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A pick queue and pick detection method that allows non-hierarchical graphic data models and applications to be used with pipelined processing systems. Pretransformed formatting logic is placed prior to pipeline processors to store necessary picking information in a pick queue. A pick tag addressing the pick queue is passed with each graphics order through the pipeline and stored in the pick detect logic. The pick detect logic interrupts the graphics control processor that then accesses the tag register associated with the graphics order and the coordinate counter to address the stored pick information of the order triggering the pick. The graphics processor uses the tag address and coordinate counter to indirectly address the pick queue and retrieve the information that needs to be passed back to the application program. The structure eliminates the requirement to pass all information through the pipeline processors.
1. a graphics display system for displaying on a display device an image generated based on graphics orders, said system having operator selection means allowing operator selection of a specific object in said image on said display device, said graphics orders having no hierarchical arrangement; said image being generated using pipeline processors, said graphics orders being supplied to said pipeline processors for conversion of said image, the system comprising:
means for generating pick data from said graphics orders;
memory means for storing said pick data, said memory means being accessed by a tag address;
transmitting means for passing said tag address through said pipeline processors;
pick detection means for determining when portion of said image is selected by said operator selection;
means for communicating to a graphics processor said operator selection;
said pick detection means having register means for storing the tag address associated with each graphics order and loaded from said transmitting means, and a counter means for counting each coordinate contained in a graphics order;
wherein said graphics processor accesses said register means and counter means and uses their contents to address said memory means when an operator selection has occurred.
2. A method for storing pick information in a graphics display system where graphics orders are supplied to a graphics pipeline for conversion to an image and where pick detection occurs at a pipeline stage offset from graphics processor control, said method comprising the steps of:
generating pick information identifying a graphics order;
storing said pick information in a memory structure accessible by a tag address;
transforming said graphics orders using said graphics pipeline;
transmitting said tag address through said graphics pipeline with said graphics orders;
storing a tag register value in a tag register for each graphics order, said tag register value being equal to said tag address;
counting each coordinate value associated with a graphics order using a coordinate counter;
detecting operator selection of a portion of said image;
accessing said tag register and coordinate counter by a graphics processor upon detection of said operator selection;
accessing said pick information using an address calculated from the contents of said tag register and said coordinate counter.
3. In a graphics system containing a graphics pipeline having an input end and an output end, said input end of said graphics pipeline receiving graphics orders representing objects for conversion to an image containing said objects for display by a display device, apparatus for generating pick data identifying graphics orders representing operator-selected objects comprising:
an addressable memory;
means for storing pick data identifying one of said graphics orders at a predetermined location in said memory;
means for supplying said graphics order and a tag address indicating said predetermined location to the input end of said graphics pipeline to generate an output together with said address at the output end of said pipeline;
pick detection means responsive to said output from said pipeline for detecting the operator selection of the object represented by said graphics order; and
means responsive to the detection of said operator selection by said pick detection means for accessing the location in said memory indicated by said tag address at the output end of said pipeline to generate said pick data.
4. Apparatus as in claim 3 in which said pick detection means comprises;
a tag register; and
means responsive to the generation of a tag address at the output end of said pipeline for storing said tag address in tag register.
5. Apparatus as in claim 4 in which said graphics order contains coordinate values that are supplied to said pipeline to generate transformed coordinate values at the output end of said pipeline, said pick detection means comprising;
a coordinate counter; and
means responsive to the generation of one of said transformed coordinate values at the output end of said pipeline for incrementing said coordinate counter.
6. Apparatus as in claim 5 in which said accessing means uses the contents of said coordinate counter as an offset from the address stored in said tag register.
7. Apparatus as in claim 3 in which said accessing means comprises:
processor means operable upon the receipt of a signal to access said memory; and means responsive to the detection of said operator selection by said pick detection means for supplying said signal to said processor means.
8. Apparatus as in claim 3 in which said graphics pipeline contains a predetermined number of levels, said memory containing at least said predetermined number of locations.
9. In a graphics system containing a graphics pipeline having an input end and out output end, said input end of said graphics pipeline receiving graphics orders representing objects for conversion to an image containing said objects for display by a display device, a method for generating pick data identifying graphics orders representing operator-selected objects comprising the steps of:
storing pick data identifying one of said graphics orders at a predetermined location in a memory;
supplying said graphics order and a tag address indicating said predetermined location to the input end of said graphics pipeline to generate an output together with said tag address at the output end of said pipeline;
detecting the operator selection of the object represented by said graphics order in response to said output from said pipeline; and
accessing the location in said memory indicated by said tag address at the output end of said pipeline in response to the detection of said operator selection to generate said pick data.
10. A method as in claim 9 in which the tag address generated at the output end of said pipeline is stored in a tag register.
11. A method as in claim 10 in which said graphics order contains coordinate values that are supplied to said pipeline to generate transformed coordinate values at the output end of said pipeline and in which a coordinate counter is incremented in response to the generation of one of said transformed coordinate values at the output end of said pipeline.
12. A method as in claim 11 in which the contents of said coordinate counter are used as an offset from the address stored in said tag register to access said memory.
13. A method as claim 9 in which a processor is actuated in response to the detection of said operator selection to access said memory.
14. A method as in claim 9 in which said graphics pipeline contains a predetermined number of levels, said memory means containing at least said predetermined number of locations.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates in general to computer graphics display systems, and more particularly to apparatus and methods for identifying a displayed object in an operator selected area of the display screen to facilitate operator selection of an object from a complex display.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Interactive raster graphics systems, such as Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) workstations, are widely used to design components of systems of mechanical, electrical, electromechanical and electronics devices. Frequently, the emphasis within such systems is on operator interaction with the computer based model of a component or system being designed in order to modify the model or to test, for example, its mechanical, electrical or thermal properties. A computer based model is comprised of numerous graphics objects that are individually processed and displayed for operator action. Operator selection of a displayed object is accomplished via any one of a number of operator controlled interaction devices, such as light pens, locators (e.g., a data tablet with stylus), and alphanumeric and function keyboards. An important part of many interaction sequences is computer identification of an operator selected displayed object to be operated upon, a process known as "picking". The picking process is complicated by the pipeline processing techniques utilized in most modern graphics systems.
