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Another Kind Of Computer Game
By Allan T Price, Mon Jan 2nd
/p> The term game might have one more meaning than yourealize. You are familiar with one kind, games that run oncomputers? They are set in eras from prehistoric and Roman timesup to the present, and into various wonderful and depressingfuture worlds. There are also games in the physical world,played with pens and paper and imagination which involve thecharacters doing things in the virtual world of the Internet.Players, and the referee, sit with pen and paper pretending tobe using computers. Instead of clicking a mouse to make acomputer barbarian use his sword, these gamers roll dice to havetheir character 'Google' their enemy's name, or hack into theircomputer. Yes, this seem ludicrous even to me, and I've done it.Remember, paper-and-pen role-playing games have evolved sincetheir invention, just like personal computers and computergames. So, while the popular media is portraying the equivalentof 'Pong', gamers are playing the pen-and-paper equivalent ofMyst or Dark Age of Camelot. One of the better game systems in my opinion is The StorytellerSystem from White Wolf Game Studios. Mostly set in modern times,they feature werewolves called Glasswalkers who are proud ofbeing hi-tech and fond of mobile phones and personal organizers.Another game, Mage the Ascension, features a group called theVirtual Adepts who try to help humanity and change the world forthe better using computers and the Internet: Just like somepeople in the 'real world'. I'm sure Virtual Adepts would lovethe idea of giving African children wind-up laptops. But
Obsolete computer hardware, remember this?
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Made in China, a security risk?
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Global warming, fact or farce?
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Is the HD-DVD versus Blu-ray format war finally over?
Is HD-DVD fighting a losing battle and will Blu-ray prevail or will HD-DVD's price and backwards compatibility win the consumer over?
Will Microsoft keep missing the boat?
Microsoft often pitches itself as the great innovator and its products as innovative, but are they really? Here is a closer look.
Environmentally friendly PCs, a new trend for 2008?
Performance per Watt seems to be a key element in modern processor design, upping the power efficiency of the PC. Will this trend continue?
Is AMD starting to lose its marbles, again?
A closer look at how AMD works their PR muscle to unsuccessfully try and steer the press and the public opinion in a direction they see fit.
How EA games pushed me to pirate Crysis
While Crysis is available in the US, Europe is left to wait with pricing increased by almost double with no apparent benefit or reason.
Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, caught in a bit of a crysis?
Nvidia's 8800GT could turn out to be their best selling video card to date, that is if you can find one; here is a look at the current availability.
How to kill your PC, quickly
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Make A Place For Computers In Children's World
By Dr. Kanchan Bodas, Mon Jan 2nd
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Obsolete computer hardware, remember this?
Finding a few boxes with obsoleted computer hardware and games brings back memories of a bygone age of computing.Made in China, a security risk?
Recent reports of counterfeit computer hardware from China have once again sparked the discussion on whether this poses a security risk.Global warming, fact or farce?
Global warming and the environment: topics that have been discussed numerous times. Here is another look at what we, as end users, can do.Is the HD-DVD versus Blu-ray format war finally over?
Is HD-DVD fighting a losing battle and will Blu-ray prevail or will HD-DVD's price and backwards compatibility win the consumer over?
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