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 Mar 26 2003, 05:28 AM
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 TS Addict Group: NonMember Posts: 1,102 Joined: 27-March 02 From: Long Beach, CA 90802 Member No.: 980 My Mac(s): iMac iNtel duo core 17  |
I never quite understood why people play gams on computers, I remember when computer made their way into the family homes as an educational tool and for learning things, typing, doing school work, but all i see and hear about people and computers is what games are available for their systems.
Why don't people just get a Playstation, Xbox or the great Nintendo Gamecube and play games? My neighbor just got a computer and I was excited for him, but all he does is play games on the darn thing, he hasn't done anything else with it like editing, photo prints, use programs that came with it and learn that there is more to a computer than just games. Am I weird or what? What is it with computers and games that i am missing? I always find better things to do than to play games on a computer. Oh my GOD, what's wrong with me? |
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Mar 26 2003, 08:10 AM
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 Super Poster Group: Members Posts: 159 Joined: 27-September 02 From: North Of Palm Springs, CA Member No.: 1,155 My Mac(s): MacPro 2.26 Quad 10.6, 1.67 Aluminum 17" G4 10.5, DP 867 G4 10.5, B/W 500 G3 10.4, 400 Pismo 10.4, 9600 500 G3 10.2, 7600 500 G3 9.1 |
This is what I ask of my PCcccccc friends, especially when they ask:
"Why would you buy a Mac?" I tell them I bought a work computer, not a toy to play games on! Your friend, did he buy a IBM? I know that games are available for Mac's, but I agree, for games I still have my old Atari! |
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Mar 26 2003, 08:20 AM
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Super Poster Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 25-December 00 Member No.: 285 My Mac(s): iMac 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo - OS 10.5.4 - 3GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM |
I bought my mac primarily as a work computer, however, I do have some games on it which I ocassionally play such as Black and White, and the free games that apple was giving to .Mac members. I also just downloaded a new Pac Man clone that came out a few days back, but I don't like it. I also have Unreal Tournament, but I really only played that in college on the network with my roomates when we should have been studying.
Games are a good way to get distracted from your work. Thats why some people have them. I know thats why I have them! |
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Mar 26 2003, 08:21 AM
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 Super Duper Poster Group: Members Posts: 547 Joined: 19-August 00 From: Berlin Member No.: 18 |
You can get lots of interesting game titles (a lot more than on the game consoles) for the PC. You also have a better performance (at least on new computers) and hence better looks of the in-game graphics. While console games are pretty expensive, the price for PC titles is usually reduced shortly after introduction (because of the competition and the pace of new releases).
And although e.g. the PS2 is a great console, it is limited to gaming (and in this case watching DVDs). The PCs can be used for lots of different tasks. There are some game gernes which don't belong to a console. 3D-Shooters for instance, don't play well with a game pad. Or click-adventures. On the other hand there are also game gernes I prefer to play on a console (e.g. jump'n'run games, soccer or racing games). Gaming has always been part of the personal computer. I don't play games on my Mac frequently (I used to), but I can understand people who do. It's fun. [ 03-26-2003, 08:29 AM: Message edited by: Spartacus ] |
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Mar 26 2003, 08:41 AM
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 Formally Addicted to TS Group: Members Posts: 11,749 Joined: 14-October 00 From: Milwaukee, WI Member No.: 161 My Mac(s): Mac Mini, Intel Core 2 Duo, OS 10.5.5 |
Tonye, I've asked myself why people use their computers to make prints of digital photos. The staying power of the paper and ink used just isn't as reliable as good old fashioned film developing technology. Even if you really know what you're doing (and most don't) those prints are gonna fade away much sooner. You can buy paper with a fancy reassuring label that just won't stand the test of time. I'm sticking with film for now.
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Mar 26 2003, 11:38 AM
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 TS Maven Group: Members Posts: 17,040 Joined: 17-August 00 From: Iowa City, Iowa Member No.: 11 |
Because they can?
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Mar 27 2003, 12:04 AM
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 TS Addict Group: Members Posts: 1,279 Joined: 20-September 00 From: Portland, OR, USA Member No.: 64 |
"Why don't people just get a Playstation, Xbox or the great Nintendo Gamecube and play games?"
Consoles are fine for simpler games, such as racing games or fighting games. For more sophisticated games, such as real-time strategy games, it's better to haver a full-fledged computer keyboard and a mouse; using a sophisticated game with a console controller is quite awkward. Consoles offer better graphics performance, but inferior capabilities with respect to memory, storage, input devices, networking, Internet connectivity, and so on. Ultimately, for people like me who like real-time strategy games, console systems are a poor choice. I have a couple of PC systems that I have built strictly for games, and that's the only thing I use them for. |
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Mar 26 2003, 07:56 PM
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TS Addict Group: Members Posts: 1,229 Joined: 18-November 00 From: Southern Indiana Member No.: 242 My Mac(s): 20" iMac 2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM |
quote:Gregg, you can put those digital pictures on a CD or Zip disk and take them to your local Sam's club or Walmart and have them made with the same paper your would get your film photos made on. Sam's does them for 20cents a photo and ready in an hour. I have digital photo prints I made with my printer 2 years ago in a photo album and they still look good. If they begin to fade 10 years from now I can alway print them out again. Ryan [ 03-26-2003, 07:59 PM: Message edited by: iGuy ] |
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Mar 26 2003, 08:56 PM
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 Super Duper Poster Group: Members Posts: 589 Joined: 18-September 00 From: Long Island Member No.: 43 |
because if they killed people in real life they would go to jail, or at least have to pay a lawyer a lot of money.
