Why Does Uwe Boll Keep Making Films?
It's the same as asking
Why Does Kevin Costner Keep Acting In Films?
Good God, all we need now is for Kevin Costner to star in a Uwe Boll production. The condensed amount of vapidity and suckiness that would create would probably tear apart the universe...
Well, yes AJAX != Standards, depending on the standards.
AJAX is inline with all relevant technical standards ( (X)HTML, CSS, ECMAScript (except for MSIE), XML, etc...)
The fundamental standards that Ajax fails at meeting are USABILITY standards, specifically the notion of the web as a series of pages. Ajax violates this page metaphor, which has some usability gurus in minor fits of apoplexia, Jakob Nielsen included. Adhering to these standards is, imho, much more open to interpretation though. Case in point, many users like these AJAX web apps, Flickr for example. If users like it, then why are some of the usability folk, self proclaimed "user advocates", having said fits? Personally, I think it's time for the page metaphor to evolve, and clearly so does a large portion of web users.
Their small size probably saved, given that, due to their miniscule surface area, the decceleration would be applied fairly uniformly to the entire creature.
Actually I suspect that like me, Taco has had to support this blight on web development (yes I realise this was once a shinning beacon of hope, but that was like 8 decades ago, get over it). Like me, he's just so giddy that he can't keep from singing this from the rooftops because it means the end of so much pain.
I would hazard that the positive response is driven in part by the novelty of in-game ads. I know the first time I saw one in planetside, I stared at it for a bit, to check it out. I suspect this will turn into annoying "background noise" soon enough, and will become as [in]effective as any other form of advertising once the "new car smell" wears off.
I don't think it's really game journalist's responsiblity to promote games as art per se. Granted there's minimal writting about the artistic values and merits of games, but I think the responsibility of evaluating the artistic merits of an [art]form fall to the bloke making the statements.
It's akin to me making a public statement saying "Bosons are not gluons" without having more than a passing knowledge of physics. If I'm the person proclaiming from on high, it's my responsibility to make sure the statements are accurate.
Star Trek Galaxies, a completely non-combat game based on farming and fishing and virtual work. Then the developer would realise it sucks, and revamp it into a hacky space-themed MMO.
While I find your timeline plausible, I think it's only part of the story. It wouldn't surprise me at all if that happened at the START of the project, but I don't find it plausible that they never involved themselves in the software at all.
Sony, like any other large scorporation is risk averse, especially in terms of their image. I'm sure they reviewed the software/technical design of what was being suggested by First4.
What I don't buy is that Sony distributed software they were so clueless about. Lets face facts, folks: Sony has definitely behaved badly, but they're not stupid.
The amount of incompetence required to justify their "duh, we just shipped it" argument is staggering to the point of absurdity.
The AV companies are just gunshy of Sony's squad of legal attack ninjas. Not surprising given that this is grey area. I think the author makes a decent point (that the AV companies moved slowly), but the real failing here is the draconian legislation that made this a grey area in the first place. Hopefully these wee little gaps in consumer protection get plugged as a result of this.
Mr. Rorie seems to have rehashed one or two valid, but overplayed notions, and spun a whole pile of fluff around it.
Yes, game content, gameplay and themes have stagnated a fair bit over the past few years. We all know this and it's been said before, but say it again, gotta demonstrate you're worth whatever they pay you.
The notion that games are too hard to make is idiotic.
Parallel to movies: one can make a movie, by oneself in one's basement, but it will most likely look like you made it in your basement.
Movies made by small teams on small budgets, while maybe lacking the "polish" of the Hollywood blockbusters, can still be charming, engaging, and tend to be more likely to "break new ground".
Big Hollywood blockbusters generally rehash existing plot structures, character archetypes, etc... and generally "play it safe".
Same thing with games. It's driven in large part by executives fear of risking huge budgets on "unknowns". This companies are generally risk-averse, and it shows in the games they make.
"[games] need to be more accessible to nongamers. You could argue about the accessibility point..." Actually, this is the only point he gets even close to right, but I'd say it's more of a content issue, and should be "[games] need to explore new subject matter and themes to appeal more to current nongamers".
Finally, given gamespot's propensity to overrate big-name games (8.5 for Doom 3???) I'd considered them to be contributors to the problem. They contribute to the overhyping of big-launch games without much innovation, and barely mention the launches of smaller more fringe games.
This is a BAD idea, and I'm a self-described standards "bible-thumper". Down here in the real world, standards are a good starting point and basis, but given browser bugs and compliance, it's not always possible to write standards compliant code that does what you want in all relevant browsers.
To do this properly, they should also enforce a standards compliant user agent only policy on the site users.
Given the comprehensive suckiness of.NET, I could see PHP taking a chunk out of their market, but the Java web-app market tends to be entrenched large-scale corporations and enterprises. These companies tend to be invested in Java-based web apps to the tune of several million up to several billion dollars. PHP will not make a dent.
So, Randy Ball phoned him to ask him to write legislation? Was this before or after Hugh Jazz, Mike Hunt, Hugh E. Doob, and I. P. Freely et al. phoned from the CIA asking him to help find Osama.
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Why Does Uwe Boll Keep Making Films? It's the same as asking Why Does Kevin Costner Keep Acting In Films? Good God, all we need now is for Kevin Costner to star in a Uwe Boll production. The condensed amount of vapidity and suckiness that would create would probably tear apart the universe...
Well, yes AJAX != Standards, depending on the standards.
AJAX is inline with all relevant technical standards ( (X)HTML, CSS, ECMAScript (except for MSIE), XML, etc...)
