I pretty much refuse to take any article seriously that offers The Gimp as a resonable alternative or replacement to Photoshop. I'm sorry, but no. And I'm sure I'll get modded as a troll, but this problem points to exactly what every Linux fan hates to hear: "But Linux doesn't have support for X", where X is of course a major software package required by a particular industry (Photoshop for example, but to a greater extent it's Adobe Creative Suite cohorts).
I'm sure there are good uses (such as determining fault in an accident), but the potential for abuse could be disturbing.
I think a lot of people aren't aware of the extent that this happens already. In most newer cars, if there is a major accident (most likely determined by damage to a specific crumple-zone or airbag deployment, though I'm not quite sure) the spedometer will simply stop, pegged at the speed of impact. While this is certainly not infalable, and of course the car could have been accelerating, breaking, or any number of other factors could have been in play at the moment of impact, it is designed primarily to help investigators determine cause and fault in an accident.
The enemy AI is not non-existent, the zombie soliders hide behind walls and crates, ducking down to get a better shot.
They chase you around corners before barrel rolling and ducking down to get you. They bunch themselves right up against pillars so you can't see them, they path-find through doors and other rooms to get you..
Absoloutely. I had a bunch of spider demons follow me from three "areas" away. I hesitate to say rooms, because they weren't. They had to navagate areas that were inaccessable to me on foot, go through multiple doors, and each spider had to follow the the one in the lead. When I blasted them all, the spiders in the back who hadn't orginally seen me gave up, because they couldn't follow the leader anymore.
While following the leader isn't the height of AI, it at least is a good illustration that they gameplay is at least "realistic", at least as far as demons-in-space can be. To dismiss the AI as "dumb" is a bit of an oversimplification. Though you can't expect amzing things from your average spider-demon or headless zombie. The "higher ups" are alot more clever, though.
What FPS have you played that didn't involve primarily going from room to room and shooting things? Half-Life, the previous holder of the "best single player FPS" crown was exactly the same. Walk, shoot, repeat. It's all about presentation, which both games have done very well at.
I was worried about the same thing. Thankfully, it's the best singleplayer experience I've had since Half-Life (and, I'd venture to say it may be better than Half-Life, which many would say was the previous "Gold Standard"). It wasn't built for multiplayer first, obviously, but it seems like it could be fun. I haven't had a chance to blast too many people yet, though.
That's a very good idea. I am all for giving id Software as much money as is feasibly possible for this game, and giving EBGames/Gamestop as LITTLE money as possible for ANYTHING.
I was just in for some dental surgery last week, and they had a CD player and a big book of CDs there for patentis to listen to durring the surgery.
I thought it was not only nice of them, but a very good idea, which I had never seen before (and I've had quite a bit of dental work done, recently).
As much as I appreciated it, though, i still pulled out my trusty iPod. Having the option at all was great, though, and I think Telefon Tel Aviv is partly to thank for how easily it went.
Because then the headline wouldn't read "Duke University Gives Freshmen iPods." You don't think they bought them retail, do you? I highly doubt the dean walking into the nearest Apple Store and said "I'll take 1,600 of.. these."
There have been many implimentations of "virtual reality gloves" in the past. Thie on is unique not because of haptic feedback (it's been done before, too), but because of it's ability to model sub-surface feedback. An application that jumps to mind: "virtual" diagnosis. Previously I don't think it was possible to model something inside something else for use with these gloves (like, for example, an organ inside a person).
Exactly. I mean, it's not as if Infineon invented Mini-ITX. Putting off the shelf hardware into a small box isn't a magical feat. It's the infrastructure, that if it existed, would be very impressive. However, since there have been no live demos of the Phantom SERVICE, it's all speculation. I don't know why they thought they could show a plastic box and say "LOOK! IT'S REAL!" when what they're banking on isn't the plastic box at all, but what it will hook up to..
Well, I think part of the issue is where you buy the DVDs. I've become spoiled, I think, from buying DVDs at Fry's Electronics. You can get DVDs the are less than two months old for $15. They have "classics" for less than $10, regularly. Fry's has single-handedly increased my DVD collection by 50%. But I've seen this same pricing model at Target, and I'm willing to bet that places like Costco follow it as well.
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I pretty much refuse to take any article seriously that offers The Gimp as a resonable alternative or replacement to Photoshop. I'm sorry, but no. And I'm sure I'll get modded as a troll, but this problem points to exactly what every Linux fan hates to hear: "But Linux doesn't have support for X", where X is of course a major software package required by a particular industry (Photoshop for example, but to a greater extent it's Adobe Creative Suite cohorts).
Until there's a black box for poor drivers, people will continue to die, unfortunately. Cars don't have to be speeding to be dangerous.
What if I want to shift the gears myself?
Oh well, I guess I'll just have to play Gran Tourismo on the in-dash.
I'm sure there are good uses (such as determining fault in an accident), but the potential for abuse could be disturbing.
