I think it actually dawned on me the other day what the point of Second Life was. Basically I was telling some friends how excited I was about Spore. I told them about the procedural coding for creature, world, and texturing design. With my background in 3D animation and some coding, it just floors me how amazing it is
Then one of my friends caught me off guard and asked me what the point of the game was. I couldn't come up with it at first. I guess it seemed like the point to the game was playing through the 6 or so stages of evolution and then just wandering the world for the rest of the game, all along creating whatever you want.
Second Life and Spore are very similar in that light. In future Spore news, player makes a whole world dedicated to Final Fantasy VII.
I've read so many stories on what Second Life is, just to get a better idea of it. But I'd really just like to hear a/. rundown of what the idea and point behind it is.
Sorry if I may seem off topic, but I've been vague enough that you could easily tie the new FF7 mod into your answer.
I was actually going to check it out because of this article, only to see it's out of service. I've never seen/. out of service. I guess I'll wait another 6 months to check out digg, till then I always have/.
Ironically the HD-DVD guys would make more money if they left the number up there. People might actually buy the technology if they can use it more freely.
4) Use all the useful meta information, (description, abstract etc..)...But don't duplicate content or meta information for no reason (500 random key words really wont help you)
Unless you're on YouTube, in which case this still works.
It'd be very hard to replace DVDs, being that they're compact, portable, easy to let others borrow, inexpensive, and easy to sell individually or as a group.
However Vudu (or other companies) could do it if they had a flexible OS and UI that lets you send (trade, buy, sell) movies from one box to another easily and quickly (backed by high enough bandwidth). Which is feasible in certain parts of the US right now.
Also it doesn't mention if I will be able to burn my movie onto a DVD. If I can then what sort of DRM am I going to get encumbered with? If not, then I don't see these replacing DVDs (or Bluray/HDDVD).
If the device has a hard drive, and doesn't just stream the movies, you could just bring your little Vudu box to your friend's house and now you have all your movies ready to watch with friends. It's at most the size of a stack of a few DVDs.
Secondly this would replace the need for DVDs, granted a large enough hard drive (which prices are going down on). If you want to burn to DVDs then obviously you're not seeing the potential for replacing DVDs you're just looking for an alternative to acquiring them. In this case your DRM point is thus a moot point.
I hope he wins this. If he doesn't this sets a bad precedent about free speech.
Secondly I hope he is reimbursed for damages. Those being the his time wasted fighting this, cost of a lawyer, and lastly defamation of character.
I think the schools are taking a completely wrong approach to solve the problems they're having with school shootings, etc. They're basically censoring anything they don't like now as if that'll solve the problem. The same thing goes for the school that banned wikipedia. This is only limiting the students instead of teaching them to use resources wisely and express themselves.
I was going to say make your own version, submit it, and see if they accept it. However a strike through on their version saves you time and I think is more of a statement about their policy than making your own.
is that it will be some form of online Starcraft. I'm assuming they'll be using some of the graphics for Starcraft: Ghost which nonchalantly disappeared from their "In development" section of their main website with out a word about it.
I've never really looked into it, but I can basically have everything that goes into Chocolate, but once it's all put together I'm allergic. So for many years I just said it's the process that I'm allergic to.
I can eat anything "chocolatey" as long as it doesn't specifically say the word Chocolate in the ingredients. I does seem baffling mainly because that means if it says cocoa, cocoa processed with alkali, cocoa powder, cocoa ***, I can have it. Examples of 'foods' that don't have chocolate in them are Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate, Whoppers, and anything 'white chocolate' because if you don't know it's not really chocolate.
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I think it actually dawned on me the other day what the point of Second Life was. Basically I was telling some friends how excited I was about Spore. I told them about the procedural coding for creature, world, and texturing design. With my background in 3D animation and some coding, it just floors me how amazing it is
Then one of my friends caught me off guard and asked me what the point of the game was. I couldn't come up with it at first. I guess it seemed like the point to the game was playing through the 6 or so stages of evolution and then just wandering the world for the rest of the game, all along creating whatever you want.
