Nothing on my DAW but on my "work" pc I have GP4 formula 1 racing (not as good as version GP2) by Microprose.
My current addiction is the Space Cadet pinball game that comes with XP. It's so frustrating though that you can't save a game part way through. You know, you're 45 minutes into your first ball, 30 plus million racked up and your evening meal is ready !!! If only they'd had a save routine.
Which game is installed in your DAW?
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No games on my DAW, the default Windows games were removed from the installer .iso using nlite.
Not that the machine wouldn't be fast enough, or that they would cause any instability, but I'm not into games at all. I think to have any fun with them, to get into the complex games that have come out over the last years, I'd need to spend way more time with them then I'd really want.
The laptop has a couple games. Tetris is the last one I remember having played when I was bored at work a couple months ago.
As alfonso says, Scope's the game. Oh, I forgot that modular patch with word play...
Not that the machine wouldn't be fast enough, or that they would cause any instability, but I'm not into games at all. I think to have any fun with them, to get into the complex games that have come out over the last years, I'd need to spend way more time with them then I'd really want.
The laptop has a couple games. Tetris is the last one I remember having played when I was bored at work a couple months ago.
As alfonso says, Scope's the game. Oh, I forgot that modular patch with word play...
more has been done with less
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On my main DAW I actually have Unrealtournament installed on the last partition in the system.. Currently its the UT2004 version although I occasionally revert back to UT99 for a change of pace and to see old friends. I do keep up witth some other PC games other than UT but I tend to play through them during short periods of downtime. I spent several years as a commercial 3d artist for television and film and do enjoy watching the visual technology evolve. Since my DAW is built primarily for audio, visual and graphic design work my graphics cards usually lag several versions behind the mainstream. For example right now I'm still running a Quadro4 which is equivalent to a an nVidia Ti4600. This means that when I do get around to playing a game it has usually been out a while.
On the flipside, I only occasionally watch television, usually when the gf wants to relax & still spend time together. My consumption of fiction has been largely curbed by a diet of trade mags, techical & reference books and manuals, and of course the Internet. And I don't really have a massive home entertainment system like a lot of my peers in the US as I tend to consider my studio my entertainment room (as well as my workspace) and so I watch perhaps 1 or 2 movies a week at the most.
As a child & teenager I did play a lot of games, both on the PC & console games. As an adult I am like many people and find that many of the more 'interesting' games, especially single player or online 'strategy' & rpg games just require too much time. I play UT mostly because I've already put the time into the game and it doesn't take a lot of practice for me to keep up with other good players. I can jump into a game for 30 mins towards the end of the day or when sitting around waiting for the gf to get off work.
FPS games have a reputation for the 'twitch' factor, but the upshot of this is that I've noticed that it has drastically improved my both my spatial abilities and my ability to multitask and track multiple objectives/targets when working, driving etc.
On the gf's computer I've installed a few Popcap games that she seems to enjoy. These are simple puzzle games (like Tetris) and built in flash, although the purchased versions run as executables on the PC. They have a reputation for being quite fun and offer limited versions of many games online via the flash browser plugin.. She originally started with Bookworm Deluxe 2-3 years ago, but currently Bejeweled seems to be her favorite.
On the flipside, I only occasionally watch television, usually when the gf wants to relax & still spend time together. My consumption of fiction has been largely curbed by a diet of trade mags, techical & reference books and manuals, and of course the Internet. And I don't really have a massive home entertainment system like a lot of my peers in the US as I tend to consider my studio my entertainment room (as well as my workspace) and so I watch perhaps 1 or 2 movies a week at the most.
As a child & teenager I did play a lot of games, both on the PC & console games. As an adult I am like many people and find that many of the more 'interesting' games, especially single player or online 'strategy' & rpg games just require too much time. I play UT mostly because I've already put the time into the game and it doesn't take a lot of practice for me to keep up with other good players. I can jump into a game for 30 mins towards the end of the day or when sitting around waiting for the gf to get off work.
FPS games have a reputation for the 'twitch' factor, but the upshot of this is that I've noticed that it has drastically improved my both my spatial abilities and my ability to multitask and track multiple objectives/targets when working, driving etc.
