I remember an article [simcity.ea.com] published at SimCity's official site. It is clear that those super 3D game cards are superb in smooth reflections, glass-like layers, and so on.
But they don't make a good job rendering thousands of small renderings -- exactly what SimCity 4 needs.
Globalization. The same idea behind the offshore tech jobs problem in USA, the piracy-driven companies in China, the low-cost humanforce in South America.
Here, in Brazil, we have seen those topics since mid-90's. Is that bad? Is that good? I don't know.
But I'm sure we can't look only to OUR problems. Think it worldwide: you'll see a lot of new losers and winners.
Slashdot Mirror
Here, in Brazil, it's common to see dual-fuel cars around. (There are commercial names like "flexpower" or "total flex").
:-)
Gasoline AND Organic Alcohol. In the same car. Mixed together in any proportion.
We have been using Alcohol in cars since the 70's. Nowadays, we can choose the best ($$) fuel in the gas stations.
And it's alcohol, because of Iraq and Saudi Arabia troubles.
I remember an article [simcity.ea.com] published at SimCity's official site. It is clear that those super 3D game cards are superb in smooth reflections, glass-like layers, and so on.
But they don't make a good job rendering thousands of small renderings -- exactly what SimCity 4 needs.
Globalization. The same idea behind the offshore tech jobs problem in USA, the piracy-driven companies in China, the low-cost humanforce in South America.
Here, in Brazil, we have seen those topics since mid-90's.
Is that bad? Is that good? I don't know.
But I'm sure we can't look only to OUR problems.
Think it worldwide: you'll see a lot of new losers and winners.
American Splendor was one of the bests of 2003. So do The Barbarian Invasions. Matrix? Hummm... The first movie is better.