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The New Media Campaigns site has posted a new tutorial today introducing PHP developers to Docker, the handy tool to create containers for your applications a bit simpler and more efficient than just something like Vagrant.
I've used Vagrant to manage local development servers for several years. Vagrant is, according to its official website, a tool to "create and configure light-weight, reproducible, and portable development environments." [...] However, Vagrant has one large downside-it implies hardware virtualization. This means each project runs atop a full virtual machine, and each virtual machine has a complete operating system that demands a large overhead in system resources.
[...] There is another solution, though. Have you heard of Docker? I first heard this word a year ago. It's all about containers, I was told. Awesome. What are containers?, I thought. I dug deeper, and I read all about containerization, process isolation, and union filesystems.
He starts with a brief introduction to what Docker is and two of the key concepts: containers and images. He then talks about how Docker is different from Vagrant, including the extensibility and lighter resource demands. Following all this he starts in on building an actual application in a container. He walks you through each step, including commands, to build the container and image that will result in the final instance running Ubuntu, MySQL, Nginx and PHP-FPM. He sets up a simple "Hello World" page and shows how to configure the Nginx server to serve it up as well as the MySQL server to cooperate with PHP and run locally.


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2013-2014 Men's Hockey Fact Book
Feature Stories On Frozen Fenway:
Red Sox Fans Fired Up For Frozen Fenway
Teams: Holy Cross (4-9-2, 3-4-2 AHA) vs. Bentley (8-7-1, 6-2-1 AHA)
Date: Dec. 28, 2013
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Place: Fenway Park (37,493) Boston, Mass.
Teams: Holy Cross (4-9-2, 3-4-2 AHA) vs. No. 11 Yale (6-3-3, 3-2-3 ECACHL)
Date: Dec. 29, 2013
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Place: Ingalls Rink (3,500) New Haven, Conn.
Saturday HC Radio: WCHC 88.1 FM, Worcester, Mass.;
Dominic Dipersia, Eric Sherman, Tyler Bao & Aleksandr Epshteyn
Saturday Live Video Streaming: America One Networks
Sunday Live Video Streaming: Ivy League Digital Network
Series Records (Holy Cross varsity games since 1966-1967):
With Bentley: Holy Cross leads 30-16-7
At Bentley Home Game: Holy Cross leads 12-8-5
At Neutral Site: Series tied 1-1-0
Last Meeting: Bentley 3, HC 2 (OT) (11/16/13; Watertown, Mass.)
Last HC Win: Holy Cross 2, Bentley 1 (2/26/13; Watertown, Mass.)
First Meeting: Holy Cross 5, Bentley 2 (2/10/73; Bentley home game)
Current Series Win Streak: Bentley one game
2013-2014 Series: Bentley leads 1-0-0
With Yale: Yale leads 4-1-0
At Yale Home Game: Yale leads 3-0-0
Last Meeting: Holy Cross 5, #15 Yale 4 (12/30/12; Marlborough, Mass.)
Last Yale Win: #1 Yale 10, HC 3 (1/2/11; New Haven, Conn.)
First Meeting: Yale 6, HC 1 (1/20/01; New Haven, Conn.)
HC TO PLAY BENTLEY AND YALE: The Holy Cross men's hockey team (4-9-2 overall, 3-4-2 Atlantic Hockey) returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 6:30 p.m. against the Bentley Falcons (8-7-1 overall, 6-2-1 Atlantic Hockey) at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass. as the first game of the Citi Frozen Fenway series. The event includes seven public and private high school hockey games, and nine men's and women's college hockey games. The Falcons are in second place in the AHA and are on a seven-game unbeaten streak, tied for third in the nation. The game on Sunday, Dec. 29 will take place at Ingalls Rink in New Haven, Conn. as the Crusaders travel to defending national champions, the No. 11 Yale Bulldogs (6-3-3 overall, 3-2-3 ECACHL). The Crusaders have played the Falcons once this season already, losing 3-2 in overtime. Last season, the Crusaders took on the No. 15 Bulldogs defeating them 5-4 on Dec. 30, 2012 for their first varsity victory against Yale.
MATCH UP AGAINST BENTLEY: The Falcons have the second best offense in the conference scoring 3.31 goals per game, while the Crusaders rank 10th scoring 2.27. The Falcon defense also ranks second allowing 2.69 goals per game while the Crusader defense is fifth allowing 3.07. Bentley's power play ranks second with a .238 percentage while the Crusaders' .122 is 10th. Bentley's penalty kill leads the league with a .852 percentage while Holy Cross is sixth with a .790. Bentley's .583 combined special teams leads Atlantic Hockey while the Crusaders sit in fifth with a .495.
THE SERIES WITH BENTLEY: This game will be the 54th time that these two teams have met with HC leading, 30-16-7. The Crusaders are 12-8-5 on the road versus Bentley. This is the third time the two teams have met at a neutral site and the series is tied 1-1-0. So far this season Bentley leads the series 1-0-0 over Holy Cross as it defeated the Crusaders in overtime on Nov. 16 at home.
MATCH UP AGAINST YALE: The Bulldogs have the fifth best offense in the ECACHL scoring 3.17 goals per game, while the Crusaders rank 10th in the AHA scoring 2.27. The Bulldog defense is tied for fifth in its conference allowing 2.50 goals per game while the Crusader defense is fifth in the AHA allowing 3.07. Yale's power play ranks eighth in the ECAC with a .167 percentage while the Crusaders' .122 is 10th in Atlantic Hockey. Holy Cross is sixth in its conference with a .790 penalty kill percentage while Yale's .756 percentage places them 11th in its conference. The Crusaders sit in fifth in Atlantic Hockey with a .495 percentage for combined special teams and Yale bottoms out its conference with a .421 combined special teams ranking.
