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Good and cheap for a night
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We stayed for one night at the hotel and the price/performance ratio was really great. The rooms are not large and already somewhat old, but perfectly ok. The breakfast was simple but okay. Okay for one night, i would not for longer. Free parking in front of the hotel was good. read hotel review
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Park Inn by Radisson, Shannon Airport Located in gorgeous gardens in the immediate vicinity of Shannon airport, the 3 star Park Inn by Radisson hotel is a wonderful choice of accommodation ofr romantic and relaxing retreat. Guests can enjoy breath taking views of the Shannon estuary from the fire warmed reading room, a traditional and ambient restaurant in addition to close proximity to all of Shannon's natural and cultural highlights. Submerge yourself in the steamy, aromatic depths of the sauna to soothe aching muscles and mind, or energise in the state of the art fitness centre. The charming team of staff are on hand to ensure you enjoy a perfect and pleasant stay, and can also offer insightful tourist advice. Complimentary parking is offered to all guests arriving by car. Enjoy premium levels of comfort and luxury in all of the hotel's guests rooms; neutral tone compliment colourful fabrics and stylish wood fixtures to create a calming air of tranquillity. Relax in the comfortable seating area while enjoying complimentary tea and coffee and admiring verdant vistas of the surrounding gardens. Plasma television and high speed internet will ensure guests stay connected and entertained, while the refreshing showers, soft towels and scented toiletries in the bathrooms provide the ultimate refreshment. Wake to warm sunlight flooding your room and leisurely descend the stairs to the bright and stylish dining area to enjoy a traditional Irish breakfast with freshly brewed hot beverages. Carvery specials consisting of juicy meat joints and seasonal vegetables are served throughout the day, while at night a sublime a la carte menu offers internationally inspired cuisine. Enjoy stunning natural views while watching the sun set over the glittering Shannon waters upon the terrace for a perfect end to your unforgettable sojourn. Reception hours: Every day: from 00:00 to 00:00
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Gates Foundation Visitor Center Tour and TS McHugh's Happy Hour
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Join fellow Puget Sound alumni for happy hour and a tour.
You are invited to join fellow Puget Sound for a chance to get in to the St. Patrick's Day spirit and visit a Seattle institutional icon. We will be meeting for happy hour and networking at T.S. McHugh's on Mercer Street for hors d'oeuvres courtesy of The Alumni Association. Alumni who are interested are also invited to meet at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Visitors Center at 4 p.m. to explore this Seattle icon.
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Time: 4 p.m.
Cost: Free Admission
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Cost: Free Admission, hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be available.
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Free street parking is available behind the restaurant..
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We propose a new method that avoids such flaws, yields faster and smoother degeneration recovery and extends the range of well-behaved degenerate configurations without adding significant complexity or computational cost to standard explicit and quasi-implicit solvers. 2014-11-17T11:06:59Z Anisomorphic ray-casting manipulation for interacting with 2D GUIs http://hdl.handle.net/2117/23994 Title: Anisomorphic ray-casting manipulation for interacting with 2D GUIs Authors: Andújar Gran, Carlos Antonio; Argelaguet Sanz, Fernando Abstract: The accommodation of conventional 2D GUIs with virtual environments (VEs) can greatly enhance the possibilities of many VE applications. In this paper we present a variation of the well-known ray-casting technique for fast and accurate selection of 2D widgets over a virtual window immersed into a 3D world. The main idea is to provide a new interaction mode where hand rotations are scaled down so that the ray is constrained to intersect the active virtual window. This is accomplished by changing the control–display ratio between the orientation of the user's hand and the ray used for selection. Our technique uses a curved representation of the ray providing visual feedback of the orientation of both the input device and the selection ray. We have implemented this technique and evaluated its effectiveness in terms of performance and user preference. Our experiments on a four-sided CAVE indicate that the proposed technique can increase the speed and accuracy of component selection in 2D GUIs immersed into 3D worlds. 2014-09-08T07:53:18Z Contenido colónico fisiológico medido por resonancia magnética http://hdl.handle.net/2117/23358 Title: Contenido colónico fisiológico medido por resonancia magnética Authors: Bendezú, Álvaro; Merino, Xavi; Accarino Garaventa, Anna María; Monclús Lahoya, Eva; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel; Azpiroz Vidaur, Fernando 2014-07-01T10:28:44Z Interactive visualization of medical volume models in mobile devices http://hdl.handle.net/2117/23318 Title: Interactive visualization of medical volume models in mobile devices Authors: Campoalegre, Lázaro; Brunet Crosa, Pere; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel Abstract: Interactive visualization of volume models in standard mobile devices is a challenging present problem with increasing interest from new application fields like telemedicine. The complexity of present volume models in medical applications is continuously