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Mar 26 2003, 09:42 PM
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 Super Duper Poster Group: Members Posts: 649 Joined: 16-November 00 From: W. Oregon Member No.: 236 |
I have a Mac and an Xbox. The Mac is far more accurate and controlable using a GOOD mouse and key board than a game pad where you depend on short thumbsticks for most of your action. I play both when the work is done and I want to relax. I am currently suffering tendinitis of the wrist from the Xbox pad.
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Mar 26 2003, 11:48 PM
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 TS nightowl Group: Admin Posts: 13,093 Joined: 17-August 00 From: NJ, USA Member No.: 16 My Mac(s): MBP 2.5/10.5.8; DA G4/1.5 GHz/10.5.8; eMac/G4/10.4.11; 9600/G4/10.3.9; Wallstreet/G3/10.3.9; Clamshell iBook 10.4.1 |
I was of the same opinion about playing games on the computer...I'd rather use it for real life work.
Well, times change and exposure to a few games have softened my thinking. No, I couldn't see myself becoming a hard-core gamer, but a little fun here and there... I recently installed a few games for my Dad to play and found some of them very involving. The Formula 1 racing game (which is now working again!) is one of those high intensity action players that can work up a sweat. Only problem is when I leave my folks' house I travel on the interstate to get home and I have to keep reminding myself it isn't the race track. |
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Mar 27 2003, 08:14 AM
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 Techie Wannabe Group: Members Posts: 1,597 Joined: 18-September 00 From: Northbrook, Illinois, USA Member No.: 26 |
I don't play any computer games. Am I weird? Why is that, do you suppose? I enjoy manipulating photographs, though, but for the purpose of uploading them onto a website which, I hope, will stand the test of time better than even Kodak.
tacit explained in strings past that uploading photos does not "keep" the same as printed photos, because you lose a lot in the translation. However, even if my entire household disappears, I'll always be able to go on the internet again and look at my photos. Unless I disappear, too. And the freebie websites disappear. Oh, well, we hedge against time as best we can! Jay, I love your avatar! What is an avatar, by the way? Funny I never heard of that word before, and I thought I at least heard most every word before, even if I didn't know the meaning, off-hand. So I looked it up: One entry found for avatar. Main Entry: av·a·tar Pronunciation: 'a-v&-"tär Function: noun Etymology: Sanskrit avatAra descent, from avatarati he descends, from ava- away + tarati he crosses over -- more at UKASE, THROUGH Date: 1784 1 : the incarnation of a Hindu deity (as Vishnu) 2 a : an incarnation in human form b : an embodiment (as of a concept or philosophy) often in a person 3 : a variant phase or version of a continuing basic entity |
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Mar 27 2003, 08:50 AM
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Formally Addicted to TS Group: Members Posts: 11,749 Joined: 14-October 00 From: Milwaukee, WI Member No.: 161 My Mac(s): Mac Mini, Intel Core 2 Duo, OS 10.5.5 |
quote:Ryan, 10 years ago, you would have stored your photos on a floppy disk, which is fast becoming a dinosaur. Then, there was no such thing as a DVD anything. Ten years from now, you may not find it easy to find the hardware or the software to reproduce your fading prints. Only if you're on top of it, planning ahead, will you be able to compete with the longevity of the old fashioned film developing technology. |
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Mar 27 2003, 07:31 PM
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TS Addict Group: Members Posts: 1,279 Joined: 20-September 00 From: Portland, OR, USA Member No.: 64 |
What is an avatar, by the way?
An avatar is a representation of something in another form. In the case of computers, it's a representation of a person in cyberspace. In Hindu mythology, an avatar was a representation, in physical form, of a god on earth; the avatar was not the actual god, but was a manifestation of the god here in the physical world. More generally, it's any representation of some thing in a place where that thing does not exist. |
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Mar 27 2003, 07:42 PM
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Poster Child Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 25-February 03 Member No.: 1,297 |
I bought my Mac primarily for work but I do have a couple vices like DiabloII, Warcraft and Starcraft.
I guess people play more games on computers is because you would have to buy about 4 different Game Consoles just to play all the games out there when they make 85% of them for computer. So I have a PS2 but, I like a certain game on the X-Box, well, I know it will probably be made for Computer as well. |
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Apr 5 2003, 03:17 PM
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TS Addict Group: NonMember Posts: 1,102 Joined: 27-March 02 From: Long Beach, CA 90802 Member No.: 980 My Mac(s): iMac iNtel duo core 17 |
Thanx all of you for all the answers to my questions on, Why people want to play games on a computer?
It only shows that the people on Techsurvivor are always listening and objective... keep up the good work... Tonye |
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Apr 6 2003, 06:43 PM
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Formally Addicted to TS Group: Members Posts: 11,749 Joined: 14-October 00 From: Milwaukee, WI Member No.: 161 My Mac(s): Mac Mini, Intel Core 2 Duo, OS 10.5.5 |
Yeah, it also shows that we're all wierd. Just like you. (You asked!)
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