THE SERIES WITH YALE: This will be the sixth meeting between these two teams in varsity games. Holy Cross is 1-4-0 all-time against Yale as it earned its first victory on Dec. 30, 2012 by a score of 5-4 at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Mass. The Bulldogs have hosted the Crusaders three times in the past winning all three matches by scores of 10-3, when they were ranked No. 1 on Jan. 2, 2011, 2-1 on Oct. 27, 2006 and 6-1 on January 20, 2001. The Crusaders have only hosted Yale once in the series which resulted in a 7-3 loss at the Hart Center on Nov. 28, 2009.
VIDAL STAYS HOT: Sophomore Matt Vidal (Manorville, N.Y.) has five points in the last three games as he is tied for the most points on the team. He tallied an assist in the first game and scored a goal in the second of a two game home series against AHA rival Air Force. His goal in the second game earned him the third star of the game. Vidal also scored the game-winning goal and posted two assists for three points when the Crusaders upset No. 7 Boston College at Conte Forum on Nov. 29. Vidal tallied an assist on the Crusaders' second goal of the game and also on their fourth goal. He then gave the team a 5-1 lead at 16:53 of the second period. The goal was his first career game-winner. This was his first collegiate multi-point game. He was named the GoHolyCross.com Crusader of the Week. This season he has three goals and six assists for nine points. Vidal has four goals and 10 assists for 14 career points.
LUBANSKI'S SEVEN ARE A CAREER HIGH: Sophomore Brett Lubanski (Farmington Hills, Mich.) netted his third goal and tallied his fourth assist of the season on Saturday Dec. 7 against Air Force which earned him the second star of the game. The goal was Lubanski's seventh point of the season and third goal, both career-highs for the sophomore and his four assists are also a career high. He scored his second goal of the season during a 3-2 overtime loss against Bentley on Nov. 12. During the contest against Sacred Heart, he netted his first career goal with the game-winner. Lubanski scored with 0:45 left in the game to secure the Crusaders' first victory of the season. His performance earned him the first star of the game and Crusader of the Week accolades for the first time in his career. Lubanski's .568 faceoff percentage ties for first among active centers on the team and his 77 faceoff wins are second on the team. Lubanski now has three goals and six assists for nine points in his 52 career games played.
BARRETT LEADING ROOKIES: Freshman forward Mike Barrett (Orland Park, Ill.) tallied an assist against Air Force on Saturday Dec. 7 for his third assist of the season and seventh point. He now leads all rookies on the team in point scoring and goal-scoring. His four goals this season tie him for first on the team in goals. Barrett was named the Travel Team USA Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Week for his three-point performance in the Crusaders' 5-4 win at No. 7 Boston College on Nov. 29. This was Barrett's first career AHA weekly honor. Barrett tallied two goals and one assist for three points versus the Eagles. Barrett leads the team with his 166 faceoff victories. Barrett this season has four goals and two assists for six points in his 15 games played. He has also started 10 of the 15 games he has played.
GUSTIN GETS FIRST ASSIST: Sophomore Sean Gustin (Stoneham, Mass.) tallied his first career assist on Saturday Dec. 7 against Air Force. He also scored the lone goal for the Crusaders on Nov. 23 against Atlantic Hockey opponent Robert Morris for his third goal of the season. Gustin also netted his second goal of the season in the win at Army on Nov. 8. His first goal of the season was at Northeastern. Gustin has played in 18 career games with four goals and an assist for five points.
DRISCOLL IN THIRD: Sophomore Tim Driscoll (Hingham, Mass.) tallied an assist during the game against No. 7 Boston College and two assists against each Sacred Heart on Nov. 1 and Connecticut on Nov. 12. Driscoll also scored a goal against Robert Morris on Nov. 22, and tallied an assist against Bentley on Nov. 16. Driscoll scored his first goal of the season on Oct. 25 against No. 9 Quinnipiac. He now has two goals and six assists for eight points this season. Driscoll has seven goals and seven assists for 14 points in his 30 career games played.
GINN HITS 2,000: Junior goalie Matt Ginn (Lindsay, Ontario) now has 2,075 career saves, which are second among Division I goalies at the school. Ginn is the second Crusader in Division I history to reach 2,000 career saves and the first junior to reach this milestone. Ginn leads all junior goalies in the country in career saves and has the 10th most career saves of any active goalie nationally.
BOLTON STRONG ON DEFENSE: Sophomore Jake Bolton (Ellington, Conn.) led all defenders during the weekend series against Air Force with 15 of the team's 65 blocks. Bolton now has 31 blocks this season, second on the team and tied for 39th nationally, while his 2.07 blocks per game are 33rd. He tallied his fifth assist on the game-winning goal against No. 7 Boston College on Nov. 29. He also tallied an assist against Atlantic Hockey opponent Robert Morris on the game-winning goal on Friday, Nov. 22. Bolton tallied assists against Army, No. 9 Quinnipiac and tallied two points in game two of the Northeastern series with a goal and an assist. He also has one goal for six points. Bolton is tied for fourth on the team in points for the Crusaders this season and has the most among defensemen. Bolton is one of five players on the team who has tallied five or more assists so far in the season. In his 50 career games played, Bolton has scored twice and tallied 11 assists for 13 points.
SCHMIDT EXCELS IN CAREER: Senior assistant captain Adam Schmidt (Warrington, Pa.) has three goals and six assists this season to tally nine points. He is tied as the leading point scorer on the team. In his career, Schmidt has 41 goals and 51 assists for 92 points in his 127 games. Schmidt scored on a breakaway against No. 7 Boston College for his 41st career goal, the 10th most career goals by a Division I player at Holy Cross.
GINN THIS SEASON: Matt Ginn has also played 907:23 during the season, which is the 12th most time in the country. His 452 saves this season are fifth in the country and are second in Atlantic Hockey. This season, during the Oct. 19 game at Northeastern, Ginn posted 48 saves, the third most of any Division I goalie at HC for a game. He also posted 45 saves against No. 9 Quinnipiac on Oct. 26, the fifth most of any goalie. He has been in net for three of the top 10 games with the most saves by a goalie. Ginn posted 38 saves on Friday Dec. 6 against Air Force which earned him the first star of the game.
