https://www.engadget.com/hogwarts-legacy-adds-arachnophobia-mode-for-spider-free-gaming-194215306.html He didn’t tell his mates about some of the customisations. He was sure they had their secrets too. Heh, phobias are real things and when things are in wraparound, binaural glory… well, doctors have said stuff about this. He wasn’t scared, it was a condition. Anyway, a few tweaks and he could concentrate on … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/17/roblox-studio-generative-ai/ He loved poetry. No, that’s not quite right, he loved words. He loved what they could do, the effects they had but, more importantly, the pictures they painted. Some of them may have been a bit er… right wing, but he loved the Imagists and their manifesto pledge to “render particulars exactly”. He loved … [Read more…]
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2354589-smart-office-chair-recognises-what-position-you-are-sitting-in/ It’s improved my game. Deffo. Just look at my scores. Talk to my mates – they’ll tell you! They’re not pleased. It’s more comfy obviously so I can play longer which probably helps. The headrest moves with me. The leg support reacts as I lean in, you know, when we first open that door? … [Read more…]
https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/h-m-goes-virtual-immersive-roblox-experience/1809181 We’ve grown up here. These are our spaces. We run them. Sure, we’re different groups and we don’t all agree. We fight but we sort stuff out. We always have. We built these streets. When we didn’t like the way something looked, we took our spray cans and changed them. We didn’t ask for … [Read more…]
https://archive.ph/B4itS They think they’re so smart. Dangling them in front of me. Adding extra if I’ve done well on a test. Withholding them completely if I have transgressed whatever rules they have in place at the moment. Seriously. They have no idea. I don’t tell them of course. I can do ‘gratitude’ or ‘resentment’ as … [Read more…]
https://www.wired.com/story/games-for-change-google-nonprofit-fun-games-social-good/ It’s so not fair. They just don’t get what it’s like being young. Jealous probably. So I was a little bit late. Not even my fault but not worth trying to explain that. Now I’m grounded. There were the usual meaningless things “it’s for your own good…”, “we don’t like having to log you … [Read more…]
Steam games are coming to Nreal’s augmented reality glasses https://www.engadget.com/steam-games-nreal-augmented-reality-glasses-130028270.html The alarm in her peripheral vision opened what she called her “yellow brick road”, a subtle highlight she followed to the office. She’d set the mindful parameter to high so her walk had been slow but quiet. She’d got used to IRLs again but still … [Read more…]
How Roblox’s Layered Clothing makes the virtual world feel more real — and more attractive to brands It used to be a matter of money. Fair enough. If you’re poor and won’t work or fight for it, well, heh… it’s not for you. I get that. Style Darwinism. Survival of the fittest. It’s what makes … [Read more…]
Call of Duty now lets you destroy cheaters with your own automatic god mode https://www.theverge.com/22941414/call-of-duty-warzone-ricochet-anti-cheat-damage-shield-troll We’ve always been more than a Brand. Our avatars changed as your causes shifted. Our social feeds have gone silent as we stood with you on the virtual frontline. Our ads have never been afraid to stand for what you … [Read more…]
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/10/21/1011038/aocs-among-us-livestream-hints-at-twitchs-political-power/ You have been the face of our brand since before I joined the company. It feels like generations of our customers have come to know and love our brand through coming to know you. Whether it was the original TV ads or those early web experiments right through to our successful micro-films series. Your … [Read more…]