increasing, therefore increasing the gap between the available models and the rendering capabilities in low-end mobile clients. New and efficient rendering algorithms and interaction paradigms are required for these small platforms. In this paper, we propose a transfer function-aware compression and interaction scheme, for client-server architectures with visualization on standard mobile devices. The scheme is block-based, supporting adaptive ray-casting in the client. Our two-level ray-casting allows focusing on small details on targeted regions while keeping bounded memory requirements in the GPU of the client. Our approach includes a transfer function-aware compression scheme based on a local wavelet transformation, together with a bricking scheme that supports interactive inspection and levels of detail in the mobile device client. We also use a quantization technique that takes into account a perceptive metrics of the visual error. Our results show that we can have full interaction with high compression rates and with transmitted model sizes that can be of the order of a single photographic image. 2014-06-27T09:38:21Z Adaptive cross-sections of anatomical models http://hdl.handle.net/2117/19591 Title: Adaptive cross-sections of anatomical models Authors: Díaz Iriberri, José; Monclús Lahoya, Eva; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel; Vázquez Alcocer, Pere Pau Abstract: Medical illustrations have been used for a long time for teaching and communicating information for diagnosis or surgery planning. Illustrative visualization systems create methods and tools that adapt traditional illustration techniques to enhance the result of renderings. Clipping the volume is a popular operation in volume rendering for inspecting the inner parts, though it may remove some information of the context that is worth preserving. In this paper we present a new editing technique based on the use of clipping planes, direct structure extrusion, and illustrative methods, which preserves the context by adapting the extruded region to the structures of interest of the volumetric model. We will show that users may interactively modify the clipping plane and edit the structures to highlight, in order to easily create the desired result. Our approach works with segmented volume models and non-segmented ones. In the last case, a local segmentation is performed on-the-fly. We will demonstrate the efficiency and utility of our method. 2013-06-20T13:14:58Z Mechanisms of abdominal distension in severe intestinal dysmotility: abdomino-thoracic response to gut retention http://hdl.handle.net/2117/19579 Title: Mechanisms of abdominal distension in severe intestinal dysmotility: abdomino-thoracic response to gut retention Authors: Barba, Elisabeth; Quiroga, Santi; Accarino, Anna; Monclús Lahoya, Eva; Malagelada, C; Burri, E; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel; Malagelada, J; Azpiroz, Fernando Abstract: BACKGROUND: We previously showed that abdominal distension in patients with functional gut disorders is due to a paradoxical diaphragmatic contraction without major increment in intraabdominal volume. Our aim was to characterize the pattern of gas retention and the abdomino-thoracic mechanics associated with abdominal distension in patients with intestinal dysmotility. METHODS: In 15 patients with manometrically proven intestinal dysmotility, two abdominal CT scans were performed: one during basal conditions and other during an episode of severe abdominal distension. In 15 gender- and age-matched healthy controls, a basal scan was performed. KEY RESULTS: In basal conditions, patients exhibited more abdominal gas than healthy subjects, particularly in the small bowel, and the volume significantly increased during an episode of distension. During episodes of abdominal distension, the increase in abdominal content was associated with increased girth and antero-posterior abdominal diameter, as well as a cephalic displacement of the diaphragm, which reduced the height of the lung. The consequent reduction in the air volume of the lung was attenuated by an increase in the antero-posterior diameter of the chest. CONCLUSIONS & INFERENCES: Abdominal distension in patients with severe intestinal dysfunction is related to marked pooling of gut contents, particularly in the small bowel. This increase in content is accommodated within the abdominal cavity by a global and coordinated abdomino-phreno-thoracic response, involving an accommodative ascent of the diaphragm and a compensatory expansion of the chest wall. 2013-06-19T12:35:59Z The ViRVIG institute http://hdl.handle.net/2117/18016 Title: The ViRVIG institute Authors: Andújar Gran, Carlos Antonio; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel; Vázquez Alcocer, Pere Pau; Patow, Gustavo; Pueyo, Xavier Abstract: In this paper we present the ViRVIG Institute, a recently created institution that joins two well-known research groups: MOVING in Barcelona, and GGG in Girona. Our main research topics are Virtual Reality devices and interaction techniques, complex data models, realistic materials and lighting, geometry processing, and medical image visualization. We briefly introduce the history of both research groups and present some representative projects. Finally, we sketch our lines for future research. 2013-02-28T11:07:58Z Avatar locomotion in crowd simulation http://hdl.handle.net/2117/16905 Title: Avatar locomotion in crowd simulation Authors: Pelechano Gómez, Núria; Spanlang, Bernhard; Beacco Porres, Alejandro Abstract: This paper presents an Animation Planning Mediator (APM) designed to synthesize animations efficiently for virtual characters in real time crowd simulation. From a set of animation clips, the APM selects the most appropriate and modifies the skeletal configuration of each character to satisfy desired constraints (e.g. eliminating foot-sliding or restricting upper body torsion), while still providing natural looking animations. We use a hardware accelerated character animation library to blend animations increasing the number of possible locomotion types. The APM allows the crowd simulation module to maintain control of path planning, collision avoidance and response. A key advantage of our approach is that the APM can be integrated with any crowd simulator working in continuous space. We show visual results achieved in real time for several hundreds of agents, as well as the quantitative ac-curacy. 