THREE CRUSADERS LEAD THE TEAM: The Crusaders are led by senior captain Ryan McGrath (Pittsburgh, Pa.). McGrath's leadership is joined by assistant captains Adam Schmidt and Shayne Stockton (Rochester, N.Y.). The three captains have combined for 16 points this season scoring six goals and tallying 10 assists throughout the season.
DEFENSE BLOCKS SHOTS: The Holy Cross defense ranks first in the country with 18.60 shots blocked by an individual per game. The Crusaders lead the conference in total blocked shots with 279 and are fifth in the country. Four defensemen rank nationally in blocked shots per game. Junior Nilan Nagy (Canonsburg, Pa.) is tied for 14th with 2.40, Jake Bolton ranks 33rd with 2.07, sophomore Joe McNamara (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) is tied for 38th with 2.00 and freshman Logan Smith (Littleton, Colo.) is 54th with 1.87. Nagy is tied for third in the conference for blocked shots with 36 and Bolton's 31 are sixth.
GINN IN THE RECORD BOOK: Matt Ginn set three school records and broke into the top 10 list of every goalie record at the school and was named the team's Most Valuable Player for his sophomore season. He posted a 19-13-3 record in the past season, the second most victories in the school's Division I history. He holds the record for playing the most games (35) last season totaling the highest minutes in net (2100:55), while recording a single-season record number of saves (994). His 2,075 saves, 40 victories, 78 games played and 4668:49 minutes played are all the second most by Division I goaltenders for a career at the school.
AGAINST RANKED TEAMS: This season, the Crusaders are currently 1-3-0 against ranked teams after the 5-4 win over No. 7 Boston College on Nov. 29, a 3-2 loss against No. 19 Boston University, a 4-2 loss to No. 9 Quinnipiac and a 4-1 loss to No. 9 Quinnipiac. During both games against No. 9 Qunnipiac, the Crusaders had a lead and scored first. The remainder of the season they are set to take on No. 11 Yale. The Crusaders went 2-3-0 in the 2012-2013 season versus ranked teams winning 5-3 and losing 4-1 against No. 15 Niagara, a 5-4 win versus No. 15 Yale on Dec. 30, and a 5-2 loss and a 3-2 loss at No. 7 North Dakota on Jan. 4-5. The Crusaders are 5-22-3 all-time versus ranked teams in their Division I era. In 2011-2012, HC defeated No. 7 Boston University on Oct. 22, 2011 and defeated No. 3 Minnesota, 4-3 in overtime, in the NCAA Tournament on March 24, 2006.
HC DEFEATS #7 BOSTON COLLEGE: On Nov. 29, the Crusaders defeated No. 7 Boston College at Conte Forum by a 5-4 score. The win over Boston College was the Crusaders' first victory over the Eagles as a varsity program as Boston College had won the previous eight meetings. BC is the sixth program that has won at least one NCAA national championship that the Crusaders have now defeated. The other five programs that have won at least one national title that Holy Cross has posted a win versus are Boston University, Maine, Minnesota, Rensselaer and Yale. The victory was Holy Cross' fifth win over a nationally ranked team in program history and the third versus a top-10 team. This was also the first ever win by an Atlantic Hockey team versus Boston College.
HOLY CROSS WITH DEPTH: Of the 22 skaters that have played in a game this season, 19 have tallied at least one point. Fourteen of the 18 have at least one goal, five have two goals, four have three goals and two have four goals. Fourteen of the point-scorers have at least one goal and one assist. Three players have six assists, two players have five assists, two players have four assists, six players have three assists and three players have two assists of the 19 players with at least one assist. Three of the four skaters in the senior class have scored a point along with all four junior skaters. Seven of the eight sophomores that have been featured in a game have tallied at least one point, including six with goals and seven with assists. Four freshmen out of five have scored a goal, and all four have at least three points during the season.
HOLY CROSS HEAD COACH PAUL PEARL: Paul Pearl is in his 19th year at the helm of the Holy Cross ice hockey program, and is just the fifth head coach in the history of ice hockey at Holy Cross. On January 21, 2006, with a 3-2 victory at Dartmouth, Pearl became the school's all-time winningest coach with the 168th victory of his career. Pearl has forged a 287-280-68 (.506) record at Holy Cross over 18 years and has been the man behind the bench in nine of the 11 most successful seasons in Holy Cross history, while he has had four teams post 20-plus win seasons, including the first ever back-to-back 20-win seasons at the college. He has been named the Atlantic Hockey Coach of the Year twice (2004 and 2011). Pearl led the Crusaders to their first two NCAA Tournament appearances in 2003-04 and 2005-06, while he coached the Crusaders to their first ever NCAA Tournament win with the 4-3 overtime victory over Minnesota in Grand Forks, N.D., on March 24, 2006.
SENIOR CLASS WITH 61 WINS: The 2014 senior class now has 61 wins in their career. They entered their final season with 57 career wins, the second most by a class entering their senior year at Holy Cross. The team will look to Derek Kump (Falmouth, Maine), Ryan McGrath, Adam Schmidt, Shayne Stockton and Mark Williamson (Centennial, Colo.).
POWER PLAY POINTS FOR PINK: For the third straight season, every time the Holy Cross men's hockey team scores a power play goal in the Hart Center, money pledged will benefit PINK Revolution. The Crusaders have now scored three power play goals at home. They will be hosting their fifth annual Pink the Rink game on Feb. 15 when they host Connecticut for a 7:00 p.m. game. This game will also be the Crusaders' winter homecoming contest. For more information and to donate go here: http://www.powerplaypointsforpink.com/.
HC VERSUS THE ECACHL: The Crusaders have an all-time record of 23-53-6 (.317) against teams currently in the ECACHL (3-4-0 against Brown, 1-1-0 vs. Clarkson, 0-5-0 vs. Colgate, 3-4-1 against Dartmouth, 0-4-0 vs. Princeton, 5-21-4 against Quinnipiac, 3-4-0 vs. Rensselaer, 0-1-0 against St. Lawrence, 7-5-1 vs. Union and 1-4-0 against Yale). The only teams that HC has not played in varsity games that are currently in the ECACHL are Cornell and Harvard. This season the Crusaders lost to No. 9 Quinnipiac twice by scores of 4-2 and 4-1. Last season, Holy Cross won at Clarkson, 3-1, on Oct. 20, 2012, lost to Brown, 3-2, on Nov. 25, 2012 and defeated Yale, 5-4, on Dec. 30, 2012. Yale would eventually go one to win the national championship for the 2012-2013 season.