Determining the object "picked" in the display program requires the graphics controller to provide enough information for the application program to locate that object. Typically, graphics system processing techniques require the processing of an entire display screen to identify a particular displayed object selected or picked for further processing. Most existing processing methods require the re-execution of the display list including: transformation of each geometric primitive defining a displayed object in world coordinate space; clipping of each transformed primitive against the predefined clipping boundary in world coordinate space; mapping of each clipped primitive to an operator defined viewport and screen coordinate space; rasterization of all mapped data; and finally determination of whether the generated pixels intersect the operator defined selection area or window in screen coordinate space. If so, then a pick occurs.
Modern graphics display systems employ a set of pipelined processors to perform the transformation, mapping and clipping operations. The pipeline processors increase graphics processing speed by working concurrently on several graphics orders. The use of pipelined processors, however, introduces a problem in pick detection because picking typically occurs at the end of the pipeline when the graphics control processors has advanced to processing a subsequent graphics order. When a pick occurs, the pick detect logic will interrupt the graphics control processor that must, in turn, return the necessary information to the application program for action on the pick.
Earlier generations of graphics display systems did not used piplined processors. In those systems the drawing status in the graphics control processor stayed constant through pick detect processing. In those systems when a pick occurred the graphics processor contained the correct state information for communication to the application program.
Current generation graphics processing systems operate on hierarchical graphics data structures that can be more easily referenced to deal with the picking delay inherent in a pipeline processing system. Graphics data and graphics application developed for earlier generation graphics display systems typically were based on non-hierarchical data and were frequently implemented without consideration for pipelining concepts. This has created a serious problem when these earlier generation models or applications are moved to current generation devices.
The present invention is directed to providing an apparatus and method of processing to allow non-hierarchical graphics data models and applications to be executed using pipelined graphics display systems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an effective and efficient system for managing picking information in a pipelined processing display system processing non-hierarchical models.
It is a further object of the invention to implement an efficient pick queue for storing the necessary pick detection information.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a graphics display system employing the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the components of a system using the present invention.
A graphics display system according to the present invention is shown in FIG. 1. Graphics control processor 100 controls the processing of graphics display orders received from a host system and stored in system memory 102. Graphics control processor 100 decodes drawing orders and transmits them to pipelined processing logic 104. Pipeline processors perform transformation, clipping, and mapping operations and, finally, the drawing operations necessary to generate pixel images to video pixel memory 106 for eventual display on display monitor 108.
The present invention is related to the portions of the pipeline processing logic performing pick detection. Pick detect logic 110, at the end of the pipeline processors, serves to detect operator selection based on input from I/O controller 112. The present invention controls pick detection and pick data storage using pretransform logic 114 and pick queue 116 that provides the advantages of the present invention.
Determining the object picked by an operator requires the graphics control processor 100 to provide sufficient information for the application program to locate the selected object. The application information transmitted to the application program must contain enough information to identify the picked object in the display list program. The following information is typically transmitted:
The system address is the location in the memory program of the graphics order and the primitive causing the pick detect.
The order address is the address of the order in the display program that cause the pick event.
The primitive address is the address of the output primitive coordinate in the order display list that cause the pick event.
The segment name is the identifier which identifies the graphics context.
The current draw position is the current value of the X, Y, Z position registers in the pretransformed world coordinate space. Each position register is typically maintained as a 16-bit value.
Current generation graphics display systems typically perform the transformation processing using floating point coordinate values. Many previous generation display systems operated only with fixed point values. Therefore, compatibility frequently requires a conversion between the fixed and floating point representations.
The requirement of providing pre-transformed coordinate values and attributes of the picked primitive requires provision of some means for tracking this information through the pipeline processor. Where prior generation graphics systems merely maintained the order and pretransformed positions until picking occurred, current generation systems process ahead and may have changed the state values before a pick is detected.
One approach to solving the problem is to pass the excess required information through the pipeline with each graphics order and coordinate. However, this approach would create a large amount of unnecessary data in the pipeline path and would slow graphics pipeline processing. For each coordinate triple (e.g., X, Y, Z), the graphics controller would have to send down four extra pieces of data, (the primitive address and pretransformed X, Y, and Z coordinates), and would have to send four additional data points (control, order address, page address, and segment name) every time a new order was processed. Because pick events happen infrequently the graphics pipeline would be clogged with a large amount of unnecessary data reducing the overall performance of the graphics display system.
The present invention provides a method for storing necessary pick data quickly and efficiently so it can be rapidly accessed by the graphics controller when required without copying the information through the transformation pipeline. The invention relates to providing pretransform formatting logic at the head of the graphics pipeline; providing a pick data queue; and passing addressing information through the pipeline. The pretransform formatting converts each vector coordinate into a standard format (for example, from fixed to floating point) and feeds them into the pipeline. Simultaneously, the pretransform logic stores necessary pick information into an external random access memory or pick queue.
Additional detail of the pretransform logic is shown in FIG. 2. Pretransform formatting logic 114 contains formatting logic section 118, fixed to floating point conversion logic 120, and tag address 112. The tag address is used to access the pick queue 116 for storing necessary pick data. Graphics processor 100 decodes an executes graphics orders from a display list contained in system memory 102. As each graphics order is received by the pretransform formatting logic, the tag address 122 is incremented and associated with that graphics order. In the preferred embodiment, pretransform formatting logic has a 32-bit data interface to the pick queue. Six pieces of data formatted into three 32-bit segments are sent to the pick queue for every vector sent down the graphics pipeline. This information is sufficient to completely identify the picked coordinate to the application program after picking. The tag address is incremented before storing each segment and serves as the pick queue address. The format of the data sent to the pick queue in the preferred embodiment is as follows:
System address (low)/X coordinate (untransformed)
The system address (low) contains the lower 16-bits of a 32-bit system address that contains this particular coordinate of the vector. The X coordinate is the untransformed 16-bit X value of the vector.