I think a lot of people aren't aware of the extent that this happens already. In most newer cars, if there is a major accident (most likely determined by damage to a specific crumple-zone or airbag deployment, though I'm not quite sure) the spedometer will simply stop, pegged at the speed of impact. While this is certainly not infalable, and of course the car could have been accelerating, breaking, or any number of other factors could have been in play at the moment of impact, it is designed primarily to help investigators determine cause and fault in an accident.
The enemy AI is not non-existent, the zombie soliders hide behind walls and crates, ducking down to get a better shot.
They chase you around corners before barrel rolling and ducking down to get you. They bunch themselves right up against pillars so you can't see them, they path-find through doors and other rooms to get you..
Absoloutely. I had a bunch of spider demons follow me from three "areas" away. I hesitate to say rooms, because they weren't. They had to navagate areas that were inaccessable to me on foot, go through multiple doors, and each spider had to follow the the one in the lead. When I blasted them all, the spiders in the back who hadn't orginally seen me gave up, because they couldn't follow the leader anymore.
While following the leader isn't the height of AI, it at least is a good illustration that they gameplay is at least "realistic", at least as far as demons-in-space can be. To dismiss the AI as "dumb" is a bit of an oversimplification. Though you can't expect amzing things from your average spider-demon or headless zombie. The "higher ups" are alot more clever, though.
3. Ride lifts (which broke), jump large gaps.
Well, Doom 3 has lifts that break (OMG SPOILER!), however I'm pretty glad that the need for jumping puzzles isn't nearly as great as in Half-Life.
Jumping puzzles are the worst thing ever.
Ever.
What FPS have you played that didn't involve primarily going from room to room and shooting things? Half-Life, the previous holder of the "best single player FPS" crown was exactly the same. Walk, shoot, repeat. It's all about presentation, which both games have done very well at.
I was worried about the same thing. Thankfully, it's the best singleplayer experience I've had since Half-Life (and, I'd venture to say it may be better than Half-Life, which many would say was the previous "Gold Standard"). It wasn't built for multiplayer first, obviously, but it seems like it could be fun. I haven't had a chance to blast too many people yet, though.
That's a very good idea. I am all for giving id Software as much money as is feasibly possible for this game, and giving EBGames/Gamestop as LITTLE money as possible for ANYTHING.
How do you know they didn't do it on their lunch hour?
That MIGHT only work if I could return the "favor", otherwise I wouldn't say it's something that I should "have to deal with".
I was just in for some dental surgery last week, and they had a CD player and a big book of CDs there for patentis to listen to durring the surgery.
I thought it was not only nice of them, but a very good idea, which I had never seen before (and I've had quite a bit of dental work done, recently).
As much as I appreciated it, though, i still pulled out my trusty iPod. Having the option at all was great, though, and I think Telefon Tel Aviv is partly to thank for how easily it went.
"Wide open to modders" are shipping with the source for the commercial maps are very different things.
Because then the headline wouldn't read "Duke University Gives Freshmen iPods." You don't think they bought them retail, do you? I highly doubt the dean walking into the nearest Apple Store and said "I'll take 1,600 of.. these."
Women are attracted to thugs who spend excessive money on them.
Those women are called "prostitutes".
You didn't think the "booger kid" was cute!?
You, sir, clearly have no soul.
There have been many implimentations of "virtual reality gloves" in the past. Thie on is unique not because of haptic feedback (it's been done before, too), but because of it's ability to model sub-surface feedback. An application that jumps to mind: "virtual" diagnosis. Previously I don't think it was possible to model something inside something else for use with these gloves (like, for example, an organ inside a person).
I think the causal connection is pretty strong. Let's roleplay this.
Patron: Hey, Mozart, I'll give you these fat sacks of cash money if you write me some music. Mozart: Ok!
Once, while searching for a particular item at Fry's, I found that all 25+ boxes were returns. I didn't buy it. It was.. frightening.
Exactly. I mean, it's not as if Infineon invented Mini-ITX. Putting off the shelf hardware into a small box isn't a magical feat. It's the infrastructure, that if it existed, would be very impressive. However, since there have been no live demos of the Phantom SERVICE, it's all speculation. I don't know why they thought they could show a plastic box and say "LOOK! IT'S REAL!" when what they're banking on isn't the plastic box at all, but what it will hook up to..
I live in San Francisco, and it's very possible (MOST people do it!) to live on less than $75,000.
Well, I think part of the issue is where you buy the DVDs. I've become spoiled, I think, from buying DVDs at Fry's Electronics. You can get DVDs the are less than two months old for $15. They have "classics" for less than $10, regularly. Fry's has single-handedly increased my DVD collection by 50%. But I've seen this same pricing model at Target, and I'm willing to bet that places like Costco follow it as well.
Well, I'm not surprised it worked. You really, really don't want to go to jail. Ever. For any period of time.
No, the definition of "loosing", I would imagine, is "to make something less tight."
They're not pure script.
They have to be ported as well.
AFAIK, DesertCombat (the largest mod) isn't moving).