HC TO HOLD 2014 NCAA REGIONAL: The College of the Holy Cross will host the 2014 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey Northeast Regional at the DCU Center in Worcester on March 29-30, 2014. Holy Cross previously held this event at the DCU Center in 2008, 2010 and 2012. This will be the 13th overall time that the regional has been at the DCU Center. Ten of the 12 teams to win the regional in Worcester have gone on to play in the national championship game, with six of those teams winning the national title. The total of 42 NCAA regional hockey games, which have been played at the DCU Center, are currently the most in the 66-year history of the Division I men's ice hockey tournament. Tickets are on sale now. They are being sold as three-game packages and may be purchased online at www.NCAA.com/frozenfour, via phone at 800-745-3000 or through the DCU Center's box office, Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 800-745-3000 and online at ticketmaster.com.
HC ON AMERICA ONE NETWORKS: All of Holy Cross' home games and AHA away games can be seen via live video streaming. The games can be viewed through America One Networks.
CONNECT WITH THE CRUSADERS: Get all the latest news and results on the Holy Cross men's hockey team sent directly to your e-mail. To sign up for e-mail alerts go here: http://www.goholycross.com/list-signup.
HC PICKED EIGHTH IN PRESEASON POLL: Holy Cross was picked eighth in the AHA Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Crusaders received 59 total points. Last year's regular season champion, Niagara, has been picked as this year's preseason favorite with a total of 102 points and three first place votes, followed by both Mercyhurst (four first place votes) and Air Force (two first place votes), tied at 98 points. After its first AHA Tournament championship title last year, Canisius received 92 points, with three first place votes. RIT was picked fifth (81 points), Connecticut sixth (79 points), Robert Morris seventh (66 points) and the Crusaders were picked eighth. Bentley received 53 points, in ninth place, Army 10th (28 points), AIC 11th (22 points) and Sacred Heart 12th (16 points).
CRUSADERS PLAYING IN THE PROS: Five members of the 2013 senior class have signed contracts to play professionally. Kyle Fletcher (Mississippi Surge of the SPHL), Rob Linsmayer (Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL), Brandon Nunn (EV Regensberg of the Oberliga), Erik Vos (Dordrecht Lions of the Eredivisie) and Evan Zych (Dordrecht Lions of the Eredivisie). They will join Matt Clune (Ontario Reign of the ECHL), Matt Gordon (Mississippi Surge of the SPHL) and Everett Sheen (Ontario Reign of the ECHL). Nunn is third on the team with two game-winning goals and ranks fourth on the team with seven goals and 11 assists for 18 points in 21 games played. Vos is second on the team in points with 24 in his 17 games played including 10 goals and 14 assists, while Zych ranks seventh, and second among defensemen, with four goals and 10 assists for 14 points in his 17 games. Gordon is eighth on the team with two goals and seven assists for nine points in his 16 games played. Fletcher is fifth on the team scoring six goals and tallying six assists for 12 points in his 22 games played this season. Clune has two assists in his 20 games with the Reign while Sheen has two goals and four assists in his 27 games played. Linsmayer played in 11 games with the San Francisco Bulls scoring two goals before being traded to the Idaho Steelheads. With the Steelheads he has scored two goals in his 11 games played.
HC SET TO HOST 2016 NCAA REGIONAL: The College of the Holy Cross will play host to the 2016 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey Northeast Regional at the DCU Center in Worcester on March 25-26, 2016. Holy Cross, which will be hosting the Northeast Regional this season on March 29-30, 2014, previously held this event at the DCU Center in 2008, 2010 and 2012. The 2016 event will mark the 14th overall time that the regional will take place at the DCU Center. Ten of the 12 teams to win the regional in Worcester have gone on to play in the national championship game, with six of those teams winning the national title. The total of 42 NCAA regional hockey games which have been played at the DCU Center are currently the most in the 66 year history of the Division I men's ice hockey tournament.

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Thor: The Dark World will be hitting store shelves on Tuesday, February 4th, and here's a look at the cover art, for the Blu-Ray and the combo pack.
In addition, here a clip from All Hail the King, a Marvel One-Shot that finds out what happened to Trevor Slattery.
After the events of Iron Man 3, Trevor Slattery is locked up in a high-security prison. He has gained widespread infamy and is the subject of an in-depth profile for a documentary film.
Is there something more to Trevor or is he truly a patsy? This one-shot will explore that. If you can't view the video, then we have a few stills to wet your whistle.
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Apprentice Member
Joined: 10/22/13
So I was wondering,
If you happen to have a cool idea (like say a story, world, rpg elements, ideas about character creation) and want that to be worked out into a real MMO, is there any place, like a site, to go to and share ideas or find people who can actually program and stuff (don't want to sound harsh by calling it 'stuff')?
For example: I have a great idea for a MMO world and have thought of things like character creation, classes, a story, a world toset in but I simply can't program any of it or draw any of it because I am bad at such things. Is there anyone to turn to? I would love some advice please.
P.S: I'm 15 so don't expect me to have allot of money or anything, just some ideas
P.S.S: Not sure if this topic belongs here, sorry in advance :)
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Everyone and his neighbor's dog has ideas for games. Everyone who is capable of creating a game has ideas that he likes better than your ideas; that's why his ideas are his ideas and your ideas are not his ideas. If you're not able to play a major role in actually creating a game, then no one particularly cares about your ideas for a game.
What may have some value is ideas that would fit quite neatly into some particular game. Game developers tend not to look favorably on "toss a bunch of stuff out and redo it all this way" ideas, but proposals for minor tweaks to make things clearly better (especially but not exclusively bug fixes) may be welcome. Such ideas can be posted on the forums for a particular game.
