Showing posts with label computer games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label computer games. Show all posts
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Links: Video Games
1. Is Skyrim an economic disaster?
2. Bearded dragon playing ant video game
. May not be real, but pretty funny.
3. Worst game of all time: Big Rigs--Open Road Racing. Although the packaging of Big Rigs states that the main objective of the game is to race their Big Rig to safety in order to deliver illegal cargo being carried by the vessel, while avoiding the local police force, in actuality, there are no police in the game, and no such objectives are presented within the game itself. Much of the game instead centers on the player racing their truck against fellow drivers to the finish line; however, the player's computer-controlled opponent vehicles have no AI and never move from the starting position. In addition, due to a lack of collision detection, there are no obstacles to negotiate within the game, and the laws of physics can be violated frequently.
(Nod to SdM, Anonyman, the Ward Boss, and the Blonde)
2. Bearded dragon playing ant video game
. May not be real, but pretty funny.
3. Worst game of all time: Big Rigs--Open Road Racing. Although the packaging of Big Rigs states that the main objective of the game is to race their Big Rig to safety in order to deliver illegal cargo being carried by the vessel, while avoiding the local police force, in actuality, there are no police in the game, and no such objectives are presented within the game itself. Much of the game instead centers on the player racing their truck against fellow drivers to the finish line; however, the player's computer-controlled opponent vehicles have no AI and never move from the starting position. In addition, due to a lack of collision detection, there are no obstacles to negotiate within the game, and the laws of physics can be violated frequently.
(Nod to SdM, Anonyman, the Ward Boss, and the Blonde)
Friday, November 04, 2011
Election--Calc U Later!
Interesting little calculator. You make assumptions, it predicts results.
It may not predict results very well, but these models are surprisingly accurate.
Nod to Anonyman, who is enjoying this circus way too much.
It may not predict results very well, but these models are surprisingly accurate.
Nod to Anonyman, who is enjoying this circus way too much.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
HOMM VI
Tomorrow, HOMM VI. Finally.
I played the demo. It's okay. Not nearly as annoying slow as V, or bizarrely not funny as IV.
HOMM II is my favorite game, all time, any genre. But part of that must have been the timing. There just wasn't much like it then.
I played the demo. It's okay. Not nearly as annoying slow as V, or bizarrely not funny as IV.
HOMM II is my favorite game, all time, any genre. But part of that must have been the timing. There just wasn't much like it then.
Monday, July 04, 2011
We Like to Watch
"Q: Will Transformers: Dark of the Moon serve any purpose for society? A: After watching Transformers: Dark of the Moon, even the most hardened of patriots will finally understand why the terrorists hate us...Q: Should I see Transformers: Dark of the Moon? A: Probably not, but you will anyway. And you will leave the theater a less intelligent human being, but you will also leave slightly happier." [Mike Ryan, Vanity Fair]
"One study, for example, found that children who had just finished playing
violent video games were more likely to fill in the blank letter in 'explo_e' with a 'd' (so that it reads 'explode') than with an 'r' ('explore')...The prevention of this phenomenon, which might have been anticipated with common sense, is not a compelling state interest." [Justice Scalia, majority opinion (footnote #7) in support of First Amendment protection for violent video games]
"Among the most popular 'casual' games (so called because they are quick and simple to play) are twisted, violent games with names like Beat Me Up, Bloody Day and Boneless Girl. Young people don’t need to rent or buy casual games. They are available on computers, tablets and cellphones — free. (California’s law wouldn’t have applied to these games, even if it had survived the court’s scrutiny, because they are not rented or sold.)" [Joel Bakan, NYT op-ed]
(I had never seen "Boneless Girl." WTF? I mean, WTFingF?)
(Nod to Kevin Lewis)
"One study, for example, found that children who had just finished playing
violent video games were more likely to fill in the blank letter in 'explo_e' with a 'd' (so that it reads 'explode') than with an 'r' ('explore')...The prevention of this phenomenon, which might have been anticipated with common sense, is not a compelling state interest." [Justice Scalia, majority opinion (footnote #7) in support of First Amendment protection for violent video games]
"Among the most popular 'casual' games (so called because they are quick and simple to play) are twisted, violent games with names like Beat Me Up, Bloody Day and Boneless Girl. Young people don’t need to rent or buy casual games. They are available on computers, tablets and cellphones — free. (California’s law wouldn’t have applied to these games, even if it had survived the court’s scrutiny, because they are not rented or sold.)" [Joel Bakan, NYT op-ed]
(I had never seen "Boneless Girl." WTF? I mean, WTFingF?)
(Nod to Kevin Lewis)
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Nuclear Launch Detected
SC2. July 27.
I just hope the Terrans don't suck. The first game was fun, but if you could click
fast and accurately, Zerg was almost unbeatable just by running a rush.
This is exciting.
(Note: I had written WC2. Yuck. Sorry. Thanks to John Thacker to pointing out the embarrassing error)
I just hope the Terrans don't suck. The first game was fun, but if you could click
fast and accurately, Zerg was almost unbeatable just by running a rush.
This is exciting.
(Note: I had written WC2. Yuck. Sorry. Thanks to John Thacker to pointing out the embarrassing error)
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