I didn't see this posed as a question yet, but what about the effects of aging on brain deterioration?
I've heard this similar claim of long life with cloning and brain transplanets. Sure we probably will have the technology to stop aging at some point, but last I checked, we're still a long way off from even coming close to understanding most of the human brain. Claiming we can stop aging in that area would be a rather hard to believe claim when we still can't agree on how most of the brain actually "works."
I'm sure we can find a way for our bodies to live to be X age, but what's the fun if our brain is a puddle of mush?
In my mind, it's mainly due to the limitations humans are bound by.
Yeah I can't really see the point behind fully done humans like in Final Fantasy: Spirits Within, but CG stuff like some parts of LOTR or the matrix, its because human actors are limited by real world physics, computer animation isn't.
You can do amazing martial arts moves or whatever you could dream of with CGI.
Yeah my two examples both used human actors, but they had CGI modified stuff. So I guess I didn't answer your question at all heh.
Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash" has a very similar theme to it, idea behind it is a "Snow Crash" virus that basically puts people into a coma through a computer virus that transmits from Virtual Reality headsets into the brain.
I think this is a great response. I've been around the MMO scene since about 98' now, started with oldschool Ultima Online and played just about every flavor of the month since.
The main argument you see on the subject of PVP/PK is a small minority of players for PVP, and a larger majority for PVE (player vs enviroment also known as "carebear"). Now that always wins the debate in the developers eyes, so they tend to swing the game in favor of the majority of their playerbase.
The point you bring to the table, is that in the more mainstream gamer world, the FPS tends to dominate the RPG. I don't have hard numbers off hand, and correct me if i'm wrong, but I seem to recall counter-strike having a playerbase of something around 1-2 million, whereas the top (US) mmo's cap out at around 100,000-400,000 subscribers. This brings a whole new angle on the dead horse debate of whether the majority of gamers are for pvp or against it, really I think there is a large untapped resource waiting.
Although I still think it will be a few years til they get the formula right, as we saw with planetside just merging RPG and FPS doesn't work.
Games like Savage come to mind also, but I don't think that will ever reach the level of games like Unreal, Quake, Counter-Strike or Battlefield 1942.
I think the largest factor that holds MMO's back is the monthly cost. A lot of gamers see that 11-14$ a month and are scared off immediatly. Over the next few years as bandwith increases in availability possibly those prices can be brought down. That doesnt solve the problem of paying the staff for support and continued developement though.
I would really like to see an open-source type MMO to come out, Neverwinter Nights kinda took that approach with being able to "link" worlds together , but that never really launched into "mmo" proportions to my knowledge.
If we could get a game like planetside, but without the monthly costs I could really see it being the next "big" thing.
I don't see of it as stealing. To bring up the dead horse argument, artists don't make much from music sales. Yeah maybe I'd be more inclined to buy a CD new, and not used if the artist made more money from it. But that still doesn't change that it's overpriced and should be cheaper in the first place.
To quote Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, and now, Zwan:
"You can put out the big fire [Napster], but there are 100 other little fires ready
to spring up, and you'll never put them all out. Ultimately, music is going to be free."
Billy Corgan on the Napster controversy from an MTV interview.
"I'm glad that people are trying to get our music early off of the internet.
I'd be kind of scared if they didn't" - billy corgan
http://www.maxbarry.com/jennifergovernment/
Great read for those who haven't read it or heard of it.
"Welcome to paradise! The world is run by American corporations (except for a few deluded holdouts like the French); taxes are illegal; employees take the last names of the companies they work for; the Police and the NRA are publicly-traded security firms; and the U.S. government only investigates crimes it can bill for.
Hack Nike is a Merchandising Officer who discovers an all-new way to sell sneakers. Buy Mitsui is a stockbroker with a death-wish. Billy NRA is finding out that life in a private army isn't all snappy uniforms and code names. And Jennifer Government, a legendary agent with a barcode tattoo, is the consumer watchdog from hell."
quote from the page linked to above.
An amazing movie, The reason it wasn't released in the theaters in the US is it was scheduled to begin advertisement and such for release a few days after the Columbine incident. In result because of the movies content and "promoting" vigilantism it got canceled from being shown in theaters.
Also as some fans may know, Troy Duffy is currently working on a sequel titled The Boondock Saints: All Saints Day. They will be releasing live behind the scenes footage soon on the website: http://www.theboondocksaints.com
Due out in 2004
So when are we going to be getting our Ark fleet ready? I think it's about time we got all our Hairdressers, insurance salesmen, personnel officers, management consultents and public relations executives ready to "colonize" another one of these planets...
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Who else could be eating the cookies I leave out near the fire place every Christmas Eve?
I didn't see this posed as a question yet, but what about the effects of aging on brain deterioration?
I've heard this similar claim of long life with cloning and brain transplanets. Sure we probably will have the technology to stop aging at some point, but last I checked, we're still a long way off from even coming close to understanding most of the human brain. Claiming we can stop aging in that area would be a rather hard to believe claim when we still can't agree on how most of the brain actually "works."
I'm sure we can find a way for our bodies to live to be X age, but what's the fun if our brain is a puddle of mush?