System address (high)/Y coordinate (untransformed)
The system address (high) contains the upper 16-bits of a 32-bit system address that contains this particular coordinate of the vector. The Y coordinate is the untransformed Y value of the vector.
Order address (low)/Z coordinate (untransformed)
The order address contains the lower 16-bits of a 32-bit system address of the graphic order that draws or moves this particular vector. The upper 16-bits of the graphic order system address are the same as the system address (high) of the coordinate. The Z coordinate is the untransformed Z value of the vector. If the graphic order is a two-dimensional the Z value is forced to zero.
Formatting logic 118 is responsible for formatting the pick queue information and transmitting it to pick queue buffer 116 for storage at the point indicated by tag address 122.
Fixed to float conversion logic 120 performs the necessary data conversion for the vector coordinate.
The pick queue 116 is designed as a circular queue. A tag address is implemented in the pretransform logic and increments for every coordinate element sent down the pipeline. The tag pointer serves as an indirect address pointer to the pick queue when the graphics processor retrieves pick data. The tag pointer wraps around when the pick queue limit is reached. The pick queue is set to be larger than the maximum number of pipeline levels. In this way, each piece of data in the transformation pipeline has a pick status history and is guaranteed not to be overwritten until the data has been processed for potential events.
The pretransforms formatting logic passes the tag address for each graphics order through the graphics pipeline to pick detection logic 110. It does not pass the tag address for each coordinate. For example, a draw polyline command will be followed by several sets of coordinates for each vertex of each list. Only the initial polyline command will contain the tag address. The tag address for each order is stored in tag register 124 of the pick detect logic. As each coordinate is passed through the pick detection logic coordinate counter 126 is incremented. Pick, detect logic 110 contains the circuitry necessary to detect the presence of a pick condition, retain valid information, and stop the pipeline processors from further processing until the pick condition is serviced. This module 110 contains the tag register, and coordinate counter, that contain the indirect address needed in locating the proper coordinates in the pick queue. When a pick occurs an interrupt is generated to the graphics processor 100. Graphics processor 100 then accesses the tag register 124 and coordinate counter 126 and uses them to indirectly address the pick queue and extract the detailed information concerning the picked coordinate.
The pick queue of the preferred embodiment is implemented as a static random access memory external to the pretransform formatting logic. In the preferred embodiment, this memory has two write sources and a read source. Address multiplexing logic 130 at the address input selects whether the pretransform formatting logic or the graphics controller is accessing the pick queue. The data bus on both controllers are connected together and tri-state enable control logic determines which bus has access to the memory contents. When the pretransformed formatting logic is writing into the pick queue buffer, the graphics processor operations are halted and the local data and address bus is released. The preferred embodiment uses a portion of the graphics control processor local memory. Alternate implementation using memory external to both the GCP and pretransform logic would be within the scope of the invention.
The pick queue according to the present invention has the advantage of being located near the graphics controller in a pipeline graphics system. The pick status information generated by the graphics controller is stored in the pick queue prior to pipeline processing. Only the tag address associated with each graphics order is passed through the pipeline. Thus, the pipeline does not pass unnecessary volumes of data. The system of the present invention has been implemented so that three 32-bit data values contain all information needed by the application program to process the picked primitive. The pick queue according to the present invention has the advantage of supporting non-hierarchical graphic data structures and, therefore, earlier generation application pick handling logic.
Although a specific implementation has been described, the invention is not limited to this particular implementation. For example, different forms of data storage and types of data contained in the storage are possible within the scope of the invention.
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I am a Resident Evil fan. As increasingly dumb as they are, and as increasingly dumb as I am for feeling this way, I've liked all three of the live-action movies. The Resident Evil video games are the only ones I've ever played consistently. So for once, I'm the target market for a movie based on a video game. That said, you know the "cut scenes" in the video games — those sequences where you can't play the game and instead have to watch as the plot is advanced through a combination of middling CGI, bad writing, and unspeakable acting? If you've ever watched one of those and thought, "this would be awesome if it went on for 90 minutes," then Resident Evil: Degeneration is the movie for you. For me, it was an exercise is tedium, albeit tolerable tedium.
Hellraiser: Deader
See, here's the thing about Kari Wuhrer: I don't know what the thing is with Kari Wuhrer. I mean yeah, she's hot, but plenty of men and women are hot, and most of them didn't star in Beastmaster II: Through the Portal of Time. There is very little in the career or Kari that I've liked, and yet my obsession with her as an actress continues to urge me toward watching whatever goofball piece of junk in which she appears. The way some people think Angelina Jolie is the hottest woman on the planet, or Aishwarya Rai? That's sort of how I feel about Kari. I just like the woman, and I have ever since Remote Control.
Korkusuz Kaptan Swing
Reviewing the types of films that I do, I've become no stranger to mixed feelings. Korkusuz Kaptan Swing, for example, while leaving me less excited than other of Onar Films' DVD releases, still feels like it should be a peak experience for me. After all, it's a Turkish film that's based on an Italian comic book that's set in an imaginary America during the Revolutionary War. For someone as obsessed as I am with how the familiar gets refracted, refined and/or re-imagined through the lenses of different filmmaking cultures, you'd be hard pressed to concoct a more tantalizing recipe — unless, of course, you were to concoct a Thai movie that teamed Ultraman with a Hindu monkey god, or another Turkish movie in which Santo and Captain America join forces to fight a caterpillar-browed Spiderman. Neither of those two films, however, hold up a funhouse mirror to a well-tread episode of American history the way that Kaptan Swing does. And it is that strange depiction of my country's forefathers' struggle for independence that, more than anything else, makes the film come across to my tired Yankee eyes as being a product of a place oh, so very far from home.