2012-11-13T10:51:14Z Efficient rendering of animated characters through optimized per-joint impostors http://hdl.handle.net/2117/16390 Title: Efficient rendering of animated characters through optimized per-joint impostors Authors: Beacco Porres, Alejandro; Andújar Gran, Carlos Antonio; Pelechano Gómez, Núria; Spanlang, Bernhard Abstract: In this paper, we present a new impostor-based representation for 3D animated characters supporting real-time rendering of thousands of agents. We maximize rendering performance by using a collection of pre-computed impostors sampled from a discrete set of view directions. Our approach differs from previous work on view-dependent impostors in that we use per-joint rather than per-character impostors. Our characters are animated by applying the joint rotations directly to the impostors, instead of choosing a single impostor for the whole character from a set of pre-defined poses. This offers more flexibility in terms of animation clips, as our representation supports any arbitrary pose, and thus, the agent behavior is not constrained to a small collection of pre-defined clips. Because our impostors are intended to be valid for any pose, a key issue is to define a proper boundary for each impostor to minimize image artifacts while animating the agents. We pose this problem as a variational optimization problem and provide an efficient algorithm for computing a discrete solution as a pre-process. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time a crowd rendering algorithm encompassing image-based performance, small graphics processing unit footprint, and animation independence is proposed. 2012-08-27T16:35:45Z Hybrid Rugosity Mesostructures (HRMs) for fast and accurate rendering of fine haptic detail http://hdl.handle.net/2117/16104 Title: Hybrid Rugosity Mesostructures (HRMs) for fast and accurate rendering of fine haptic detail Authors: Theoktisto, Víctor; Fairén González, Marta; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel Abstract: The haptic rendering of surface mesostructure (fine relief features) in dense triangle meshes requires special structures, equipment, and high sampling rates for detailed perception of rugged models. Low cost approaches render haptic texture at the expense of fidelity of perception. We propose a faster method for surface haptic rendering using image-based Hybrid Rugosity Mesostructures (HRMs), paired maps with per-face heightfield displacements and normal maps, which are layered on top of a much decimated mesh, effectively adding greater surface detail than actually present in the geometry. The haptic probe's force response algorithm is modulated using the blended HRM coat to render dense surface features at much lower costs. The proposed method solves typical problems at edge crossings, concave foldings and texture transitions. To prove the wellness of the approach, a usability testbed framework was built to measure and compare experimental results of haptic rendering approaches in a common set of specially devised meshes, HRMs, and performance tests. Trial results of user testing evaluations show the goodness of the proposed HRM technique, rendering accurate 3D surface detail at high sampling rates, deriving useful modeling and perception thresholds for this technique. 2012-06-20T10:05:42Z World-in-miniature interaction for complex virtual environments http://hdl.handle.net/2117/15934 Title: World-in-miniature interaction for complex virtual environments Authors: Trueba Hornero, Ramón; Andújar Gran, Carlos Antonio; Argelaguet Sanz, Fernando Abstract: Object occlusion is a major handicap for efficient interaction with 3D virtual environments. The well-known World in Miniature (WIM) metaphor partially solves this problem by providing an additional dynamic view point through a hand-held miniature copy of the scene. However, letting the miniature show a replica of the whole scene makes WIM metaphor suitable for only relatively simple scenes due to occlusion and level of scale issues. In this paper, the authors propose several algorithms to extend the idea behind the WIM to arbitrarily complex scenes. The main idea is to automatically decompose indoor scenes into a collection of cells that define potential extents of the miniature replica. This cell decomposition works well for general indoor scenes and allows for simple and efficient algorithms for preserving the visibility of potential targets inside the cell. The authors also discuss how to support interaction at multiple levels of scale by allowing the user to select the WIM size according to the accurazy required for accomplishing the task. 2012-05-29T10:08:08Z Visualization of large-scale urban models through multi-level relief impostors http://hdl.handle.net/2117/15887 Title: Visualization of large-scale urban models through multi-level relief impostors Authors: Andújar Gran, Carlos Antonio; Brunet Crosa, Pere; Chica Calaf, Antonio; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel Abstract: In this paper, we present an efficient approach for the interactive rendering of large-scale urban models, which can be integrated seamlessly with virtual globe applications. Our scheme fills the gap between standard approaches for distant views of digital terrains and the polygonal models required for close-up views. Our work is oriented towards city models with real photographic textures of the building facades. At the heart of our approach is a multi-resolution tree of the scene defining multi-level relief impostors. Key ingredients of our approach include the pre-computation of a small set of zenithal and oblique relief maps that capture the geometry and appearance of the buildings inside each node, a rendering algorithm combining relief mapping with projective texture mapping which uses only a small subset of the pre-computed relief maps, and the use of wavelet compression to simulate two additional levels of the tree. Our scheme runs considerably faster than polygonal-based approaches while producing images with higher quality than competing relief-mapping techniques. We show both analytically and empirically that multi-level relief impostors are suitable for interactive navigation through large urban models. 