You know, its really funny that they call us addicts just because it involves sitting one place watching a computer screen, yet they don't say anything about TV addicts, or movie addicts, etc. Just because I enjoy spending my free time playing video games, does NOT mean I have a problem.
And while I understand that there are plenty of people who truly are addicted, and my heart goes out to them, I wish to god people would stop confusing people who really are addicted with people who just play computer games a lot.
Streaming content via major broadband in quality high enough to compete with dvd would be a media company's wet dream. Total control. They'd charge you by the view or on a subscription basis.
The truth of the matter is, people enjoy having physical copies of their media to represent their collection. And its a good backup. I don't think the medium will be replacing the media anytime soon. Just expect storage to get larger in capacity, and smaller in physical size.
Of course its not threatening to push out the PDA, because it IS a PDA. The whole TDA thing is just a buzzword that they used because you use your thumb instead of a stylus. In reality, they will have to compete with every other handheld out there.
I fully agree. However, I believe the key to unlocking the real strength of the creative end of things, is to first get to the point where you are able to create a real world immitation. The reason why is simple. I put forth that the main reason people play games is to fantasize. If we can agree on that, then I would also put forth that when people want to fantasize, they want the fantasy to be as enjoyable and intense as possible.
Now, the level of detail that would be needed to recreate life as we know it would be unimaginable. You literally would need to know the secrets of the universe to do that. However, if you can even approach that level of detail, the things you can accomplish when you're not trying to exactly emulate reality are astounding.
In short, what I'm trying to say is that people crave more "realistic" experiences in their media. Its why we have seen the leap in graphics quality that we have. Same with speakers. And more recently haptics and biofeedback (think DDR, and that new-agey biofeedback game just released). The whole point of doing everything we can to immerse ourselves in our media is our attempt at truly experiencing it first hand as opposed to 2nd or 3rd, and in order to do that you need to be able to translate the experience into what we know best. Reality.
Just kidding....well, not really, if you have it post it. But as someone who will definitely go see this in the theater for the big screen, and will also download the dvd rip of it as soon as its subbed, I'm wondering why this hasn't been picked up and subbed by any groups that I know of yet since its been out in Japan now.
While I agree on the self-righteous thing, I would like to see more movies subbed. Especially anime movies. French films are usually subbed instead of dubbed, why is that?
The truth of the matter is that yet another one of the reasons someone would rather download/buy the dvd of anime is because they have the option of watching it subbed. I wish there was some research done into which fans preferred more, subbed or dubbed, because I believe wholeheartedly that 99% of fans would say subbed. Maybe if the companies targeted these movies more at the fans who spend god knows how much on merchandise they would get more interest from the anime community.
"There is a disconnect between what the Adult Swim alpha geek will consider good anime and what will do well in theatres (see Pokemon)."
Um, hate to break it to ya, but I can't think of a single adult swim fan I know who likes pokemon (well, maybe when they were younger). Adult swim has gotten some decent shows, but a lot of more "hardcore" anime fans feel that their shows are too kiddy and that they should be subbed. They are making a good move getting Naruto, I just hope they don't cut any of the serious or violent scenes as thats what makes the series so great. The reality is that the geek demographic in America has plenty of spending power, just not enough to justify box office movies. That is why DVD sales for anime are throught he roof.
If we ever want truly virtual reality as we've all dreamed of it, we WILL need something like this. Remember, software can only do so much, no matter how efficient it is. I for one welcome our new PPU overlords since it will let us take a big step forward in letting games react like reality. Halflife 2 showed us how cool physics can make a game when done properly, and I look forward to more games doing that.
Those ads that I saw run in the Onion always made me think how brilliant that would be for Rockstar to do. Put out ads by a fake anti-video game company that just talk about all the horrible things you can do. Of course the gamers love that stuff.
I just installed it, and its asking me to set some things in the settings. Can someone explain the graphics options and the base options please? I hate when game makers put in all these options, and then tell you absolutely nothing about what they do so you're left wondering what the hell they mean.
"You get to download great music in lossless formats at low prices... BUT... you also have to give your credit information to someone in Russia.
Is ANY song worth that?!"
Get one of those prepaid credit cards, problem solved.
No kidding. As someone in advertising, I have to say that IMHO, this is definitely an intentional leak. Let me explain why.
This show is for geeks, geeks have been gossiping about this show online forever. If it were released online geeks would download it, build lots of buzz, and then when it aired on tv just as many geeks would watch it. Possibly more if the show is good because word would have spread and everybody would want to watch it.
Oh, and if they get any articles for PR about how it was pirated, that'll make even MORE people want to watch it since its "illegal".
Ok, I skimmed TFA because I didn't understand half of it. From what I gathered though, it seems as if the whole 1000 monkeys on 1000 typewriter things, except the behavior of the group mimicks each other in some ways as they focus on a "task".
I totally agree. But I have to give major credit to Apple's PR department. Truly some first class work they've been doing with this podcasting thing.
However, I believe the reason podcasting is getting press as opposed to its predecessor, shoutcasting, is because the iPod is the new hip mainstream consumer electronic device. So that means that readers are more likely to read about something involving the iPod than just Winamp for example. Plus, it combines the coolness of the iPod with the "coolness" of the blog scene, which gives it a real grass roots feel. The combination of all this equals a lot of guaranteed readers, and thus higher ad sales which in turn equals more profit for the companies publishing these stories.
