Amen, Brother. One of the best (& under-rated) games ever. Battlefield: Vietnam was (is!) a wonder.
You could do a lot more interesting things in BF:V than in any modern game. Airlift tanks & boats with choppers. Dig "tunnels". Tuneable radio stations. Punji sticks. Bouncing bettys. Hell even back in bf 1942 could could DRIVE aircraft carriers and submarines!. Where's that now in modern games???? Also - a good wild strafe with an m60 WOULD kill someone if they were in front of you. None of this "lucky I can take 5 hits at point blank" rubbish. Men were men and death was quick. Keep your head down if you want to live. We seem to be going backwards.
If you want to see a great nerdy movie about australian space telescopes (Specifically, Parkes), make sure you see "The Dish". One of the great australian movies, IMHO. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0205873/
It's a true storey about the "Fun" that was had when a small group of Aussies and the Parkes telescope became pivotal in the apollo 11 moon mission.
Seriously though - In Australa, we have been lucky enough to have Doctor Who grace our airwaves through our government-funded ABC channel, which has some sort of loving relationship with the BBC. This means we've always had the latest shows fairly quickly.. I'm a huge Scifi follower, and nothing comes close to Doctor Who at its best... but it needs to be seen at it's best, to appreciate it. Let me say it now - the older shows are dated. Very dated. Woth watching? sure!, but I believe it's first worth seeing at least some of the (great) newer series, with million dollar plus special effects that scifi seems to need to have any following. My opinion? Start at 2005 - (Christopher Eccleston), and then power through to 2010. Go back to the older shows later!
I bought two move controllers, - and it does what it says out of the box - submillimeter accuracy, in 3 dimensions. I downloaded this "Stack the blocks" game called tumble. Shows off how accurate the device is - 1:1 mapping of the controller in RL onto the virtual world, including "in" and "out" and rotation - amazing. Like to see a Wii do something like that. Now, where's my "Minority report" GUI?? (and other "good" games).
A lot of game shops have petitions to sign - Aussies, if you are dropping by one to pick up the latest austrlian-modified (aka heavily-censored) version of whatever, ask to sign the petition. (I found one to sign, right at the front of the store "GAME", in the Brisbane CBD).
More info about the craziness of no R18+ games for Australia is Here
I was talking to a very smart friend of mine who was feeling depressed. He said "Now that religion is proven null and void, I don't know what to live for - what is the meaning of life?", my answer, the one which fills a hole for me in a way, is to fight entropy. Maybe the most noble of all future human ventres, will be to fight entropy. I have a feeling only intelligent life can do it. That made him feel better.
... and for a downloadable PSN game, Wipeout HD is surpurb. 1080p at 60fps on a widescreen tv. Closest thing to a rollercoaster - race. It really feels like a more expensive title..
So..... Would you rather see ads, or pay more upfront?. The game moves so fast, ads a fine by me if the cost stays down!.. I wouldn't like 'em in a RTS or FPS methinks.
Sony just hasn't advertised it right - PS3 is the premier augmented reality system - truely amazing AR stuff. Can't believe more people haven't taken it up.
If you thought WII controls were innovative, stuff like Trials of Topoq, and to a lesser extent, "operation creature feature" are more fun than any Wii weirdness, without any controllers at all!
The Eiffel Tower video on the link is just like what the underdated PS3 game "Eye of Judgement" has been doing for years...
You can slam the PS3, but I believe it is the most innovative system when it comes to AR. I have friends come around and ask "Why hasn't anyone heard of this stuff?"
PS3 AR stuff is petering out now, unfortunately. There is only a few AR titles for this year coming, such as EyePet and Eyedentify, neither take my fancy.
Sad thing is, I can't find any shop even selling the playstation eye any more.
The font has no pixelation at all. Awesome sort of "Dogearing" technology, and an external "bookmark" device I can insert into it. No power requrements.A nice wood finish. Bendable without breaking. Droppable without breaking. Cheap to buy.
Anyone have better?
I saw a documentary a few years ago about this. I think Robin Williams hosted it. I'm surprised nobody is talking about the amazing anti-gravity properties it has..... Finally, no more "I want my flying car!" memes....
I don't believe they do it for the love, (or some damn-fool idealistic crusade, for that matter).
Anyone know how much money a site like the pir8 bay makes?? (Just banner revinue, or something more insidious)
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Amen, Brother. One of the best (& under-rated) games ever. Battlefield: Vietnam was (is!) a wonder.
You could do a lot more interesting things in BF:V than in any modern game. Airlift tanks & boats with choppers. Dig "tunnels". Tuneable radio stations. Punji sticks. Bouncing bettys. Hell even back in bf 1942 could could DRIVE aircraft carriers and submarines!. Where's that now in modern games???? Also - a good wild strafe with an m60 WOULD kill someone if they were in front of you. None of this "lucky I can take 5 hits at point blank" rubbish. Men were men and death was quick. Keep your head down if you want to live. We seem to be going backwards.
