From the monthly archives: October 2005

Equilibrial

By On 31/10/2005 ·

An equilibrium is a point towards which a system tends to move or a point which, once reached, tends to be stable.
The concept originates in physics. Imagine a room with a certain air temperature. You add a certain volume of warmer air and after a while the air in the room settles [...]

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Danish computer game use is predicted by…

By On 26/10/2005 ·

The frequency of use of PC (computer) games by Danes is predicted by three variables: Gender, age, and occupation. Men play more, young people play more, and unemployed, students, and “lønmodtagere på grundniveau” play more. Not sure what “lønmodtagere…” means – people with blue collar jobs perhaps…

Significant differences were also found regarding genre [...]

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PhD scholarship in level design available

By On 20/10/2005 ·

Danmarks Designskole and IO interactive have announced a PhD scholarship in level design. The announcement is in Danish – not sure if they only want Danish speakers.

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Jack Thompson does a Godwin

By On 17/10/2005 ·

A part of me refuses to believe that anti-game crusader Jack Thompsom really exists.
But it would appear, according to Game Politics, that he just pulled a Godwin in a letter to Senator Joe Lieberman:

I think Doug [Lowenstein] is a liar… Doug Lowenstein, in my opinion, is personally [...]

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Footage from MAME?

By On 17/10/2005 ·


Is it possible to capture good-quality movies of MAME games? MAME32 can do video, but not sound. FRAPS can’t do MAME (it seems to me).
Any ideas about how to get both video and sound?

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