Sons of Great Bear
The imperative to put butts into theater seats is apparently one that has been shared by film industries throughout the world, regardless of what political system they operated under. And whether those butts were capitalist or communist seems to have made little difference. Thus it was, in 1966, that East Germany's state run DEFA studio decided to try their hand at what had been widely considered an exclusively American genre, the Western, in an attempt to entice those audiences who had been staying away from their usual, more dryly ideological fare in droves with more thrilling, action-oriented entertainments.
Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker
Ehh, ya lost me, Hellraiser. I was with you through part five. I mean, sure, part three was pretty stupid, but it was enjoyably stupid. And I thought that parts four and five put you back on track. But the wheels sort of come off the wagon with part six. As with part three, this one promises us something big then never delivers. With part three, it was "pinhead wages war on earth!" That meant that Pinhead caused some manholes to erupt on a backlot set. This time around, we're promised the return of Kirsty (Ashley Lawrence), the woman who battled the Cenobites at their meanest in the first two films. What we end up with is a cameo appearance that is so wrong-headed it'll make you happy it's only a cameo appearance. The only person in this film less than her is Pinhead. Where as part three was hilariously bad, this one is just dull and lifeless.
Faust: Love of the Damned
You know in action films when there's that scene where two dudes get in a fight, and after one dude has kicked the other dude's ass, he picks the fallen opponent up, buys him a beer, and they become friends? Well, that's sort of what it's like to watch Faust: Love of the Damned. This movie will sucker punch you in the face, knee you in the groin, and generally beat the crap out of you, but in the end, somehow, you're willing to shake hands with it and help it rescue a damsel from some secret society or something. At least that's how I felt about it, so you better get ready for another one of those reviews where I spend 99% of the time talking about how terrible the film is, only to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it come the final paragraph.
Hellraiser V: Inferno
Hellraiser V: Inferno marks the point where the series officially became a direct-to-video franchise (people claim Bloodlines was released to theaters, but I don't remember ever seeing it in one). It marks the departure of Clive Barker in any capacity whatsoever other than source of the original movie. It also marks the arrival of a new screenwriter and a new approach to what was, by then, becoming a pretty stale formula. The people behind Bloodlines must have recognized the moldiness of the central concept as well, as they tried to do something a little different with it, then ultimately tried simply to end it by setting up the final battle between Pinhead and those he would rip apart with spiky chains.
Superargo vs. Diabolicus
I'd like to start off by telling you that what you're reading is in every way identical to a normal movie review… except for one thing. It's bullet-proof. It also contains a tiny transmitter by which we here at Teleport City can track all of your movements. So that would be two things, then. Oh, and it can also act as shark repellent. Of course, if you were to find yourself in the kind of circumstances in which you could put all of those hidden functions to the test, I'd be very impressed. Unfortunately, you'd also be dead. The fact is that I've just always wanted to give one of those "except for one thing" spiels like you hear in 1960s spy movies. Exactly, in fact, like the one that the masked hero Superargo receives toward the beginning of Superargo vs. Diabolicus, during which he is presented with all kinds of items — from a dhingy to a cocktail olive — that are in every way identical to what they appear to be on the surface, except for one thing. That doesn't really apply to the cocktail olive, though, because it is actually a Geiger counter and, as such, completely inedible. So it's really completely un-identical to a cocktail olive except for one thing — i.e., looking like a cocktail olive.


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ōPolitics of Popular Cultureö will focus on developments in digital media and youth subcultures and explore how these are being employed for political means and driving social trends in Japanese popular culture.
This two-part conference, hosted by the Institute of Contemporary Asian Studies at Temple UniversityÆs Japan Campus, will be held on June 5 and June 26, and will include a diverse array of academic panels comprised of leading scholars of Japanese popular culture.
The opening session on June 5 will examine how popular culture is informing emerging alternative cultures and practices, and shaping notions of Japanese national identity and foreign policy, as the ōsoft powerö appeal of the popular becomes politicized. The keynote speaker will be Frederik Schodt, author of ōManga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics,ö and ōDreamland Japan: Writing on Modern Manga.ö
ōGendered Labor in Popular Culture,ö on June 26, will address how constructions of gender identity are developing institutional presence as forms of ōaffective laborö (in areas such as enjo kosai, hostesses, hosts, maid-cafes) which represent evolving notions of gender and sexuality in Japan. The keynote address will be given by Anne Allison, Professor of Anthropology at Duke University, and author of ōNightwork: Sexuality, Pleasure, and Corporate Masculinity in a Tokyo Hostess Club" and ōPermitted and Prohibited Desires: Mothers, Comics, and Censorship in Japan.ö
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Gabriella Lukacs ( University of Pittsburgh)
Cell Phone Novelists as New Labor Subjectivities in Post-Recessionary Japanö
Aya Kitamura (Meiji Gakuin University)
"Marketing the Marriage Market: Effects and Affects of the 'Konkatsu Boom'"
Hiroki Ichinose (Digital Hollywood)
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Satsuki Takahashi (Rutgers University)
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Sharon Kinsella, (University of Manchester)
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ōEnjo Kosai and the Ambiguities of Entrepreneurial Laborö
Haeng-ja Chung, (Hamilton College)
"Making Hostess Skills Visible: Affective Labor at the High-End Clubs in Japan"
Nana Okura Gagne (Yale Universitiy /Waseda University)
ōInalienated Exchange Through Care and Affect: Rethinking Hegemonic Masculinity through Gendered Service in Tokyo Hostess Clubsö
Akiko Takeyama (University of Kansas)
ōAffect Economy of the 'Geisha Guys': Labor, Commodity, and Subjectivity in Tokyo Host Clubsö
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John Carmack weighs in on the acquisition of Oculus VR by Facebook
When John Carmack left the walls of id Software for Oculus VR, we knew good things were about to happen, and it was a time when the thought of the world's largest social network acquiring a virtual reality start up were far, far from your mind. Carmack, the Chief Technology Officer of Oculus VR, has finally weighed in on Facebook acquiring the company he just joined.
