I agree that there has to be a slight challenge. If I think its hard, and then persevere and beat it, I will feel good about my self. Then I will want to play more and more. Its a basic self-efficacy formula... I have to consider it as a teacher all the time.
Yeah, you have a good point but unfortunately it isn't ideal because not as many people are into gardening or creating bee-attractive environments. But you are definitely right because I recently saw a commercial vegetable farm that is trying to do this by bordering vegetable beds with a diverse collection of flowers that bees like.
I just got stung by a bunch of yellow jackets at work the other day.... apparently they make nests in plants and hate water. And as pissed as I am that I got stung, yellow jackets are important bees because they eat other insects.
Wouldn't someone who is looking for sex with little kids.. or whatever the deal is... just use a fake name??? I think that Illinois might be underestimating the intelligence of people here...
I'm also an educator and I recently picked up a book called "Over the Top Cranium Challenges" written by Ivan Moscovich and published as part of the Mensa group... which I think is some organization for people who are have genius level intelligence. Its a really great book that covers a wide variety of math concepts giving information along with puzzles and games. I suggest you look into books by Moscovich and the Mensa group.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=mensa+math&x=0&y=0 -check this for more Mensa math books
I don't really see how Microsoft could take 1st place. 360 has been very lame for the extremely high amount of attention it grabbed at its launch. There has yet to be a spectacular, fresh game for the system which it needs to get more sales/ popularity. Right now I see Nintendo taking first just because of all the interest it has generated from so many different audiences. Sony definitely has the potential to take first, but they need to outshine Wii since PS3 will have such a big price tag.
I personally wouldn't vote for this name. It's too odd sounding for a video game system. Their explanation for why they choose this name makes a lot of sense, but they shouldn't have to explain the name to convince people about anything. The system's capabilities should speak for itself, not a name. I guess in the same way I got used to "DS" I'll get used to "Wii".
It IS acceptable to smoke marijuana and drink alcohol in this and many modernized societies. It's of course how you conduct yourself on these substances that leads to judgement. And for a study to claim that videogames cause affect unrelated behaviors is much too vague. I think that the study should focus on something more detailed if they want to have a fruitful study.
If this was to be a well-done news story by the station, they would've found a doctor who actually understood the principles of addiction. To be brief, people can be addicted to things other than drugs... and it is very typical for people to be addicted to different behaviors that have nothing to do with drug abuse. But to label the hobby of playing video games as a dangerous addiction comparable to a drug addiction is being careless. Just because I play games for an average of 2 hours per day doesn't necessarily mean I'm likely to suffer from some harmful consequence.
In fact, replace those 2 hours of gaming with television (typical shows) and I've likely put myself at more of a 'risk' (just to stay proportionate) for something like overeating because my body is not actually occupied with anything, or even mental deterioration since my mind is being hardly being stimulated by watching TV the way it could be through playing a relatively challenging game.
It is true that some people spend unhealthy amounts of time playing video games, and will neglect their priorities to play... but this is true with all kinds of activities other than video games. And certainly the amount of exercise and social activity has gone down among kids these days, but couldn't television, movies, music, and internet be as equally to blame? Of course, the media is less likely to attack any of those without strong warrant because they are a lot more likely to sponser their program than a game company is. I wish the public media would stop wasting energy trying to bring down video games at every exposed angle, or atleast have decent proof to backup all these claims.
I can't believe how many people (the politicians/ law figures in particular) are still storming over this issue. And what's worse is the solutions they come up with to fix this alleged problem. Out of all the violence that occurs on our planet, the make-believe and at times imaginative forms is the biggest concern? Please, why not spend the energy alleviating the ACTUAL violence that consumes many people's lives, and which hardly even stems from fictional violence...
I think its smart for GQD to take the gamble on paying for reprints of rare games. Collecting rare games is a big interest for some people, and small game retailers like GQD can actually turn a nice profit off this idea and provide for a piece of the market that Best Buy and the big chains can't.
That was a great show of how stories come alive through the playing experience in a game. If there aren't enough elements in a game to have a grounded storyline (or the story in place is just poor), then it is incumbent on the player to create his/ her own story through the playing experiences. There have been countless times where I have had to look beyond the story that the developers have put in place and enjoyed the game with a semi-independent adventure of my own. Doing this has actually helped me to enjoy games that would normally be dull if I had stuck to the "script" that has been put in place by developers.