2012-05-17T10:31:11Z Mesh repair with user-friendly topology control http://hdl.handle.net/2117/15886 Title: Mesh repair with user-friendly topology control Authors: Hétroy, Franck; Rey, Stéphanie; Andújar Gran, Carlos Antonio; Brunet Crosa, Pere; Vinacua Pla, Álvaro Abstract: Limitations of current 3D acquisition technology often lead to polygonal meshes exhibiting a number of geometrical and topological defects which prevent them from widespread use. In this paper we present a new method for model repair which takes as input an arbitrary polygonal mesh and outputs a valid 2-manifold triangle mesh. Unlike previous work, our method allows users to quickly identify areas with potential topological errors and to choose how to fix them in a user-friendly manner. Key steps of our algorithm include the conversion of the input model into a set of voxels, the use of morphological operators to allow the user to modify the topology of the discrete model, and the conversion of the corrected voxel set back into a 2-manifold triangle mesh. Our experiments demonstrate that the proposed algorithm is suitable for repairing meshes of a large class of shapes. 2012-05-17T10:11:40Z Topographic map visualization from adaptively compressed textures http://hdl.handle.net/2117/15705 Title: Topographic map visualization from adaptively compressed textures Authors: Andújar Gran, Carlos Antonio Abstract: Raster-based topographic maps are commonly used in geoinformation systems to overlay geographic entities on top of digital terrain models. Using compressed texture formats for encoding topographic maps allows reducing latency times while visualizing large geographic datasets. Topographic maps encompass high-frequency content with large uniform regions, making current compressed texture formats inappropriate for encoding them. In this paper we present a method for locally-adaptive compression of topographic maps. Key elements include a Hilbert scan to maximize spatial coherence, efficient encoding of homogeneous image regions through arbitrarily-sized texel runs, a cumulative run-length encoding supporting fast random-access, and a compression algorithm supporting lossless and lossy compression. Our scheme can be easily implemented on current programmable graphics hardware allowing real-time GPU decompression and rendering of bilinear-filtered topographic maps. 2012-04-04T10:40:25Z


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Toymans Day 5
Well its the last day this will be hard to outdo the last 4 days. Well remember on day 2 how I had water in my tank and it ran like crap over 50 mph, well I found the problem this morning it seems when I drained my carb bowl I kinked my fuel line to the carb. Fixed that and it ran like a top. We left Rawlings early and headed towards Georgetown.
Antelope along side of the road, these rascals ran beside me for about a mile when I speed up they did too we ran side by side at 45 mph
Seems like this road goes on forever and so did the wind whoa.
Medicine Bow National Forest, finally some trees.
Oleary right behind me, we lucked out on the dust as we had very little the whole trip.
We round a turn and run into this road block, no one was around but the stacking boom was running, if I had to wait much longer I was going to climb aboard and move it, would have been fun but as my luck would have it the skidder operator shows up and snags it a clears the road, oh well next time
Aspen Alley
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On the way to Hayden
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1888 $3 PR66 Cameo NGC. CAC....
2012 January 4-8 US Coins & Platinum Night FUN Signature Auction- Orlando #1166
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PR66 Cameo 1888 Three Dollar Gold1888 $3 PR66 Cameo NGC. CAC. The plentiful production -- 291 recorded proofs, by far the largest production of the series -- has ensured that a few wonderful high-grade survivors such as the present Premium Gem endure today in the hands of collectors. Although the series ended the following year in 1889, far fewer proofs of the latter year survive.
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Although NGC and PCGS combined have seen 227 submissions of the 1888 proof threes, a huge majority of them carry the Cameo designation, and most of them cluster at the PR64 Cameo grade level. In the PR66 Cameo grade of the present specimen, NGC has seen 17 submissions, with one PR66+ and two PR67, all Cameos (11/11).
The surfaces on this Premium Gem are bright and pleasing, a light, even reddish-gold color. A single tiny dark speck on the high point of the cheek is the only mentionable pedigree identifier, along with some minor contact on the date digits. Some apparent microporosity that appears in the same area as on the 1887 proof three, also in this auction, is explained by a comment from Bowers, who notes that "examples typically have an 'aura' or graininess in the obverse field, this being characteristic of other $3 Proofs of this era, and is from the striking process."
