game ideas in a long time..you play a revolutionary who has to get a revolution started)
Completely different genres of games/styles, all using an already "warmed" idea, as some people would put it.
Everything was income for somebody before. In fact, it is very deceptive, as the estate is not taxed, it is the recipients of the estate that are taxed.
IANAL, but as far as I know, it's illegal to deny one customer the same terms as another. A merchant has to act as an impartial party, for the most part. There are exceptions, for credit checks and ability to pay, but if that is not an issue, the movie studios must accept the same terms they offer to the other theatres.
That is part of most legal systems world-wide, if my memory serves me right.
Great for the live recording groups!
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Actually, this is a great way for a band to make some serious coin. Charge 19.99/month for access to this system during live tour seasons. Soundboard recordings, encoded into a lossless format, sent automatically to your computer starting within a few hours. The total bandwidth would be rather large, but within a P2P community it could be handled.
Maybe as well offer an MP3 option to those who would want it (like me, I'm just going to rip it to MP3 anyway) to save bandwidth.
The poor performance of the Game Cube is kinda weird, in my opinion. Just to little note, my only current-gen game system is a GameCube, so I might be biased...but not much.
I think that Nintendo is at the bottom of the mindshare curve, and that is pretty much all that is going on. I agree with one of the above posters that states that Nintendo is going to be the Apple of video gaming. It's going to have a dedicated following that will increase slowly year after year.
For me, the X-Box is just a complete snore, (Halo is still the only half-decent exclusive, and that is only because of a hack..CTF over the Internet is fun.). The PS2 is a whole lot better, to be honest, having partial exclusives like GTA:VC and the Dynasty Warriors series.
However..Nintendo got the goods. Really. Yes, there are less games out for it. Does it really matter when....well..quite frankly it has some unbelievable games. Metriod and Zelda, go without saying, are amazing...and I'm not even a Zelda fan. Mario Sunshine was great, however limited by the game flow (what WAS there was great). Animal Crossing is amazingly adictive, (again, I'm not usually a fan of that style), then you add the "2nd-tier" stuff, stuff that is still amazing, Eternal Darkness, Star Fox Adventures, Rogue Leader. The controller is excellent, and it has enough multi-platform games to make me happy. (Tony Hawk, Burnout, Ikaragua, Skies of Arcadia, Timesplitters 2)
The focus on GBA connectivity is a gamble, and in fact, it's an artistic decision rather than a business one in my mind. The previews of the upcoming GBA focused games sound amazing (FF:CC,Four Swords, Pac-Man)
In any case, I for one am very happy with my small little box. Nintendo seems to be barking up the wrong tree right now, comercially speaking, but artistically, they are better right now than any other VG company at any time in history.
Re:They just blame Digital Photography.
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"and dupont can blame mental patient founders"
They actually tried that before and succeeded.
The war on pot started as a gift to DuPont to stop hemp from competing with their new product: plastic.
There's one further point..
Generally speaking, most people will want to reward a producer, as long as they feel as if its a fair transaction. I think that is another thing in favor of Apple's service, as it is very fair IMO.
Of course, to me, it's still not P2P and it's still RIAA controlled. As in my opinion, the P2P wars have less to do with actual infringement than they do with content control, and making sure the big labels keep the mindshare. Not that I'm a strict boycotter or anything, but even within the big labels stuff gets shoved under the rug.
As someone who thought a lot about this BEFORE Florida 2000, I can tell you what the problem is/was.
It's rather simple. Well-to-do areas tend to have voting methods with less % of error than more poor-class areas. Why is this I do not know, although I suspect it has to do with local property value rates, similar to education.
There was a substantial difference in the methods of voting. What needs to be done, is that there needs to be one standard, that is both simple and reasonably verifiable. I go for the pen and paper ballot myself.
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Is multiple user accounts. That is something I need from a web browser, (as me and the wife both have about a ton of book marks, and like to keep things seperate.) Hopefully that will be released soon so I can completely move over. (Oh yea..and the Orbit theme :)
Most of these I've been saying for quite a while..
#1. Kid Icarus. There are a lot of us who have been wanting this for years. My first NES game, and one that I still have a ton of fun playing. I see a 3d platformer with both vertical and exploration stages. The vertical stages would keep the play dynamic of the originial, with a "void" appearing a bit beneath you to keep every jump different. You would have the bow and arrow of course, and the ability to spend hearts to buy items. And don't forget the castle stages!
A few, previously mentioned, Snake Rattle n' Roll, (never will happen. Rare is with MS now which will never release such a game), Smash TV, Bionic Commando.
Crystallis. Better than Zelda back in the day.
Not much else really.
And to be honest, I complete disagree that this is a "lack of orginality". This is nostalgia, plain and simple. Sometimes going bak to what is known is refreshing.
Battletoads (1st boss) anyone?