The fundamental standards that Ajax fails at meeting are USABILITY standards, specifically the notion of the web as a series of pages. Ajax violates this page metaphor, which has some usability gurus in minor fits of apoplexia, Jakob Nielsen included. Adhering to these standards is, imho, much more open to interpretation though. Case in point, many users like these AJAX web apps, Flickr for example. If users like it, then why are some of the usability folk, self proclaimed "user advocates", having said fits? Personally, I think it's time for the page metaphor to evolve, and clearly so does a large portion of web users.
What's Portuguese for A/S/L?
Their small size probably saved, given that, due to their miniscule surface area, the decceleration would be applied fairly uniformly to the entire creature.
Actually I suspect that like me, Taco has had to support this blight on web development (yes I realise this was once a shinning beacon of hope, but that was like 8 decades ago, get over it). Like me, he's just so giddy that he can't keep from singing this from the rooftops because it means the end of so much pain.
xdugef
Agreed. I'd give a noise blast at every opportunity I could, but that's because I'm a flippant jerk, not violent.
Someone mode the parent as Flamebait please...
My grade 1 teacher, I should have used that one on you!
I would hazard that the positive response is driven in part by the novelty of in-game ads. I know the first time I saw one in planetside, I stared at it for a bit, to check it out. I suspect this will turn into annoying "background noise" soon enough, and will become as [in]effective as any other form of advertising once the "new car smell" wears off.
I don't think it's really game journalist's responsiblity to promote games as art per se. Granted there's minimal writting about the artistic values and merits of games, but I think the responsibility of evaluating the artistic merits of an [art]form fall to the bloke making the statements.
It's akin to me making a public statement saying "Bosons are not gluons" without having more than a passing knowledge of physics. If I'm the person proclaiming from on high, it's my responsibility to make sure the statements are accurate.
Star Trek Galaxies, a completely non-combat game based on farming and fishing and virtual work. Then the developer would realise it sucks, and revamp it into a hacky space-themed MMO.
sweet....
While I find your timeline plausible, I think it's only part of the story. It wouldn't surprise me at all if that happened at the START of the project, but I don't find it plausible that they never involved themselves in the software at all. Sony, like any other large scorporation is risk averse, especially in terms of their image. I'm sure they reviewed the software/technical design of what was being suggested by First4. What I don't buy is that Sony distributed software they were so clueless about. Lets face facts, folks: Sony has definitely behaved badly, but they're not stupid. The amount of incompetence required to justify their "duh, we just shipped it" argument is staggering to the point of absurdity.
I'm sure there's some Molson-ad-esque comment to be made here, but I can't be bothered to sort it out...
The AV companies are just gunshy of Sony's squad of legal attack ninjas. Not surprising given that this is grey area. I think the author makes a decent point (that the AV companies moved slowly), but the real failing here is the draconian legislation that made this a grey area in the first place. Hopefully these wee little gaps in consumer protection get plugged as a result of this.
I heard the Brits are gonna stop calling the NFL "American Football" and start calling it "Freedom Football"....
Bad software nothing, they should give a disclaimer about listening to bad MUSIC to people buying those artists...
Probably not enough, I just have a "thing" for prime numbers, though I suppose I could've picked a higher one...
Mr. Rorie seems to have rehashed one or two valid, but overplayed notions, and spun a whole pile of fluff around it.
Yes, game content, gameplay and themes have stagnated a fair bit over the past few years. We all know this and it's been said before, but say it again, gotta demonstrate you're worth whatever they pay you.
The notion that games are too hard to make is idiotic.
Parallel to movies: one can make a movie, by oneself in one's basement, but it will most likely look like you made it in your basement.
Movies made by small teams on small budgets, while maybe lacking the "polish" of the Hollywood blockbusters, can still be charming, engaging, and tend to be more likely to "break new ground".
Big Hollywood blockbusters generally rehash existing plot structures, character archetypes, etc... and generally "play it safe".
Same thing with games. It's driven in large part by executives fear of risking huge budgets on "unknowns". This companies are generally risk-averse, and it shows in the games they make.
"[games] need to be more accessible to nongamers. You could argue about the accessibility point..." Actually, this is the only point he gets even close to right, but I'd say it's more of a content issue, and should be "[games] need to explore new subject matter and themes to appeal more to current nongamers".
Finally, given gamespot's propensity to overrate big-name games (8.5 for Doom 3???) I'd considered them to be contributors to the problem. They contribute to the overhyping of big-launch games without much innovation, and barely mention the launches of smaller more fringe games.
is how many tentacles the demon-alien that rides the probe back to Earth will have? I postulate 23!
Blinders on, full steam ahead.
This is a BAD idea, and I'm a self-described standards "bible-thumper". Down here in the real world, standards are a good starting point and basis, but given browser bugs and compliance, it's not always possible to write standards compliant code that does what you want in all relevant browsers.
To do this properly, they should also enforce a standards compliant user agent only policy on the site users.
but their level design sucks
Given the comprehensive suckiness of .NET, I could see PHP taking a chunk out of their market, but the Java web-app market tends to be entrenched large-scale corporations and enterprises. These companies tend to be invested in Java-based web apps to the tune of several million up to several billion dollars. PHP will not make a dent.
I've heard of this virus affecting other handheld devices, but under the name WindowsCE...
So, Randy Ball phoned him to ask him to write legislation? Was this before or after Hugh Jazz, Mike Hunt, Hugh E. Doob, and I. P. Freely et al. phoned from the CIA asking him to help find Osama.