because you can't sell enough titles to make it profitable? yeah because you'll get more negative press than possitive? maybe because you'll get the story wrong? you'll do no better in 10 years
Nearly 5 years ago an article was written in Game Developers Mag. claiming that the same certain something was missing from most games and that it was here that small developers had a chance. Here we are and the same focus on graphics instead of content prevails with few small developers. Is this really the end before things get back on track? I say, muds have always (i know that's not true) existed and always will so let the graphics have their fun. The two worlds have yet to merge and until total emersion becomes possible it just won't matter.
It seems people are forgeting two things: 1) politics have long used economics to justify their actions and are (stupidly you should argue) allowed to make economic decisions. 2) the opposite is not true of economics and in fact any economics which go against politics are generaly ignored or, in more unstable situations, destroyed.
some other users have suggested that we beat the Philips group senseless for this but it's much more appropriate that we thank them for a) patenting this and avoiding others doing the same and b) anouncing it so that we can avoid voluntarily obtaining such a device for our own use. We might also consider that certain governments who haven't a problem with torture might be very grateful.
Another perspective: I developed an unhealthy gaming (MMORPG too) habit as a defense mechanism during a major depressive episode. AFTER getting help for the depression I broke the addiction the same way I break all addictions, I stopped until I was clean. In the case of a computer game to best way to stop is to delete all existing accounts and remove the software from all computers. It may also be necessary to block servers in your firewall. However, I must stress that breaking an addiction which may be a defense mechanism is dangerous if you are not treating the original problem, in my case it could have been fatal, so don't go around 'helping' your friend to remove the game unless he allows it or you have a professional assess the situation.
Thank you, I was much too lazy to look up that quote but it's exactly what I thought of when I read the statement. Such shortsightedness to look not to history nor the future but to assume that everything is now and has no temporal significance.
If your network is so insecure, you ought to fix that. It isn't the applications (or hardware) that we should be upset about, but the flaws which they highlight.
I've been working with the Department of Technology for DPS since sophomore year and can tell you that the most hectic time is during breaks when it's most acceptable to make changes. Outside normal is dealing with a full spectrum of user types. Everything from teachers and administrators with no computer knowledge, to students in programming classes, to script kiddies with something to prove are on the computers and network. Security is insane because there is no way to determine who should have what rights. Teachers and students must be kepts from doing damage by accident but allowed to perform necesary tasks. The best way to learn about this would be to assist in the IT department at your highschool so that you get a feel for how much has to be accounted for.
is to use the second and even third monitors to display supplimental information. this is especially useful in games when a manual is useful for statistics or hot keys. the additional viewing field would be nice but isn't standard and so i find different information is the easy and effective application.
spend extra money to make a product less useful so that you can charge more. an excellent way to further society. seriously, ruining one of the strongest points of the internet would take more energy than doing nothing and it would be used to charge more. the only benefit to something like this is that it could spark some creative workarounds.
Just what I was thinking. Supply and demand (the basic principle behind free markets and stock/commodity markets) doesn't apply when supply is virtually unlimited. However, the economics do work on a different level. Whether a company is willing to produce a product at all is based on whether there is enough demand for the product at a given price. Recording studios might be willing to produce a greater variety of music for online sales if the prices were variable enough to adjust for maximum sales (quantity purchased * price).
I've suggested to my economics professor that this idea be debated in class, I'll post a summary of our conclusion if to topic comes up.
of course everybody is thinking they can wear their computer input device now, but what about:
your clothing tells people to back off when they're hitting on you (you can turn it off if you'd like)
clothing that reminds you to get off your ass and do something every once in a while (ok, so some of us could just use a timer for that, but others might be able to take advantage of it)
[real application] hospitals could use help in remembering to shift the appendages of some patients, this could do just that.
posture advisor?
theft detection (is the wallet missing, or better yet, is somebody reaching for it?)
I'll leave military apps to somebody else, too many for me right now.
I failed to mention my use of x2x to control many computers from one kb/mouse. KVMs are nice but when you can just move the mouse and switch control...
actually, i have two above as well. the laptop docks into the center. two monitors are on the sides and two are above. I have two desktops that can attach to any of the four monitors and the other two can be used with the laptop. Currently, the sides are attached to desktops and the top is shifted so that one monitor is directly above the laptop and the other is used for which ever computer I'm building at the time.
