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AusGAF 10 - Node Country for Old Men
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reptilescorpio
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Yup. People love a good spin.
X1: "fastest selling console in NA last month!!!!!"
Translation: Console was out for 9 days, average out 909,132 sales to make it fastest selling despite PS4 actually selling somewhere between 1-1.6million because it launched earlier.
tl;dr - the industry isn't falling from the sky!
Heh, good to see, I guess. Not a fan of the console business model evolution over the last few years though, I was kind of hoping it was going to get a kick in the teeth. Cheers for the summary though.
Time to look at the cop for harassment. You don't deserve a pat on the back for exploiting a clerical error to meet your quota (I don't know if the quota thing is for real).
I've met and heard stories of many awesome cops and I'm sure it's no surprise to anyone that they're out there. To get in the media for something positive they generally need to go above and beyond, or be involved in something funny for a human interest story. But damn if these shitty cops don't screw it up for the rest of them; I've met a few of them too and there seems to be something really wrong with them.
Missed the congrats time-frame, so hopefully the hangover isn't too bad at least.
I clicked through one of those links and ended up at Geoff Keighley's twitter. His background image is pretty poorly written, given he is part of the enthusiast press it is no surprise. It is also rather awkward in its presentation.
reptilescorpio
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I'm out sorry guys.
Southbank is nice to explore, it's just near GOMA. Take a trip on the river on the ferry too, that's really nice.
I've only just been doing this recently, after getting a permanent position here in the government. Feels good!
I'm just about to finish season 4, still liked it, even without Dan Harmon onboard. Looking forward to having him back though.
I'm going to be even more socially weird now that I don't have someone to fall back on -- At least I'll fit right in at the Mana Bar, right!? *boom tish*
reptilescorpio
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ClivePwned
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reptilescorpio
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Will be good to see how the English cope with 38 degrees in Perth this weekend 
shanshan310
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Hey, does anyone know which are the best unis in Aus for vidya game courses? BF is looking into enrolling at RMIT or something next year but has no idea what kind of reputation these places have.
Don't worry me too At least there will be cocktails!
Don't worry me too
At least there will be cocktails!codswallop
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Looked at tsumea for a list at least? There's less information than you'd like probably, but it's a start.
Wolfgang Jr
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Heads up Aussie Wii U owners: White Pro Controller: $47 at EB.
https://ebgames.com.au/wiiu-157994-Wii-U-Pro-Controller---White-Wii-U
https://ebgames.com.au/wiiu-157994-Wii-U-Pro-Controller---White-Wii-U
reptilescorpio
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Dat 0.33% :/
Also wow at software split in the US
Microsoft will be worried slightly considering how the US went this generation.
Also lol at more X1 gamers buying EA NBA than the usual split. Feel bad for them
What sort of role is he interested in doing? Design, programming, animation? I myself have been interested in going into game design, and I was told by an acquaintance in the industry that I should go for a computer science degree, and build up a portfolio of design work on the side. Design jobs are one of the most sort after in the industry, so I figure it can't hurt to have a more technical degree to back up your portfolio. I'm going to transfer to monash computer science next year, I have heard that it's a pretty flexible degree.
As for other uni's, I know that both rmit and deakin offer degrees aimed at game design, not sure on their reputation. There's also qantm, an institute that is heavily focused on games, however I have heard some pretty mixed reviews about it (and it's expensive!)
Anyway, there's my 2 cents!
reptilescorpio
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Deakin do game design? lol
Instead of wasting years at a game developer course how about you actually, oh I dunno, develop a game.
New recruits who have made a shitty game > New recruits who have academic qualifications always always always
New recruits who have made a shitty game > New recruits who have academic qualifications always always always
New recruits who have done both are unicorns and are hired immediately
reptilescorpio
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New recruits who have a working prototype of Crackdown 3 get to sleep in Gaz's bungalow rent free for a year.
Shoulder rubs are extra.
Shoulder rubs are extra.
codswallop
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They do. They have a pretty good motion capture lab, and also a sweet motion simulator (you'll want to mute that). Wouldn't expect them to be highly regarded though.
If you know what you're doing with regards to programming, what Gaz says is better IMO, build up a portfolio, show you know what you're doing.
reptilescorpio
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Target has them for $250 with 2 DS games.
Nothing much around sadly. Especially since you can get a Vita plus game for $199 pretty regularly now.
Damn Nintendo treating us like a 3rd world country over here!
Oh absolutely. Actually having something to present that showcases your abilities is going to be held in higher regard than a piece of paper. I'm working on a couple small projects while studying, the computer science degree is more of a support/fallback if it doesn't work out.
codswallop
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Or for when you decide you hate crunches and being underpaid despite doing something you love, so go into the boring business IT and earn more money for much less work.
reptilescorpio
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And then make comics, because they're awesome!