I went to EB Games today to buy a game for DS and I was asking the clerk if the GB Micros have been selling. He said he's sold only two so far, but he thinks its really worth it and opened a package up for me to try it out. And wow is this screen great... it is so bright and clear. I was worried that the screen was so small that it would hurt my eyes to play a game on it, especially reading text. I tried out Pokemon on it and everything looked so nice. It was very easy to see everything on the screen, even at a distance.
My problem with the Micro is the price... I know that the technology for this obviously wasn't available/ affordable when they came out with the SP, but $100 for a portable system that I basically already have [GBA SP] and a system that is on the verge of dying, unless there are some good games in development... doesn't really seem worth it yet. I like the Micro a lot, but as far as purchasing one goes, I think it just fell short. New features should have been added onto it, and maybe I would consider getting it and dumping my SP.
Metroid Prime was an excellent game... and 2 will be even better. I'm so glad to see Nintendo bring back this franchise after so long.
As for the online... I think Nintendo doesn't see it as profitable yet. Because it really isn't. Out of the estimated 14 million + Xbox users, only 750,000 are subscribed to Live. So Live really isn't pulling that much for Xbox when you look at the general numbers. I love playing games online, and I think it would be great if Nintendo made more of their games online for the GameCube, but I think it's too late in the Cube's life for them to start something.
The Warp Pipe project is great It makes me look forward to LAN games alot more. I hope Nintendo realizes they can do that instead of having to start their own online service.
The creator of Viewtiful Joe said that he wanted to expose the game to other console players. It's questionable if SCEA will approve Viewtiful Joe 1 & 2, so it may only be a Japan game. SCEA doesn't seem to like 2-D games/ games that don't show the power of the PS2.
What a great idea. I've never heard anything about this before. Our world today uses up so much energy, and wastes so many products/ materials... it's good to hear about such resourceful ideas such as this.
Just so you all know, Silicon Knights was not a 2nd party to Nintendo, they simply had a comtract to develop a few games exclusively. Now the contract has ended and Nintendo is just letting SK have some freedom. This news really isn't that bad. Dennis Dyack has always expressed how much he loves working with Nintendo, I'm sure that they will continue to make games for them in the future. But of course the online gaming world is going to turn this into some kind of "Nintendo aer teh d00med!!!!!11"
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I agree that there has to be a slight challenge. If I think its hard, and then persevere and beat it, I will feel good about my self. Then I will want to play more and more. Its a basic self-efficacy formula... I have to consider it as a teacher all the time.
Yeah, you have a good point but unfortunately it isn't ideal because not as many people are into gardening or creating bee-attractive environments. But you are definitely right because I recently saw a commercial vegetable farm that is trying to do this by bordering vegetable beds with a diverse collection of flowers that bees like.
China wiped out its bee population because of pesticides, so be careful about the advice you give.
Yeah I think its related because one factor of CCD is that bees are dying of exhaustion looking for plants to pollinate.
I just got stung by a bunch of yellow jackets at work the other day.... apparently they make nests in plants and hate water. And as pissed as I am that I got stung, yellow jackets are important bees because they eat other insects.
Wouldn't someone who is looking for sex with little kids.. or whatever the deal is... just use a fake name??? I think that Illinois might be underestimating the intelligence of people here...
I'm also an educator and I recently picked up a book called "Over the Top Cranium Challenges" written by Ivan Moscovich and published as part of the Mensa group... which I think is some organization for people who are have genius level intelligence. Its a really great book that covers a wide variety of math concepts giving information along with puzzles and games. I suggest you look into books by Moscovich and the Mensa group. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=mensa+math&x=0&y=0 -check this for more Mensa math books
I don't really see how Microsoft could take 1st place. 360 has been very lame for the extremely high amount of attention it grabbed at its launch. There has yet to be a spectacular, fresh game for the system which it needs to get more sales/ popularity. Right now I see Nintendo taking first just because of all the interest it has generated from so many different audiences. Sony definitely has the potential to take first, but they need to outshine Wii since PS3 will have such a big price tag.
I personally wouldn't vote for this name. It's too odd sounding for a video game system. Their explanation for why they choose this name makes a lot of sense, but they shouldn't have to explain the name to convince people about anything. The system's capabilities should speak for itself, not a name. I guess in the same way I got used to "DS" I'll get used to "Wii".
It IS acceptable to smoke marijuana and drink alcohol in this and many modernized societies. It's of course how you conduct yourself on these substances that leads to judgement. And for a study to claim that videogames cause affect unrelated behaviors is much too vague. I think that the study should focus on something more detailed if they want to have a fruitful study.