I don't mean this as a troll, but does anybody even care? As far as I know Kazaa is permanently on Slashdot's shitlist for the spyware issue. Then there's the fact that they are simply slow, out-dated, and have a pitiful userbase compared to those of the bit torrent trackers out there. But I guess the dinosaurs had to die off before the mammals could truly rule, eh?
Don't you think $5 an episode is a bit much? I mean, thats $10 an hour for tv which is more than most college students make, and which is 1/3 the cost of cable.
Half Life 2 is pretty and all, and I love Garys mod (REALLY creative idea), however, there simply needs to be more mod development for it. There's a lot of interesting stuff in the pipes now, and if any of it ever manages to get finished, that group will probably be able to gain a LOT more players for their mod than they woudl otherwise. Anybody here know of some good mods with a lot of servers for HL2?
Ok, so Yahoo put out a big press release for their birthday, and they've got some partnership with Baskin Robbins to give out a free scoop (which is practically NOTHING for them). Whats the big deal? And why is this on Slashdot?
Oh wait, thats right, the editors just post whatever they're paid to post.
As much as I don't like Bill Gates for what he's done for computing, how dare you have the balls to crap all over his charity work because he can benefit from it.
What would make you happy? If NONE of his work was publicized so he couldn't take credit for it? You do realize that large amounts of publicity can only help his charitable efforts right?
Or maybe you'd rather he didn't write it off of his taxes. God forbid. Just out of curiosity though, I'd love to know the things you've written off on your taxes.
Why don't YOU put your money where your mouth is before you crap all over the success of those who already have.
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And while I understand that there are plenty of people who truly are addicted, and my heart goes out to them, I wish to god people would stop confusing people who really are addicted with people who just play computer games a lot.
The truth of the matter is, people enjoy having physical copies of their media to represent their collection. And its a good backup. I don't think the medium will be replacing the media anytime soon. Just expect storage to get larger in capacity, and smaller in physical size.
Now, the level of detail that would be needed to recreate life as we know it would be unimaginable. You literally would need to know the secrets of the universe to do that. However, if you can even approach that level of detail, the things you can accomplish when you're not trying to exactly emulate reality are astounding.
In short, what I'm trying to say is that people crave more "realistic" experiences in their media. Its why we have seen the leap in graphics quality that we have. Same with speakers. And more recently haptics and biofeedback (think DDR, and that new-agey biofeedback game just released). The whole point of doing everything we can to immerse ourselves in our media is our attempt at truly experiencing it first hand as opposed to 2nd or 3rd, and in order to do that you need to be able to translate the experience into what we know best. Reality.
Just kidding....well, not really, if you have it post it. But as someone who will definitely go see this in the theater for the big screen, and will also download the dvd rip of it as soon as its subbed, I'm wondering why this hasn't been picked up and subbed by any groups that I know of yet since its been out in Japan now.
The truth of the matter is that yet another one of the reasons someone would rather download/buy the dvd of anime is because they have the option of watching it subbed. I wish there was some research done into which fans preferred more, subbed or dubbed, because I believe wholeheartedly that 99% of fans would say subbed. Maybe if the companies targeted these movies more at the fans who spend god knows how much on merchandise they would get more interest from the anime community.
Um, hate to break it to ya, but I can't think of a single adult swim fan I know who likes pokemon (well, maybe when they were younger). Adult swim has gotten some decent shows, but a lot of more "hardcore" anime fans feel that their shows are too kiddy and that they should be subbed. They are making a good move getting Naruto, I just hope they don't cut any of the serious or violent scenes as thats what makes the series so great. The reality is that the geek demographic in America has plenty of spending power, just not enough to justify box office movies. That is why DVD sales for anime are throught he roof.
Get one of those prepaid credit cards, problem solved.
This show is for geeks, geeks have been gossiping about this show online forever. If it were released online geeks would download it, build lots of buzz, and then when it aired on tv just as many geeks would watch it. Possibly more if the show is good because word would have spread and everybody would want to watch it.
Oh, and if they get any articles for PR about how it was pirated, that'll make even MORE people want to watch it since its "illegal".
However, I believe the reason podcasting is getting press as opposed to its predecessor, shoutcasting, is because the iPod is the new hip mainstream consumer electronic device. So that means that readers are more likely to read about something involving the iPod than just Winamp for example. Plus, it combines the coolness of the iPod with the "coolness" of the blog scene, which gives it a real grass roots feel. The combination of all this equals a lot of guaranteed readers, and thus higher ad sales which in turn equals more profit for the companies publishing these stories.
Oh wait, thats right, the editors just post whatever they're paid to post.
What would make you happy? If NONE of his work was publicized so he couldn't take credit for it? You do realize that large amounts of publicity can only help his charitable efforts right?
Or maybe you'd rather he didn't write it off of his taxes. God forbid. Just out of curiosity though, I'd love to know the things you've written off on your taxes.
Why don't YOU put your money where your mouth is before you crap all over the success of those who already have.