http://newteevee.com/2009/04/28/how-to-make-machinima-without-getting-sued-blind/
video and some general but well considered advice
"there’s been little legal precedent set around machinima, and as such, numerous questions remain unanswered. For example, does machinima really qualify as “non-commercial” if it’s uploaded by a channel owner on a commercial service like YouTube?"
http://newteevee.com/2009/05/07/sony-adds-machinima-kit-to-playstation-3/
Living Room Stage Set” and selling for $4.99 in the PlayStation Home Mall starting today, it’s basically a virtual studio in a box
Stage Set doesn’t come with internal recording tools or an editor.
...so you have to capture it yourself, and do the edits somewhere else.
reminds me that there is an unopened dummies book somewhere around here waiting for some fun filled hours of low quality slapstick and jerky edits to be made.
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...and the sun ...
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Showing posts with label sony. Show all posts
Thursday, May 28
Monday, December 31
Holiday stories - assorted notes
First off it was really interesting to have a look at the total Scandinavian sales for the X360, PS3 and Wii from Video Game Chartz - very similar starting curves, up to around 10k, despite vastly different settings and price points. Then for the last few weeks it is easy to see the combined effects of pre-xmas sales push, new versions and increased availability. With 350k units the X360 has a good lead, but the Wii has passed 300k and the PS3 is actually up to 200k (due in large part to the new cheaper version sans PS2 compatibility - not that big an issue since a lot of homes have one already, estimated total sales of 3m units, compared to some 600k for the original XBox)
The site was part of an article on the Wii and StumbleUpon for viewing videos easily - which could be another roadblock for paid IP services, be it TV or VOD. Which might help explain part of the reasoning behind MS latest re-org on their assorted TV/media/video services, which has apparently been an unknown fact for close to two months. Almost an feat in and of itself in this digital age. Or perhaps mostly an indication of the role of Microsoft in the TV related world?
And then, speaking of knowledge of the World - and all the strange things in it, a Pew report on knowledge of current affairs got some coverage over at RI; " Building the News Habit in the Digital Age" - with Daily Show and Colbert Report out-pacing the national average by 20%-points in getting a "high" level (15 or more of 23 correct). So, either they are up to speed before they watch, or laughter helps with fixing facts. You figure it out!
On that note (most likely); here's to a bright new 2008 and another set of irregular posts!
...and the sun is nice today, time to get out and enjoy it right now...
The site was part of an article on the Wii and StumbleUpon for viewing videos easily - which could be another roadblock for paid IP services, be it TV or VOD. Which might help explain part of the reasoning behind MS latest re-org on their assorted TV/media/video services, which has apparently been an unknown fact for close to two months. Almost an feat in and of itself in this digital age. Or perhaps mostly an indication of the role of Microsoft in the TV related world?
And then, speaking of knowledge of the World - and all the strange things in it, a Pew report on knowledge of current affairs got some coverage over at RI; " Building the News Habit in the Digital Age" - with Daily Show and Colbert Report out-pacing the national average by 20%-points in getting a "high" level (15 or more of 23 correct). So, either they are up to speed before they watch, or laughter helps with fixing facts. You figure it out!
On that note (most likely); here's to a bright new 2008 and another set of irregular posts!
...and the sun is nice today, time to get out and enjoy it right now...
Thursday, August 2
Why the PS3 is 60gb only?
"the simplest guide on the net on how to upgrade your PS3 hard drive" from GamePro certainly begs the question of why the 20gb version is not available here in Norway. Excluding the time to back up, format and restore it does not look like it would take more than 15 minutes to swap the drive. But still, since the current USD rate puts the retail price at nearly $1000 for the 60gb version - it is little wonder it isn't "flying off the shelves" when you can pick up a PS2 for about $150 new (and it still has the most sold games over here, with SingStar and Buzz leading the mass market into the friendly world of hilarious digital experiences).
...and the sun is surely out there, somewhere behind the gray'ish clouds covering most of the sky...
...and the sun is surely out there, somewhere behind the gray'ish clouds covering most of the sky...