Halo is available on PC though... so although they say not a portable Xbox, does that also exclude the fact that it can run PC games?
In fact, replace those 2 hours of gaming with television (typical shows) and I've likely put myself at more of a 'risk' (just to stay proportionate) for something like overeating because my body is not actually occupied with anything, or even mental deterioration since my mind is being hardly being stimulated by watching TV the way it could be through playing a relatively challenging game.
It is true that some people spend unhealthy amounts of time playing video games, and will neglect their priorities to play... but this is true with all kinds of activities other than video games. And certainly the amount of exercise and social activity has gone down among kids these days, but couldn't television, movies, music, and internet be as equally to blame? Of course, the media is less likely to attack any of those without strong warrant because they are a lot more likely to sponser their program than a game company is. I wish the public media would stop wasting energy trying to bring down video games at every exposed angle, or atleast have decent proof to backup all these claims.
Yes, exactly what I was thinking. And I actually thought it was assumed that the game was coming out this November... but now this is confirmation.
I can't believe how many people (the politicians/ law figures in particular) are still storming over this issue. And what's worse is the solutions they come up with to fix this alleged problem. Out of all the violence that occurs on our planet, the make-believe and at times imaginative forms is the biggest concern? Please, why not spend the energy alleviating the ACTUAL violence that consumes many people's lives, and which hardly even stems from fictional violence...
I think its smart for GQD to take the gamble on paying for reprints of rare games. Collecting rare games is a big interest for some people, and small game retailers like GQD can actually turn a nice profit off this idea and provide for a piece of the market that Best Buy and the big chains can't.
That was a great show of how stories come alive through the playing experience in a game. If there aren't enough elements in a game to have a grounded storyline (or the story in place is just poor), then it is incumbent on the player to create his/ her own story through the playing experiences. There have been countless times where I have had to look beyond the story that the developers have put in place and enjoyed the game with a semi-independent adventure of my own. Doing this has actually helped me to enjoy games that would normally be dull if I had stuck to the "script" that has been put in place by developers.
There is a special adapter for linking, I believe its wireless link... not to sure though.
I went to EB Games today to buy a game for DS and I was asking the clerk if the GB Micros have been selling. He said he's sold only two so far, but he thinks its really worth it and opened a package up for me to try it out. And wow is this screen great... it is so bright and clear. I was worried that the screen was so small that it would hurt my eyes to play a game on it, especially reading text. I tried out Pokemon on it and everything looked so nice. It was very easy to see everything on the screen, even at a distance.
My problem with the Micro is the price... I know that the technology for this obviously wasn't available/ affordable when they came out with the SP, but $100 for a portable system that I basically already have [GBA SP] and a system that is on the verge of dying, unless there are some good games in development... doesn't really seem worth it yet. I like the Micro a lot, but as far as purchasing one goes, I think it just fell short. New features should have been added onto it, and maybe I would consider getting it and dumping my SP.
This compilation looks much better than the first one. I love Arch Rivals, and of course all of the Mortal Kombat games.
Metroid Prime was an excellent game... and 2 will be even better. I'm so glad to see Nintendo bring back this franchise after so long.
As for the online... I think Nintendo doesn't see it as profitable yet. Because it really isn't. Out of the estimated 14 million + Xbox users, only 750,000 are subscribed to Live. So Live really isn't pulling that much for Xbox when you look at the general numbers. I love playing games online, and I think it would be great if Nintendo made more of their games online for the GameCube, but I think it's too late in the Cube's life for them to start something.
The Warp Pipe project is great It makes me look forward to LAN games alot more. I hope Nintendo realizes they can do that instead of having to start their own online service.
The creator of Viewtiful Joe said that he wanted to expose the game to other console players. It's questionable if SCEA will approve Viewtiful Joe 1 & 2, so it may only be a Japan game. SCEA doesn't seem to like 2-D games/ games that don't show the power of the PS2.
What a great idea. I've never heard anything about this before. Our world today uses up so much energy, and wastes so many products/ materials... it's good to hear about such resourceful ideas such as this.
Just so you all know, Silicon Knights was not a 2nd party to Nintendo, they simply had a comtract to develop a few games exclusively. Now the contract has ended and Nintendo is just letting SK have some freedom. This news really isn't that bad. Dennis Dyack has always expressed how much he loves working with Nintendo, I'm sure that they will continue to make games for them in the future. But of course the online gaming world is going to turn this into some kind of "Nintendo aer teh d00med!!!!!11"