Perhaps the story is actually about the social networking aspect of Halo games... and it's on gamasutra, not 1up... perhaps we should give Zonk some caffeine, or fire his lazy butt... 'cause that link had NOTHING to do with Revolution.
Try Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. Reduced accuracy while running (they give you a sort of circular area created by the crosshairs, and the diameter grows when you're moving). Running with a sniper rifle requires a lot of luck to hit anything unless you're standing right next to it. This same effect is used in the "recoil" system... when you use a machine gun, your accuracy goes down with each bullet that leaves the barrel. They also don't allow use of the scope while running... you fire from the hip unless you're standing still. On top of that, the engine arcs bullets and also makes them take time to get there.
I think it's good to see realism in games like this. It's so much more rewarding to fire my sniper rifle and hit a moving target at long range with wind effects... anyone can just point the crosshairs at a dot on the screen and pull the trigger.
There's a room designed just this way in the US Capitol building. There are 2 odd-colored stones set in the floor design (at the focal points) and you're in a large domed room. When one person stands on each stone, they can talk very quietly and still be heard by the other person over all the other people in the room.
I can edit a few lines of code (allegedly updating the graphics) and maybe add a new animation routine to make the player throw more realistically (or something retarded like that), and DOUBLE the price of this "update". I can even sell it as a "full game" so that you don't feel like you have bought half a product when you buy the base game. I can market it as "the latest and greatest game of all time" and make nifty ads that will make the lemmings^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H general public feel like they have to buy this new version. What should I do in order to make the most money? Hmmmmm......
hehe, as long as they don't let Berman and Braga near it, Star Trek Online should be good stuff. I read some of the articles about its basic design on one of the fansites and with Okuda designing the interface, it will be much like the real thing. I just hope they take the time to make it work well, rather than rushing it out the door if it's taking longer than expected.
It's a shame more schools aren't picking that idea up yet. I probably would have been awake in economics if I could have done something like that. They could teach a lot about World War II from Call of Duty or Medal of Honor. Also, Civilization/Sim City would work well for Government/Economics courses.
You are SO right. Obviously, since the article says that Blacks and Hispanics play more video games, we've failed to really tap into what they like in video gaming. We obviously can't make games that interest them, since they play more of our games even than we white boys do... Looks like the article should be modded flamebait on this one. They can't even present a sensible argument. All they've got is "it's not the same percentage all across the board; it must be Racist!" What a bunch of retards.
While Pac-man was fun, I don't think your statement applies here... if his "all" was a nearly complete yellow circle, some dots, and some ghosts, he was a pretty shallow guy.
All you idiots that think you can have a child and let it raise it self should fucking be shot by children with guns. Why? Because you are the fucking idiots that allow children to get ahold of firearms. And stop blaming your stupid mistakes in raising children on your parents mistakes. Take some responsibility people.
I couldn't agree more. Most of the people who have the capacity to make babies shouldn't be making them, because they haven't grown up themselves. I'm not talking about teenage pregnancy, either... I'm talking about people almost old enough to be MY parents who have no clue what they're doing when it comes to parenting. Too bad we can't delay puberty for these morons until they're dead...
they rely heavily on calculators and computer, but so what
The problem with this is that if you don't have a foundation, you'll collapse as soon as your crutch gives out. I don't want to be on a roller-coaster at an amusement park that was designed by someone whose calculator was the only reason he got through physics. Sometimes you've just GOT TO KNOW stuff... and all they're learning is how to punch the correct buttons.
[...]kids in my high school (class of '88) being much better.
Perhaps stating a time period of 4 years or so wasn't appropriate... that was primarily because I'm in the class of '00. The problem is that these people can't write their own native tongue correctly. We USians talk about foreign students who can speak 3 or 4 languages and complain about our kids who can't speak 1... but I've watched these people who need lessons in grammar, punctuation and spelling receive excellent grades in ADVANCED ENGLISH. That's what makes me sick. IMHO If you're going to get credit for an advanced course, you should be able to accomplish the tasks related to this course.
You sound a little bitter. [...] Did you do it to challenge YOURSELF or to prove you were better than OTHERS?
This isn't my point. I used this anecdote to make a point... our society judges by prestige. "8th in the class" is not as prestigious as "valedictorian". The message being sent to others is that you don't have to be academically superior to be the "top of the class". It used to be that the "top of the class" was the person who worked the hardest in school. Now it's just whoever gets the highest grade... and that's not what school is supposed to be about. Bitterness has nothing to do with it... besides, I already make twice what he does. "Valedictorian" doesn't pay the bills, after all.