"Titans" is a term Carmack used to talk about Facebook and Oculus VR, where he said: "The fairly rapid involvement of the Titans is inevitable, and the real question is how deeply to partner with, and who. Honestly, I wasn't expecting Facebook (or this soon). I wasn't personally involved in any of the negotiations - I spent an afternoon talking technology with [Facebook CEO] Mark Zuckerberg, and the next week I find out that he bought Oculus".
People have concerns, thinking that Facebook will be the end of Oculus VR - something that I'm going to write about in a few days when I get home - but Carmack has said: "There is a case to be made for being like Valve, and trying to build a new VR ecosystem from the ground up. This is probably what most of the passionate fans wanted to see. The difference is that, for years, the industry thought Valve was nuts, and they had the field to themselves. Valve deserves all their success for having the vision and perseverance to see it through to the current state".
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Philips hue tap is a kinetic powered smart light switch
Philips has unveiled an interesting new product for the people out there that are into smart lighting and the ability to create custom light scenes. Philips already has a complete line of hue bulbs that can be controlled with a smartphone or tablet.
The company has now rolled out a high-tech light switch called the hue tap. The switch is powered by kinetic energy and needs no battery or hard wiring to connect. The hue tap has four buttons that you can bind light scene creations for times when a tablet or smartphone running the app isn't available.
The tap of a button can change between those light creations and turn the lights off as well. The tap gets its power by gathering the energy from the tap of your fingers on the switch. The switch does require the hue bridge that is found in all starter kits to work. Philips will launch the tap in Europe and the US this summer for $59.95.
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RumorTT: Spotify is planning to go public in the US later this year
Music streaming is big business, and for companies like Spotify, that business cost money. One of the best way to raise extra funds is to let the public buy into your company, and it appears that Spotify is going to do just that. Rumors have began appearing that Spotify could be looking to take its company public before the end of the year.
Back in February Reuters reported that they had came across a job listing that indicated that Spotify was looking for an External Reporting Specialist that would prepare the company for SEC filing, and compile all the reports needed to be SEC compliant. Spotify is the leader in a heavily competitive market, but does that mean that the company can sustain that number one position as companies like Google and Beats by Dre have new music streaming services that are continuing to grow in popularity? Only time will tell...
Prepare for Google to push 'Powered by Android' branding on devices
The iconic Apple logo on the back of an iPhone is something that Google doesn't have going for it, but this looks like it could all change. The new HTC One M8 or Samsung Galaxy S5 upon first being booted up will display to users "Powered by Android".
Google is mandating that the phrase "Powered by Android" be used during the boot animation on new smartphones. Pushing this further, both HTC and Samsung are both using the classic Android logo that was used as the boot animation on the original Android phone, HTC's G1 device. We should see this rolling out across devices going into the future, and I think this is the big lead up to the true competitor to the iPhone 6, the Nexus 6.
Kim Dotcom launches new Internet Party via YouTube video
Kim Dotcom is one of those people that I liken to the gunslingers of wild west legend, or something like Zoro or RobinHood even. Even though he faces very serious allegations that could land him in prison for quite a long time, he never gives up and continues to champion for internet freedom, and net neutrality.
Dotcom's latest venture is not a new file-sharing website, or even attempting to dominate the latest first person shooter style video game. In fact, Dotcom has decided to move into a more political world where he can influence the path that government's take when it comes to internet legislation. Today Kim Dotcom officially launched the new political party which he named the "Internet Party," and has released a few videos detailing the party's new mission, and goals.
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Apple transparent texting lets people see what's behind the phone
You don't have to go far to see someone walking around and texting on their iPhone. you also don't have to wait long to see some of these people run into something or someone while looking at their phone instead of what's going on around them. Apple has a patent application that shows a system called transparent texting.
The idea is that the rear camera of the smartphone would be used to grab a live video image of what is behing the smartphone. That way the person texting and walking could see what is behind the phone as they move around. Naturally, this would require the person texting to hold the phone straight up in front of their face.
Most of the people I see are walking and looking down at the phone. In that instance, having what is behind the phone in the background behind a text conversation would do no good. The Apple patent app was field with the USPTO on Thursday of this week according to reports.
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Samsung Smart Bulb ditches Wi-Fi in favor of Bluetooth
There is no shortage of LED light bulbs on the market today. Some of them are nothing more than a replacement bulb for a normal incandescent that will last longer and use less power. Other LED bulbs have smart tech that allows you to control the brightness and sometimes the color using a Wi-Fi network.
Samsung has announced a new LED bulb that is called the Smart Bulb. Rather than using Wi-Fi to control the brightness, the Smart bulb uses Bluetooth. Owners of the bulb can connect to it using an application on a tablet or smartphone and directly control the bulb.
The Smart Bulb has the ability to be dimmed down to 10% brightness and is CCT tunable from 2700K to 6500K. That means you can control the color of the white light it produces. It doesn't product colored light like some others on the market.
Continue reading 'Samsung Smart Bulb ditches Wi-Fi in favor of Bluetooth' (full post)
Oculus VR's founder addresses concerns over Facebook acquisition
Facebook announced it was acquiring Oculus VR yesterday for some $2 billion in cash and stock, but the founder of the company, Palmer Luckey, took to Reddit to fan some of the flames that have burst out over the acquisition. Palmer talked about Facebook's market, and whether it would lose control of Oculus:
When it comes to the timing of the announcement itself:
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Oculus VR's Kickstarter backers are after Oculus VR's blood
Yesterday, Facebook announced it was acquiring Oculus VR, the startup behind the VR headset, Oculus Rift. Well, there were some 9,522 backers for the Oculus Rift on Kickstarter, where Oculus VR was asking for $250,000 in funding to get its vision of a VR headset off the ground.