Wednesday, February 21
New gen - or just fun games?
The sales figures from the US (NPD via Gamespot) is starting to come in after the pre-holiday launch of Wii and PS3, perhaps giving an indication of how things will fare over here in Europe when the PS3 is set to arrive closer to Easter;
Seems like the Wii fun-factor is gaining ground, combined with a low price tag making it a nice January bargain for the much-needed post-holidays chill out. The "new gen" rather than "next gen" moniker is quite fitting, since the Wii is all about making it easy here and now, building on the connected base from the DS and the willingness to play for fun.
The fact that the PS2 actually out-sold both the 3 and 360 should speak volumes to that same effect. Here in Norway the top selling games are the Sing Star franchise (75 weeks and counting!) and the Buzz Quiz - "casual" games, suitable for everyone regardless of weekly hours spent mashing buttons, and most of all: a key part in having a good time with other people in the same room. Social interaction taken to a new level... we still have a lot of fun introducing new people to Donkey Conga on their first visit - more laughter than rhythm, but a great time for all.
...and the sun ...
- Wii top of the crop with some 435,503 units
- X360 gained another 294,000 conscripts
- with PS3 snaring in 243,554
- BUT - the old king is not all that dead; 299,352 Playstation2 units were sold
Seems like the Wii fun-factor is gaining ground, combined with a low price tag making it a nice January bargain for the much-needed post-holidays chill out. The "new gen" rather than "next gen" moniker is quite fitting, since the Wii is all about making it easy here and now, building on the connected base from the DS and the willingness to play for fun.
The fact that the PS2 actually out-sold both the 3 and 360 should speak volumes to that same effect. Here in Norway the top selling games are the Sing Star franchise (75 weeks and counting!) and the Buzz Quiz - "casual" games, suitable for everyone regardless of weekly hours spent mashing buttons, and most of all: a key part in having a good time with other people in the same room. Social interaction taken to a new level... we still have a lot of fun introducing new people to Donkey Conga on their first visit - more laughter than rhythm, but a great time for all.
...and the sun ...
Monday, October 16
What have you done?
The PS3 is more or less "around the corner" - at least for the US and Japan, while Europe is left behind in the x360 world for another few months. Eurogamers have posted an interesting preview of the online solution Sony is developing - featuring easy friends list, multiple accounts for family members and a store with "actual" prices rather than points. But the one big unknown, which should be evident for Sony that they have to deal with (considering the Final Fantasy and Ratchet style games with tons of hidden goodies to find/solve/get) - is, as pointed out in the article, the achievements on Xbox Live. A common interface for displaying your deeds and skills is a nice add-on for any community based system, and without a basic framework in place the Sony offering becomes yet another 'also ran' along the lines of the Net Walkman.
Another game-related story is from DrDobb - an interview / product preview with Chris Crawford on storytelling and his upcoming SWAT tool. He has ambitious visions for the future, but is open enough to admit that it is basically a gamble on how he thinks things might pan out;
"computer games are a tiny subset of — what? That thing doesn't exist yet, but when it does, it's got to be, ... much bigger than computer games."
And I got a bit sidetracked based on his mention of Eclipse - since it can also be used for mobile devices, with a collection of acronyms such as eRCP and SWT doing most of the job for you. Might be worth some further investigation as a supplement to .Net - if there is a good set of database sync solutions available to rival the MS solutions.
Another game-related story is from DrDobb - an interview / product preview with Chris Crawford on storytelling and his upcoming SWAT tool. He has ambitious visions for the future, but is open enough to admit that it is basically a gamble on how he thinks things might pan out;
"computer games are a tiny subset of — what? That thing doesn't exist yet, but when it does, it's got to be, ... much bigger than computer games."
And I got a bit sidetracked based on his mention of Eclipse - since it can also be used for mobile devices, with a collection of acronyms such as eRCP and SWT doing most of the job for you. Might be worth some further investigation as a supplement to .Net - if there is a good set of database sync solutions available to rival the MS solutions.
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