Bottom line... our "National report card" or whatever it's called says we're doing better than ever, but it's not because the kids are learning more. It's because we don't have the balls to fail kids who don't make the cut. We herd them through the system and give them grades that help our statistics more than they help the kids' education.
Right on! Ask the average high school senior to do long division with a multiple-digit divisor. They CAN'T do it. They have to break out their calculator for stuff like 675/25. This, my friend, is pitiful.
As for verbal scores, have you read any essay written by a high-school student within the last 4 years or so? I went to school with people who graduated WITH HONORS and even took "advanced English" courses, but they couldn't spell intermediate-level words (e.g. "intermediate"), or pick out when to use (their/they're/there) or (to/too/two).
What's most disturbing is that these kids actually pass their classes, in some cases with very high marks! I felt cheated throughout much of my high school career because the dipshit next to me couldn't hack it in any AP math or science courses, but graduated valedictorian. I, on the other hand, went for the hardest stuff I could find, did reasonably well in it, and came up 8th in the class. It's sickening that this kind of crap takes place... I could write better, I could do more advanced math, I did better in almost every field we had in common, but I challenged myself instead of taking the easy road. Wonder what kind of message that sends to those coming up behind us...
To any/.ers who teach classes: please make it stop! If someone doesn't get it, fail them! There is no reason to give grades if everyone makes an "A".
Well, Zonk... it's not like we're MAKING you put dupes up here... in fact, I bet we'd all appreciate it if you DIDN'T dupe so much. 'Cause we're all tired of it, too. Really.
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Perhaps the story is actually about the social networking aspect of Halo games... and it's on gamasutra, not 1up... perhaps we should give Zonk some caffeine, or fire his lazy butt... 'cause that link had NOTHING to do with Revolution.
[rereads the post] Dang it.
people say 'case and point' and 'for all intensive purposes' and 'supposively'
.000 today.[/EnglishNazi]
Um, that would be
"Case IN point" (Make my whole case IN 1 point)
"For all INTENTS AND PURPOSES" (It's my INTENT/PURPOSE)
"SupposEDLY" (It is supposED)
Congratulations on batting
Try Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. Reduced accuracy while running (they give you a sort of circular area created by the crosshairs, and the diameter grows when you're moving). Running with a sniper rifle requires a lot of luck to hit anything unless you're standing right next to it. This same effect is used in the "recoil" system... when you use a machine gun, your accuracy goes down with each bullet that leaves the barrel. They also don't allow use of the scope while running... you fire from the hip unless you're standing still. On top of that, the engine arcs bullets and also makes them take time to get there.
I think it's good to see realism in games like this. It's so much more rewarding to fire my sniper rifle and hit a moving target at long range with wind effects... anyone can just point the crosshairs at a dot on the screen and pull the trigger.
You had no real idea what you were doing right and wrong
Ever been out with a real-life woman? The game's working fine...
...which, strangely enough, means that they're also older than half of us. OP just gave a slight underestimate.
(x|x>1) -> x>.5
...and so it was that Chinese restaurants became the downfall of the big oil industry.
-Me, in the future to my grandkids
DISCLAIMER: I like Chinese food. I eat it about once a week.
There's a room designed just this way in the US Capitol building. There are 2 odd-colored stones set in the floor design (at the focal points) and you're in a large domed room. When one person stands on each stone, they can talk very quietly and still be heard by the other person over all the other people in the room.
...for a grand total of 45 atoms? I think you should research the concept of a "lump".
Most of us Southerners call it "Nawlins" anyway... it would be New Nawlins and nobody would know the difference.
Hmmm... let's see.
$50 for a game, $25 for updates sounds good?
> c:\Marketing.exe
I can edit a few lines of code (allegedly updating the graphics) and maybe add a new animation routine to make the player throw more realistically (or something retarded like that), and DOUBLE the price of this "update". I can even sell it as a "full game" so that you don't feel like you have bought half a product when you buy the base game. I can market it as "the latest and greatest game of all time" and make nifty ads that will make the lemmings^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H general public feel like they have to buy this new version. What should I do in order to make the most money? Hmmmmm......
hehe, as long as they don't let Berman and Braga near it, Star Trek Online should be good stuff. I read some of the articles about its basic design on one of the fansites and with Okuda designing the interface, it will be much like the real thing. I just hope they take the time to make it work well, rather than rushing it out the door if it's taking longer than expected.
Dork. It's
"Give me ambiguity, or give me something else!".
Or it could be
"Give me apathy, or don't. I don't care."
Nice try though.
I end up throwing my books away every semester
Amazon.com, StarvingSE... you can usually get at least twice as much money as what the book store would give you, even AFTER shipping.