Without those nearly 10,000 people, Oculus VR would not be where it is now, right? None of these people will benefit from the acquisition by Facebook, but could this change? Could we see these backers benefit financially from the acquisition? On Oculus VR's Kickstarter page, some backers are voicing their anger.
One backer, Sergey Chubukov, said: "You selling out to Facebook is a disgrace. It damages not only your reputation, but the whole of crowdfunding. I cannot put into words how betrayed I feel by this." You can read more of the reactions on the Kickstarter page.
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Intel buys wearables firm Basis Science makers of Basis band
The wearables market is booming be it fitness tracking bands or smartwatches. The market will continue to grow as well as time goes buy and technology matures. Intel has reportedly purchases a company called Basis Science that produces a product called the Basis band.
The device is a health tracking wristband that is able to keep track of sleep, activity, and more. The terms of the deal are unannounced so it's unclear exactly how much Intel paid. The chipmaker has said that the Basis band will continue to be sold and supported via existing channels.
Basis is being wrapped into the Intel New Devices Group and the former CEO of Basis will head that group as general manager. By purchasing Basis, Intel gets access to the health tracking device market straight away. It's interesting that Intel plans to continue selling and supporting Basis hardware.
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- Online NewsHour Special Report: The Zacarias Moussaoui Case
- April 6, 2006: Family members of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks testified of their experiences on that day.
- March 27, 2006 Zacarias Moussaoui took the stand claiming a much wider role in the 9/11 attacks.
- March 14, 2006: A federal judge ruled the death penalty is still an option in the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui.
- Sept. 26, 2003: Federal prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss the case against Zacarias Moussaoui.
KWAME HOLMAN: The emotions of Sept. 11, 2001, were on prominent display this week in the courtroom where prosecutors are arguing Zacarias Moussaoui should be put to death.
Abraham Scott's wife was on board American Airlines Flight 11 when it crashed into the Pentagon.
ABRAHAM SCOTT: Not only sitting in the trial, but also sitting in the room watching the trial, it — it's just reliving 9/11 all — all over again.
MAN: Oh.
WOMAN: Oh, my God!
KWAME HOLMAN: On Monday, prosecutors began recounting the day of the attacks in detail, playing taped recordings of several 911 emergency calls made from the World Trade Center — one from Melissa Doi, who was trapped on the 83rd floor of the south tower.
MELISSA DOI: And the floor is completely engulfed. We are on the floor and we can't breathe. And it's very, very, very hot.
OPERATOR: Everybody, stay calm. Please stay…
MELISSA DOI: I'm going to die, aren't I?
OPERATOR: No, no, no, no. Say your…
MELISSA DOI: I'm going to die.
OPERATOR: Ma'am, ma'am, ma'am, say your prayers.
KWAME HOLMAN: Another call came from Kevin Cosgrove, trapped on the 105th floor of the south tower.
KEVIN COSGROVE: My wife thinks I'm all right. I called her and said I was leaving the building. We are not ready to die, but it's getting bad. I need oxygen.
KWAME HOLMAN: Today, prosecutors played the cockpit voice recording, being heard for the first time, from United Airlines Flight 93, which crashed into a field in Pennsylvania. Hijackers reportedly planned to fly it into the U.S. Capitol.
The tape began with a voice believed to be that of Ziad Jarrah, the hijacker who became the plane's pilot, announcing: "Please sit down. We have a bomb on board."
A struggle then could be heard, followed by hijackers yelling: "Sit down. Sit down."
Unidentified crew members shouted, "No, no, no," and: "Please, please, please, don't hurt me. I don't want to die."
Shortly afterward, a passenger urged others to take on the hijackers, pleading, "If we don't, we die."
As the struggles continued, there were repeated exclamations in Arabic of "Allah is the greatest."
Moments later, the plane crashed, killing all 44 on board. Prosecutors finished presenting their evidence this afternoon. Moussaoui's defense begins its arguments tomorrow.
GWEN IFILL: Only those seated inside the courtroom at the Moussaoui trial today could experience the full effect of hearing those cockpit recordings.
Jerry Markon was there. He's a reporter from The Washington Post, and joins us from outside the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia. Rosemary Dillard was there as well. Her husband, Eddie, died on the American Airlines jet that crashed into the Pentagon.
Jerry Markon, is — as the prosecution — as the prosecution rested today, what kind of impression were they attempting to leave?
JERRY MARKON, The Washington Post: They were attempting to leave a very emotional impression.
This entire phase of the case is about emotion — and, you know, sort of striking, you know, a chord with the hearts of jurors. And — and they obviously did that very successfully, I would say.
It's not to say what the jury will do. You can never really predict that. But, you know, the cockpit voice recorder today was sort of a good coda to all of this, I think, for them, because it was — it was, indeed, very emotional to hear. And, you know, they're basically (AUDIO GAP) you know, 9/11 caused a huge amount of damage, and it shattered people's lives, as Rosemary (AUDIO GAP) talk about better than me.
And, you know, since Moussaoui was — you know, lied to federal agents and was — that was one of the causes of 9/11, according to the jury; therefore, he should (AUDIO GAP) so the argument goes.
GWEN IFILL: All right. I — I want to tell our viewers we're having a few little technical problems with you, but I want to forge ahead with one other question.
I understand that there was never — that Moussaoui's name itself was never mentioned during the prosecutor — prosecutor's case, arguments during the second phase of the case. Is that true?
JERRY MARKON: Not much. In fact, I think you're probably right. I can't really think of (AUDIO GAP) now. You know, this — this — I should tell that you this is sort of a common (AUDIO GAP) for a federal death-penalty trial. It's what known as victim-impact testimony.