ClivePwned
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if you want to get into games, learn to program.
If you're even half decent at it, you'll never starve.
anything else in Australia, you will starve.
If you're even half decent at it, you'll never starve.
anything else in Australia, you will starve.
You got exactly the right attitude. You'll be fine.
We've hired a couple of guys that have a comp. science degree that have almost nothing to do with what they ended up doing as their job - simply because we like the kind of guys that tend to do comp. science degrees
FUCK YES COMICS ARE AWESOME.
Everyone listen to Clive, seriously.
Why didn't I learn to program
Hey, does anyone know which are the best unis in Aus for vidya game courses? BF is looking into enrolling at RMIT or something next year but has no idea what kind of reputation these places have.
Don't worry me too
Yay, Cocktails. Which reminds me, I went to a bar in the Valley a few weeks ago and the bartender didn't know what a 'Screwdriver' was. Hoping for better luck this time.
reptilescorpio
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Gaz/Clive/Fred any free online resources to get some basic background information on Computer Science? Might check to see if Coursera has anything, just to dip my toe in.
I love you miiverse, never ever change.
FormallyMegadrive
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I went to AIE and I loved it. Not working as dev but that's not their fault. They have campuses along the east coast in main cities.
FormallyMegadrive
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codswallop
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If it's like the Wii controller, it might work with Bluetooth. Tried Googling?
Finally got to watch The Genius and it certainly didn't disappoint. They threw them in the deep end straight away as Food Chain definitely has plenty of complexity to it. So glad to have this show back and Bumdidlyumptious seemed to be busting a gut to get it subbed and available to us.
I've been listening to the Pacific Rim soundtrack, amongst other things, whilst I've been working on my miniatures. When the deathmatch started, I thought I must've accidentally resumed my playlist.
Back to assembling miniatures, I need to have another 5 ready before bed tonight, jumping up to some larger Warmachine/Hordes battles on Sunday.
I've been listening to the Pacific Rim soundtrack, amongst other things, whilst I've been working on my miniatures. When the deathmatch started, I thought I must've accidentally resumed my playlist.
Back to assembling miniatures, I need to have another 5 ready before bed tonight, jumping up to some larger Warmachine/Hordes battles on Sunday.
reptilescorpio
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Next PAL PS+ cycle has been announced.
As always, "PURCHASE" THE FREE GAMES FROM SEN BEFORE THEY GET TAKEN DOWN ON THE FOLLOWING DATES!
Leaving PS Plus:
24th December: Grid 2 PS3
24th December: Dragons Dogma Dark Arisen PS3
24th December: Sonic and Allstars Racing Transformed VITA
8th January: Contrast PS4
Vita gets another fighter and a MonHunter-like for PS+! Yay!
Entering PS Plus!!!!!!!!:
24th December: DmC Devil May Cry PS3
24th December: Borderlands 2 PS3
24th December: Soul Sacrifice VITA
24th December: Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend VITA
8th January: Dont Starve PS4
As always, "PURCHASE" THE FREE GAMES FROM SEN BEFORE THEY GET TAKEN DOWN ON THE FOLLOWING DATES!
Leaving PS Plus:
24th December: Grid 2 PS3
24th December: Dragons Dogma Dark Arisen PS3
24th December: Sonic and Allstars Racing Transformed VITA
8th January: Contrast PS4
Vita gets another fighter and a MonHunter-like for PS+! Yay!
Entering PS Plus!!!!!!!!:
24th December: DmC Devil May Cry PS3
24th December: Borderlands 2 PS3
24th December: Soul Sacrifice VITA
24th December: Blazblue Continuum Shift Extend VITA
8th January: Dont Starve PS4
Box of Bunnies
Banned
This was actually quite a bit better than I expected. Ninja Theory can actually make good games when they've got competent designers telling them how to do it. Well worth a burl, especially
One of the big surprises of the year for me alongside Tomb Raider, though it was really more that they were both pretty okay games after disasterful PR before launch.
BananaArnie
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anyone know how i can set custom ringtones on a galaxy s4
the fact that i cant fucking blows my mind, even apple let you do that shit now
the fact that i cant fucking blows my mind, even apple let you do that shit now
Settings sounds I guess.
Ruthless_Barbarian
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Phew, so tired. Haven't slept in 2 days, organised a work christmas party at the Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy today, was stuck in traffic for 2 hours and didn't eat anything all day.
Can't wait for wednesday
Can't wait for wednesday
1 week holiday
BananaArnie
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reptilescorpio
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What version of Android?
Should be Settings -> Sound (under Device header) ->Device ringtone (under Ringtone & notifications)
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