You're off by a couple of decades. This was done with the Atari 2600 back in te '80s - it was a flop. Nobody wants to watch OTHER people playing video games on TV.
Nobody wants to watch other people playing Atari 2600 video games on TV. But I think there might be some interest in competitive FPS like Q1, Q3A, or CS.
You haven't seen Q3A if you haven't seen demo videos of some of the best players in the world. What these guys accomplish is borderline magic. Eg., keeping other people mid-air for a couple of seconds using only rockets and grenades is quite a rush - for the player and the spectator.
Please believe me when I say that I have done those things myself and have seen my clan mates do some mindblowing stunts.
what type of tools should parents be equipping their children with, today?
Disclaimer: I am not a parent. Hell, I'm still half a kid myself (23).
One of the most important things you can teach your kids is not to be just a consumer but a producer, too. Teach them that using a computer doesn't just mean to download software and watch flash animations, but that a computer - any computer - is a tool for self-expression.
A computer is one of the most important tools of today. While it is a tool for the advertising department of company XYZ, it is also a tool express your thoughts (and dare I say it) dreams.
The ultimative producer experience is, in my humble opinion, writing a good program. (Don Knuth is with me on that one.) Programming in the right language* is a delighful thing.
That is what you should teach your kids.
* LISP is a good candidate since it is extremely simple and powerful. These two things go hand in hand.
I think that's only the introductory price. You know, kinda like the early adopter thing. Once Sony has probed whether or not there is a demand for it, it will invest more into this technology and make it mass-market-compatible. Personally, I would be glad to replace my two bookshelf with something more compact. And while you're at it: would someone please take on marketing holographic storage? I'm tired of having so many disks flying about my room.
It is of course possible to place different values on each swear word, but that rarely happens because it would defeat the purpose of using swear words to simplify sentences.
No shit, Mr. I-know-a-lot-more-than-you-AND-I-solve-murder-crim es-in-my-free-time Sherlock.
People swear for shits and giggles. Calling someone a preposterous windbag might work on Slashdot, but in meatspace that preposterous windbag is simply a stupid motherfucker.
Huh? I just watched that trailer and it feels a bit like a Evil Dead / Lord of the Rings cross-over. Not that bad actually. It might be worth to check that out. And what's your beef (pun intended) with Zombie Ninjas? We've had Smart Zombies before. Consider them intelligently designed zombies...:)
Of course for that to happen it would have to be little girls that play GTA, which is the main demographic to play it, right?
Believe or not, my 12-year-old sister enjoys GTA:SA. She drives around in cars and on motorcycles and when she is up for a challenge she clubs a hooker to death.
"Don't talk to strangers in game rooms if you don't know they're your friends. Don't talk to anyone. Just stop talking. Stop chatting in the game room." (emphasis mine.)
I am aghast. Not sure at what exactly. But, don't parents teach their kids that an "unknown person" (what exactly is an unknown person anyways?) who isn't acting like he wants a game of Mario Kart isn't someone you want to talk to?
Why can't they add a caddie to each and every BlueRay media? You know, like the very first CD drives had: a piece of plastic about the disc itself so it's protected from dust, fingerprints, and scratches to the most precious surface area?
Important stories like these is what make Slashdot so great.
What's with the overly abundant amount of sarcasm? If you want to read "important stories", just go to bbc.co.uk. It even says below the green slashdot graphic to your front top left:
News for Nerds. Stuff that matters.
Were you not able to infere from the tagline that this is not your everyman's newssite about "important stories"?
Oh wait - you were trying to be funny. Don't quit your day job.
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You're assuming the consumers ever heard of something called DIVX. It wasn't marketed properly.
Nobody wants to watch other people playing Atari 2600 video games on TV. But I think there might be some interest in competitive FPS like Q1, Q3A, or CS.
You haven't seen Q3A if you haven't seen demo videos of some of the best players in the world. What these guys accomplish is borderline magic. Eg., keeping other people mid-air for a couple of seconds using only rockets and grenades is quite a rush - for the player and the spectator.
Please believe me when I say that I have done those things myself and have seen my clan mates do some mindblowing stunts.
I wouldn't under underestimate it just yet.
Disclaimer: I am not a parent. Hell, I'm still half a kid myself (23).
One of the most important things you can teach your kids is not to be just a consumer but a producer, too. Teach them that using a computer doesn't just mean to download software and watch flash animations, but that a computer - any computer - is a tool for self-expression.
A computer is one of the most important tools of today. While it is a tool for the advertising department of company XYZ, it is also a tool express your thoughts (and dare I say it) dreams.
The ultimative producer experience is, in my humble opinion, writing a good program. (Don Knuth is with me on that one.) Programming in the right language* is a delighful thing.
That is what you should teach your kids.
* LISP is a good candidate since it is extremely simple and powerful. These two things go hand in hand.
I think that's only the introductory price. You know, kinda like the early adopter thing. Once Sony has probed whether or not there is a demand for it, it will invest more into this technology and make it mass-market-compatible.
Personally, I would be glad to replace my two bookshelf with something more compact. And while you're at it: would someone please take on marketing holographic storage? I'm tired of having so many disks flying about my room.
So... are you guys African or European knights?
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I think I made my point.
(By the way, "constant state of flux" is an oxymoron. Maybe you meant to write "... has a constant rate of flux.")
I hope your mistakes were intentional.
Of course, this very article - with hardly a coherent paragraph - clearly shows the trend.
Get your McFacts straight.
slashcode stripped away my sarcasm closing tags. Don't misinterpret that reply please, you stupid motherfucker. ;)
I fuck, therefore I create.
I create, therefore I am.
I am, therefore I fuck.
People swear for shits and giggles. Calling someone a preposterous windbag might work on Slashdot, but in meatspace that preposterous windbag is simply a stupid motherfucker.
POOP: Professional Object-Oriented Programming :-)
Actually, rightfully I am only considered a landed immigrant. So, not yet fully Canadian but on the best way to! \o/
Well, you know what they say:
;-)
Blame Canada*.
*I am Canadian. Don't implode.
The words "noodly appendage" come to mind...
Huh? I just watched that trailer and it feels a bit like a Evil Dead / Lord of the Rings cross-over. Not that bad actually. It might be worth to check that out. :)
And what's your beef (pun intended) with Zombie Ninjas? We've had Smart Zombies before. Consider them intelligently designed zombies...
Yes, I - too - think that's scary.
I am aghast.
Not sure at what exactly.
But, don't parents teach their kids that an "unknown person" (what exactly is an unknown person anyways?) who isn't acting like he wants a game of Mario Kart isn't someone you want to talk to?
Pong.
Everything else is just a rip-off.
Two hours later they then received the following transmission from the rover computer:
All these worlds are yours, except Mars.
Attempt no colonies there.
Oh, and don't bother with those stones. There really isn't anything exceptional beneath them. No sir. Absolutely not. Now bugger off this planet.
Also known as Subliminal Harassment. I have to warn you though, the contents of that page are not for the faint of heart, if not pure evil.
Expensive? Like what, 2 cents per k-unit?
Why can't they add a caddie to each and every BlueRay media? You know, like the very first CD drives had: a piece of plastic about the disc itself so it's protected from dust, fingerprints, and scratches to the most precious surface area?
News for Nerds. Stuff that matters.
Were you not able to infere from the tagline that this is not your everyman's newssite about "important stories"?
Oh wait - you were trying to be funny. Don't quit your day job.