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[jambo]

Like the wine, cider and vodka were no problem, but look out for that tap water!

Well the fluoride is added in to the drinking water, so those other drinks probably had 0 fluoride in them...

 

[Kritz]

I'll have to keep an eye out.

I'm this guy.

Don't worry I'm pretty pro at stalking people.

 

[codswallop]

Well the fluoride is added in to the drinking water, so those other drinks probably had 0 fluoride in them...

I make beer using unfiltered tap water.

Wonder if the alcohol kills the toxic sludge.

 

[jambo]

I make beer using unfiltered tap water.

Wonder if the alcohol kills the toxic sludge.

I just figured that breweries and what not would purify their water before production...

 

[Box of Bunnies]

I suppose the alcohol would have left us extra susceptible to the mind control elements of the fluoride so really, she was just looking out for us.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Last year I crashed his Game Fundamental tutorial class and spent a good half hour talking abour Journey. (There were only 5 or so actual students in the class and they were too busy playing Prototype) Ian is also the only reason I've ever played a Virtual Boy. That guy goes the extra mile in terms of engaging people. Or distracting them. Not sure which..

Why the fuck did I study boring ass Commerce rather than this heavenly sounding program

Paramore are surprisingly tight musicians too.

Yeah I'll admit to enjoying their music a bit

No one here that went to Soundwave watched Tomahawk? Disappointing.

We are not worthy

I think one of blinks problems was the shitty tech design. All the other bands had a bit of lighting and footage of them on the big screens. Blink had these awful filters over the cameras with bananas and bombs floating around so you couldn't even see the band.

lol wut

Now that is weird lol

I just figured that breweries and what not would purify their water before production...

More fun to tell the kooks that the guberment force businesses to use fluridated water for everything

 

[Kritz]

Idea: beer flavoured, fruit shaped snacks.
Name: brewberries

Edit - reptile, because commerce will get you a job whereas game fundamentals gives you eye cancer and and irrational love of vector graphics.

 

[ThoseDeafMutes]

They cancelled Games Physics this year apparently. I caught it in the first year it ran.

 

[markot]

Your posts are just full of exciting imagery and content lately!

I switched to ddr5 ram and kicked it up a notch.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Nope nope nope they won't do it.
Will they?

Edit - reptile, because commerce will get you a job whereas game fundamentals gives you eye cancer and and irrational love of vector graphics.

Only if you can force yourself to finish a Commerce degree

:/

 

[Kritz]

They cancelled Games Physics this year apparently. I caught it in the first year it ran.

I did it two years ago. I'm not a physics guy so for me it was really rough. Not the coding, but the bi-monthly physics homework. Considering I nearly failed college physic I don't know how I got a credit in games physics.

Wouldn't be surprise to see the games course disappear from utas. Not a market to move into it in the state, and not much more of one for the mainland. I can't imagine anyone hiring entry level game programmer, save for a startup.

But, yeah I heard about game physics. And games project is merged into regular projects now. Who knows how long fundamentals and design will last.

Currently doing advanced games programming this year. I don't think rob likes me very much after game production. I get the feeling he thinks I snubbed my other teammates out of helping me when instead it was just my other teammates weren't doing anything.

/blog

 

[DualShadow]

Group work at Uni is the worst.

 

[codswallop]

Group work at Uni is the worst.

Sure is.

 

[markot]

Theres no I in team!

 

[jambo]

Theres no I in team!

 

[Kritz]

but there is an i in pie.
And there's... an i in meat pie.
Meat... is the, uh, anagram of team...

 

[reptilescorpio]

Pies? Good idea. Going to make chili pies tonight, it is decreed.

 

[codswallop]

Pies sound like a lot of work... How about pizza?

 

[BananaArnie]

if i found an eye in my pizza id probably sue

 

[jambo]

Home-made pasties are a bit of work, but oh so worth it!

 

[mandiller]

Whoops!

Red faces over sliding drink-drive slogan

Tasmanian police have been left red-faced by a signage mishap on random breath-testing vans which encourages people to drink drive.

The vans have been emblazoned with the message: "Real mates don't let mates drink drive."

The slogan painted on the sides of vans used throughout the state shortens to "Real mates drink drive" when the sliding doors are open.

The signage was part of a major road safety campaign by police and included links to a website and social media page.

The Police Department has told officers to remove the slogans by the end of the week.

The department is yet to comment on the bungle.

It is not known how much the repainting will cost the cash-strapped department.

Source: ABC News

 

[Dead Man]

You would think by now people would consider very carefully what the put on sliding doors.

 

[Jintor]

Awww yeah video games

 

[jambo]

Can you link that, that's pretty messed up, even after years of supposed video game desensitisation...

 

[Jintor]

Done, (ya wet blanket)

 

[jambo]

Done, (ya wet blanket)

I think it's just the animation of her grabbing at the pole helplessly while it's going through her neck and throat that is just a bit too real for me.

 

[Jintor]

It's pretty gross, yeah

 

[reptilescorpio]

Awww yeah video games

Conan: WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T YOU PROTECT HER? HOW COULD YOU NOT WANT TO PROTECT HERRRRRRRRR!?!

Also why the fuck is that in a video game? Did they really need to do that :/
Looks like a fucking awful gameplay section too, just BAM. You're fucked. Next time preempt out of the canned jump.

Also my son agrees with Jambo, that's not cool.

 

[Planet_JASE]

Awww yeah video games

Giving women a role mode!!

 

[Omikron]

Pretty visceral.

 

[Planet_JASE]

Yeah, that is reminiscent of Dante's Inferno and Dead Space.

