tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post7568573975999885787..comments2010-02-03T22:18:13.884-08:00Shannon VanWagnerhttps://profiles.google.com/115207567016362184954noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-186309349906757592010-02-03T22:18:13.884-08:002010-02-03T22:18:13.884-08:00Users aren&#39;t interested in development and goals.As far as ethics it has nothing to do with Microsoft vs Linux.Large corporations are concerned with one thing:Money.If they where not greedy then they would be a small company with ethics.Most people don&#39;t care about excuses/reasons why they have difficulties.Quite simply, within 10 clicks can a person install and run a game.Does the game look good,does it play well,and most importantly is it fun.Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13936853050834993745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-56251192361074854792009-10-12T15:06:50.075-07:002009-10-12T15:06:50.075-07:00I&#39;ve been working on my game for a while. The problem is you will have a rough time unless you have exact hardware specifications. Some things will be supported others won&#39;t.<br /><br />But the real problem lies with the developers and distributors of the software. You got too much attitude and too many opinions coming out of those camps.<br /><br />There is the holy banter of Free! software. <br /><br />These guys push politics which have no place in open-source when you&#39;re trying to provide a solution. They worry about patents, what license certain code has, and who the developer was that wrote it.<br />This severely hinders productivity.<br />Look at how much flak Microsoft takes for having CodePlex.<br />It&#39;s ten times better than sourceforge.<br /><br />The tools are there . Blender3D will model and export to your hearts content.<br /><br />SDL will contain your OpenGL framework and provide a mechanism for input.<br />It will play music and sound clips.<br />It&#39;s not packaged up easily enough though.<br /><br />And with half working drivers you won&#39;t get 3D performance. Most people don&#39;t know how to install ATI or NVIDIA drivers. And there is nothing you can really do for the others cards other than upgrade the whole Xorg suite which tends to break other things.<br /><br />So the primary thing that needs fixing is to stop with the ridicules upgrading everything to get one feature. Redhat tends to back port new features. But I don&#39;t think anyone tends to backport drivers from a newer Xorg to an older one. The model is full of holes.<br /><br />Most people don&#39;t have the bandwidth to flip and flop between distributions when they mess up a release. I mean are you going to say to use Ubuntu only for your game? What if Fedore better supports your NVIDIA customers? Are you going to provide support for 3 different distributions?<br /><br />To fix the problems:<br />1. Get rid of the opinions<br />2. Get rid of the Anal Retentiveness<br />3. Find a good Quality Control expert to oversee your development.<br />4. Get some training.<br /><br />I don&#39;t know that I will ever finish my game under the linux platform. I may move development to Windows / 360. But I&#39;ll surly keep it free or inexpensive. No game is worth $50.DIEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15643699384119595519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-74466913023665418052009-08-09T17:51:37.016-07:002009-08-09T17:51:37.016-07:00I found similar information about 3D Ready technology games and movies on www.3D-News.net (not my website)<br />This may help people looking for information on the topic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-88244686622532252092009-06-02T22:08:13.549-07:002009-06-02T22:08:13.549-07:00@anonymous - &quot;The one game I can&#39;t get to work with Linux is &quot;The Sims 2.&quot;<br /><br />Well it looks like you can run The Sims 3 on Cedega now... See this digg article:<br />http://digg.com/linux_unix/Sims_3_on_LinuxShannon VanWagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902572387191538052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-19886220981929844032009-05-22T17:47:26.624-07:002009-05-22T17:47:26.624-07:00Hello everybody!<br /><br />I have some news for you...this is my take on making linux a batter place for the desktop:<br /><br />I started a non profit organization a while ago, developing free open source (cross platform) games.<br /><br />--------------------<br />www.FreezingMoon.org<br />--------------------<br /><br />Finishing college soon and will speed up the development process a lot. We should have at least an alpha of one of the projects by the end of the year.