On the gf's computer I've installed a few Popcap games that she seems to enjoy. These are simple puzzle games (like Tetris) and built in flash, although the purchased versions run as executables on the PC. They have a reputation for being quite fun and offer limited versions of many games online via the flash browser plugin.. She originally started with Bookworm Deluxe 2-3 years ago, but currently Bejeweled seems to be her favorite.
Consoles aren't much more than computers these days =[ Except when the DVD drive breaks, you have to buy the specially-made-for-that-console one that costs 50-100$, instead of the 20$ one at the local computer place. Or ship it back to the company to get it fixed at 3/4 the price of a new one. In other words, extorsion =P
[Yes, I'm talking about the XBox]
[Yes, I'm talking about the XBox]
Consoles don't offer the same level of immersion or performance as a good computer game imo. With HD support in the next-gen consoles they're getting better but consoles are basically computers that are just on the cusp of cutting edge at launch and 6-12 months out of date technologically by the time there are games available in enough quantity to have a fair spread. The upshot is that since some of the cost of that performance is rolled into the cost of the games you can split it out over your purchases rather than building a badass gaming box all in 1 go. A console is also separate from your DAW which can be convenient.
Also console games historically differ from PC games, only lately has there been more convergence with the consolidation of the industry into larger & larger publishing houses who want to market across as many platforms as possible.
Personally if I were to get a dedicated gaming device it would probably be a handheld. PSP seems quite popular and offers new versions of popular titles like GTA and there are some interesting Nintendo DS games available that interest me. The fact that I didn't finish any of the Zelda or Mario games we got with our Nintendo 64 years ago means I probably should just buy a new laptop and play with Ableton Live.
Also console games historically differ from PC games, only lately has there been more convergence with the consolidation of the industry into larger & larger publishing houses who want to market across as many platforms as possible.
Personally if I were to get a dedicated gaming device it would probably be a handheld. PSP seems quite popular and offers new versions of popular titles like GTA and there are some interesting Nintendo DS games available that interest me. The fact that I didn't finish any of the Zelda or Mario games we got with our Nintendo 64 years ago means I probably should just buy a new laptop and play with Ableton Live.
Valis - totally agree that PCs are better for hardcore gaming. My problem is that hardcore gaming is the last thing I need when I barely have time to get stuff done as it is
My bro has a chipped Xbox which, amusingly, lets you do a lot of stuff a PC does.. watch movies, play MAME and other emulators, you can even run Linux on it if your geekdom demands it
My bro has a chipped Xbox which, amusingly, lets you do a lot of stuff a PC does.. watch movies, play MAME and other emulators, you can even run Linux on it if your geekdom demands it
That's actually the reason I don't buy a console. Playing a game that's in the vein of a franchise that I've been partaking in for 8 years takes very little effort. I figure 30-40 mins a few times a week just eliminates staying up late to watch a movie some night or something like that. Rationalizing works great!
I figure 30-40 mins a few times a week just eliminates staying up late to watch a movie some night or something like that. Rationalizing works great!-
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let's see.. i don't have much of the more recent games.. I recently reinstalled balck and white (the first one) and still amazed at the awesome interface and game premise.
I used play so many games when I was a teen and through out college. But I gradually started to just get games to see what new technology they used and what new design "look" the game came up with. The gameplay was all the same, just chores to load yourself with, so you can pass some time. So I figured instead of doing that, I'd write a tune, or do something else.
Like everyone's saying, games are getting too tiresome to play, and takes way too much time to get started. It most likely comes from the "has *** hours worth of game play" type reviews.. and the reviewer sometimes complaines it's too short! Well, chances are, it's not worth it to the developers to use the man power to create a long playing game with enough content to captivate the audience for that long... so you get an inflation. Too little content, and too much game time. See that too much in too many games.
I used play so many games when I was a teen and through out college. But I gradually started to just get games to see what new technology they used and what new design "look" the game came up with. The gameplay was all the same, just chores to load yourself with, so you can pass some time. So I figured instead of doing that, I'd write a tune, or do something else.
Like everyone's saying, games are getting too tiresome to play, and takes way too much time to get started. It most likely comes from the "has *** hours worth of game play" type reviews.. and the reviewer sometimes complaines it's too short! Well, chances are, it's not worth it to the developers to use the man power to create a long playing game with enough content to captivate the audience for that long... so you get an inflation. Too little content, and too much game time. See that too much in too many games.
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