Other comments have hinted to the point that a computer doesn't always help education and ca, in fact, hinder it. Take a simple calculator. If one never needs to do the math by hand they'll never learn to and trust me, that hurts them sooner or later. With computers, the problem can simply be larger. When the kid starts arguing for a laptop (or desktop) on the basis of efficiency and time savings on tasks which they're already capable of doing without one, suggest splitting the price. Simply giving a laptop to your child could end up ruining their education instead of helping. Personally, my family didn't have any computers until I was about 8 or 10. It wasn't until I was programming and tinkering too much to keep sharing the family computer that my parents would even allow me to purchase another desktop. Now, I have one laptop and four desktops to my name but I still think that living without them was crucial to my early developement. As far as school, I'm in the top 10% of a program which is only for the top 1-5% of students so you can't say my route hurt me. I can however attribute some of my skills and methods to being forced to learn without a computer at times.
Taking the other possition, I wouldn't be were I am with my business or acedemics without computers. In fact, I was getting killed by spanish until I wrote a program tailored to my style of learning to help me out. Without computers I'd probably be unable to keep up with my current studies. Having a computer is, therefore, potentially quite helpful for learning. As you might have noticed though, my spelling is still quite poor as a result of a dependency on spell checkers (anybody else enjoy the on in gaim). Oops, time for surgery, insert a beautiful conclusion here based on evaluating the individual situation and NOT standardising when kids should be exposed to technology.
That, and a single post on slashdot is often read by hundreds of others who would like to know the same thing. We could just look it up on our own but it's actually a bit more efficient to ask once for so many people.
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because you can't sell enough titles to make it profitable? yeah
because you'll get more negative press than possitive? maybe
because you'll get the story wrong? you'll do no better in 10 years
Nearly 5 years ago an article was written in Game Developers Mag. claiming that the same certain something was missing from most games and that it was here that small developers had a chance. Here we are and the same focus on graphics instead of content prevails with few small developers. Is this really the end before things get back on track?
I say, muds have always (i know that's not true) existed and always will so let the graphics have their fun. The two worlds have yet to merge and until total emersion becomes possible it just won't matter.
It seems people are forgeting two things:
1) politics have long used economics to justify their actions and are (stupidly you should argue) allowed to make economic decisions.
2) the opposite is not true of economics and in fact any economics which go against politics are generaly ignored or, in more unstable situations, destroyed.
some other users have suggested that we beat the Philips group senseless for this but it's much more appropriate that we thank them for a) patenting this and avoiding others doing the same and b) anouncing it so that we can avoid voluntarily obtaining such a device for our own use. We might also consider that certain governments who haven't a problem with torture might be very grateful.
Another perspective:
I developed an unhealthy gaming (MMORPG too) habit as a defense mechanism during a major depressive episode. AFTER getting help for the depression I broke the addiction the same way I break all addictions, I stopped until I was clean. In the case of a computer game to best way to stop is to delete all existing accounts and remove the software from all computers. It may also be necessary to block servers in your firewall. However, I must stress that breaking an addiction which may be a defense mechanism is dangerous if you are not treating the original problem, in my case it could have been fatal, so don't go around 'helping' your friend to remove the game unless he allows it or you have a professional assess the situation.
Thank you, I was much too lazy to look up that quote but it's exactly what I thought of when I read the statement. Such shortsightedness to look not to history nor the future but to assume that everything is now and has no temporal significance.
If your network is so insecure, you ought to fix that. It isn't the applications (or hardware) that we should be upset about, but the flaws which they highlight.
