The problem with this is that users have to buy the x-box or ps3 "wiimote" separately instead of it coming with the system. I forget exactly what the percentage is of users who buy additional peripherals (such as additional drives, special controllers, etc) after buying the core system, but I think it's quite low. Obviously, developers want to make games that the greatest number of people will buy, not just the few people who bought a particular peripheral. Basically what I'm saying is that if MS or Sony do come out with a "wiimote" chances are only a small percentage of console owners will purchase it, which means you probably won't see many games taking advantage of it.
These people must be swinging the Wiimote around like they're crazy. I've had my Wii since launch and I really don't understand why people are having problems with the strap... I haven't had a single mishap yet. WTF.
that he didn't flip out on the Verizon rep(s). His patience in explaining the same thing over and over again is just incredible. I still doubt he'll get his money back, though.
I recommend http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ even though it's distribution specific. There's a lot of questions/answers and how-to's and the search function works reasonably well.
Way better than Blockbuster? I've been using the blockbuster online service for about three months now. As of today I've rented 64 movies online. I've also received 12 coupons for free instore new release rentals (all of which I've used). I pay a little less than $20.00 a month for this. So, that means overall I'm paying less than $1.00 per movie.
"A news release is different from a news article. A news article is a compilation of facts developed by journalists published in the news media, whereas a news release is designed to be sent to journalists in order to encourage them to develop articles on the subject. A news release is generally biased towards the objectives of the author."
I'm sure everyone realizes that this is just a press release.
I recently purchased an iBook G4 which came with a trial edition of Office.Mac (or whatever it's called). I used it for the 45 days of the trial and then switched to "OpenOffice.org for the Mac," otherwise known as NeoOfficeJ. The only thing I've noticed thusfar is that Neo takes about 1.5 times longer to run initially, and it seems to take longer to save files. Other than that I really haven't noticed any other differences in performance.
That seems to be the common mindset amongst a good majority of/.'s. While I don't necessarily agree with their business practices, I admit that they put out some pretty good software. The visual studio family of compilers for one. Another thing, I've/never/ experienced a crash with XP. Because I know how to use it. I've never had a crash with Slackware either. You know why? Yup. Because I know how to use it. Also, firefox is not some magical solution to spyware. I'll admit it's a bit harder to become infected if you use ff instead of ie, but a stupid user is a stupid user regardless of what software you place in front of them.
In short, MS AntiSpyware looks like a very promising app. One which I hope MicroSoft continues to improve.
Wow, just wow. I've never used Opera until now, but after only a couple hours with it I'm ready to buy a copy. The best part is that I now have three quality browsers to choose to use, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Like quite a few/.'s, I very much like the OS/FS philosophies, but I'm in no way against paying for quality software,be OS/FS or something else. A good product is a good product, and Opera is a damn good product!
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The problem with this is that users have to buy the x-box or ps3 "wiimote" separately instead of it coming with the system. I forget exactly what the percentage is of users who buy additional peripherals (such as additional drives, special controllers, etc) after buying the core system, but I think it's quite low. Obviously, developers want to make games that the greatest number of people will buy, not just the few people who bought a particular peripheral. Basically what I'm saying is that if MS or Sony do come out with a "wiimote" chances are only a small percentage of console owners will purchase it, which means you probably won't see many games taking advantage of it.
These people must be swinging the Wiimote around like they're crazy. I've had my Wii since launch and I really don't understand why people are having problems with the strap... I haven't had a single mishap yet. WTF.
that he didn't flip out on the Verizon rep(s). His patience in explaining the same thing over and over again is just incredible. I still doubt he'll get his money back, though.
I recommend http://www.ubuntuforums.org/ even though it's distribution specific. There's a lot of questions/answers and how-to's and the search function works reasonably well.
Way better than Blockbuster? I've been using the blockbuster online service for about three months now. As of today I've rented 64 movies online. I've also received 12 coupons for free instore new release rentals (all of which I've used). I pay a little less than $20.00 a month for this. So, that means overall I'm paying less than $1.00 per movie.
Rent A Coder.
"What sane teenager or adult is going to publicly announce that they have to go home to play with their Wii?"
I think most people would say "I'm going home to play Nintendo."
I recently purchased an iBook G4 which came with a trial edition of Office.Mac (or whatever it's called). I used it for the 45 days of the trial and then switched to "OpenOffice.org for the Mac," otherwise known as NeoOfficeJ. The only thing I've noticed thusfar is that Neo takes about 1.5 times longer to run initially, and it seems to take longer to save files. Other than that I really haven't noticed any other differences in performance.
I don't know what I'd do without ACs putting me in my place.
That seems to be the common mindset amongst a good majority of /.'s. While I don't necessarily agree with their business practices, I admit that they put out some pretty good software. The visual studio family of compilers for one. Another thing, I've /never/ experienced a crash with XP. Because I know how to use it. I've never had a crash with Slackware either. You know why? Yup. Because I know how to use it. Also, firefox is not some magical solution to spyware. I'll admit it's a bit harder to become infected if you use ff instead of ie, but a stupid user is a stupid user regardless of what software you place in front of them.
In short, MS AntiSpyware looks like a very promising app. One which I hope MicroSoft continues to improve.
Wow, just wow. I've never used Opera until now, but after only a couple hours with it I'm ready to buy a copy. The best part is that I now have three quality browsers to choose to use, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Like quite a few /.'s, I very much like the OS/FS philosophies, but I'm in no way against paying for quality software,be OS/FS or something else. A good product is a good product, and Opera is a damn good product!
clicky. The initial post has a great collection of what I believe to be all (or mostly all) royalty free, legal sprites, backgrounds, and tilesets.
What advice, other than studying mathematics and programming, do you have for an undergrad wanting to get into the game industry as a programmer?