MS do something right!!!!!
I know this it totally OT, but it's not very often I get the chance to send an email with this subject line. MS have just released Flight Sim 2002 and the first thing I noticed when I look on the shelf in EB is that MS seem to be one of the first suppliers to have listened to the environmental movements and shipped the product in an appropriate sized box instead of one the size of a volume from the Encyclopedia Britanica. Admittedly it doesn't look as impressive on the shelf as all the other products - most of which only contain a single CD and a lot of air. If more suppliers follow suit then everyone will be the winners, as less natural resources will be used. BTW, if the reviews are anything to go by, then they've also produced an excelent product too!!! For those of you out there who are alarmed by this post, don't worry, I've not defected. FS2K is the *only* reason I have Win98 installed at home. Straying back on-topic. If we want to push Linux as a desktop, we are going to have to push the games arena to port games over. If you could get FS2K or equiv for Linux then I would remove Win98 today. I'm sure I'm not the only one. -- Gary Stainburn This email does not contain private or confidential material as it may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000
I think you will find that games recently (the last 12 months)have been
shipping in the DVD style cases, and yes it is a welcome site, as you quite
rightly said those big ole boxes were a waste and a pain to store aswell.
As far as Linux games go, there was an article in www.gamesdomain.co.uk
referring to quite a few mainstream games being released for Linux, currently
Diablo 2 is being looked at for Linux and a lot of new RPGs are coming to the
Linux platform, reason being ? The developers feel there is a storm coming in
the shape of a penguin.........
Quoting Gary Stainburn
I know this it totally OT, but it's not very often I get the chance to send an email with this subject line.
MS have just released Flight Sim 2002 and the first thing I noticed when I look on the shelf in EB is that MS seem to be one of the first suppliers to have listened to the environmental movements and shipped the product in an appropriate sized box instead of one the size of a volume from the Encyclopedia Britanica. Admittedly it doesn't look as impressive on the
shelf as all the other products - most of which only contain a single CD and a lot of air.
If more suppliers follow suit then everyone will be the winners, as less
natural resources will be used.
BTW, if the reviews are anything to go by, then they've also produced an
excelent product too!!!
For those of you out there who are alarmed by this post, don't worry, I've not defected. FS2K is the *only* reason I have Win98 installed at home.
Straying back on-topic. If we want to push Linux as a desktop, we are going to have to push the games arena to port games over. If you could get FS2K or equiv for Linux then I would remove Win98 today. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
-- Gary Stainburn
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Straying back on-topic. If we want to push Linux as a desktop, we are going to have to push the games arena to port games over. If you could get FS2K or equiv for Linux then I would remove Win98 today. I'm sure I'm not the only one.
There are flight simulator programs for unix systems, some of which predate Windows 95. Also the vast majority of games have little or no place in schools or offices... -- Mark Evans St. Peter's CofE High School Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109 Fax: +44 1392 204763
Also the vast majority of games have little or no place in schools or offices...
Wow! I couldn't disagree more! I'm a teacher first, and a (primary) ICT coordinator second, and I really rate good quality strategy or simulation games for kids of all ages. I'm not talking about just teaching ICT here (although getting a game to work taught me about those ol' Windows files - config.sys etc). It inspires some (especailly boys, who are lagging behind Nationally) to read hefty manuals (it's what got me reading and I went on to study English Lit.). It gets them thinking about the problems in the game. It motivates them to do all sorts of cross-curricular work (writing their own manuals in a DTP, keeping spreadsheets of their results, writing up reviews). I know games have a part to play in Education (Theme Park, SimCity (LinCity), Age of Empires are the obvious choices). We even use play stations here for the children's spare time. The conversation is stimulated for those who would normally prat around and get into trouble. It can give children with lower academic ability a chance to really know their stuff. There's loads of kudos in being the only one who knows how to complete level 5. You get the picture. Lower down the school, it helps to develop, among other things, fine motor skills. I know these policies have bared fruit. Even if you're into measuring the success of a school by measuring how well it can get children to answer correctly in a test, then we have the proof. I teach a class of well motivated and enthusiatic 10 year olds. I like computing, but I'm a teacher at heart, and I can teach best when the kids really want to be there. I'm not a KS3 or 4 expert, but doesn't it apply right through? Cheers -- Matt __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send your FREE holiday greetings online! http://greetings.yahoo.com
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Also the vast majority of games have little or no place in schools or offices...
Wow! I couldn't disagree more! I'm a teacher first, and a (primary) ICT coordinator second, and I really rate good quality strategy or simulation games for kids of all ages. I'm not talking about just teaching ICT here (although getting a game to work taught me about those ol' Windows files - config.sys etc). It inspires some (especailly boys, who are lagging behind Nationally) to read hefty manuals (it's what got me reading and I went on to study English Lit.). It gets them thinking about the problems in the game. It motivates them to do all sorts of cross-curricular work (writing their own manuals in a DTP, keeping spreadsheets of their results, writing up reviews).
I know games have a part to play in Education (Theme Park, SimCity (LinCity), Age of Empires are the obvious choices). We even use play stations here for the children's spare time. The conversation is stimulated for those who would normally prat around and get into trouble. It can give children with lower academic ability a chance to really know their stuff. There's loads of kudos in being the only one who knows how to complete level 5. You get the picture. Lower down the school, it helps to develop, among other things, fine motor skills.
I know these policies have bared fruit. Even if you're into measuring the success of a school by measuring how well it can get children to answer correctly in a test, then we have the proof. I teach a class of well motivated and enthusiatic 10 year olds. I like computing, but I'm a teacher at heart, and I can teach best when the kids really want to be there. I'm not a KS3 or 4 expert, but doesn't it apply right through?
Cheers
-- Matt
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