Take care :)

I think some (R&D) time needs to be invested into looking at how to procedurally generate data … or at least have a “CAD” kind of system for games. By CAD I mean something like, “Computer Aided Game Making” … basically where the software fills in or takes over those tedious gaps that people still do. Honestly, the way many games are made today is still like those pre-assembly line days when cars were built by hand.

I’m actually looking forward to Spore more for the technology than the gameplay (seems like an RTS type game).

Ah … here’s a nice setup:
I think I often burst out with strong comments.Mind works in mysterious ways. One day we’ll be able to analyze it in real-time and it will be funny, or stupid..

I think we’ll discover what’s controlling all this is the Emotion Engine … yeah, bad joke, but my resistance is low today. 8P

> duddie
I agree.. games take time. I play for a while every few months, but after a while I feel like I’m being too lazy. I get pissed at myself for not being productive and I quit.
Whether then I actually become more productive is a different matter 8)

> Ragin’ Lion
I know, it sucks that WordPress doesn’t have a preview option. But you could always subscribe to this site and enjoy the ability to edit messages (I think that’s how it works).
It’s not like I’m collecting email addresses for spam anyway 8P

Armored Core is more about technology and less about blowing heads. I see it more like a flight or a racing simulator. There is a lot of weaponry, but in my view, it’s quite a bit different from FPS, where simulated fight is close and personal, and you kill or get killed very rapidly before re-spawning.
The FPS are a lot closer to the actual possible experience one could have in a war as he/she could join in right now (ability to re-spawn aside 8)

The cost of producing games is a technology problem. We have the technology to push a lot of polygons, but not the technology to build data fast enough.
So perhaps we should look into ways to automate certain development processes..

> rince
I think I often burst out with strong comments. Sometimes it’s because I have a few drinks, sometimes I dunno why. Mind works in mysterious ways. One day we’ll be able to analyze it in real-time and it will be funny, or stupid.. to realize that I wrote something because I just got out of the shower where the ionized whatever stimulated something in me.
I once saw a documentary that was hinting strong a connection between food ingested and mood !

woo !!

Thats why I am surprised that the usually shy and moderated mr Kaz is expressing himself so strongly on the topic of first person shooter games =)

Isn’t Armored Core a war game? Yeah, I know it’s Mechs … but war is war. 8P

If you really want to blame the whole FPS war thing, I guess one could blame it on id Software for releasing Doom … It seemed the industry (starting on PCs) shifted from the various types of games made back then to the cookie cutter stuff we see now.

The (unfortunate) reality is that it’s all about making money and for most (large) game companies, that’s their objective. Few companies out there are willing to take risks to create new IP in this current environment.

While the Wii and DS are lacking in CPU and GPU abilitiy it seems that (sales-wise) people are preferring those systems (especially the DS) over the stronger ones; at the end of the day I think that most consumers don’t care about the game machine’s muscle, but the kind of experience the software provides … and it would seem that making software for either the Wii or DS is the most cost effective way for developers to make a profit … Wasn’t it last week that Square-Enix announced Dragon Quest IX for the DS? I think they’re definitely going to turn a healthy profit!

On the other hand, a while back I read that Capcom said that they’d have to sell at least 500,000 copies of their games to make a profit … Sony’s not helping things too much with less than 100,000 PS3 units (in Japan anyway).

It was fairly predictable that the “next-generation” would more or less bring more of the same (with the associated graphics upgrades). Welcome to the next level! 8P

Just be glad that you’re doing R&D now … ;-)

What I meant to say is:

I actually have to agree with you on what you said about the violent games. And I personally think that those violent games are not good for kids and especially to those teenagers.

And then I response to Rince’s comment about you:

“One thing I dont know though, is why is kaz so angry and negative lately and turning everything towards Bush and the war in Iraq!!!”

My response is:

Rince,….it’s because Kaz is an angry man 8)

Narrow minded and very selfish, too!
And I hope he’s aware of it. I don’t care if he gets mad at me(probably mad at me already and who cares!!) for saying that because I want him to know that. It’s good to be aware 8)

Now, did I make myself clear to you, Mr.Kaz 8)

> rince
I didn’t mention Bush. I was simply trying to make a connection between a country that is so much into war games but also into making real wars, and eventually regretting getting into wars. “Bring the troops home, but let’s blow up some brains on the XBox anyway !”

> Sexy Lara

Well, I have to agree too. I have to say those games are very bad for kids and especially to teen-agers.

Rince,….it’s because Kaz is an angry man 8)

Narrow minded and very selfish, too!

..talk about being narrow minded.
I didn’t say violent games are bad for kids.
I don’t believe in censure. Violent entertainment can stimulate violent types, but we can’t censure everything just because some random idiot can’t tell the difference between reality and simulation.

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