Both the three dollar gold and the one dollar gold denominations would be ended in the following year, the former never much needed at all due to the existence of the similar-sized quarter eagle and the handier half eagle, the latter's existence obviated by the glut of Morgan silver dollars and the widespread availability of paper currency, for Americans of either persuasion.(Registry values: N7079) (NGC ID# 28AX, PCGS# 88052)
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Riordan finishes up the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series in fine fashion, with plenty of humor and action, not to mention setting up his next series. It's an excellent ending to a great middle school series.
Wow...the final book in this otherwise excellent series was by far the worst. Nearly the entire book is the final battle, and it was a dull one. It's a satisfying ending, and if you have enjoyed the other four you'll definitely want to read it, but exciting is definitely not the word for this one.
My least favorite of the five. Still engaging but lacking the structure and flow of the first 4. Somewhat rushed and anticlimactic after so long a build up.
An excellent finish to the series. I am looking forward to reading both the Kane Chronicles and the next Percy Jackson series.
Actual rating: 4.5 stars, rounded up for feels
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I both saw this coming and I didn't. I mean, I knew that The Last Olympian would be my favorite of this series, but I also really didn't expect the emotional whomping. The willow totally snuck up on me is all I can say. Rarely is a book full of so much ow my feels and dawwwww all at once. So yeah, I guess I have to formally thank Debby for forcing me to give this series another chance, because she was totally right.
The Last Olympian starts, literally, with a bang. Up to now, the Percy Jackson novels have had to build up to the drama and danger, but this time it starts there and doesn't let go. The pace of this one manages to be even faster than that of the previous novels, which weren't slow reads themselves. The Last Olympian is the darkest of the series by far, but manages to maintain a mood that works for middle grade readers. Riordan keeps that trademark humor flowing, though it does smack a bit more of the gallows this go round. Personally, I'm a big fan of books that can make me laugh even at the darkest times and I think it makes the moments when nothing is funny pack that much more of an emotional punch.
I wouldn't say no one is safe in a Rick Riordan novel. It's not quite Game of Thrones in terms of death and destruction. However, I would definitely say that not everyone is safe. Of course, this is already well-documented, but it gets more emotionally painful this time. I really didn't see it coming, but this book almost made me cry TWICE. Once from the sads and once from the happies and holy hell what are feelings ouch. Considering that it's middle grade, The Last Olympian is considerably dark and I consider myself satisfied with the end results.
The characters really shine in this one. The world building is still masterful, but wasn't really being developed at the pace of the previous novels (since hello that's sort of done now and there's a war going on), so I really had time to focus in on the characters. Obviously I loved a bunch of them already, but some that I didn't know I cared for suddenly meant so much to me. How did Riordan do this to me? The rather massive cast is so well-developed. Each of the gods have their own personality as do the children. You can even see the influences of the godly parents on the kids, while also seeing the way they are completely their own beings, which is basically the whole point of the series.
The ultimate messages of the series are so powerful and touching. In a lot of ways, Percy is not the hero. He's not the smartest or the most powerful. I don't even know if he's the bravest. I sort of think he's actually just the biggest, most optimistic idiot. I suspect Percy's tragic flaw is that he would do anything to protect others, but I think it's his greatest strength too. Percy has so much compassion, more even than he realizes. At this point, I want to talk about some specific spoilery things I love, so into the spoiler tags, I go.
1) Percy is not the hero of prophecy, which YAY. There have been too many prophetic heroes, and I love the way that fiction is constantly overturning this trope now.
2) As a side note, I ADORE the fact that pretty much every character of note got a chance to shine. It's not the Percy Jackson show. He has his moments, more than most even, but also we're in his head so he can't see everything.
3) I love that the gods are changing and learning.
4) Not only that, but the biggest help that Percy and Nico were to the war effort was, ultimately, in convincing their parents to focus on what truly matters.
5) The fact that Percy's wishes are so non-selfish: he wants every kids to be recognized and all the minor gods to get the respect due to them. AND NICO GETS A CABIN.
6) I'm glad that even Luke was still redeemable, even if I am glad that he died. Best of luck in the next life, though, kid.
7) Though I'm sad about the life Rachel has chosen, I'm glad that she chose it and didn't go that route because she was sad about the way her romance was going. Also, I love that she'll still be around.
8) Finally, I think it's hilarious how much Demeter wants everyone to eat cereal.
My sole lingering grumble is the summer thing. Like, okay, Camp Halfblood operates in the summer ideally, but there was a war on. I find it really hard to believe that Kronos would wait for the campers to finish out their school years to make his big attack. Let's wait until the enemy is in place before attacking; everyone knows Kronos likes fights to be as fair as possible. Yeah, right. Plus, Kronos' forces are stronger at night, which there is less of in the summer. I feel like the story's a bit too strongly tied to its summer schedule for its own good in this case, but everything else is right on target.
