| Playing Computer Games no longer Geeky |
[Jun. 19th, 2009|05:52 pm] |
I was reading This Report and was struck by how normal playing computer games has become. When I was struck by the bug (1978) by Pong and Galaxian and later with my system 80 and CPC464 it was one of the things geeks did. Not so for the last few years.
Now it forms part of most kids balanced media consumption, like watching TV, Reading books and going to the movies. The report shows that average age of gamers in Australia is 36, while for non games its 40. They predict that by 2014 it will be the same. Also 46% of gamers are female.
Something like 88% of Australian households have a gaming device, and consoles beat out computers by 4% (39% PC, 43% Consoles), also according to the report 18% of households have handheld gaming devices.
This little graph is perhaps the best argument I've found against computer game playing leading to health problems, as you can see (after the cut) by and large game players seem to be a little more adventurous and active than the non-gamers.
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| Signs of the Apocolypse |
[Apr. 2nd, 2009|11:52 am] |
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Sometimes, in your net travels you see something so momentous it gives you pause for a moment. Then sometimes you see something like this.
Squeezable bacon
The end is nigh! |
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| Horror |
[Mar. 25th, 2009|11:55 am] |
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| | Once Upon a Time in Mexico | ] |
To me horror movies peaked in the 80's, but I'm actually looking forward to Sam Raimi's 'Drag me to Hell'. I've always thought Raimi's Spiderman movies went from so so to blah, but His 'Evil Dead' stuff is exceptionally good - The 1st was shot on about $50000 USD over a few years, and still scares me - no matter how many times I watch it.
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| Barsoom Awaits |
[Feb. 18th, 2009|12:48 pm] |
Looks like case for liquid water on Mars has gotten a lot stronger.
Water! |
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| Behold the Marketing Machine |
[Jan. 23rd, 2009|12:33 pm] |
Hot on the news that WB and Fox have settled over Watchmen, the Marketing machine has swung into full overdrive.
So check out this Movie of the Comic.
But wait it has sneak preview of the movie, woopty f_ckn doo.
I think that the movie is going to be all kinds of awesome, but this just seems silly...
Or am I wrong? |
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| Little known thing |
[Jan. 13th, 2009|01:36 pm] |
Did you know if you have two Firefox browsers open, you can drag tabs between them.
Me either... |
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| DVDs |
[Dec. 3rd, 2008|03:54 pm] |
As part of my self training in perl I've written a database/web front end to collate my DVD collection. Suggestions for improvements would be gladly accepted.
I present version 0.1.0 |
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| Bloody Prequels |
[Dec. 3rd, 2008|12:46 pm] |
Can I just say I'm fed up of prequels. They smack of cowardice. Have the balls to write about characters in the fullness of their career, not some backwards looking pretend history. Take the bandied about Graysons, or the no tights no flight Smallville, or the Caprica (a BSG prequel) and shove them. I'd like to see a really dammn good Superman or Batman TV series. I mean if TV can sustain a plethora of CSI / LAw & Order type dramas surely we can have a kick arse Batman show?
I think that the trend has a lot to do with how the baby boomers strangle hold on power has left the x,y and z generation feeling powerless, and perpetually in the role of a child. Writers are expressing our feelings of being stuck in limbo, stuck in perpetual adolescence. Only occasionally allowed to take the family car for a spin,and only as long as we have it back by 10pm. |
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| A New Hope |
[Oct. 7th, 2008|11:04 am] |
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While celebrating a friends impending doom marriage I casually mentioned that Luke's light saber changes colour from blue to green in the Special Edition. I was roundly shouted down, i present the evidence to all those non believers. Feel free to leave your apology in the comments ;)
( The Evidence )
So it can be seen that in the Special Edition someone stuffed up, while the original footage is pretty much white it certainly isn't green. Unless the light saber has some kind of training mode it should be blue. |
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| New Arrival! |
[Jul. 26th, 2008|05:27 pm] |
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My darling wife gave birth to our son, William Joseph Kelly, last Monday - the 21st of July (after about 28 hours of Labour). In the end the Doctor (she was fabulous, in fact everyone at King Edwards Maternity Hospital was fabulous) had to resort to the forceps. So after 5 days I can say I'm totally smitten with the little blighter. Of course he's been keeping us up at nights, but he sleeps most of the day - which I thought was typical teenager behavior, not newborns :)
Follow the link for entirely too many photos of my new son :) (The first man on Mars ;) )
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| Top 100 Computer Games |
[Jun. 29th, 2008|06:30 am] |
Thanks to Angriest
1) Look at the list and bold those you have played
2) Underline the games you LOVE.