It's a shame more schools aren't picking that idea up yet. I probably would have been awake in economics if I could have done something like that. They could teach a lot about World War II from Call of Duty or Medal of Honor. Also, Civilization/Sim City would work well for Government/Economics courses.
You are SO right. Obviously, since the article says that Blacks and Hispanics play more video games, we've failed to really tap into what they like in video gaming. We obviously can't make games that interest them, since they play more of our games even than we white boys do... Looks like the article should be modded flamebait on this one. They can't even present a sensible argument. All they've got is "it's not the same percentage all across the board; it must be Racist!" What a bunch of retards.
To be fair, "bacterium" is actually a Latin word. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=bacterium
"android girl...who catches balls."
I think you may have uncovered something here.
While Pac-man was fun, I don't think your statement applies here... if his "all" was a nearly complete yellow circle, some dots, and some ghosts, he was a pretty shallow guy.
All you idiots that think you can have a child and let it raise it self should fucking be shot by children with guns. Why? Because you are the fucking idiots that allow children to get ahold of firearms. And stop blaming your stupid mistakes in raising children on your parents mistakes. Take some responsibility people.
I couldn't agree more. Most of the people who have the capacity to make babies shouldn't be making them, because they haven't grown up themselves. I'm not talking about teenage pregnancy, either... I'm talking about people almost old enough to be MY parents who have no clue what they're doing when it comes to parenting. Too bad we can't delay puberty for these morons until they're dead...
they rely heavily on calculators and computer, but so what
The problem with this is that if you don't have a foundation, you'll collapse as soon as your crutch gives out. I don't want to be on a roller-coaster at an amusement park that was designed by someone whose calculator was the only reason he got through physics. Sometimes you've just GOT TO KNOW stuff... and all they're learning is how to punch the correct buttons.
[...]kids in my high school (class of '88) being much better.
Perhaps stating a time period of 4 years or so wasn't appropriate... that was primarily because I'm in the class of '00. The problem is that these people can't write their own native tongue correctly. We USians talk about foreign students who can speak 3 or 4 languages and complain about our kids who can't speak 1... but I've watched these people who need lessons in grammar, punctuation and spelling receive excellent grades in ADVANCED ENGLISH. That's what makes me sick. IMHO If you're going to get credit for an advanced course, you should be able to accomplish the tasks related to this course.
You sound a little bitter. [...] Did you do it to challenge YOURSELF or to prove you were better than OTHERS?
This isn't my point. I used this anecdote to make a point... our society judges by prestige. "8th in the class" is not as prestigious as "valedictorian". The message being sent to others is that you don't have to be academically superior to be the "top of the class". It used to be that the "top of the class" was the person who worked the hardest in school. Now it's just whoever gets the highest grade... and that's not what school is supposed to be about. Bitterness has nothing to do with it... besides, I already make twice what he does. "Valedictorian" doesn't pay the bills, after all.
Bottom line... our "National report card" or whatever it's called says we're doing better than ever, but it's not because the kids are learning more. It's because we don't have the balls to fail kids who don't make the cut. We herd them through the system and give them grades that help our statistics more than they help the kids' education.
Right on! Ask the average high school senior to do long division with a multiple-digit divisor. They CAN'T do it. They have to break out their calculator for stuff like 675/25. This, my friend, is pitiful.
/.ers who teach classes: please make it stop! If someone doesn't get it, fail them! There is no reason to give grades if everyone makes an "A".
As for verbal scores, have you read any essay written by a high-school student within the last 4 years or so? I went to school with people who graduated WITH HONORS and even took "advanced English" courses, but they couldn't spell intermediate-level words (e.g. "intermediate"), or pick out when to use (their/they're/there) or (to/too/two).
What's most disturbing is that these kids actually pass their classes, in some cases with very high marks! I felt cheated throughout much of my high school career because the dipshit next to me couldn't hack it in any AP math or science courses, but graduated valedictorian. I, on the other hand, went for the hardest stuff I could find, did reasonably well in it, and came up 8th in the class. It's sickening that this kind of crap takes place... I could write better, I could do more advanced math, I did better in almost every field we had in common, but I challenged myself instead of taking the easy road. Wonder what kind of message that sends to those coming up behind us...
To any
"From the 'so-tired-of-it' department"
Well, Zonk... it's not like we're MAKING you put dupes up here... in fact, I bet we'd all appreciate it if you DIDN'T dupe so much. 'Cause we're all tired of it, too. Really.
Thanks for making my boss aware that I read /. because I laughed so hard. Why oh WHY is this posted AC?
You must be new here.
(Not really, I'm one of those married Slashdotters that no one believes exist, too)