The key distinction is between ideas that you build a game around, versus ideas that fit neatly into some game that already either exists or is in development.
Novice Member
Joined: 5/10/13
If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.
Originally posted by Quizzical
Including you... and if we look at the screenshots in your profile, that didn't work too well.
Big words, small deeds...
Give the guy some slack, he's 15. At least he's trying. You're much older, and I have yet to see a successful game you participated in, only not even "alpha" worthy graphic demos in your profile.
This is quite true. I posted recently that the worst idea a professional developer could have is to listen too much to the players. Anyone can start to make a game nowadays using tools like "Unity". The biggest problem is not the design, it's to find the talented artists for graphics and audio, something you just can't improvise. Ideas are no longer good enough nowadays, in the 80s, someone could make an amazing game alone in his garage and sell it (Richard Garriott sold his first games on floppy discs wrapped in transparent plastic bags), this is no longer possible today.
My computer is better than yours.
Novice Member
Joined: 8/06/03
You may want to dip your toes in and try to play around with some ideas in programs like RPG Maker, etc. I think there is a demo and there are some free alternatives.
I would also recommend a shot at making your own pen and paper rpg just to flesh out some world making and character concepts. The community for such things is also widespread and vocal. It does have some overlap to the mmo community as well.
Have fun
Novice Member
Joined: 5/10/13
If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.
Originally posted by MuffinStump
Aye. Or get yourself a copy of Neverwinter Nights 2, it's very cheap now and the possibilities even for someone not an artist or a developer are huge.
My computer is better than yours.
Apprentice Member
Joined: 10/22/13
Thanks for your thoughts about this guys, really appreciate it!
By the way, the idea of using RPG maker could be a cool idea indeed, and the mentioning of a 'pen and paper' RPG gave me the idea of maybe just writing about it (The story/lore).
Also, I'm pretty handy with the WC3-editor, so maybe I could make something simple with that. (Like DOTA started, but obviously not so big)
Apprentice Member
Joined: 1/09/13
I've heard of a site that has programmers you could hire for freelance work.
You get what you want programmed and they get to add it to their resume, its a win win.
Unfortunately, from what I've heard a lot of those programmers are amateurs and the work shows. A lot of the code is hardly worth using and the programmers on the site that are actually any good are usually busy.
I dont remember the name of the site, sorry.
Your other option is to hire a programmer. Which is insanely expensive.
Your last option is to learn programming. Which I myself am doing at the moment, honestly, its a lot easier than you would think. Everyone makes it out to be this HUGE COMPLICATED THING when its not, sorta. Sure it can be, but it can also not be.
Spotlight Poster
Joined: 6/01/04
Originally posted by Sandyboxy15
What I would suggest that you write you ideas out. I am kind of in the same boat. I've had an idea of a MMORPG for years that I've been molding and shaping for a long time. Study the genre and question and grill developers when you get the chance :) .
But if you're young I would also suggest learning to code your own games even if it's just some mobile games. Go to school for it if you can and maybe you'll meet others with the same goals or at least talents to help. Try to get into the industry and branch off on your own. Of course that's easier said that done.
There is kickstarter these days as well.
Elite Member
Joined: 7/22/11
Originally posted by Neo_Viper
Quizzical might sound harsh here, but he's completely right. It doesn't matter what the OP's age is. Ideas are a dime a dozen in the gaming industry and everyone likes their own better than yours.
I'd even go as far to say that giving ideas away might be impractical anymore. Non-gaming businesses are filled with managers and bosses that are so paranoid of new ideas that someone has to first present them with a new idea in such a way that they will think it was their own idea. You lead the horse to the water, and hope it doesn't try to impregnate all the fillies in the adjacent pasture. If the horse is still thirsty, you try a different analogy.. I know I've ran into any number of them. There's no reason that that mentality doesn't exist within the gaming industry as well.
Logic, my dear, merely enables one to be wrong with great authority.
Advanced Member
Joined: 6/24/10
Originally posted by Sandyboxy15
You've got the right attitude! What Quizzical said was harsh, but very true. Don't let that discourage you though. You're young and have many years ahead of you. Start planning for a career in game development now, find a college that has a good program and plan on going there when you graduate high school.
You said you don't have any programming or art skills. Most artists and programmers have zero skills until they start practicing and learning (I say most because there are very few people who are "naturals" at such things). I really think anyone can be a programmer if they put their mind to it. But you have to work for it.
Don't focus on the end result, focus on the process (and the steps) that are needed to reach the goal. Good luck!
"Lose the helmet sis, we can't prove that you're retarded." - Dennis Reynolds
Advanced Member
Joined: 4/26/05
Man it's hard to even remember when I started coding lol. I think it was right around your age actually I got my first computer at 15 but was doing goto statements and saving programs on tape using an old commodore 64. While some of the suggestions like Unity, RPG maker and Neverwinter Nights 2 are great and modding and scripting can get your feet wet I recommend jumping into the hard stuff because I can script in Skyrim Creation Kit or any other toolkit with ease after learning Microsoft Visual C++ so that is where I would start.
Also there are so many great youtube channels that you can look up for tutorials on C++. Using Schoolfreeware as a jumping off point. W3Schools is a great resource for HTML and JAVA. You could also get C++ for Dummies or check out cplusplus.com for books and other resources. Also Robocode is this awesome programming game that would help you learn Java. In fact you could do a google search for games that help teach programming.
One of the best things I ever did was program a MUD as well so if you want to download something that is purely text based to start off with and get used to dealing with an entire playable game CircleMUD.org is great. It helps to have a complete program that you can compile, debug and see the structure of the code. It's very important to have good coding practices. CircleMUD is coded in C++.
If you want to do 3D modeling or animation I would suggest 3D Studio Max which you could get a demo for.
I went to college for two years to get my Diploma and Microsoft Certified but one of my friends did eight years to get his masters in computer science. You need a lot of math and physics. My classmates, teacher and other prgrammers were also invaluable resources.
Best of luck and I hope some of that helps!