<br />I really want to produce commercial like quality games and will do whatever it takes to get it done, hopefully at some point I'll even manage to make a studio because just working from home all the time will get a bit boring in the long run :D<br /><br />We need more support from community and people to spread the word about us, by writing blog posts and so on.<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />-Vali (DreadKnight@FreezingMoon.org)Dread Knighthttp://www.dreadknight666.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-85518529482121687712009-04-22T11:28:00.000-07:002009-04-22T11:28:00.000-07:00Those who told about Linux that it is not capable of doing X dude are completely novice and they have not ever used it or they just know the name of it.<br /><br />Please give it a chance.<br /><br />I am not a Linux advocate, I just love great thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-63934640073690273292009-02-26T10:51:00.000-08:002009-02-26T10:51:00.000-08:00The one game I can't get to work with Linux is "The Sims 2."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-55929197494437803072009-02-26T06:26:00.000-08:002009-02-26T06:26:00.000-08:00@anonymous - "one game that doesn't work with Wine or Cedega"<BR/><BR/>What game is it?<BR/><BR/>Congrats on your Freedom!!<BR/><BR/>ShannonShannon VanWagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902572387191538052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-665629922377776832009-02-26T06:20:00.000-08:002009-02-26T06:20:00.000-08:00I dual boot Linux and Windows only because there is one game that doesn't work with Wine or Cedega. I would gladly pay for a Linux version. With Linux, I don't have to worry about crashes and viruses. Everything else that I would do on a Windows machine, I can do with Linux.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-32804178474003533682009-02-12T18:11:00.000-08:002009-02-12T18:11:00.000-08:00Great Article! I'm a linux lover too, well.. about piracy, everyone who can't afford to pay for an operative system, won't be able to buy games also, but that doesn't meen that linux is just an alternative to people that don't have a good income, linux is about freedom, is about the power of choosing another operative system instead of the pre installed ones that the monopolist microsoft has to offer, using linux doesn't meen that everyone will pirate the games, I think that giving a chance to linux in the games market is a great opportunity, not only for the gaming companies, if the gaming market opens to linux, more people will change from other systems to linux, I'm shure of that..Lautarohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14259883405286769462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-19843346859780157862009-01-29T19:49:00.000-08:002009-01-29T19:49:00.000-08:00MS will get wtfpwned if ALL games that come out for Windows are ported just as immediately to Mac/Linux natively. <BR/><BR/>Trust me, within a few months, everyone will be running the newest Ubuntu with the latest games. And majority of the existing Linux community[mind you, that community is large enough pool for any game atm, that 1% of the computing population isn't exactly 5 people] would actually PAY for the games, including myself.<BR/><BR/>Linux is jokeware? Says the guy who hasn't smelled anything outside of Redmond shit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-59619765473418747682009-01-16T13:25:00.000-08:002009-01-16T13:25:00.000-08:00The South African in 2003 I think it was converted all their servers and Desktops to use Fedora instead of forking out the bucket loads of cash for Microsoft products. What did they do with the savings? Got a Linux support company to provide some -actual- support and still have change left over.<BR/><BR/>The guys who post arb comments under anonymous names and then vanish do it not because they actually have anything intelligent to say, but because for some reason they feel threatened by Linux. I have no idea why but thats what it boils down to. If they actually used the OS, like the Ubuntu Distributions Intrepid Ibex, they would not turn back. <BR/><BR/>Oh, and gaming on Linux? Would you believe you brainwashed Microsoft lackeys that I can play WoW, Half Life 2 and a number of other games on Ubuntu, and it runs better than on Windows. And ee-gads, whats this? I run no anti-virus .... I haven't for nearly two years now ... Freedom is such a wonderful feeling :PNexus Lagunahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16724390985553427561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-65664566278316437532009-01-15T14:01:00.000-08:002009-01-15T14:01:00.000-08:00I think that's the whole point of the gaming/Linux connection; there is a fit between the temperament and needs of Linux users and what the games industry are looking for in a customer.