Oh right, did I forget something? The romance. I will climb on board that ship with everyone else. *throws champagne bottle at the good ship Percabeth* I still love Rachel and that totally could have been okay with me too, but obviously this was going to be the ship and it's all for the best. I do find it impressive that Riordan manages to sell Annabeth being more charmed by Percy than annoyed by his more than occasional slowness. She appreciates him for who he is, and he her, which is a good ship when you come right down to it. Poseidon grant them calm seas.
My heart was dashed on the rocks and lifted up on the waves. Strange things happen when you put the son of Poseidon in charge. I'm going to be reading the next series soon, after a brief break, and I am so excited. Leave spoilers for that series and you will be sent directly to Tartarus.
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Originally posted by steven1966
Please do not talk for all of us. There are lots of different players and lots of different tastes. You clearly fit in the players that don't like AoC but you have to realize that there are players who like to play this game.
And I doubt you experienced much of end game content to be talking like you are. I'm positive you take other's people's opinions and use them to form your own.
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Originally posted by S1GNAL
Come on, Morrisson was not even there at that time and yet he acknowledged about what was done at that time has made the downfall of the game what else do you want him to do?
I started playing in Dec because of the new GD and the changes he made to the game and I have not been disappointed yet.
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Joined: 2/21/06
Everyone knows why World of Warcraft is so popular.
Has it to do with the gameplay? No
Has it to do with the amount of polish it had at launch? No
Has it to do with the amount of content it had at launch? No
Then why became it so popular?
Because litterly everyone could run the game! Even people with a cheap PC from their local supermarket or their average bussiness laptop from work.
That's what made World of Warcraft so succesful. Blizzard was smart in a sense that they provided a game everyone could run and thus play!
Over half the people that played Age of Conan at launch and quit within the first 2 months were casual players. Players that didn't even know what itemization is, what most of their skills did.
They left, because they couldn't run the game on their PC!
It was the exact same for EverQuest 2 and Vanguard ...and in some extend even Warhammer Online.
So what goes wrong with most MMO's?
Well, it's okay to go for great graphics. Hence I love great graphics, as I have the specs to run it. But it's about scaling your game as best as possible, so you can reach all the people who don't have the cash to upgrade their PC every year.
And that's where it goes wrong. Bad scaling. Sure they have a low GFX option. But the game starts to look so bad and unappealing. It's not even funny. And still then it ran bad with low framerates.
And thats what Blizzard did good too. Most people could run the game on at least Medium settings and it still looked good (from art perspective).
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Joined: 6/12/08
Originally posted by Frobner
I would argue that this is exactly what MMOs need - deciding what kind of game they want to build and then builiding it with the target audience in mind - being horror and scaring the crap out of horror fans, being action and bringing the adrenaline up for all the action fans etc., instead of being the bland faceless mish-mash of all genres trying to bring everyone in and failing to bring that spark to anyone because of that.
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Originally posted by steven1966
Got a link? or more make believe. You played for 1 month over the holiday period correct? and In that time you beleive you experienced everything, yet would like to tell everyone about endgame? It doesn't work like that mate. I highly doubt you experienced all content in all key area's maybe if you had it would give a different perspective.
The questions themselves are floored as from a WoW viewpoint, everything does not need to be compared to WoW. Plus it was highly odd the reviewer never played the game. That is kinda typical at the moment from gaming websites critiquing AoC from bloggers / interviewers whom never even played. Second hand information is dangerous.
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To Avery.
So what if this interview was partly asked on the basis of WOW perspective ? Does that undermine the interview in any way ? Would an inverview to Blizzard about WOW from a AOC perspective mean its not worth reading ? Would that interview call for you attacking and trying to degrate that person or website in any way possible ?
There is now quite a long time since you have gone way over the line in the comunicating with gamers here on MMORPG.COM. While some ppl are beeing banned for calling ppl names - others like yourself - get promoted by Funcom for trying to degrade other games and other ppl that dont bow down to Crom.
Having a title also brings about some responsibilites. In both directions. If you are degrading some ppl based on their negative perspective of the game while doing the opposite if someone says its awsome - then you are really not worth carrying a title other than "I love AOC and hate everything else" Thats pretty much what you have been doing here - talking crap about other games - other companies and other ppl that dare to look at things from other perspective than yourself.
Carry your title with abit of dignity.
Now... this is abit offtopic but I post it here because yet again you show exactly in this post what you are all about. And if you think that this way of treating ppl is good for AOC - then your wrong. Your perspective is not perfect. Thats why we have forums.
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Originally posted by AmazingAvery
This is my number one issue with any discussion of the game. I pointed this out in another post here as well. Someone commented on the game, having never played themselves and criticizing something they have no first hand knowledge of.