Here's what everyone missed out on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLI7Jl4InHg&feature=related
Already happened. Except it's pink goo. And it's us.
When I first saw the article, I thought they had created a quantum version of THIS:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Neumann_probe#Von_Neumann_probes
Oh well, we'll have to destroy the universe in using "classical" replicating machines instead.
I read http://www.eurekalert.org/. Fantastic stuff.
..You never see THAT headline do you??
If you want to see a great nerdy movie about australian space telescopes (Specifically, Parkes), make sure you see "The Dish". One of the great australian movies, IMHO. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0205873/
It's a true storey about the "Fun" that was had when a small group of Aussies and the Parkes telescope became pivotal in the apollo 11 moon mission.
Here's some of the "great" doctor who scriptwriting, down through the ages.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtG5dK_HaGg
Seriously though - In Australa, we have been lucky enough to have Doctor Who grace our airwaves through our government-funded ABC channel, which has some sort of loving relationship with the BBC. This means we've always had the latest shows fairly quickly.. I'm a huge Scifi follower, and nothing comes close to Doctor Who at its best... but it needs to be seen at it's best, to appreciate it. Let me say it now - the older shows are dated. Very dated. Woth watching? sure!, but I believe it's first worth seeing at least some of the (great) newer series, with million dollar plus special effects that scifi seems to need to have any following. My opinion? Start at 2005 - (Christopher Eccleston), and then power through to 2010. Go back to the older shows later!
..run Linux?
Check the picture! - Input from four different suns! (And three stars, it seems). I thought Suns WERE stars.. oh well, my mistake.
I bought two move controllers, - and it does what it says out of the box - submillimeter accuracy, in 3 dimensions. I downloaded this "Stack the blocks" game called tumble. Shows off how accurate the device is - 1:1 mapping of the controller in RL onto the virtual world, including "in" and "out" and rotation - amazing. Like to see a Wii do something like that. Now, where's my "Minority report" GUI?? (and other "good" games).
"NOT ENOUGH POWER - BUILD MORE PYLONS!". ?? Those sneaky Protoss - Terran shaped pylons won't fool us!!
A lot of game shops have petitions to sign - Aussies, if you are dropping by one to pick up the latest austrlian-modified (aka heavily-censored) version of whatever, ask to sign the petition. (I found one to sign, right at the front of the store "GAME", in the Brisbane CBD). More info about the craziness of no R18+ games for Australia is Here
Before 40k! Sure, its just a simple blessing now, but I see the beginnings of the Adeptus Mechanicus
I think you are missing the poin, they will be Quantum Physicists AND really disturbed, AT THE SAME TIME!
I was talking to a very smart friend of mine who was feeling depressed. He said "Now that religion is proven null and void, I don't know what to live for - what is the meaning of life?", my answer, the one which fills a hole for me in a way, is to fight entropy. Maybe the most noble of all future human ventres, will be to fight entropy. I have a feeling only intelligent life can do it. That made him feel better.
Amen - I76 rocked. A mix of 70's funk music, 'fros, and tricked out muscle cars covered with weapons?. Brings a tear to my eye.
Sony just hasn't advertised it right - PS3 is the premier augmented reality system - truely amazing AR stuff. Can't believe more people haven't taken it up. If you thought WII controls were innovative, stuff like Trials of Topoq, and to a lesser extent, "operation creature feature" are more fun than any Wii weirdness, without any controllers at all! The Eiffel Tower video on the link is just like what the underdated PS3 game "Eye of Judgement" has been doing for years... You can slam the PS3, but I believe it is the most innovative system when it comes to AR. I have friends come around and ask "Why hasn't anyone heard of this stuff?" PS3 AR stuff is petering out now, unfortunately. There is only a few AR titles for this year coming, such as EyePet and Eyedentify, neither take my fancy. Sad thing is, I can't find any shop even selling the playstation eye any more.
Dwarf fortress AND TA spring - you need nothing else. Good combo to suggest, mr Conditioner!
The font has no pixelation at all. Awesome sort of "Dogearing" technology, and an external "bookmark" device I can insert into it. No power requrements.A nice wood finish. Bendable without breaking. Droppable without breaking. Cheap to buy. Anyone have better?
..somewhere with a worse ping time than us! (As long as the mars rovers play UT / WOW, I will actually be able to 0WN!!)
Now I'm going to get TARGETED Viagra spam....
I saw a documentary a few years ago about this. I think Robin Williams hosted it. I'm surprised nobody is talking about the amazing anti-gravity properties it has..... Finally, no more "I want my flying car!" memes....
I don't believe they do it for the love, (or some damn-fool idealistic crusade, for that matter). Anyone know how much money a site like the pir8 bay makes?? (Just banner revinue, or something more insidious)