<BR/><BR/>Most gamers are comfy with technology (and spending money to get it) and are probably looked to as technology trendsetters/tastemakers by their friends and families. GNU/Linux users have roughly the same profile but are so under-served that they represent a pretty large and influential potential market even though they are only a tiny percentage of computer users.<BR/><BR/>I don't think it has to be "maybe in 10 years", I think it is happening now. <BR/>Look around. Valve is extending its steam platform to GNU/Linux as we speak. Interestingly, I don't think they really had a choice since they elected to become a distribution platform for other publishers, some of whom write cross-platform. <BR/><BR/>With a major publisher like that supporting GNU/Linux, all sorts of things will be set in motion...<BR/><BR/>Mike WAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-76688283785592262852009-01-15T12:57:00.000-08:002009-01-15T12:57:00.000-08:00FREE THE WORLD FROM MICROSOFT.. I heard Vietname's government changed all Government OS's into Linux's. 8DMiliyahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15634294495774840984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-29644662197574437772009-01-15T04:14:00.000-08:002009-01-15T04:14:00.000-08:00This is all about Linux market share. You and I might feel comfortable working on Linux. Forget about my wife: she is used to see Word and Excel icons around. I am afraid my wife's follows the "common user" profile.<BR/><BR/>As always with Linux, maybe in 10 years...Schnell Abnehmenhttp://www.abnehmentipps.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-71500502143560224142009-01-14T09:40:00.000-08:002009-01-14T09:40:00.000-08:00Thanks for commenting Mike W., I really appreciate it.<BR/><BR/>Also, I'd like to share this information with you:<BR/>Have a 3d graphics card? Like team style First Person Shooter(FPS) games?<BR/>Checkout this awesome free open source game "Assault Cube". Two downloads and about 4 clicks and you can have it installed in Ubuntu Gnu/Linux. Then all you need is an Internet connection and you can play with others. See the link below.<BR/>http://digg.com/linux_unix/How_to_install_AssaultCube_in_Ubuntu_8_10_Intrepid_Ibex<BR/><BR/>Don't have Ubuntu GNU/Linux? Download it Free from the link below!<BR/>http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download<BR/><BR/>After you've burned the Ubuntu ISO to disc with this program (for Wind***):<BR/>http://infrarecorder.org/?page_id=5<BR/><BR/>See this link if you want to install Ubuntu in the dual-boot configuration with your existing Operating System.<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVOsHrYF9XI<BR/><BR/>Or if you want to install Ubuntu GNU/Linux as a program in Win**** simply bootup, AND THEN insert the cd into your running computer, then follow the on-screen instructions. (see the page below for instructions to install).<BR/>http://techcram.blogspot.com/2009/01/install-ubuntu-without-partitioning.html<BR/><BR/>When you're all finished, you can be playing an awesome game - Free! Thanks to the awesome people behind Open Source, Ubuntu, and GNU/Linux!! See distrowatch.com and osalt.com to find out more.<BR/><BR/>Oh and also, I don't have a problem paying for software either, that's why I'm asking that commercial games(especially the good ones) be ported over to GNU/Linux.<BR/><BR/>Now what I do have a problem with, is paying money to a company that uses it's (monopoly) powers to snuff out standards and competition in the industry... but that story is on a different blog entry than this one.<BR/><BR/>Humans enabled(not restricted) with technology, that's my goal!<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Shannon VanWagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902572387191538052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-48734022083152725622009-01-14T07:51:00.000-08:002009-01-14T07:51:00.000-08:00Hey Great article...<BR/><BR/>People seem to have real preconceptions of what GNU/Linux users are like. I am a long time Linux user that has a Vista laptop on the way from Dell as I write this. Why?<BR/><BR/>Games.<BR/><BR/>It should tell you something when I am willing to shoulder the cost of a OS on top of the cost of the game just so I can play.<BR/><BR/>I am not using Linux out of poverty, I have an IT job that pays very well. Paying for software is not a problem, neither is supporting developers with donations. Given the rampant rates of piracy on the windows platform I would say that it seems that the deadbeats are mostly using Windows... <BR/><BR/>There is one generalization that I believe in about GNU/Linux users: You will likely find that they are more likely to make ethics a part of their buying decisions... something that keeps them from paying for Microsoft products but should not be a barrier for most game companies. <BR/>Many of us are moved my the moral/ethical dimensions of Open source and are using it for those reasons in spite of losing access to things like Photoshop and Half Life. <BR/><BR/>That should indicate a level of commitment that I would challenge you to find an equivalent for among the Windows community. A smart company will understand that psychology (which can't be hard to market to frankly) and what it will mean to be seen to join such a community.