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Did You Know ILM Has A VR Lab?

Disney/ILM is researching new forms of entertainment with VR and it's pretty interesting to see how they utilize the hardware. The thought of a VR Star Wars film is interesting but I am not entirely certain of how awesome it would be. I imagine someday I might be reading this and thinking my fears quaint but I don't know if it's obvious to anyone how a traditional film would work in VR. Not to say I wouldn't want to experience that at some point. Perhaps they will offer a 2D and VR experience for future films so you can watch it as you'd like?

Windows 10 Released (Edited)

*Update 12/2019*
Edited, removed links no longer relevant as free upgrade is no longer available

Recently, Windows 10 was released. I decided to take up the free upgrade offer and so I upgraded from 8.1. I think it's common (and not a bad idea) that many people hesitate upgrading Windows as soon as a new version is released. This is because there may be bugs and other issues, so people tend to prefer to wait a while until many of those issues are worked out. I'm not one of those people, obviously.

Before it was released, I noticed an icon in my notification tray for the upgrade. That little piece of software made it so that you could sign up for the upgrade and it would... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/26/2015 at 05:20am

I think i've finally decided that when I get a new PC it will run Windows 10. I might build custom so i'll have to buy it, which should be fine.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 08/26/2015 at 05:57am

That's awesome, I see no reason not to get Windows 10 on a new PC. Getting some new hardware would be good because it might be able to make use of DirectX 12. ARK: Survival Evolved will soon support it and boasts up to 20% performance. I'm not sure how much Windows 10 is selling for, but I always thought it was a bit expensive and much cheaper to buy a PC that already has it. I think you definitely save some money that way. When might you buy or build? I assume before Fallout 4 is released.

I'm surprised no one else, especially Travis, has chimed in with their thoughts and experiences with Windows 10. I know not everyone had a pleasant experience.

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/28/2015 at 04:40am

"When might you buy or build? I assume before Fallout 4 is released."

That's a good question. I am definitely considering a new PC for Fallout 4/New Doom/Starcraft LoTV. Starcraft LoTV should run fine as is on my current setup but the other games will need to have adjustments made to get them to run well. I don't want to go for something ultra-bling but something solid I can build off.

I'll be moving to a new place this weekend so it's not in the cards right now but I have been looking.

http://www.build-gaming-computers.com/gaming-desktop-computer.html

The budget build is a 6 core AMD and the price is very reasonable. The 1k build seems solid as well. I think this time I'll build my own. I've done it before, it's not too bad.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 08/28/2015 at 04:50am

That looks cool, Jon!

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/28/2015 at 05:09am

Yeah it does. I'll keep everyone updated with what happens in regard to building it.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 09/02/2015 at 05:27pm

I'd like for Travis and Scrypt to chime in on this, too. From what I understand, Travis had a smooth transition, while I ran into some slight bumps. Scrypt seem to have had a completely different experience.

Since you mentioned upgrading, I asked Travis when he might. He said at least not until he finishes his current AAS work, which sounds like about next summer (2016). I thought, like you, he might upgrade for Fallout 4, but he's still waiting for the system requirements, which I'm surprised we haven't seen by now. As for me, yeah I'm quite happy with my beast, but she could be better. I was coveting a Titan X, but then Scrypt or Travis showed me the new dual-GPU Titan, which I now covet. I also wish I had a SSD hard drive, so I may upgrade that some time in the future. I may eventually decide to double my RAM, I have 16 gigs.

Yes, my PC is a beast, but I've come across two games that have made me think that she's not all that. GTAV was the first, but I changed one setting and that made it run smoothly. ARK, on the other hand, isn't optimized yet, so even on a beast it can be quite demanding. Luckily, I found some guides about the various graphical options in the game that could or should be reduced or turned off. One guide was from someone who was using a Titan GPU. Now the game runs much better, although it still has it's moments of low frame rates.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 09/02/2015 at 06:41pm

My experience is probably very unique, and shouldn't be taken as a precaution against Windows 10, but rather one possibly problematic driver, which may have been installed improperly by the user :).

The installation of the OS went smoothly, and I was as giddy as a kid with a new toy could be. Two things bothered me after playing with it a bit: 1) The lack of real customization in the Start Menu, and 2) the forced resolution drop in desktop wallpapers. I was looking for workarounds, when I realized that my external drive wasn't showing as a connected drive. What normally wouldn't be a problem for anyone else, was a troublesome problem for me, because my external drive is formatted to HFS+ from my Mac days. I was using a third-party driver to make it read/write accessible on my Windows machine, which was working flawlessly under Windows 7. The third-party site (http://www.paragon-software.com/home/hfs-windows/) says that it's fully compatible with Windows 10, and it may very well be. I didn't have an easy time of installing/updating the driver, and it ended up crashing my machine, so much so that I had to revert back to Windows 7.

What I should do is dump the data from that external drive, reformat, and not deal with the band-aid driver at all. When I have access to 1.5 Tb of space for that swap, I'll do that. Until then, I need that driver to access that hard drive, as far as I've researched.

Other than that, Windows 10 seemed nice. I only spent a couple of hours in it, but they were nice hours, despite the resolution and UI issues stated above.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 09/02/2015 at 08:03pm

Thanks for replying, scrypt! I knew you had a different experience and I wanted that to be shared along with mine and Travis's. My issues weren't driver related, but definitely software related, which I was able to resolve by downloading an update. I'm still looking forward to ARK using DirectX 12, which is supposed to give about a 20% increase in performance. I'm just not sure how significant that will be.