In any case, this would be a gimmick, such as bullet time or motion blurs. However with the right engine.....
Instead of having it from the POV of the second character, you need it to be a sort of thematic thing. Similar to what Max Payne does, but more focused on the victim.
Along with that, you need an engine capable of having dynamic movement of the main character, similar to Action Half-Life, in my mind. A way for dynamic dives, rolls and various other movements while keeping a good vioewpoint, both challenging and controllable.
The humor of the situationn, is that Sony's major benefit was one of the so-called errors, Nintendo's rejection of the SNES CD-ROM addon. If this had of gone through, there would have been no stand-alone PSX, as well as more then likely the N64 would have done even worse, as Nintendo's rep would have suffered earlier (as the GC is having right now)
From what I've heard they've made the GBA link optional now. You can do everything through transparent menus on the main screen.
Actually one of the reasons US has an economic advantage is the cheap gas prices. It allows a wider range of mobility for its workers and lower costs overall.
Personally I just ignore them. The way I see it, I already made my side of the contract, any changes at that point need to be agreeded upon by both sides...
And because I can do damn well INSTALL my software, I need to click on that, even if I do not agree.
They need to put an EULA on the outside of the box. 2 clauses are needed.
#1. We are not responsible for fubaring your system. (Even the best software can do that)
#2. Do not copy
That's all that is needed.
Anything else is fluff and lawbombing.
Gaming may have used to be a solo activity, but as it heads more and more into the mainstream, it's becoming a group activity. More importantly, it's becoming a point of reference among people, where people can share experiences, and find a common frame of reference.
Catharsis is one of the unspoken powers in this world..one we don't talk about much.
As to the violence...eh...most kids watch some sort of violent movie or what-so. No different. I think what really warps kids minds is when the violence becomes real. Filter your kids news, not their games.
Microsoft will be almost out of the OS/Office market. Now mind you, they will still sell the current versions, but their revenue will drop sharply each year for the next few years. They'll even keep current penetration (for the most part).
They will have to rely on new forms of revenue to keep afloat. I suspect their gaming division will be a large part of it, at least from the PC side. (I suspect the X-Box 2 will be locked tight as a drum, and therefore bomb huge.) As well, sales of accessories and other hardware will make up a lot of their profit as well.
Regarding Bush 2004, I don't think it's a cinch.
Will the background noise in the culture become to loud for the media to ignore? I think it will this time. And once the media starts becoming critical..it's piling on time, to be honest. One little (or big) stick holds back the rockslide.
It means that from what I took from the article, Microsoft, instead of competing from the consumer end, through improved stability and features, is instead going to compete through the crony end, working through lock-in and back-room deals on the corporate end.
"Freedom to innovate", was intended to be on the behalf of users...not their corporate masters.
And to the futher down, I'm not a Linux zealot. in fact, I use what is the best tool for the job. (I use Windows for most casual activity, and Linux for dedicated server/long term stability). That is why this upsets me. MS has decided to abandon making the best tools for the job over and over. I don't like the idea of Longhorn (all those pretty graphics are going to get in the way), instead of making a more stable, Windows 2k variant, maybe with improved file browsing and linking capabilities.
Seriously. Isn't this a bad move for them to make regarding the anti-trust suit? Doesn't this kill their whole "freedom to innovate" mantra?
In any case, it doesn't really matter. Strange that Microsoft would virtually abandon a project that could have much work done to it, and yet try to push along new OS/Office versions which really have much possible improvement.
Maybe they are realizing that they can't compete with the Moz group, and are deciding to go in through the back door, back to their old tricks.
Actually wrong.
As a programming nobody (really) I could tell you that the GPL, in reality is damn fucking brilliant.
It's a positive license.
Don't agree with it? Fine. Standard copyright law takes effect.
Want to agree with it? Fine. Then you can add on and release your changes.
Your choice.
The one I can most strongly recommend is "The Risen Empire" by Scott Westerfeld. A very interesting Sci-Fi universe created, in a future where impending war is almost guarenteed to be lost by a society that has "swallowed the pill" so to speak, regarding IP to the extreme. As well, I am currently reading The Peshawar Lancers, a wonderful bit of alt-history, about a post-comet impacted world, ruled more than less between a British Empire and a Russian Czarship. Any of the Harry Turtledove series will get you through the summer, as well as make you think about things. For pure beauty, my vote goes towards Salmon Rushdie as well. Read his books from start to end, and you can see the evolution of one of the most interesting people of our time. Comedy? Pratchett or Adams, of course. Non-Fiction? Some really good books out there now. The one I would recommend is "Blinded by the Right" by David Brock. Politics, deception and human drama all roled into one!
I love reading Rushdie's books. Full of such vivid imagry, and you can watch how the author is evolving as a person through all his books.
