Posts by Section_Ei8ht

I like! Cant think of anything to crit atm. Keep it up, that looks really nice.

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because fuck you

best comeback ever.

props lookin sexy! nice job.

posty and fetter hit the nail on the head.

true that its no big deal. I just love the irony in it.

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Calif. Violent Game Bill Becomes LawThe Terminator himself says: violence ain't for kids.

by David Adams

October 7, 2005 - After a long process of campaigning, opposition, and legislative approval, a California bill which bans the sale of violent videogames to minors has been signed into law. On Friday, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger approved the bill, which levies fines of up to $1000 for violations, and requires that mature games be clearly labeled as such.

"Today I signed legislation to ensure parent involvement in determining which video games are appropriate for their children," said Governor Schwarzenegger. "The bill I signed will require that violent video games be clearly labeled and not be sold to children under 18 years old. Many of these games are made for adults and choosing games that are appropriate for kids should be a decision made by their parents."

Assembly Bill 1179 was written and championed by Assemblyman Leland Yee, who has offered similar bills for several years now. Yee has maintained his interest is not in censoring or limiting the game industry, but in keeping minors from playing mature-themed games without parental consent.

Yee believes the interactive nature of videogames creates a unique danger. "Unlike movies where you passively watch violence, in a video game, you are the active participant and making decisions on who to stab, maim, burn or kill," he said. "As a result, these games serve as learning tools that have a dramatic impact on our children."

Opponents of the legislation, including the Interactive Entertainment Merchants Association (IEMA), an industry interest group, argue that the current ESRB rating system already identifies mature content in games and prevents sale of such games to minors. Opponents also maintain legislation like AB 1179 introduces regulates game media in ways that books, movies, and music are not, and see such laws as a challenge to First Amendment rights.

California is not only the nation's most populous state, but the primary home of the $31 billion videogame industry. AB 1179 will officially become law on January 1, 2006.

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http://pc.ign.com/articles/656/656998p1.html

ill check it out, but mozilla couldn't get me off ie. I'd be surprised if this one did.

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Section_Ei8ht, I realize that but in case you didn't notice... this is a game art community.

yes, klein, i realize that. No disrepect to you or anything. All I'm trying to point out is that you shouldn't say that flash are a turn off. Maybe for you. Maybe for the HR people you know. Not everyone likes flash sites, but not everyone hates them.

This is a game design community with some of the greatest talent I have ever seen, so it shouldn't be too hard for anyone that frequents this board to learn a thing or two about flash and use their pre-existing knowledge about good design to churn out a flash site that would make you change your mind.

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I personally don't see the point of a portfolio site made in Flash to be honest.

there's a point if you use your portfolio to not just break into the game industry, but other multimedia industries as well, ala web development. Flash is a growing market and the user stats are rising, and Lurker's estimate was not far off.

I get more and more clients wanting to switch from html to flash. And these are wholesaler and end user distribution clients, not game companies or movies. After flash 6 and actionscript 2 were released, flash has the ability to directally connect with databases and server side scripting, making it just as functional as any html/php/asp/cgi/etc site (still need the asp or php though, cuz we use that to pass information to and from the db), but the ability to add animation and life to the site. Before long, flash will be integrated automatically in every browser.

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The point of a portfolio is not to make your website unforgettable but to present work that is unforgettable.

whats wrong with a healthy hybrid of both?

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DivX and Flash are completely different monsters.

100% true. Any decent browser will prompt you to install flash when it detects you dont have it. There is also a very easy script you can write in javascript that auto detects if flash in installed (although no one uses these anymore due to the aformentioned browser prompt). All you have to do is click "Yes, I want to install" and you're done. It boggles my mind how so many people can have trouble installing flash when the browser does everything for you.

Divx has no auto detect, as it is played through the wmp plugin. I can understand the frustration of divx, but you simply cannot compair flash with divx.

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There is a reason every large company launches uses Flash at least a tiny bit.

true. When I first started out doing web development, it was a rare occasion that a client wanted a site with the littlest bit of flash. That was four years ago. Today, a current client of mine, midwest copier exchange is the largest wholesaler of copiers in the US (quite possibly the world). Their original site, designed by my brother who is a db programmer and not a flash programmer/artist had no flash in it at all. Now I'm being paid to turn everything into flash. Why is that? Why on earth would a copier wholesaler whose primary viewer on that page would be a business owner who probably still uses ie and dell machines?

Answer: Its where the market is heading. More and more people are getting a kick out of flash sites because they are different. Flash can either make or break your site. If you have a carefully designed site that makes logical sense and is not confusing for a user, you will get people that see it to say "Wow, that was a cool site. Hey, Jimmy, did you see this?". If you have a poorly designed flash site (est 80% of flash sites out there, maybe and most definitly more. If this weren't the case, I would not be getting paid large quantities of cash to make flash site), you repulse people to stay away from your site.

Dont condem flash. Flash is an interesting entity. As I just stated, it can either make or break your site. If a site is designed well enough, it will do far more than any html site could ever do for you.

already pre-ordered my xbox 2pi. cant really do that for any of the other ones, so no point for me to discuss it.

boobs?

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i'm very interestd, but stranded at school =(/me huggles andrew

sit down, you're rockin the boat.

used max, hated it. used maya loved it. for me this is the same situation as adobe buying macromedia. Just kinda wanna see what the two teams can put together.

good stuff on zymotic. me wants to play.

The serious effects of global warming will not be felt during your lifetime. So the answer is obvious: Dont have kids. problem solved.

http://www.transbuddha.com/mediaHolder.php?id=732

Might be old, but I just saw it. Badass.

giggity giggity giggity!

that picture is horrifying. wtf?

gg on the rmf. I wish more people did that.

Dangerous Territory, Hipshot. Dangerous Territory.

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Gonna hafta agree with Mazy on this one.