This is one of the most fascinating types of games I've ever fantasized about. And now they've made it. I wish it had video.
One of the things I'm REALLY looking forward to is once people become "gargoyles" and start wearing small video cams almost 100% of the time to record their lives.
Then you will have a much better way to live someone elses life. In fact, I think it could offer up a whole new genre.
It could be quite cool to have enough video footage to be able to live someone elses life with the video acting out your choices in a much more advanced way than is possible today.
"And I fear that there won't be enough "lost tourists" to make this a paying proposition."
Unfortunately, this may be true. However I sure as hell wish I had this for this summer when I'm going to be interning in England and traveling Europe. I don't know the languages of any of the other countries I'm visiting (Italy, France, Austria) and a map service in english like that would help me immensely.
On another note, does anybody know of any good cell phone services in Europe that I could get for 5 weeks and use all over Europe that isn't too expensive?
It really is a shame that you need such high specs to run this thing. Something this small could be really cool on a cell phone or something else mobile.
Cool stuff though, I'm always amazed at how efficient people can make software, and this is a prime example of it.
I would think this would fall under some sort of theft or fraud law. And the worst that happens is the credit companies would reimburse the holder, or the cell company would, and laws would be enacted to enable the companies to take legal action against the people at the end of the money trail that such a scam would inevitably leave.
What would stop the store from making a deal with phone makers to be able to read the chip in the phones. Now they can track when you personally walk in and out of stores.
I personally think 3D desktops will have their golden hour in the near future. However, I don't think it will happen until we get true 3D holographic displays. A 3D display begs to be in a true 3D display environment, not a simulated one. Or maybe it'll be more useful when we have better 3D goggles. I don't really know.
But I do know that once we have more immersion, such as with the body, in terms of input devices, I think we'll see a lot more development in this area.
Well look, if we just made jobs stupidly complex just to keep jobs in the states, we would never advance as a nation. So I'm sorry if it may cause jobs to be outsourced, but I'd rather make the technological leap to digital with this than keep old ones just to save a few jobs.
I know its Clearchannel that is behind this, and that they are evil. However, digital billboards can save a lot of costs after as taking down and putting up new billboards. And it certainly gives room for more options, such as video, which may or may not be a bad thing depending on how distracted you and everybody else gets.
You forgot, this is a reality tv show funded project. There are some additions I would like to make to yours.
" 1) The first stage will be comprised of the entire population standing on each other's shoulders. Distance: 176,000 miles."
This is actually how they will cast the show. Whoever the last 6 people at the top are, they will get to climb into the spaceship that is waiting for them. Everybody else who was waiting up there dies.
"2) Thrust for the second stage will be provided by shaken up coke cans. Stick it to those capitalist swine."
This is very likely to be true. However, it is a product placement stunt by coke. And since they will be shaken up, it will give coke a new XTREME!!! edge. Just in time for a new Coke XTREME!!! drink which will hit the shelves shortly after the product placement stunt. The drink will go the way of Coke II.
"3) Remaining thrust will be provided by removing the vacuum tubes from the flight computer and throwing them behind the ship."
Actually, this will be another product placement but for Apple. It will show off their new G6 and how there's no wires attached. Expect a tie-in with the iPod and one of the cast members on the ship/show who will turn out to be the next pop idol.
Wasn't it the RIAA who wanted to be legally enabled to attack computers they thought had copyrighted material on them? Or was it the MPAA. Regardless, I wouldn't be surprised if they just did it whatever the consequences were. Its not like M$ or any other big company hasn't done that before.
I actually wouldn't put it past the RIAA and BSA to do something like this. These days with outsourcing, its pretty gray concerning what an overseas company does. And givin the inherent scumminess that lies at the top of the music industry labels, I really wouldn't be surprised if a friend of a top exec called in a favor, etc.
I know, tin foil hat.....but still....of all the people that could possibly be doing this.....I REALLY would look twice to see if its them.
"In a perfect world we'd be able to pay a small subscription fee for access to all the music we want via audio on demand."
Are you joking? I'm sorry, but I don't want a subscription. I want something I can pay a one time fee for and own completely. I don't want to have to keep paying a monthly fee to listen to music, period.
So true. But it is quite effective at pulling the wool over the eyes of people who only knew what it was from some random article in a computer magazine they read once.
They only know Gator as Gator, and unfortunately there hasn't been a whole lot of press explaining that Gator=Spyware, Claria=Gator, Claria=Spyware.
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One of the things I'm REALLY looking forward to is once people become "gargoyles" and start wearing small video cams almost 100% of the time to record their lives.
Then you will have a much better way to live someone elses life. In fact, I think it could offer up a whole new genre.
It could be quite cool to have enough video footage to be able to live someone elses life with the video acting out your choices in a much more advanced way than is possible today.
Unfortunately, this may be true. However I sure as hell wish I had this for this summer when I'm going to be interning in England and traveling Europe. I don't know the languages of any of the other countries I'm visiting (Italy, France, Austria) and a map service in english like that would help me immensely.
On another note, does anybody know of any good cell phone services in Europe that I could get for 5 weeks and use all over Europe that isn't too expensive?
Cool stuff though, I'm always amazed at how efficient people can make software, and this is a prime example of it.
But I do know that once we have more immersion, such as with the body, in terms of input devices, I think we'll see a lot more development in this area.
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Not to far from the feeling of that 'eureka' moment at all.
" 1) The first stage will be comprised of the entire population standing on each other's shoulders. Distance: 176,000 miles."
This is actually how they will cast the show. Whoever the last 6 people at the top are, they will get to climb into the spaceship that is waiting for them. Everybody else who was waiting up there dies.
"2) Thrust for the second stage will be provided by shaken up coke cans. Stick it to those capitalist swine."
This is very likely to be true. However, it is a product placement stunt by coke. And since they will be shaken up, it will give coke a new XTREME!!! edge. Just in time for a new Coke XTREME!!! drink which will hit the shelves shortly after the product placement stunt. The drink will go the way of Coke II.
"3) Remaining thrust will be provided by removing the vacuum tubes from the flight computer and throwing them behind the ship."
Actually, this will be another product placement but for Apple. It will show off their new G6 and how there's no wires attached. Expect a tie-in with the iPod and one of the cast members on the ship/show who will turn out to be the next pop idol.
I know, tin foil hat.....but still....of all the people that could possibly be doing this.....I REALLY would look twice to see if its them.
Are you joking? I'm sorry, but I don't want a subscription. I want something I can pay a one time fee for and own completely. I don't want to have to keep paying a monthly fee to listen to music, period.
Oh but what a glorious walking mound of decaying flesh it was while it was still running.
They only know Gator as Gator, and unfortunately there hasn't been a whole lot of press explaining that Gator=Spyware, Claria=Gator, Claria=Spyware.
Wow, same joke as the one posted a minute ahead of you, bravo.