Has any effort/thought been put towards bit torrent page distribution? Specifically, a way that one can use BT to mirror webpages. A way to get around the /. effect, and as well would work wonders the next emergency that comes out (see 9/11).
It becomes clear that most of the people are missing the point. Expecting complete and total originality...it's not going to happen. We build art on the shoulders of giants people. All art is evolutionary, not revolutionary. EVERYTHING will remind you of something, once a medium hits a certain point.
Keeping that point in mind, you can see how the gaming industry, to be honest, is making huge steps forward from an evolutionary point of view. New gameplay concepts turn out to be worthwhile, then time is spent combining that new concept with appropiate other ideas.
Take for example the idea of the GTA 3 "living city". The games, both back and forward using a similar idea...
Spiderman 2: (Free-form as a superhero? Cool!)
Tony Hawk Underground: (Jackass the game. Seriously.)
Mafia (Very solid game)
Republic (One of the most orignial game ideas in a long time..you play a revolutionary who has to get a revolution started)
Completely different genres of games/styles, all using an already "warmed" idea, as some people would put it.
The evolution, quite frankly..is great.
Easy.
Everything was income for somebody before. In fact, it is very deceptive, as the estate is not taxed, it is the recipients of the estate that are taxed.
It's treated nearly the same as any other income.
PA tends to be moderated +1 insightful more often than +1 funny for me.
Mind you then it's the insight that becomes funny..kinda like The Daily Show, but I digress..
IANAL, but as far as I know, it's illegal to deny one customer the same terms as another. A merchant has to act as an impartial party, for the most part. There are exceptions, for credit checks and ability to pay, but if that is not an issue, the movie studios must accept the same terms they offer to the other theatres.
That is part of most legal systems world-wide, if my memory serves me right.
Actually, this is a great way for a band to make some serious coin. Charge 19.99/month for access to this system during live tour seasons. Soundboard recordings, encoded into a lossless format, sent automatically to your computer starting within a few hours. The total bandwidth would be rather large, but within a P2P community it could be handled.
Maybe as well offer an MP3 option to those who would want it (like me, I'm just going to rip it to MP3 anyway) to save bandwidth.
The poor performance of the Game Cube is kinda weird, in my opinion. Just to little note, my only current-gen game system is a GameCube, so I might be biased...but not much.
I think that Nintendo is at the bottom of the mindshare curve, and that is pretty much all that is going on. I agree with one of the above posters that states that Nintendo is going to be the Apple of video gaming. It's going to have a dedicated following that will increase slowly year after year.
For me, the X-Box is just a complete snore, (Halo is still the only half-decent exclusive, and that is only because of a hack..CTF over the Internet is fun.). The PS2 is a whole lot better, to be honest, having partial exclusives like GTA:VC and the Dynasty Warriors series.
However..Nintendo got the goods. Really. Yes, there are less games out for it. Does it really matter when....well..quite frankly it has some unbelievable games. Metriod and Zelda, go without saying, are amazing...and I'm not even a Zelda fan. Mario Sunshine was great, however limited by the game flow (what WAS there was great). Animal Crossing is amazingly adictive, (again, I'm not usually a fan of that style), then you add the "2nd-tier" stuff, stuff that is still amazing, Eternal Darkness, Star Fox Adventures, Rogue Leader. The controller is excellent, and it has enough multi-platform games to make me happy. (Tony Hawk, Burnout, Ikaragua, Skies of Arcadia, Timesplitters 2)
The focus on GBA connectivity is a gamble, and in fact, it's an artistic decision rather than a business one in my mind. The previews of the upcoming GBA focused games sound amazing (FF:CC,Four Swords, Pac-Man)
In any case, I for one am very happy with my small little box. Nintendo seems to be barking up the wrong tree right now, comercially speaking, but artistically, they are better right now than any other VG company at any time in history.
"and dupont can blame mental patient founders"
They actually tried that before and succeeded.
The war on pot started as a gift to DuPont to stop hemp from competing with their new product: plastic.
There's one further point.. Generally speaking, most people will want to reward a producer, as long as they feel as if its a fair transaction. I think that is another thing in favor of Apple's service, as it is very fair IMO. Of course, to me, it's still not P2P and it's still RIAA controlled. As in my opinion, the P2P wars have less to do with actual infringement than they do with content control, and making sure the big labels keep the mindshare. Not that I'm a strict boycotter or anything, but even within the big labels stuff gets shoved under the rug.
As someone who thought a lot about this BEFORE Florida 2000, I can tell you what the problem is/was.
It's rather simple. Well-to-do areas tend to have voting methods with less % of error than more poor-class areas. Why is this I do not know, although I suspect it has to do with local property value rates, similar to education.
There was a substantial difference in the methods of voting. What needs to be done, is that there needs to be one standard, that is both simple and reasonably verifiable. I go for the pen and paper ballot myself.