 

[Rezbit]

Not that I necessarily agree with it, but playing devil's advocate:

Where do you draw the line then? Is murdering 5000 people in GTA or COD okay? Or is it simply about "realism?" What do we do this coming generation when graphics are even better and developers can show deaths in whatever gruesome way they want? When GTA 6 comes out for next-gen consoles and features murdering 5000 people in greater detail, what then?

I guess we're probably all gonna be super desensitized to it anyway, until someone kicks it up a notch.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Tool-esque if you will.














Well the "line" in my opinion is really just dependent on context. Does it need to happen in the game? Does it create the kind of impact that makes the experience worthwhile?

In context of Tomb Raider it very well could be a good addition to the game, I don't know, I haven't played it. Although just on an outsider viewing it does seem like they could have a slightly different death animation. I can comment with more authority once I play the damn thing!

 

[Omikron]

Does it come with an achievement?



And yeah, I agree with rep.

 

[Jintor]

I'm just sayin', Conan is a really expressive dude

 

[Rezbit]

Well the "line" in my opinion is really just dependent on context. Does it need to happen in the game? Does it create the kind of impact that makes the experience worthwhile?

In context of Tomb Raider it very well could be a good addition to the game, I don't know, I haven't played it. Although just on an outsider viewing it does seem like they could have a slightly different death animation. I can comment with more authority once I play the damn thing!

In truth just based on that death I think the game should probably be R-rated. I'm not as fussed about it being in the game as such, but yeah, that is intense and has to be kept to 18+. Mind you I think a lot of games should be R-rated that got away with being a lot lower on the old classification system. Even that infamous airport scene in CoD, even though the gore might not be as crazy, thematically that was fucked up.

Anyway, random thoughts about violence in games!

 

[markot]

I'm just sayin', Conan is a really expressive dude

So was Hitler

 

[jambo]

Even that infamous airport scene in CoD, even though the gore might not be as crazy, thematically that was fucked up.

It'll be very interesting to see if the next CoD gets rated R18+ or MA15+.

 

[reptilescorpio]

Dat Activision $$$? Will be MA15.

In truth just based on that death I think the game should probably be R-rated. I'm not as fussed about it being in the game as such, but yeah, that is intense and has to be kept to 18+. Mind you I think a lot of games should be R-rated that got away with being a lot lower on the old classification system. Even that infamous airport scene in CoD, even though the gore might not be as crazy, thematically that was fucked up.

Anyway, random thoughts about violence in games!

Yep, perplexed at the use of the R rating so far.

Dead Space 3? Should be R but got MA
Random Japanese game with no shred of violence or sex? Should be G but got R

Fucking racists :/

 

[Deeku]

VLR vita get! But it seems Eu version doesn't have the english dub...not that I would use it anyway but it would have been nice! And god I hate it now when you open a new vita/sometimes 3ds game and there's no manual or even a piece of paper or something

 

[reptilescorpio]

VLR vita get! But it seems Eu version doesn't have the english dub...not that I would use it anyway but it would have been nice! And god I hate it now when you open a new vita/sometimes 3ds game and there's no manual or even a piece of paper or something

>.> I would be boned in that case! I will be careful where I import from, thanks Deek!

 

[Box of Bunnies]

And god I hate it now when you open a new vita/sometimes 3ds game and there's no manual or even a piece of paper or something

I don't mind it with Vita games because in my experience a piece of paper in there means an online pass. Sucks when 3DS games barely even give you the N64-esque "quick guides".

 

[Clipper]

And god I hate it now when you open a new vita/sometimes 3ds game and there's no manual or even a piece of paper or something

Even some PS3 games now...

Perhaps they decided to not include anything else in the case because the disc allows you to download the Vita version too...

 

[Fogz]

VLR vita get! But it seems Eu version doesn't have the english dub...not that I would use it anyway but it would have been nice!

Huh. I didn't even know it had an english dub

 

[hamchan]

Since everyone is in the mood to be playing old FF games again, I started replaying FFVIII. 13 hours in and now I'm remembering all the things I liked about the game such as the better looking models compared to VII, Laguna sections, Triple Triad (best minigame ever invented). I also made the game super easy by using the junctioning system properly this time, so now enemies barely scratch me because I put the total hp and vit/spr stats way up.

I know the story gets super wacky near the end but I'm currently enjoying it.

 

[Omikron]

Triple Triad is great until you spread random.

 

[Box of Bunnies]

Any problems Final Fantasy VIII has are completely and utterly mitigated by Shuffle or Boogie.

 

[Danoss]

When dear old Gran tells you that you're a waste of space loser with no friends, no life and no future, maybe it's time to pack it up and call it a day.

 

[Jintor]

VLR vita get! But it seems Eu version doesn't have the english dub...not that I would use it anyway but it would have been nice! And god I hate it now when you open a new vita/sometimes 3ds game and there's no manual or even a piece of paper or something

Wait why did you get the EU version at all? What with the no region locks

Since everyone is in the mood to be playing old FF games again, I started replaying FFVIII. 13 hours in and now I'm remembering all the things I liked about the game such as the better looking models compared to VII, Laguna sections, Triple Triad (best minigame ever invented). I also made the game super easy by using the junctioning system properly this time, so now enemies barely scratch me because I put the total hp and vit/spr stats way up.

I know the story gets super wacky near the end but I'm currently enjoying it.

Triple Triad is great until you spread random.

Any problems Final Fantasy VIII has are completely and utterly mitigated by Shuffle or Boogie.

You're the best people.

 

[reptilescorpio]

I know the story gets super wacky near the end but I'm currently enjoying it.

I'm sure you mean super awesome.

I wonder if Kojima was a consultant on FF8.

When dear old Gran tells you that you're a waste of space loser with no friends, no life and no future, maybe it's time to pack it up and call it a day.

Nah she is just having a bad day. Just one persons opinion man.