Less Ashamed Of Self

Still don't have anything. How's everyone else doing?

This is really cool and really German.

Y'see... I know this can't be entirely false... and that's what has me worried.

I like cellphones.

Sweatpants

Great first vid. I approve of a 6 minute format over a 10 minute one since it probably means you'll be able to keep it fresher.

You think STEVE'S got the notable laugh!? Read the last page.

Let's not forget too that technology is developing with near exponential acceleration. Look at cellphones and computers in a decade; we went from brick-sized devices barely capable of keeping a phone signal to virtual computers in your pocket capable of just about anything we can think of. And how small are microchips now? Were injecting people with nanotechnology to treat conditions with near full confidence! We're growing biological tissue from scratch. Would you assume we would be here 10 years ago? We're picking up speed. I think rozovian has a point though. I think it will be medical, handicap, and military first... I would hope educational before military... But I would expect that mental control's affect on gaming is inevitable, whether in 10 years or 30. Provided humanity isn't extinct by then.

You watch that video link? People are controlling wheelchairs right now. And they ARE testing video games.

You don't get to work in marketting. It's not the 99 out of 100 games that I'm interested in. As I commented, the shovel-ware will undoubtedly be horrible. What I'm interested in is if calibration of the controllers becomes so realistic that fear is accurately labeled fear, and stress stress etc... if everyone stood the chance of being read correctly... ...then my theory is that it could, and should, open another dimension of gaming not yet possible. Don't think of this like it's only limited to shitty family friendly wii-ware titles. Think of it as a very risky shot at an interactive experience completely awesome and unlike anything before it. Here's some concepts off the top of my head. -A horror game with a very necessary magic flashlight that is controlled only by your bravery. -A multi-dimensional puzzle game that collapses in on itself and turns into something new once it indicates boredom. -Telekinetic putty building blocks. -Games with conversation that require you being able to lie convincingly. -Flying with your 'virtual ki' -Magic with effectiveness based on concentration. Sure I understand that brains are not going to be as exact as a hand held controller, and it's not going to replace a controller any time soon... but think about it; right now we've got basic controls pretty well nailed. It's probably only a matter of months until someone calibrates a NES pad and someone officially 'Beats mario bros with his mind.'

And the good news keeps on coming. OCR's traffic oughta increase from those plugs, which means more potential remixers, which means more potential remixes.

Don't be hating.

I know I just posted a different thread like 10 minutes ago. But I think this is worth mentioning: Serious congrats dude. This is not a small step up and I can't think of anyone more deserving. I've watched your videos religiously and I'm thrilled about the upgrade to your platform. I would totally buy you a beer right now.

I got into a rather fruitful discussion recently about what the future of gaming holds. The way we saw it it basically came down to one of two options for the 'next big turning point' 1) 3D within the next year or so or 2) Mind controllers within the next 10. E3 showed us that 3D is obviously coming next. On the 3D side of things we have new tvs, the 3Ds, and now there's rumors of this. In short; the article theorizes that sony might be looking at two people looking at the same screen and seeing two different 3D images altogether. The technology could be here already and it would potentially revolutionize multi-player. 10 years from now, if enough people buy the technology, we may look back at split screens and laugh. Maybe everyone is going to jump on and embrace 3D, but considering how much I've seen 3D flop in theatres lately, 3D tvs might turn out to be similar to big, expensive virtual boys. I for one just wall-mounted a 47" flatscreen Sony Bravia and you can bet that it's not getting replaced any time soon. But brainwave reading headset technology is developing too. Controllers in production now have gotten within only a few hundred dollars to buy and are not nearly as difficult to put on or calibrate. There's still a lot of troubleshooting going on but the implications for gaming could be unprecedented. In addition to potentially limitless controls (there could be as many actions as there are... well... actions! No button limitations on a brain!) we're talking about horror games that respond to fear, puzzle games that respond to stress, role-playing games that respond to emotion, and educational games that actually intimately monitor and nurture real education. The possibilities are great but the R&D required would be incredibly expensive too... ...and any finicky peripherals out of the gate would be painful, and likely priced as steep as a console itself. Imagine how bad the shovelware would be (WiiThink presents whack a mole minigame #8!). We've got a long way to go, and it's not like the mind is as easy to control as a controller either. There'd be no hand-eye co-ordination element anymore. I think there would optimally be a combination, but a lot of companies could lose a lot of money before any great contributions are made to gaming. So my question is this; Which technology do you think is going to impact gaming more effectively? 3D or mind-controllers, and why?

I used Stage 5 of Nosferatu for about 3 years. I finally hate it now.

or far away.

I'm really happy about this.

How does djp not have the files for this? Also; damn remixanator was awesome.

Very cool. The Yoshi's USSR is more than a bit of a stretch though.

I like to think of him as Zoboomafoo.

So anyone else pick up the 6th comic lately? I think they timed the movie and the last book release perfectly. Haven't read through the whole book yet but I've already laughed out loud on public transit. Man the books are good. I really wish it wasn't getting so popular with people that annoy me as well. I don't like it when they like the things I like.

I heard one bad review before this that said things like: "How many times is the driver side window gonna get shot out" and "Why did Cobb drop the drugs in the drink when the stewardess was visibly in on it too?" now... adding on to that... I'm hearing people mention a lack of trippy dream stuff and I have to agree with that too. I found myself thinking: 'wow, there's a lot of solidly created things in this dream world, like a photo in a wallet carried away from a bar and examined in an elevator... all of that was in his head in this dream world after it had nothing to do with him anymore?' I've heard comparisons to Paprika too, which, I thought was fair for story elements but that's about as far as the comparison goes. Maybe if it had more crazy inflated teddy bear parades people would've liked it more? Who had time for that kind of surreality with a storyline as direct as this one. Hell... personally I think the level of surreality was perfect, and anyone wishing it had more was wishing for a different movie. Of COURSE the trailer was going to have the cool stuff in it. Also there will be way more content. I'm guessing about an hour of director's cut content on the DVD. Think about it. Ellen engraving the bottom of the pawn? Where did that go?

A: learn your alphabet. B: I swear to god if they make an Inception 2 I will burn down every last goddamn movie theatre in North America. Then shoot up Hitler's face. C: Inception was sex.

I should probably just get tf2 huh?