The interview is lop sided in that respect. But, I posted it as I could tell the interviewer was trying to be tough. No matter how much WoW is mentioned, Craig pulled through and answered the way I see it also.
I play this game every day and feel bad for those who do not see how much fun the game is due to word of mouth. Especially from those who have not played in months.
Glad Craig took the time though to answer these questions. He can take it on the chin and comes out a winner.
I like that!
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Joined: 7/13/05
Fine that you need to play a game to review it - but why would you need to play a game to be able to ask questions about it?
So I think the interview was fine. He wanted to know what went wrong, and has it been fixed.
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Originally posted by Guillermo197
You are right. Above all other reasons, you nailed the core problem.
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Joined: 9/18/08
i just read the interview and i think that craig handled it well. there were some pretty tough questions for him to answer but i think he did a good job, especially with him coming over from another game and not being there at launch. craig is probably the best thing that has happened to age of conan lol
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Originally posted by openedge1 Check it out!!!
Good find! Though I gotta say the interviewer was a bit WoW obsessed. And yeah... the title doesn't at all fit the interview.
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Originally posted by AmazingAvery
Got a link? or more make believe. You played for 1 month over the holiday period correct? and In that time you beleive you experienced everything, yet would like to tell everyone about endgame? It doesn't work like that mate. I highly doubt you experienced all content in all key area's maybe if you had it would give a different perspective.
The questions themselves are floored as from a WoW viewpoint, everything does not need to be compared to WoW. Plus it was highly odd the reviewer never played the game. That is kinda typical at the moment from gaming websites critiquing AoC from bloggers / interviewers whom never even played. Second hand information is dangerous.
Assuming he's telling the truth...
If you can't keep a player interested enough to get to "the good content", then that doesn't say much for the game. Do you have to drink the whole carton of milk before you come to the conclusion that it's spoiled?
That said, I'm in my 2nd month and I'm still enjoying the game. But if I found it dull, I certainly wouldn't keep playing in hopes that it gets better, later.
I agree on the WoW stuff. Seems to me the interviewer wanted to bury AoC for good, especially given the title of the interview. Craig handled the interview very well.
I get a bit tired of everybody comparing an MMO's success to WoW. WoW is quite clearly an exception to the rule. Most AAA titles should be budgeting and aiming for 300k subs.
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An opinion once stated is no longer humble.
Ok I havn't played AOC or WAR so just a sec.
*dons flame retardant suit and picks up fire extinguisher.
So why exactly does WAR and AOC have their respective problems with subscription retension and all that business. It boils down to one word HYPE.
My observation of the MMO world over the last few years I have come to the concusion that any game that becomes billed as the new WOW or WOW killer is going to have a subscription retention problems and quite possibly see many leave vowing never to return again.
Reason being BETA testing just won't get you the same feedback as a launch population. Beta basicly catches the most glaringly obvious problems with the game. The first 12 or so months after launch is where you find all those little loose ends that when added together make playing a just released game feel like your paying to play a Beta. So when you hype your games to the level that WAR and AOC were you get a huge amount of people initially who are going to play your game and leave disappointed because of al those niggles and missing peices to the puzzle and generally vent to your potential customer base in forums like this. Making getting your game to grow again a pretty steep cliff face as you have to get through all that negativity to get people to try your product and see whats changed about it. Sure you are going to have those who look through the niggle and such and give feedback and help improve the game to the point where it could actually compete with WOW but by that time you have dissapointed to many people who won't give you a second chance for it to make that much of a dent.
In the end it won't matter a great deal what improvements you make to the game the hype you generated to get the initial sales will of been replaced with what I thought that game died 3 months after launch they are probably blowing hot air again trying to sucker some noobs. All this means that while compared to the MMO scene before WOW you will be a raging success you will probably never hold a candle to the jugganaut that is WOW. Though I hope at least one of these 2 games proves me wrong for the sake of those who have remained loyal.
The lesser of two evils is still evil.
There is nothing more dangerous than a true believer.
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Joined: 1/30/06
"The one you call messiah is a lie"--- Gary Numan
The first 20 levels were a good single player game, after you left Tortage it just turned into an utter wank MMO. That interview is just some guy spinning and pleading that AoC is utter wank due to not being able to see 6 months into the future. That entire interview translated from spin to honesty amounted to,
Question: Why did AoC launch in such a shitty state?
Answer: Don't know I wasn't employed at Funcom!
Question: What are you doing to stop players exploiting glitches that've been in AoC since launch?
Answer: We have exploiting? Erm yeah well it's a cat and mouse game really. (sounds like more fun than playing AoC!)
Question: Funcom fired a load of staff in the U.S and the CEO sold off a load of shares, explanation?
Answer: Everything people say on the internet is paranoid and exaggerated bullshit, erm except what Funcom says!
