Because of that damn logo I'll always think of Electronic Arts as EOA. Doing crap like that confuses the hell out of an inquisitive 9 year old. And BTW, it wasn't your imagination.
Wow! I didn't know that she was also a British painter! Very prolific woman, that Pamela. Either that or IBM's lawyers are also running an art business on the side.
While royalties can be big, they are generally offset by the costs the developer/publisher recoups in selling the game (higher sales = higher royalties to pay out). The bigger initial cost, though, is the straight licensing fee to use/republish the track. Again, however, as you mention, this is all dependent on the terms of each contract.
For us, it was just 'could we get this done on time in order to get the game to come out when it needed to come out.'
Ah, so it wasn't about releasing the game with the features they thought it should have. It was about getting it out for sale by the date the marketing people had set.
Since only the song content would differ, it would be less costly for Harmonix/Red Octane to produce the different versions than it is to release an entirely new game.
If I'm not mistaken, a lot of the cost in producing a game like Guitar Hero is in licensing the tracks themselves. While it would be nice for there to be a ton of different versions of the game with different song packs, it would most likely end up costing Harmonix/whoever a whole ton of money to do it. The approach they're taking at the moment seems to make the most sense moneywise.
They're fairly simple solutions for face and hand tracking and work well under the assumption that everybody has the same color of skin, but we all know this isn't really the case.
Well, there's a pretty simple solution to this problem. We just need to pass some legislation stating that you can't be deaf unless you have a certain skin tone.
Well it seems the same effect can be achieved through a video conference...
And that's essentially what this article is about. Rather than using full-bandwidth video communication, they're trying to develop a compression algorithm that is better suited to signing (ie, capturing only the primary hand motions).
I am just wondering when there will be a bipartisan legislative effort to institute mandatory minimums for violation of the constitution by congress or the executive.
Oh c'mon! Where are they 'funny' moderations when they're needed?
My thoughts exactly. Is it a question of your eyesight actually improving, or are you learning to pay more attention to smaller details happening around you? I'd say that it's probably more of the latter. However, constantly moving and refocusing your eyes on different things can have a slight effect on your eyesight.
Now they are turned off except when I need them, and thanks to Wake-On-Lan, I can turn them on remotely as well.
Just to clarify, your machines aren't actually turned off, are they? I was under the impression that WoL needed the machines to either be in Standby or Suspend mode, which means they're still on to some degree (though using much less power than a fully "awake" machine).
Well, I guess it depends on how much room there is in the firmware for this modchip, but I'd suspect that one of the first useful applications (besides playing downloaded/pirated ROMs) would be some DVD/other video playback software.
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I could see the need for this if you weren't sure of the ingredients...
It's a fascinating story, and even names one person at Microsoft.
Oooh! It names someone at Microsoft. I'll tell you, but you gotta keep it a secret, okay? Bill Gates. Shhhh, don't tell anyone I told you...
Because of that damn logo I'll always think of Electronic Arts as EOA. Doing crap like that confuses the hell out of an inquisitive 9 year old. And BTW, it wasn't your imagination.
Who would have guessed that, in the future, your computer would be a series of tubes?
Yeah, but I'd rather it were a big truck--something I can just dump something on.
Wow! I didn't know that she was also a British painter! Very prolific woman, that Pamela. Either that or IBM's lawyers are also running an art business on the side.
from the open-season dept.
Of all the movies to pirate, why'd Zonk have to choose that one?!?
Coming up next on Slashdot: "Cowboy Neal Featured in GQ"
While royalties can be big, they are generally offset by the costs the developer/publisher recoups in selling the game (higher sales = higher royalties to pay out). The bigger initial cost, though, is the straight licensing fee to use/republish the track. Again, however, as you mention, this is all dependent on the terms of each contract.
I know, I know. I just like it when execs actually admit it. : p
For us, it was just 'could we get this done on time in order to get the game to come out when it needed to come out.'
Ah, so it wasn't about releasing the game with the features they thought it should have. It was about getting it out for sale by the date the marketing people had set.
Since only the song content would differ, it would be less costly for Harmonix/Red Octane to produce the different versions than it is to release an entirely new game.
If I'm not mistaken, a lot of the cost in producing a game like Guitar Hero is in licensing the tracks themselves. While it would be nice for there to be a ton of different versions of the game with different song packs, it would most likely end up costing Harmonix/whoever a whole ton of money to do it. The approach they're taking at the moment seems to make the most sense moneywise.
Also, in the video game world, "Critically Acclaimed" can mean that a few 15 year olds that write for video game blogs liked the game.
Zonk, I'm looking at you...
They're fairly simple solutions for face and hand tracking and work well under the assumption that everybody has the same color of skin, but we all know this isn't really the case.
Well, there's a pretty simple solution to this problem. We just need to pass some legislation stating that you can't be deaf unless you have a certain skin tone.
Well it seems the same effect can be achieved through a video conference...
And that's essentially what this article is about. Rather than using full-bandwidth video communication, they're trying to develop a compression algorithm that is better suited to signing (ie, capturing only the primary hand motions).
I dunno about this. I always had more fun playing "Jerk the Mute."
They are still investigating what caused the glitch, but they believe it was an isolated event.
"I'm afraid I can't let you do that, Dave."
The biggest one I could see is that it's not named after some damned Ewok song.
I believe that's our upcoming Google Piss (beta) product.
I am just wondering when there will be a bipartisan legislative effort to institute mandatory minimums for violation of the constitution by congress or the executive.
Oh c'mon! Where are they 'funny' moderations when they're needed?
My thoughts exactly. Is it a question of your eyesight actually improving, or are you learning to pay more attention to smaller details happening around you? I'd say that it's probably more of the latter. However, constantly moving and refocusing your eyes on different things can have a slight effect on your eyesight.
Thanks very much for the clarification. See, you can learn something new on slashdot!
Now they are turned off except when I need them, and thanks to Wake-On-Lan, I can turn them on remotely as well.
Just to clarify, your machines aren't actually turned off, are they? I was under the impression that WoL needed the machines to either be in Standby or Suspend mode, which means they're still on to some degree (though using much less power than a fully "awake" machine).
Well, I guess it depends on how much room there is in the firmware for this modchip, but I'd suspect that one of the first useful applications (besides playing downloaded/pirated ROMs) would be some DVD/other video playback software.
The only thing on my iPod is the soothing sounds of Crispin Hellion Glover. What does that say about me?
The error message also had a conspicuous spelling mistake, further suggesting something fishy,.
I'm beginning to wonder if this article actually appears on the NYTimes website...