It's been (AUDIO GAP) 15 years after it was authorized by the (AUDIO GAP) And, you know, it's — it's common for victims of — of attacks to talk about the (AUDIO GAP) more of them here, because there has never been an attack like 9/11.
GWEN IFILL: Right. Jerry, we are — you're still breaking up, but I want to turn for a moment to Rosemary Dillard. Your husband was on board the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. You worked as a manager of — of flight attendants as — for American Airlines on that day. What was it like sitting in the courtroom for all of this, this week?
ROSEMARY DILLARD, Wife of Sept. 11 Victim: This entire week has been a very difficult week.
You know, I wish there had been some way for the entire nation to have witnessed what went on in that courtroom, because my life was changed, and almost 3,000 other lives were changed. And you heard the very dramatic testimony of so many of the victims.
But everybody's life has changed. When you go outside your door now, you — you expect something, or you're — we're all constantly or continually looking over our shoulders. When we get on the airplane, we look at people differently, even if you go to the grocery store. So, it's not just the victims of the — of the three sites that have a difficult time. I think all Americans have a very difficult time.
But, sitting in that courtroom, looking at some of the videos that were shown, my heart went out to the jury, because them having to see that and — and having not been prepared or living it the past four years, you know, some people that were not were not affect — were not directly impacted by it didn't follow it. And probably — and this is probably the case with most of the jurors that were selected. And it had to have been very, very difficult.
GWEN IFILL: Did you find, listening today to the — the sound of the hijackers on this plane trying to stop the plane from being — from crashing, did that — was that comforting to you, the idea that people tried to fight back?
ROSEMARY DILLARD: You know, it was comforting, but it just left me wondering, did my husband fight back? Did Michele Heidenberger? Did any?
I mean, these other people, we know they had to fight back. We know they were strong people. Chip Burlingame, who was the captain on Flight 77, I mean, you know, he was a — a Naval man. We know all of these people tried to fight back.
But, then, you sit there. And you had — you had asked Jerry, how did — did the trial end? It ended on a very somber note. The prosecutors held up a — a large board with all of the victims' pictures, aside from 92. And they just showed it for a second. And it had a very solemn effect, a very calming effect.
It was like we were all stuck in time and didn't know which way we were going to go from there.
GWEN IFILL: Jerry Markon, let me ask you a little bit about what we learned this week. We saw — we have heard so much, we have read so much about what happened on 9/11 and what the investigation has yielded. Did we learn anything new from this very emotional kind of testimony?
JERRY MARKON: I think we probably more confirmed things that we — we already knew.
You know, the — the cockpit voice recorder today was a good example of that. I mean, the basic outlines of story, you know, that these — these passengers sort of seizing control of their fate and, you know, taking over the plane, was — was known.
But, you know, it had never been played publicly before. It had only been played for a few family members. So, I think now, sort of, you know, the — the — the myth of Flight 93, as it goes, you know, became real. And I think there is some significance to that.
I think we probably actually learned more in the first phase of the trial, where a lot of — some new information came out about the FBI's failures, you know, to prevent 9/11, and some things that the U.S. government, you know, wasn't able to do with the information that it had, you know, to prevent 9/11.
And, in terms of the emotional stuff, I — you know, it's — I mean, I wouldn't say it was necessary new, but it certainly took on a new dimension to actually — you know, certainly for me and for others in the courtroom to actually be sitting there in a courtroom where, you know, 9/11 family members sitting right there, and this, you know, confessed al-Qaida terrorist sort of grinning, or, you know, looking bored much the time…
GWEN IFILL: But, Jerry…
JERRY MARKON: … I think it just put things in a — in a new light.
GWEN IFILL: Jerry, I want to ask you about that.
JERRY MARKON: Yes.
GWEN IFILL: What was the reaction from the jury, the judge, and Mr. Moussaoui?
JERRY MARKON: Moussaoui's reaction, it sort of varied by the day. Many days, he — he smiled.
Yesterday, when the attacks on the Pentagon were described in detail, he smiled quite a bit and seemed to be laughing at one point, which, obviously, did not endear him to some of the family members, one of who was — was sort of glaring at him.
But, other times, he has appeared bored. And I would say today was more bored mode, for lack of a better word. He, you know, just sort of wasn't really listening to the voice recorder, or didn't seem to be listening. He looked away. You know, there were monitors showing the transcripts throughout the courtroom. He didn't try to read them.
The jurors have been — I think they have done a remarkable job of sort of being stoic, which probably is their job. You know, once in a while, they will sort of wipe away a tear, you know, and you can certainly see lingering emotion. But, you know, there has really been no sobbing. I think the sobbing has been really more, quite frankly, some of the witnesses themselves, and — and some people in the courtroom watching
GWEN IFILL: Mrs. Dillard, this had to be very difficult for you. Why did you decide to attend this trial?
ROSEMARY DILLARD: I have to see this all the way through.
I think if I, as an American citizen, do not take part in it, this means I — I don't take part in elections. I have learned a lot. As Jerry said, they're — the first couple weeks, we learned a lot of things that — that we didn't know prior to, even through going through the 9/11 Commission.
And I think that I was there to see the process. I was there to see what I want in an electoral, what I want as a congressman, what I need as a president, all the things that we don't have, and to make certain that we — that wall that was put up, that it's really down, because I don't know that it is.
GWEN IFILL: Should Zacarias Moussaoui be put to death?
ROSEMARY DILLARD: I will not answer that. Every family member feels different. And I will go, and I will support whatever the jury has to say.
GWEN IFILL: Jerry Markon, now we get to see his defense. As we watched this last week, he didn't do a lot of favors for his defense attorneys. What are you hearing is likely to happen now?
JERRY MARKON: He's apparently about to do the same thing.