<BR/><BR/>People who have already shown their willingness to put their metaphorical money where their mouth is will be just as ready to do it with real money...<BR/><BR/>Mike W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-56552931443299780032009-01-14T04:03:00.000-08:002009-01-14T04:03:00.000-08:00"I happen to have a firm grip on reality"<BR/><BR/>Please recheck your definition of the word reality.<BR/><BR/>"Over the next 1 to 3 years, and beyond, we are set to see the glory of the GNU/Linux operating system take hold as the prominently used end user platform for computers everywhere."<BR/><BR/>That is not something a person in touch with reality would say.<BR/><BR/>I hope it's all a masquerade. If you really believe that... well, you need to get out more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-82430956608483185202009-01-13T20:21:00.000-08:002009-01-13T20:21:00.000-08:00When I can use the code on Linux that I use to write PC and Xbox 360 games I'll be happy to port my games. Until then it's simply not worth the time or effort.Jim Perryhttp://machaira.spaces.live.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-63469388278919563802009-01-13T16:12:00.000-08:002009-01-13T16:12:00.000-08:00Thanks for commenting anonymous... Although, I'm not sure how you logically come to the conclusion that Windows is the great protector against piracy, in fact it's not. Fact: More piracy happens with Windows and proprietary software loaded on that platform than ever happens with GNU/Linux. This is due in part to one of the core purposes of the GNU/Linux philosophy, that is, to not break EULA or steal software. People who use GNU/Linux are not criminals because they use GNU/Linux, no matter how much you try to make it sound that way. From your comment, it sounds to me like you think that DRM on Windows is the answer to stopping piracy, and for that I completely disagree. In fact, my view is that by restricting technology solely for profit, and trying to make people play by "little kid" rules (through DRM) you are actually helping the masses move to the GNU/Linux cause. One more thing...As for touching reality, I happen to have a firm grip on reality, it is you my friend that needs to free yourself from restriction, open your eyes, and be enabled with technology.<BR/>Stop the Tax!! Free yourself!!<BR/>Go GNU/Linux!!Shannon VanWagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00902572387191538052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-40986567653462424192009-01-13T11:56:00.000-08:002009-01-13T11:56:00.000-08:00At this point, do we really need another PC platform for people to pirate games to? Many production studios are wondering why they bother with PC development given the rate of piracy and you think they're going to investigate making Linux games? Reach out and touch reality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-76433444025270897592009-01-13T09:58:00.000-08:002009-01-13T09:58:00.000-08:00found it on http://www.winfuture.de .<BR/><BR/>thank you for this letter!<BR/><BR/>michael,<BR/><BR/>linux user who got windows and never uses it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-90222435016263239072009-01-13T09:30:00.000-08:002009-01-13T09:30:00.000-08:00"Linux sux, kthx buh-bye"<BR/><BR/>"Heheheh... you made me laugh. I mean, Linux, a mainstream gaming platform, really? <BR/>:-))))))))))"<BR/><BR/>"People who run Linux don't care about playing games. If they did they wouldn't run Linux."<BR/><BR/>^ People with no brains.<BR/><BR/>I'm a new Linux user and I actually know more Linux users than Mac users. Actually I don't know ANY Mac user. I would definitely buy native Linux games. Also many people have Windows/Linux dualboot, and if there were an easy way to just "click" games on Linux, you'd know which they'd user more ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-30306999751301742482009-01-13T09:11:00.000-08:002009-01-13T09:11:00.000-08:00linux gaming is great. give us some more games!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8208479109120950856.post-55873452810462094462009-01-13T05:50:00.000-08:002009-01-13T05:50:00.000-08:00People who run Linux don't care about playing games. If they did they wouldn't run Linux.<BR/><BR/>They care more about messing around with their system than playing commercial games. Linux IS their game.Brad Merritthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12181554415326567290noreply@blogger.com