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Originally posted by Neo_Viper
Right. Because the best measure of a final game's quality is screenshots that used a very early version of a game engine to demonstrate some technical point about how 3D graphics works, especially without the accompanying text explaining the technical point that the screenshots where there to demonstrate.
Perhaps "no one cares" was a little too harsh; there may be people on a forum like this who also aren't involved in creating games who care about your ideas, at least about as much as you care about theirs. But people who make games for a living have far more ideas of their own than they can ever make, without having to resort to checking on someone else's ideas.
As others have noted, the "unless you can contribute to making a game, no one cares about your ideas" doesn't automatically mean that you should give up. Acquiring some skills involved in making a game is another alternative. But you certainly shouldn't waste time pushing your ideas on various game developers without having anything to offer besides ideas.
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I'm not saying you are wrong Quiz, I also feel that no one involved in making games 'cares' about the ideas of non-developers.
I do not however think this is smart. I don't think that just because you know how to render an artistic chair in 3D that it means you understand how to write a good story. Just because you can build a graphics engine, it doesn't mean you can conceptualize a world as deep as say, Star Wars.
I also see a psychological barrier which could exist. For example, when conceptualizing 'new' games, developers seem to rely too heavily on their existing skill set. They don't seem to push the envelope on what is technically possible but rather fit their 'new' design into their old bag of tricks.
I believe listening to outside ideas could generate a lot of advances, because devs are challenged to make something work they never thought possible.
You might be able to split hairs on my argument - but I will stand by this:
No one will ever convince me that the best way to do business is by closing yourself off to diverse ideas.
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How many games have developed based upon the Star Wars I.P.? George Lucas obviously didn't know the first thing about game development. Yet, look how rich his 'ideas' are for gaming. Sometimes it might be a good idea to listen to those outside the bubble.
Originally posted by Zorgo
Certainly, a good artist isn't necessarily a good writer or a good programmer, and vice versa. Which is why it's a good thing that, unless a game is made on a shoestring budget, those roles can be filled by different people.
Computer games are primarily about the game mechanics. While writing, artwork, and audio are essential parts of most games, they only play a supporting role. The game mechanics are the main thing--and everything else needs to be fit around the game mechanics when necessary.
If you want something to be primarily about the storyline, the artwork, or the background music, then making a computer game is the wrong way to go. Write a novel and it can be all about the writing. Compose a song and it can be all about the music. Indeed, if those are your main talents and interests, that lets you dispense with any pesky need for programmers and various other things that you can't do yourself.
You say that there have been a lot of Star Wars games, and there have. But many different Star Wars games have basically nothing to do with each other as far as game mechanics go. Licensing the Star Wars IP may well direct the artwork and writing to a substantial degree, but when it comes to designing the core game mechanics, that it is a Star Wars game barely matters.
Above, I said, unless you have something to contribute to creating a game, developers won't care about your ideas. That doesn't mean you have to be able to do everything yourself. It doesn't even mean that you have to be a programmer. If you're an excellent artist, then you have something to contribute, and may well be able to have considerable influence on the artwork in a game. If you're an excellent composer, then you have something to contribute, and may well have considerable influence on the background music in a game.
But if you want to design game mechanics, then you'd better be able to program some yourself. Otherwise, you won't be able to distinguish between things that are easy to code and things that are completely intractable. If two potential features are equally interesting but you can only implement one, and one of them is a hundred times as much work as the other, that is, in itself, a pretty compelling reason to do the easier one.
I'd actually go a little further and say that letting anyone without a decent background in probability touch fundamental game mechanics isn't likely to end well. Good intuition helps a lot, but your intuition will be better if you can do the formal computations when needed. Fortunately, that's introductory enough that a lot of CS majors have an adequate background. The probability-as-a-branch-of-mathematics stuff like sigma algebras isn't necessary or even relevant.
Ordinarily, you wouldn't ask an artist to write code, nor a programmer to create artwork, unless it's someone with a pretty diverse skill set. But that really points to the compelling reason why game developers don't care about outside ideas: if you have the skills to make a game, you ought to make your own game. If you don't, then for people who don't know what they're doing to tell people who do understand what they're doing what the latter have to do isn't going to work out.
Originally posted by Mendel
First off, Quizzical is not completely right. He is simply parroting THIS ARTICLE. This type of philosophy is not helpful or constructive to society, even if it were a nearly absolute truth- which it is not. If I had a dime for every time I saw someone who knew nothing about "game ideas" parrot this article, I would have enough to fund my entire project like a AAA studio. While there may be some good opinions in the article, it is not the absolute truth on the matter. In fact, there are ideas which are solid gold, ideas which would make great games, and bad ideas.
There is also an entire career field devoted to people who create games who do not program and are not artists. This is the role of "Game Designer" or in the case of AAA studies, entire design teams. Yes, that's right. People paid for their ideas.
Obviously, there is more to Game Design than ideas. However, it is not necessary to do any software engineering or art management. Those are left up to programmers and software leads. Game Designers may or may not also double as other tasks in a project, depending on the size of the company and scope of the project.
Game Design has a lot of interesting skills and talents required to be good, and it all starts with ideas. One can be a successful designer while never knowing how to program or draw. However, one must hone design skills. It is similar to architectural engineers, software engineers, or mathematicians who do nothing but work on complex algorithms for a project. Yet instead of designing code structure, equations, or architecture- they design video games.
This is a real field, and a real task best devoted to a single person. It is more than the "idea guy" just the same as an architectural engineer is about more than making a good looking building. Just like the former, the latter must be detailed in certain areas or else the entire building may collapse during an earthquake due to poorly designed architecture. Just like how a game design can collapse if a designer failed to predict what the players would do when they create their own "storm".
This is directed at anyone who supports that idiotic article about "Why Your Game Idea Sucks" and its bad philosophy.