In my mind, it's mainly due to the limitations humans are bound by. Yeah I can't really see the point behind fully done humans like in Final Fantasy: Spirits Within, but CG stuff like some parts of LOTR or the matrix, its because human actors are limited by real world physics, computer animation isn't. You can do amazing martial arts moves or whatever you could dream of with CGI. Yeah my two examples both used human actors, but they had CGI modified stuff. So I guess I didn't answer your question at all heh.
"Computer I want some of that nasty looking klingon food... oh and a BMW please."
Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash" has a very similar theme to it, idea behind it is a "Snow Crash" virus that basically puts people into a coma through a computer virus that transmits from Virtual Reality headsets into the brain.
Typically what you just said is true of any games forums, the most vocal people are the bitter whiners.
gah, preview button is your friend, all my formatting and spacing got messed up, sorry for the big block of text =/
I think this is a great response. I've been around the MMO scene since about 98' now, started with oldschool Ultima Online and played just about every flavor of the month since. The main argument you see on the subject of PVP/PK is a small minority of players for PVP, and a larger majority for PVE (player vs enviroment also known as "carebear"). Now that always wins the debate in the developers eyes, so they tend to swing the game in favor of the majority of their playerbase. The point you bring to the table, is that in the more mainstream gamer world, the FPS tends to dominate the RPG. I don't have hard numbers off hand, and correct me if i'm wrong, but I seem to recall counter-strike having a playerbase of something around 1-2 million, whereas the top (US) mmo's cap out at around 100,000-400,000 subscribers. This brings a whole new angle on the dead horse debate of whether the majority of gamers are for pvp or against it, really I think there is a large untapped resource waiting. Although I still think it will be a few years til they get the formula right, as we saw with planetside just merging RPG and FPS doesn't work. Games like Savage come to mind also, but I don't think that will ever reach the level of games like Unreal, Quake, Counter-Strike or Battlefield 1942. I think the largest factor that holds MMO's back is the monthly cost. A lot of gamers see that 11-14$ a month and are scared off immediatly. Over the next few years as bandwith increases in availability possibly those prices can be brought down. That doesnt solve the problem of paying the staff for support and continued developement though. I would really like to see an open-source type MMO to come out, Neverwinter Nights kinda took that approach with being able to "link" worlds together , but that never really launched into "mmo" proportions to my knowledge. If we could get a game like planetside, but without the monthly costs I could really see it being the next "big" thing.
Hell in my english 121 class in college, I've been using google for my spelling, grammar and research =P
technically a senryu, if I remember correctly and the part where it gets really creative in my opinion is when he gets the syllables to do pi
Yeah I noticed =( Stupid taking time to preview my comment =P
It's all those aussies downloading music now ;P
I don't see of it as stealing. To bring up the dead horse argument, artists don't make much from music sales. Yeah maybe I'd be more inclined to buy a CD new, and not used if the artist made more money from it. But that still doesn't change that it's overpriced and should be cheaper in the first place. To quote Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins, and now, Zwan: "You can put out the big fire [Napster], but there are 100 other little fires ready to spring up, and you'll never put them all out. Ultimately, music is going to be free." Billy Corgan on the Napster controversy from an MTV interview. "I'm glad that people are trying to get our music early off of the internet. I'd be kind of scared if they didn't" - billy corgan
I propose a study of how many instances there are of teenagers getting in light saber fights. Now if only I can find funding for research...
and I'll look into valve studios and find out for you.
Still how is this any less "illegal" than downloading an e-book on kazaa? Or in this case, an mp3?
http://www.maxbarry.com/jennifergovernment/ Great read for those who haven't read it or heard of it. "Welcome to paradise! The world is run by American corporations (except for a few deluded holdouts like the French); taxes are illegal; employees take the last names of the companies they work for; the Police and the NRA are publicly-traded security firms; and the U.S. government only investigates crimes it can bill for. Hack Nike is a Merchandising Officer who discovers an all-new way to sell sneakers. Buy Mitsui is a stockbroker with a death-wish. Billy NRA is finding out that life in a private army isn't all snappy uniforms and code names. And Jennifer Government, a legendary agent with a barcode tattoo, is the consumer watchdog from hell." quote from the page linked to above.
1. pillage the oceans
2.
3. profit!
An amazing movie, The reason it wasn't released in the theaters in the US is it was scheduled to begin advertisement and such for release a few days after the Columbine incident. In result because of the movies content and "promoting" vigilantism it got canceled from being shown in theaters. Also as some fans may know, Troy Duffy is currently working on a sequel titled The Boondock Saints: All Saints Day. They will be releasing live behind the scenes footage soon on the website: http://www.theboondocksaints.com Due out in 2004
Duping or Exploiting? It isn't unheard of, and sometimes there is the rare exploit that stays within a circle of friends and doesn't draw attention.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0553 380958/104-2158378-1745532?vi=glance
Great read if you havent read it yet. A reality where VR holds more importance than reality itself.
http://www.afn.org/~afn09444/scanlaws/scanner5.htm l
they are seemingly legal in most states
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/esnr/radar.htm#table2
appears to be only a couple states according to this
Very insightful post, I had never made the connection but it really does make sense when you think about it.
So when are we going to be getting our Ark fleet ready? I think it's about time we got all our Hairdressers, insurance salesmen, personnel officers, management consultents and public relations executives ready to "colonize" another one of these planets...