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Alex Covic's Comments
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Comment In: Dead Space 2 To Receive Button Remapping For Disabled Players [News - 02/08/2011 - 08:14]
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Easy fix and good publicity ... Easy fix and good publicity There is an untold story I assume there are many 'disabled' players of some sorts, who would enjoy flexibility with input mapping/devices The touchscreen and controller-free 'revolution' makes many games accessible for 'new' consumers, too. I also remember stories how the Wii is used in ... |
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Comment In: Exclusive: NPD Reveals 2010 U.S. New Game Charts Per Platform [News - 02/07/2011 - 10:08]
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Fair enough. Wouldn't it be ... Fair enough. Wouldn't it be great though, if some internal publisher numbers and Walmart balance sheets would end up on Wikileaks |
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Comment In: ESA, Researcher Clash Over Upcoming Kids And Gaming Study [News - 01/14/2011 - 05:53]
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Here's a direct link to ... Here's a direct link to the 2010 study PDF Television and Video Game Exposure and the Development of Attention Problems - Authors: Edward L. Swing, Douglas A. Gentile, Craig A. Anderson, David A. Walsh http://www.drdouglas.org/drdpdfs/SGAW2010.pdf |
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Comment In: Playing with Fire: Ethics and Game Design [Feature - 12/01/2010 - 04:35]
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I studied Philosophy - ruined ... I studied Philosophy - ruined me for life. Saying 'technology is morally neutral' is an unproven statement. Technology 'applied for the right purpose' ... 'used for good' - these are all highly problematic, contextually loaded statements. What is the 'right' purpose Used only for 'good' - who decides what morally ... |
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Comment In: Analysis: You Bet Your Life - Luck In Action Games [News - 11/26/2010 - 04:48]
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true' randomness is a non-trivial ... true' randomness is a non-trivial issue in computing - nobody should use the word lightly define 'luck' - define 'chance' in a not subjective way. I would prefer math notation. See Suddenly, all the discussed game characteristics turn into subjective idiosyncratic anecdotes of one guy. |
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Comment In: Actor Billy Bob Thornton Blames Video Games For Dearth Of Quality In Hollywood [News - 11/26/2010 - 05:03]
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... I still would agree ... ... I still would agree that Hollywood is doing the worst movies right now, though - unless you like the stuff, created for the young target demographic, popcorn eating,texting talking weekend crowds cgi-action lovin' airheads. If you are an adult can hit you above 20 anytime - just wait , ... |
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Comment In: First Gran Turismo 5 Patch Aims To Fix 'Critical State' Of Online Mode [News - 11/25/2010 - 12:15]
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...just have read a sarcastic ... ...just have read a sarcastic shattering comment from a known game programmer about the overall 'quality' of the game engine , I won't quote, nor name names, of course. GT5's competition, like Microsoft's Turn 10 Studios, Codemasters, etc., it seems, can all sleep sound. If your design idea is to ... |
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Comment In: Schafer: Poor Returns Keep Double Fine Games Away From PC [News - 11/25/2010 - 05:23]
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AAA leaving the PC market ... AAA leaving the PC market to Blizzard, Zynga, and the Indies - I can live with that. Tim can freely ...take a dollar out of the 'PC Port Fund' jar - ports killed the PC experience in the first place. |
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Comment In: 83 Percent Of Mass Effect 2 Players Opted For Male Protagonist [News - 11/24/2010 - 04:54]
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Sad to hear another example ... Sad to hear another example of the mainstream market majority, confirming the min-effort and arrows-showing-me-the-exit console type ignorant 'gamers'. The point and click adventure seems to have a secret comeback Who could blame Bioware for minimizing the dev costs by cutting off the flesh from their products, if they decide ... |
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Comment In: Nintendo's Fils-Aime: 'Apple Can Hurt Us More Than Microsoft' [News - 10/25/2010 - 02:44]
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Smart phones are a direct ... Smart phones are a direct threat to the DS. 1 Reggie and Nintendo are smart enough to understand the 'attention economy' we all live in: next to money, the most valuable thing is our time 2 Kids and parents will ALL have a smart phone in the next decade or ... |
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