I don't understand. What does the phone technology have to do with stupid, annoying people?
Everything, actually! The original point I was trying to make was that the stupid and annoying people of the world use their phones for a sole purpose - as a distraction, not as a utility. And for the technology to merge, it would require the phone "toy" to merge with the computer "utility", something that I feel teenage brats wouldn be resistant to pick up.
The technology could be revolutionary, but if there are no consumers then it's just a waste of development.
This suggests that all computer users are also phone users, and all phone users are computer users. However I'm a computer user, and I do not own a phone (nor do I have plans to). What do I need one for? My communication skills aren't hindered now.
But I think the other side of the coin is more interesting. Think of all the whiny, screaming. 15 year old high school girls with phones on the oublic bus as they annoyingly try out every ring tone at maximum volume. Think about how they call every single one of their friends over and over again to tell them assanine gossip. Think about their tacky leopard print phone face covers.
Beh. The phone in America has more of a "toy" feel to me than it does a "utility" feel. Does anyone have any insight as to how the folks in Italy feel about their phones? I can't imagine trying to drive there, I'd be yelling at every other bent-necked wheel-clutching gabber I saw.
To shrug this off as having no bearing on the gaming world may be a bit narrow-minded. Remember, just because something is in 3D, it doesn't mean you want it to look like it's in 3D.
For instance, the cel shading technique, by which specifically designed shading networks are applied to polygons in order to emulate the look of 2 dimensional animation. For the same reasons that technique has garnered so much popularity over recent years in the gaming industry, an application like this may find similar inspiration.
In addition, this type of rendering goes beyond gaming, right into the entertainment industry. Art studios are constantly looking for new ways to present their animations. There have been several festival animations, done in 3D environments, that were purposely rendered in 2-dimensional ways. Who's to say you won't see this method used in the future?
I would wonder what sort of person builds their own hobbit hole in their backyard. But it seems the second you question this sort of thing, someone's gone and done it...
The whole thing is nice in a theoretical sense, but the plans come off as being downright silly. However, something like this may be useful for someone planning to do 3D models, and looking for a starting place for research (which, appropriately, most of the pictures on the webpage show).
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I don't understand. What does the phone technology have to do with stupid, annoying people?
Everything, actually! The original point I was trying to make was that the stupid and annoying people of the world use their phones for a sole purpose - as a distraction, not as a utility. And for the technology to merge, it would require the phone "toy" to merge with the computer "utility", something that I feel teenage brats wouldn be resistant to pick up.
The technology could be revolutionary, but if there are no consumers then it's just a waste of development.
This suggests that all computer users are also phone users, and all phone users are computer users. However I'm a computer user, and I do not own a phone (nor do I have plans to). What do I need one for? My communication skills aren't hindered now.
But I think the other side of the coin is more interesting. Think of all the whiny, screaming. 15 year old high school girls with phones on the oublic bus as they annoyingly try out every ring tone at maximum volume. Think about how they call every single one of their friends over and over again to tell them assanine gossip. Think about their tacky leopard print phone face covers.
Beh. The phone in America has more of a "toy" feel to me than it does a "utility" feel. Does anyone have any insight as to how the folks in Italy feel about their phones? I can't imagine trying to drive there, I'd be yelling at every other bent-necked wheel-clutching gabber I saw.
To shrug this off as having no bearing on the gaming world may be a bit narrow-minded. Remember, just because something is in 3D, it doesn't mean you want it to look like it's in 3D.
For instance, the cel shading technique, by which specifically designed shading networks are applied to polygons in order to emulate the look of 2 dimensional animation. For the same reasons that technique has garnered so much popularity over recent years in the gaming industry, an application like this may find similar inspiration.
In addition, this type of rendering goes beyond gaming, right into the entertainment industry. Art studios are constantly looking for new ways to present their animations. There have been several festival animations, done in 3D environments, that were purposely rendered in 2-dimensional ways. Who's to say you won't see this method used in the future?
I would wonder what sort of person builds their own hobbit hole in their backyard. But it seems the second you question this sort of thing, someone's gone and done it... The whole thing is nice in a theoretical sense, but the plans come off as being downright silly. However, something like this may be useful for someone planning to do 3D models, and looking for a starting place for research (which, appropriately, most of the pictures on the webpage show).