He's — my understanding is, he's expected to testify again, possibly as early as tomorrow. He has, you know, insisted on that. And, like you said, he basically destroyed much of his own case in the first phase. I mean, he — he talked very calmly from the stand about — literally said he wants to kill every American, and, you know, by implication, including the jury, and talked about slitting people's throats. He was very matter of fact about it, very — almost methodical.
And, you know, it's unclear what he will say this time. He might object to some of the mental health evidence the defense is going to present. The defense is putting on some experts arguing that he has schizophrenia, and that that is something the jury should consider.
Mr. Moussaoui apparently has an issue with that. But, whatever he says, I can guarantee you it's going to be interesting.
Jerry Markon from The Washington Post, and especially Rosemary Dillard, thank you both for joining us.
ROSEMARY DILLARD: Thank you.
JERRY MARKON: Thank you.


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Tonight, Andre Miller ties Stacey Augmon on the NBA's most games played list. Yep, Stacey Augmon, at 1,001 games played at the highest level of basketball in the world. He's 97th in NBA history. I must admit I was 1) kind of surprised that Stacey Augmon had even played over 1,000 games in the NBA; and 2) That there are now 100 players in the history of the league to reach the 1,000 games played mark. I thought the group was a bit more exclusive than that. And yet, in a league that has literally seen thousands of players bounce in and out, this is, in fact, a very exclusive list. And now Miller is on it. There may not be a more underrated, underappreciated player on that list of longevity's superstars. The way he's playing it seems like Miller may have another 1,000 in him. In his 13th season, second only to Al Harrington as the eldest of the elder statesman on the team, there are few Nuggets having a better season or more impact on winning than Miller. It's fun to ask him to rec...
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Originally posted by tachiboi
I'm inclined to agree, and that's why Guild Wars has staying power.
"In a subscription model you are asking players to make a choice every month, and it is a fairly drastic choice: Stay married, or get divorced? It is certainly the case that if every player decides to stay married every month, you can make more money from each player in the subscription model. But that will rarely be the case, and not something that you should count on. Every month, some percentage of your player base will decide on divorce, and as with marriage in the real word, once you are divorced you rarely get married to the same person again. If you go the subscription route, you'll need to have the confidence that your marriage rate will exceed your divorce rate.
With Guild Wars we ask players to make a choice only one time, and that choice is whether to buy the game, or not to buy the game. While we don't enjoy a recurring revenue stream each month, we do benefit from the fact that most Guild Wars players come back to the game when we release new content, so we are less concerned about players putting the game down for a few months. Players don't have to decide whether to stay married or get divorced, they just have to decide whether they want to play today or not. Beyond the benefit of a lower pain threshold to get into the game, this is the core strength of the Guild Wars business model, and one of the reasons it continues to thrive when many other subscription-based MMOs are struggling."
That's from the much-linked, little-read (because it's the size of a novella) developer conference speech by Jeff Strain.
To the OP, I could post metacritic scores, or fanatical reviews, but in all honesty, no one can say if you'll enjoy the game or not....that's all based on your personal tastes. I'd put forth betting money, though, that GW2 is not going away any time soon.
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One it's not a sandbox game.
Two the people that have already hit max level and are whining about being bored will never be happy with anything release because these "games" are not meant to be played like a second job.
If you play games like a second job then yes you will chew thru GW2 contant pretty quickly. But if you are like a average gamer and only play games about 20 hours or so a week and not be the ADHD gamer 'OMFG I HAVE TO GET TO END GAME!!!!!!" GW2 will keep you happy for a while.
I'm only 29 but I explore some, screw around with crafting, do some event over again that I liked.
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Originally posted by Venger
I trust rushers (usually just people focusing on one character and with good amount of free time to play) always more than slow levelers since they've experienced more and have some idea about how the game is later on. Just an example is TSW where many said the rushers did the content too fast, wrong, etc but the slow levelers were generally proven wrong later on when experiencing it for themselves (going from defenders of the game to a more meh attitude).
I will most likely get GW2 tomorrow but I'm prepared with low expectations and will hopefully be proven wrong in the end (at least if I get a month's worth with decent playtime and 100% world map and testing stuff out before getting bored then that is ok since it's B2P).
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Originally posted by david361107
I've never seen an MMO without those complaints. People were hitting 60 in a week when WoW started. If you used that sort of nonsense as a bellwether, you'd never play any MMO.
Forget about watching for things, just try the game. Even if you did only play it for a month it would still be well worth the money, wouldn't it?
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Originally posted by Tafale
Three things different about GW2 compared to WoW-Clone Themeparks that confound "rushers"
If you are a "Sandbox Fan" who never ever wants to see the same content twice, you might enjoy playing through GW2 a time or two and then you'll be done (and it'll likely give you far more hours of play than most single player games out while costing the same).
If you are a Themepark player, unless the only thing that motivates you is "Skinner-box Gear Grind Progression" you can wander the world in addition to the dungeons and WvW and experience and re-experience lots of fun and enjoyable encounters.
When I completed all the quests in a zone in WoW it was done with no point to return unless there were a few Rep Dailies to do or Crafting Mats to gather. After a point the mobs were gray (or as good as if it was a max level zone as I geared up in Epics) making the already limited challenge non-existent.
TSW was a bit better although in some ways more frustrating. All the Quests were Daily so I could repeat my favorite ones... on their schedule, and if they were an early zone one I'd have to swap out my gear to maintain the challenge (although I applaud them for at least giving me that option).
In GW2 that doesn't happen to anywhere close the same extent (you do get more powerful and much of the content becomes easier when down-leveled due to Traits and Gear, but especially with the Group DEs not trivially so). For those who enjoy it, the content in GW2 simply remains much more viable for much longer than any Themepark we've seen in recent years.
(and this doesn't include ANet living up to their promise of potentially doubling the 1500 DEs in game over the coming years further changing the experience as you play through Zones - based on what I saw over the BWEs I think they are good for it, but we haven't seen it "live" yet so not going to count it)


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