Second Life and Spore are very similar in that light. In future Spore news, player makes a whole world dedicated to Final Fantasy VII.
Thanks for the reply.
I've read so many stories on what Second Life is, just to get a better idea of it. But I'd really just like to hear a /. rundown of what the idea and point behind it is.
Sorry if I may seem off topic, but I've been vague enough that you could easily tie the new FF7 mod into your answer.
Thanks
Continuity error: They said molten, not liquid, hot magma.
OK fine, so I'm just bitter you got to it first.
It's just a new advertising campaign for that Will Ferrell, John Heder ice skating movie.
My friend checks digg daily, I check /. daily.
/. out of service. I guess I'll wait another 6 months to check out digg, till then I always have /.
I was actually going to check it out because of this article, only to see it's out of service. I've never seen
Ironically the HD-DVD guys would make more money if they left the number up there. People might actually buy the technology if they can use it more freely.
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Unless you're on YouTube, in which case this still works.
Where do you find those rules?
I'm not disagreeing with you, but don't you realize you're being a little brash and tactless?
To be blunt I think your own comment lacks the class and professionalism you're trying to impose upon others.
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Agreed, good points.
It'd be very hard to replace DVDs, being that they're compact, portable, easy to let others borrow, inexpensive, and easy to sell individually or as a group.
However Vudu (or other companies) could do it if they had a flexible OS and UI that lets you send (trade, buy, sell) movies from one box to another easily and quickly (backed by high enough bandwidth). Which is feasible in certain parts of the US right now.
Probably another scam of the RIAA. Either that or these people learned from them.
If the device has a hard drive, and doesn't just stream the movies, you could just bring your little Vudu box to your friend's house and now you have all your movies ready to watch with friends. It's at most the size of a stack of a few DVDs.
Secondly this would replace the need for DVDs, granted a large enough hard drive (which prices are going down on). If you want to burn to DVDs then obviously you're not seeing the potential for replacing DVDs you're just looking for an alternative to acquiring them. In this case your DRM point is thus a moot point.
Wouldn't this constitute as a monopoly on internet radio, charging royalties an any random song played?
What can we do to stop this, what can we sign, who can we complain to?
I hope he wins this. If he doesn't this sets a bad precedent about free speech.
Secondly I hope he is reimbursed for damages. Those being the his time wasted fighting this, cost of a lawyer, and lastly defamation of character.
I think the schools are taking a completely wrong approach to solve the problems they're having with school shootings, etc. They're basically censoring anything they don't like now as if that'll solve the problem. The same thing goes for the school that banned wikipedia. This is only limiting the students instead of teaching them to use resources wisely and express themselves.
I was going to say make your own version, submit it, and see if they accept it. However a strike through on their version saves you time and I think is more of a statement about their policy than making your own.
1. People have rights to their own music
2. DRM - Rights taken away
3. People are given back their rights
4. ???
5. Profit!
So the theory is that there is space with no boundary, but the space expands. How can something with no boundary expand?
If you're not enough of a geek, what happens is they destroy each other.
I accept our new found plasma overloads.
Now that LCDs are taking over TVs we've got to use plasma for something else. What's next LCDs as weapons?
is that it will be some form of online Starcraft. I'm assuming they'll be using some of the graphics for Starcraft: Ghost which nonchalantly disappeared from their "In development" section of their main website with out a word about it.
I've never really looked into it, but I can basically have everything that goes into Chocolate, but once it's all put together I'm allergic. So for many years I just said it's the process that I'm allergic to.
I can eat anything "chocolatey" as long as it doesn't specifically say the word Chocolate in the ingredients. I does seem baffling mainly because that means if it says cocoa, cocoa processed with alkali, cocoa powder, cocoa ***, I can have it. Examples of 'foods' that don't have chocolate in them are Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate, Whoppers, and anything 'white chocolate' because if you don't know it's not really chocolate.
...and the show has reached a new low.