I beta tested there and really dug it but I did have a problem. The game is more than willing to take your money, but there is no way to transfer "there-bucks" into hard cash. I wanted to set up shop and sell virtual wares using the dev kit but all it does is give my avatar money, not me.
If you read the little developers part, you can also skin and model objects for use in the game... and sell them. You can use any paint app for skins, and GMax (3D Studio Max lite) for low poly models. For modelers on the unemployed side of things *ahem* this could be a source of side income. Looks interesting enough for me to try the public beta.
"Sorry, but I only use.ogg"
I don't care if you use.ogg. The majority of people use MP3 and until some sort of Oggster app creates media attention, people will continue to use MP3.
"MP3 is an obsolete proprietary format."
Holy hell! I would love to visit your world. If MP3s are obsolete, then how come there are so many MP3 players on the market? Surely once Apple listens to the benevolent Stewy Griffin, we will see the iOgg. Or would that be oggPod.
"Why anyone would use mp3 format for listening to their collection on their PC, or for sharing music via a P2P network is beyond me."
Because they are happy with it? Because they don't know better? Because they cannot tell the differance? Because their Gateway PC did not come pre-loaded with a.ogg player?
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... And Sony, and Nintendo.
I mean, c'mon, XGameStation?
X...Game...Station !?!?
Originality is not exactly off the charts here, folks.
I beta tested there and really dug it but I did have a problem. The game is more than willing to take your money, but there is no way to transfer "there-bucks" into hard cash. I wanted to set up shop and sell virtual wares using the dev kit but all it does is give my avatar money, not me.
I think that is the biggest problem.
I think that says more about Word 2002 than it does about the 2600.
If you read the little developers part, you can also skin and model objects for use in the game... and sell them. You can use any paint app for skins, and GMax (3D Studio Max lite) for low poly models. For modelers on the unemployed side of things *ahem* this could be a source of side income. Looks interesting enough for me to try the public beta.
"Sorry, but I only use .ogg"
I don't care if you use .ogg. The majority of people use MP3 and until some sort of Oggster app creates media attention, people will continue to use MP3.
"MP3 is an obsolete proprietary format."
Holy hell! I would love to visit your world. If MP3s are obsolete, then how come there are so many MP3 players on the market? Surely once Apple listens to the benevolent Stewy Griffin, we will see the iOgg. Or would that be oggPod.
"Why anyone would use mp3 format for listening to their collection on their PC, or for sharing music via a P2P network is beyond me."
Because they are happy with it? Because they don't know better? Because they cannot tell the differance? Because their Gateway PC did not come pre-loaded with a .ogg player?