Finally, he is only 15 years old. This means that if he starts now, he could actually become so talented, skilled, and experienced in every aspect of game design or even game development, that he could succeed. If I started my project when I was 15, it would be the world's most complex video game by my current age. If only most game designers, artists, or programmers were so lucky. Youth for most in western culture is an amazing time to learn. In fact, for all you know you are shooting down the next Notch, the next WoW, or the next Terraria. Who cares if it is not likely? By attacking and belittling the young as fools, you are dangerously harming their dreams. Innovation is not born from practicality. It's born by dreamers. Dreamers who are often told by fools that they are crazy to think they can accomplish their dream.
Will it be easy? No. Does a 15 year have a capacity to learn far more than any adult? If they don't have to work full time at such a young age, they absolutely do. Is the chance low that the young man you're talking to will make your perfect game? Why does it matter? The fact there is a chance, and the fact your attitude harms others, means you should drop the attitude and encourage them.
It doesn't take a liar to tell a young man that he can accomplish his dreams if he is devoted to his idea. In fact, most indie studios finish their game DESPITE being in the exact place this young man is in.
You know the REAL harm in telling young men they are unpractical dreamers and their ideas suck?
They may one day grow up, create an amazing game, and make you look like the complete asshat you are. What a tool, to try to dash the dreams of the young, just because you were never able to fulfill your dreams.
I challenge anyone who believes "ideas are a dime of dozen" to watch this movie: Flash of Genius (2008).
It is about an inventor, who has this simple idea. An idea which was stolen from him, with the thief making millions of dollars thanks to his "dime a dozen idea".
Inventions may be a dime a dozen, but some of those dimes are diamonds in the rough, and with some polish... will shine brightly to the point of making the owner wealthy.
Originally posted by nilden
C++ is a horrible language for beginners. While it may be good if the person masters it despite the archaic difficulty of the language, it would be much better (and more likely for the newbie to succeed) if they were to use a higher level language such as C#.
Even better, would be to start with a scripting engine, such as Unity, Game Maker, or Torque2D. Being able to dabble in scripting opens up experience to future high level programming, which then opens up easier understanding of lower level languages like C++.
However, working with a game engine introduces a newbie to not only light programming (scripting) but game programming, game design, the reality and complexity of making games, artwork, and if they are interested- areas such as shaders, animating, and coloring.
I'd suggest those interested in game development, to dabble in a little bit of everything. That way, they can find out what they like to do the most. Leave the low level headaches for the professionals.
I'm not saying you're wrong to suggest C++. But from my experience and the opinions of others such as Game From Scratch, C++ is not recommended for beginners. Check out the linked article for another reason as to why.
Great idea about designing a MUD though. Anyone who is interested in making a RPG or MMORPG, a MUD is a great place to start. Heck, it is a MMO.
Here is the expert that I am referencing:
… the C++ question.
Let me get the 800lb gorilla out of the way first of all. C++. This is one of the most controversial and repetitious questions of all. New developers hear from other developers that C++ "is what the pros use" and therefore want to use that. To make matters even worse, people answering the questions are often new developers as well and will recommend what they know thus pushing people to use a language they probably shouldn't. Frankly, if you have only ever used a single language, you really shouldn't be answering these kinds of questions!
Alright, back to the whole C++ question. Should you start learning with C++? NO. See, no maybe, no wishy washy answer or caveats, it's simple, C++ is an epically stupid language to start with. It's about the same as starting to learn math by starting with advanced calculus. Again, dumb. If you are going to listen to a single piece of advice I give, it's DO NOT START WITH C++. I know, of course, that you are going to completely disregard this advice and start with C++, but in 3 or 4 years when you've got the scars and trauma from ignoring my advice, I'm going to smugly *tisk tisk* and give you my best "I told you so!". I will offer another piece of advice while I am at it… anyone that recommends you start with C++, in the future ignore their advice!
Don't get me wrong, I totally understand why you want to go with C++, I'm just as guilty. Recently I purchased a set of golf clubs and I'm a horrifically meh golfer, but I got a set of "blades" cause that's what the pro's use. The gotcha? I'm no pro golfer, and my god did these golf clubs totally ruined my golf game. Sometimes using what the pros use isn't the right thing to do. Alright, off that tangent.
Again, these are just my opinions ( and those of the vast majority of people that went down this road themselves! ) and I know you are going to start with C++ anyways, but don't say I didn't warn you, because you are making a really stupid mistake.
Now, if you did in fact make the decision to go ahead with C++, for the love of all that is holy, DO NOT USE DevC++. It's old, unsupported and a vastly inferior choice on every measurable level. Don't worry, I'll cover the options off later.
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Might I suggest taking a step back from actually making a video game and working out your game on paper? Many MMORPG's, in fact most of the genre actually, take their roots from plain on pen and paper concepts that have been ported over and programmed into video games.
If you have a good idea then, make the game. It would be a lot less expensive to do it this way and would give you a great working prototype to then present to a developer. And who knows, you might even make something that causes people to get together in the same room again, and that would make you Richard Garfield rich, which is not poor.
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I was about to say same thing. Give him some slack a kid of 15 years old have some ideas encourage him instead bluntly saying get lost kid becouse thats what he is saying.
Some rusty old guy thinks he knows it all becouse lack of social skills.


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I got really tired of posting the same similar context on all the other forums too, i usually try not to become involved because its time consuming and it goes on and on with no one wanting to accept another point of view, so i stuck to posting clear cut facts.....theres just too many opinions to keep up with.....
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t's not blockaded because there are 10's if not 100's of thousands of troops in the west bank
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The biggest comment I keep seeing is "Israel has a right to defend itself"....How can they claim to be defending themselves, when they are occupying the very lands they are defending themselves from????
and mainstream, of course, leaves out the very small detail of the 13 yr. old Palestinian boy, who was shot by IDF, while playing football with friends...this happened Wednesday....these people, human beings, just like you and me...are tired of it, and I for one don't blame them...edit on 18-11-2012 by rockhndr because: (no reason given)
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Israel exists because no country in the world gave them a place on this earth to stand. Jews have been discriminated against and killed for no other reason then their religion for 2000 years.
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I've stayed away from the topic because I don't know the full extent or who is right or wrong. But, I have to comment now. You state Gaza has little food, water or medical support. If they can't get these things then where are they getting the bombs they've been hurling over to Israel for how long?