I've been working with the Department of Technology for DPS since sophomore year and can tell you that the most hectic time is during breaks when it's most acceptable to make changes. Outside normal is dealing with a full spectrum of user types. Everything from teachers and administrators with no computer knowledge, to students in programming classes, to script kiddies with something to prove are on the computers and network. Security is insane because there is no way to determine who should have what rights. Teachers and students must be kepts from doing damage by accident but allowed to perform necesary tasks. The best way to learn about this would be to assist in the IT department at your highschool so that you get a feel for how much has to be accounted for.
yeah, did you mean to add 12v to the list?
the real reason is already stated, efficiency of power distribution.
is to use the second and even third monitors to display supplimental information. this is especially useful in games when a manual is useful for statistics or hot keys. the additional viewing field would be nice but isn't standard and so i find different information is the easy and effective application.
it's opposite of the stars that came to my mind
(hollywood for those that are a bit slow)
I'm so not there. Seriously, any time I'm given but one option I'm upset. One API, ok. But one language, not me.
one OS and one document format or two of each. or would you like to have your cake and eat it too.
wallpaper. and I'm dead serious. think how fun it would be to switch the artwork and style of your house at the press of a button.
spend extra money to make a product less useful so that you can charge more. an excellent way to further society. seriously, ruining one of the strongest points of the internet would take more energy than doing nothing and it would be used to charge more. the only benefit to something like this is that it could spark some creative workarounds.
Just what I was thinking. Supply and demand (the basic principle behind free markets and stock/commodity markets) doesn't apply when supply is virtually unlimited. However, the economics do work on a different level. Whether a company is willing to produce a product at all is based on whether there is enough demand for the product at a given price. Recording studios might be willing to produce a greater variety of music for online sales if the prices were variable enough to adjust for maximum sales (quantity purchased * price).
I've suggested to my economics professor that this idea be debated in class, I'll post a summary of our conclusion if to topic comes up.
that's assumed. But you must be careful about it. If it's too much we won't wear it. Too little on somebody might actually enjoy it.
of course everybody is thinking they can wear their computer input device now, but what about:
your clothing tells people to back off when they're hitting on you (you can turn it off if you'd like)
clothing that reminds you to get off your ass and do something every once in a while (ok, so some of us could just use a timer for that, but others might be able to take advantage of it)
[real application] hospitals could use help in remembering to shift the appendages of some patients, this could do just that.
posture advisor?
theft detection (is the wallet missing, or better yet, is somebody reaching for it?)
I'll leave military apps to somebody else, too many for me right now.
step 1:
format c:
step 2:
insert *nix install disk
step 3:
install (this probably makes step 1 pointless, but we're talking security, better safe...)
and what about the tv ads that start by saying "there is no safe cigarette"? Lies, all of it.
I failed to mention my use of x2x to control many computers from one kb/mouse. KVMs are nice but when you can just move the mouse and switch control...
actually, i have two above as well. the laptop docks into the center. two monitors are on the sides and two are above. I have two desktops that can attach to any of the four monitors and the other two can be used with the laptop. Currently, the sides are attached to desktops and the top is shifted so that one monitor is directly above the laptop and the other is used for which ever computer I'm building at the time.
Other comments have hinted to the point that a computer doesn't always help education and ca, in fact, hinder it. Take a simple calculator. If one never needs to do the math by hand they'll never learn to and trust me, that hurts them sooner or later. With computers, the problem can simply be larger. When the kid starts arguing for a laptop (or desktop) on the basis of efficiency and time savings on tasks which they're already capable of doing without one, suggest splitting the price. Simply giving a laptop to your child could end up ruining their education instead of helping. Personally, my family didn't have any computers until I was about 8 or 10. It wasn't until I was programming and tinkering too much to keep sharing the family computer that my parents would even allow me to purchase another desktop. Now, I have one laptop and four desktops to my name but I still think that living without them was crucial to my early developement. As far as school, I'm in the top 10% of a program which is only for the top 1-5% of students so you can't say my route hurt me. I can however attribute some of my skills and methods to being forced to learn without a computer at times.
Taking the other possition, I wouldn't be were I am with my business or acedemics without computers. In fact, I was getting killed by spanish until I wrote a program tailored to my style of learning to help me out. Without computers I'd probably be unable to keep up with my current studies. Having a computer is, therefore, potentially quite helpful for learning. As you might have noticed though, my spelling is still quite poor as a result of a dependency on spell checkers (anybody else enjoy the on in gaim). Oops, time for surgery, insert a beautiful conclusion here based on evaluating the individual situation and NOT standardising when kids should be exposed to technology.
Out
if security is the number one key feature of an M$ opperating system it's users are in trouble.
That, and a single post on slashdot is often read by hundreds of others who would like to know the same thing. We could just look it up on our own but it's actually a bit more efficient to ask once for so many people.