Azurephile Super Member Post Author wrote on 09/03/2015 at 04:59pm

"20 Must Know Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows 10"

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2975931/windows/20-must-know-keyboard-shortcuts-for-windows-10.html#tk.nl_pwr

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George Clooney Batman VS Tom Hardy Bane

Bane was in both Batman and Robin and The Dark Knight Rises. Red Letter Media has mashed up 2 Batman-Bane fights, with Batman from Batman and Robin (George Clooney) and Bane from The Dark Knight Rises (Tom Hardy).

They fit really well together! Enjoy!

Rare Replay

Did anybody pick up Rare replay?

I've been play Viva Pinata with my son. He likes gardens and animals, so I thought it would be up his alley. So far he has enjoyed watching it.

I also played RC Pro Am (Haven't played that in a long time). Man, the d-pad sucks for steering the car, but it is still a lot of fun.

If you haven't checked it out, it is for the Xbox One and costs $30 for 30 games.

Biggest title on my list of shame: Mass Effect

I'm playing it again, I'm about 2 hours in. I need something else to play besides Terraria. This will be my third time starting it. Anything I should know going in? Anything you wish you knew when you started?

I'm playing as the female Shepherd and that's really helping. She's much better performed than the male Shep.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 08/01/2015 at 05:48pm

One problem I have, I've just gotten to the Citadel again, and everything is so beautiful and huge and sprawling... and somewhat overwhelming. I feel like if I don't talk to everyone I'll miss something, but I don't know if I'm talking to everyone. I've heard they improved that a bit in 2 and 3.

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/01/2015 at 07:18pm

I haven't played this either. Are you playing it on the PC?

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 08/01/2015 at 07:28pm

Yup, I have ME 1 and 2 on Steam, and ME 2 and 3 on Origin, from various bundles and promos over the years. I got semi-used to the 360 controller on my previous aborted playthroughs, and was going to play with it here, but oddly it isn't supported. Mouse is way better for aiming though.

jdodson Admin wrote on 08/01/2015 at 10:59pm

Let me know how they play. I have a few other games to play first but at some point I would mind playing them.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 08/01/2015 at 11:21pm

The first game at least plays flawlessly. Maxed out all the settings with no issues on my now meager 550ti

scrypt Supporter wrote on 08/02/2015 at 07:41pm

I can't remember anything that I would have done differently in my play-through. Mass Effect is a different beast compared to 2 and 3. Inventory system was the worst. You get to drive the Mako, though, which is a bit of a mess, but much more immersive than planet hopping in the latter games.

scrypt Supporter wrote on 08/02/2015 at 07:55pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycV--s-DO34

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 08/02/2015 at 08:46pm

Oh yeah, I remember the Mako. That thing was the worst sometimes.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 08/18/2015 at 05:00pm

I've started Mass Effect twice and never made it very far. I'm not sure why I can't seem to stick with the game. I liked the portion that I played quite a bit, and the story was holding my interest fairly well. I started as a guy though, and I've heard that FemShep is significantly better.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 08/18/2015 at 05:07pm

A few words of advice:

1. Use fem shep. Holy wow, it's so much better.

2. Once you get to the point where you stop for whatever reason, set aside a couple of hours and push through. For some reason I hit a wall at about the same place in my first two attempts, where you get the ship and start exploring the galaxy, but once you get your rhythm down it gets way more fun.

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Roag Clan on Bo2

hey everybody! My name is levi. And i am 15 years old. Ive never used cheerful ghost before so im sort of just winging it. Anyways, recently i Have made a clan called roag. Roag is a clan on xbox360 and Playstation3 consoles. We have three gameplay divisions in our clan...Sniping, Regular Gun, And Competitive. Each division has different rules and standards for joining and playing as a member of roag. If your interested in hearing more or have any questions to ask i would be more then happy to talk to you about it if you add me on xbox. My user is levionater15. If you dont play but you would like to watch a some samples of us you can subscribe to our youtube channel... Read All

The Get The Bad Guy Before He Gets Away Way

I pretty much love everything RedLetterMedia does, but this is even better than I was expecting!

Here it is folks! The new trailer for "Space Cop" - To be released soon. When it's done. Starring internet legend Rich Evans. Produced by internet frauds Mike and Jay.

Starship Rubicon Linux Notes

Starship Rubicon is coming to Steam very soon, *cough* tomorrow *cough* and I wanted to let everyone know that we are happy with how the Linux port turned out. That said there are a zillion Linux variants out there and we wanted to drop some tips for people on how to get things running as smooth as possible.

SOUND

Linux has some problems with sound effects not playing and/or being at wonky volumes. Go figure. It uses OpenAL by default (I have not been able to get FreeAudio to work) but apparently needs the 32-bit drivers. On 64-bit Ubuntu, you should be able to get them with:

sudo apt-get install libopenal1:i386 libopenal-dev:i386

Other linux distros need to modify that... Read All

So Creepy, Yet So Cool

I'm just now hearing about Amazon Echo. Completely freaked out, but I so want one! Skynet be damned!

Predator: Dark Ages

I recently saw a pretty cool fan creation called "Predator Dark Ages." It's an exceptionally good fan creation that pits the Predator against some Dark Ages Knights.