They have had access to bombs, right? Bullets? Guns? Where are the weapons coming from?
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In this video, Saviors of Earth announces the Solfeggio ascension frequencies that will guarantee your 3 dimensional ascension in approximately six weeks of time. You can download the entire Solfeggio ascension frequencies for free at: http://2012evolution.com/index.php?s=solfeggio+frequencies
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The Solfeggio frequencies; are from a musical scale used in ancient music, chants and religious ceremonies; that were lost for many centuries. The Solfeggio scale, chants and frequencies/tones were believed to enable spiritual blessings and transformation when played and sung in harmony.
1. UT – 396 Hz – Liberating Guilt and Fear - associated with releasing emotional patterns.
Solfeggio Frequency 396 Hz Liberating Guilt and Fear.
Quent Laxis is a healing audio and visual meditation with music, sacred geometry and Solfeggio frequency 396 Hz, the frequency for; Liberating Guilt and Fear.
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2. RE – 417 Hz – Undoing Situations and Facilitating Change - associated with breaking up crystallized emotional patterns.
A meditation for breaking up crystalized emotional patterns, undoing situations and facilitating change. Resonare Fibris; music and Solfeggio frequency 417 Hz.
Music and Description by JezebelDecibel
3. MI – 528 Hz – Transformation and Miracles (DNA Repair)- associated with Transformation and Miracles.
Love signal is a healing audio and visual meditation with music, sacred geometry and Solfeggio frequency 528 Hz, the miraculous frequency for transformation and DNA repair.
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4. FA – 639 Hz – Connecting/Relationships - associated with whole brain quadrant interconnectedness. Connecting Relationships.
Quadrant is a healing audio and visual meditation with music, sacred geometry and frequency 639 Hz; the frequency associated with whole brain quadrant interconnectedness, connecting relationships, harmonizing energetic structures and the relationships between them.
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5. SOL – 741 Hz – Awakening Intuition - associated with intuitive states, non linear knowing.
Intuitive Sine is a healing audio and visual meditation with a moving mandala and frequency 741 Hz. The frequency associated with intuitive states, non linear knowing and awakening intuition.
Intuitive Sine also has frequencies; 417 Hz, 528 Hz, 639 Hz and 852 Hz.
However; 741 Hz is the dominant frequency.
Music and Description by JezebelDecibel
6. LA – 852 Hz – Returning to Spiritual Order - associated with a pure love frequency: unconditional love and returning to Spiritual Order.
LA Unconditional 852; is a healing audio and visual meditation with music, sacred geometry and Solfeggio frequency 852 Hz; the frequency associated with a pure love frequency: unconditional love and returning to Spiritual Order. This track also has a small amount of the frequency 528 Hz.
Music and Description by JezebelDecibel
All Solfeggio Frequencies
Solfeggio Arpeggio has been done in the Ancient Solfeggio Scale. The Arpeggios are tuned to the Solfeggio scale; this requires individual tuning for each note.Also; there are 3 accompanying Solfeggio frequency drones; 528Hz, 639Hz and 852Hz
The combined frequencies and arpeggios create a nice harmonic push.
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All 12 Solfeggio Frequencies
This piece of music incorporates tones; from the full 12 Solfeggio frequency scale. The full solfeggio scale frequencies are 63 Hz, 174 Hz, 285 Hz, 396 Hz, 417 Hz, 528 Hz, 639 Hz, 741 Hz, 852 Hz, 963 Hz,1174 Hz and 1285 Hz. 528 Hz is one of the main focus frequency's of this track.There are 9 main Solfeggio frequencies and it's the 6 initial tones that have many suggested benefits. Regardless of ones individual beliefs, as each note has a different tuning from the conventional musical scale, these tones can provide a new stimulus to the mind and physical system.
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174hz Foundation
Solfeggio Frequency 174hz is not as well known as the main six frequencies and therefore the benefits of this frequency are unknown
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Solfeggio Frequency 285hz
285 hz Quantum Cognition is the quality of information processing that encompasses and extends beyond material/sensory based data collection modalities, to include more subtle avenues of awareness, where a direct experience of the nature of the perceiver can be felt and understood in its totality. This direct experience is verified by the perceiver, according to his/her own reality strategy, while also transcending the linear syntax of thought patterns familiar to the intellect
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Megan Landry's 'Dancing in The Dark' Tops BEAT100 Originals Music Video Chart
Sixteen-year-old, Megan Landry, found herself at the top of the BEAT100 Originals Music Video Chart with her well-written original track, "Dancing In The Dark". The talented teen was rewarded with a BEAT100 Gold Song Award, Gold Favourite Award and Silver Video Award for her incredible skills and effort that went into making her BEAT100 entry. Megan impressed users by announcing that she filmed and edited the video completely by herself.
"I consider myself an artist as much as I am a musician," explained Megan. "For me, it's not what I'm doing, but the fact that it's creative. It's what I live for." Megan's efforts clearly paid off as she won the originals chart by a milestone, with just under 4,000 votes; accounting to over 1,000 more votes than the second place winner, Jen Leigh.
Along with her newly awarded BEAT100 Originals Music Video Chart winner's title, Megan has been victorious in several other music-related competitions. During 2012, Megan won the top prize in "Arts and Culture" at the Spirit of the Capital Youth Awards for her two original songs, "Stronger" and "Light After Dark". Megan also won the title of "Top Female Artist" at Archimedia Studios, Atlanta, resulting in a cash prize of $5,000. The Young singer-songwriter is a strong supporter of anti-bullying and received recognition throughout Canada for her efforts to help the cause. "I wrote a song called "Stronger" last year because of a personal experience," says Megan. "It has about 98,000 views on YouTube and drew a lot of media attention". Megan was pleased to come across BEAT100, a music-based network that supports the same cause, and immediately signed up. "I really enjoy BEAT100 because it feels like a warm place where you can share your work with people who know what goes into writing and producing your own music," explained Megan. "The other artists are encouraging and supportive. It's fun and inspiring to meet so many creative people in one place."
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