3) Reprint this list in your own LJ so we can try and track down these people who've played 6 and force games (and probably emulators) upon them.
100 - River City Ransom (aka Street Gangs)
99 - Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
98 - BattleToads
97 - F-Zero
96 - Mafia
95 - Herzog Zwei
94 - Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
93 - Quake II
92 - Dragon Warrior (aka Dragon Quest)
91 - Virtua Tennis
90 - Master of Orion
89 - Alone in the Dark
88 - Final Fantasy VII
87 - Thief II: The Metal Age
86 - Final Fantasy X
85 - Prince of Persia
84 - Ultima VII: The Black Gate
83 - Contra
82 - Gunstar Heroes
81 - Freedom Force
80 - Baseball Stars
79 - Shining Force II
78 - Star Wars (Arcade)
77 - Archon: The Light and The Dark
76 - Tetris Attack
75 - Crimson Skies
74 - Syndicate
73 - Return Fire
72 - Galaga
71 - Half-Life: Counter-Strike
70 - Pokemon Red/Blue
69 - Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs
68 - Starsiege: Tribes
67 - Rayman 2: The Great Escape
66 - Homeworld
65 - MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat
64 - Advance Wars
63 - Sonic the Hedgehog
62 - Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
61 - Sam & Max Hit the Road
60 - Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle
59 - Bionic Commando
58 - Super Smash Bros. Melee
57 - Mike Tyson's Punchout!
56 - Final Fantasy III (VI)
55 - Fallout
54 - Panzer Dragoon Saga
53 - Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
52 - Metroid Prime
51 - Grand Theft Auto III
50 - Wing Comander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
49 - Grim Fandango
48 - The Secret of Mana
47 - NHL 94
46 - Super Mario World
45 - Battlefield 1942
44 - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
43 - Soul Calibur
42 - Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
41 - System Shock 2
40 - Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution
39 - DOOM
38 - Madden NFL 2004
37 - Wave Race 64
36 - Command & Conquer: Red Alert
35 - Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
34 - Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
33 - God of War
32 - Resident Evil 4
31 - SimCity 2000
30 - Halo
29 - GoldenEye 007
28 - Half-Life 2
27 - Burnout 3: Takedown
26 - Final Fantasy II (IV)
25 - Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
24 - Tecmo Super Bowl
23 - Super Mario Bros. 3
22 - Half-Life
21 - Deus Ex
20 - Ms. Pac Man
19 - Metal Gear Solid
18 - ICO
17 - Star Control 2
16 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
15 - Super Mario Kart
14 - Rome: Total War
13 - Chrono Trigger
12 - X-COM: UFO Defense
11 - Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
10 - Super Metroid
9 - Star Wars: TIE Fighter Collector's CD-ROM
8 - Street Fighter II
7 - StarCraft
6 - Sid Meier's Pirates!
5 - Super Mario 64
5a - Lego Star Wars
5b - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
4 - Sid Meier's Civilization II
3 - Tetris
2 - Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1 - Super Mario Bros. |
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| Barasoom Awaits |
[May. 26th, 2008|01:54 pm] |
Pictures from the Phoenix lander are now up on the NASA website. Gives a warm glow when you realise how far away these pictures come from (the exact distance escapes me, but it takes about 15minutes for the radio signals to get to earth, so you do the maths ;) )
NASA - Home
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