Question: Everyone says your game is utter wank, and the beta testers told you it was unready and utter, utter wank. Explain?
Answer: Funcom can't see into the future and we were so ****ing dumb and blinded by greed, we couldn't see that AoC was a piece of instanced wank. Oh and did I mention I wasn't hired until after the shambolic launch so it's not my fault!
Question: Why am I even doing this interview and why have you bothered to turn up?
Answer: Everyone is leaving AoC and we have had to merge servers because even after 9 months we don't have half the features in we promised at launch. Also it's my job to shine a light up your arse and pretend I'm an upfront honest guy that gives a shit about people after they've spent money on our product.
I'm trying to convince you guys that we don't just care about new customers and bullshiting new people in and then drop them after purchase like everyother MMORPG company! No, Funcom are different and if you believe what I'm saying you're either playing AoC now or can't play because one of your new teeth is coming through and it's too painfull to sub to an MMORPG right now.
Sorry I just got a bit carried away there, but I think you get the idea. AoC is utter, utter, utter wank and he's not denying it but trying to convice you that after nine months of wank they give a shit. But that's what he gets paid to do, and I might believe it if I hadn't already played it!
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I was one of the players who w8 for aoc as big fan of r.e howard work. I must say i was pretty much dissapointed, this game was number 1 on my hit list last year, but shoddy launch forced me to quit after free month. Now i hear some good stuff about the game and im thinking about resubbing for month to try it again.
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Joined: 5/02/07
Originally posted by Agricola1
You are nine months out of date my friend. Do you know how much can happen in 9 months?
You would have thought that someone with over 2000 posts on MMORPG.com would actual know something about MMOs, but they say empty vessels make the most noise rofl!
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"The one you call messiah is a lie"--- Gary Numan
Originally posted by VultureSkull
You are nine months out of date my friend. Do you know how much can happen in 9 months?
You would have thought that someone with over 2000 posts on MMORPG.com would actual know something about MMOs, but they say empty vessels make the most noise rofl!
Then please enlighten me, point out the incorrect assumptions made by this poor wretched fool and fill his empty vessel until the cup overfloweth.
"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience"
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Joined: 9/28/08
There are 9 months since AOC launched and it has imroved. But...
There are also 9 months for other MMO games. They have also improved. Even thrown out new expansions and added new free content updates since then.
Lets put it this way. Game A is launched 20% ready - the next few months are used to fix up the issues and make it a 80. Another game is launched as 50. He is imrpoved the same amount and is then 110.
If AOC wasn't improving the it would be dead. But the fact is that all the competitors are also improving. Some alot faster and offering alot more while AOC is fixing the launch issues. This leads to yet another fact that some fanboys dont realise yet but here it comes.
AOC has not been improving things to keep ppl intrested in playing the game longterm compared to the competitors. Thats because all the manpower is to stop the rot and bleeding.
It will maybe sink in one day that a game that isn't ready at launch needs 2-3 times the amount of time to progress after it goes live. Look at Vanguard - fix fix fix fix. Not even free trial for 2 years... sounds familiar ?
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Joined: 6/13/07
Originally posted by Frobner
This is not true.
They have a team working on the expansion for quite some time now.
They have a team working on solving issues
They have a team working on content patches and new features
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Joined: 5/02/07
Originally posted by Frobner
No not really.
Games are released in varying forms of completeness,and each has to address their own issues, VG launched in a much worse state than AoC and was in fact actually unplayable for 1000s, WAR in a better state. However since they don't all release on the same day it is useless comparing how long they take to get to "ready".
And what exactly is "ready" , would you say WoW is "ready" as they still patch that.
You also have to look at how big the dev team is that is working on the MMO after it goes live, in VG the dev team is rather small and hence the time required to sort out the bugs is much longer.
If you have a dev team that 2-3 times bigger than the another then this offsets the 2-3 times longer it takes to get the game ready cause it was release in an more unfinished state!
Anyway AoC is now, only after nine months, comparable to many other MMOs out there if not better. And we know that the free trail is coming soon and an expansion to boot.
Its has the best graphics and animation then any other MMO as well a pvp system that only Eve can compete against. So all in all it is a success stroy despite its poor release.


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I also formatted my memory card using my PC, so it's possible that might have helped as well. I did try that before and it didn't help, so I didn't think it was worth mentioning, but as someone else did it and it seemed to help them, it's worth trying it.
If you want to try the start menu idea. I used Resco File explorer to move the icons in my Start Menu folder into folders for different categories (accessories, media, internet, office, navigation and system tools) which keeps the first page of the start menu relatively small. I also do it for my convenience as it helps me navigate the phone easier.
If none of this works get back to me. There must be something I've done to make the problem go away because it doesn't happen to me anymore. It could be something really simple that I've forgotten about.
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