Wednesday 28 February 2007

The Academic Word: Ten Maxims Every FPS Should Follow - GameCareerGuide.com





The Academic Word: Ten Maxims Every FPS Should Follow - GameCareerGuide.com

The Academic Word: Ten Maxims Every FPS Should Follow

- Patrick Congdon



Why are so many first person shooters poor, repetitive, linear, and formulaic? This question came up during a conversation with a friend, and he and I came up with some ideas that we noted were present in what we considered great first person games. From that and succeeding conversations, I came up the ten maxims that every FPS should follow....
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Japanmanship-The unremarkable life of a videogames developer in Japan



Japanmanship: Do as the Hollywodians

Do as the Hollywodians Japan is both ideally suited to change the game development rules to follow the Hollywood example, and the last place on Earth where it’ll ever happen; a tragedy of missed opportunity. First let me explain what I mean by the “development rules!” and the “Hollywood example”.



The current system (in theory)











publisher contracts a developer to create a title. The developer has its staff and overheads regardless of the availability of work or not. ...



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Tuesday 27 February 2007

Motivation

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"The Rules of Life in the Universe" or "26 Proverbs"

The Rules of Life in the Universe





1. Indecision is the key to flexibility.

2. You can't tell which way the train went by looking at the track.

3. There is absolutely no substitute for genuine lack of preparation.

4. Happiness is merely the remission of pain.

5. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

6. Sometimes too much drink is not enough.

7. The facts, although interesting, are irrelevent.

8. Someone who thinks logically is nice contrast to the real world.

9. Things are more like today than they ever were before.

10. Anything work fighting for is worth fighting dirty for.

11. Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler.

12. Friends may come and go, but enemies aaccumulate.

13. I have seen the truth and it makes no sense.

14. Suicide is the most sincere form of self-criticism.

15. If you think there is good in everybody, you haven't met everybody.

16. All things being equal, the bigger you are, the more soap you use up.

17. If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.

18. One seventh of life is spent on Monday.

19. Not one shred of evidence supports the notion the life is serious.

20. The more you run over a dead cat, the flatter it gets.

21. There is always one more imbecile than you counted on.

22. This is as bad as it can get, but don't count on it.

23. Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig likes it.

24. The trouble with life is, you're halfway through it before you realize it's a do-it-yourself thing.









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100 Quotes from "The Secret"





100 Quotes from "The Secret"





1. We all work with one infinite power



2. The Secret is the Law of Attraction (LOA)



3. Whatever is going on in your mind is what you are attracting



4. We are like magnets - like attract like. You become AND attract what you think



5. Every thought has a frequency. Thoughts send out a magnetic energy



6. People think about what they don't want and attract more of the same



7. Thought = creation. If these thoughts are attached to powerful emotions (good or bad) that speeds the creation



8. You attract your dominant thoughts



9. Those who speak most of illness have illness, those who speak most of prosperity have it..etc..



10. It's not "wishful" thinking.



11. You can't have a universe without the mind entering into it



12. Choose your thoughts carefully .. you are a masterpiece of your life



13. It's OK that thoughts don't manifest into reality immediately (if we saw a picture of an elephant and it instantly appeared, that would be too soon)

14. EVERYTHING in your life you have attracted .. accept that fact .. it's true.



15. Your thoughts cause your feelings



16. We don't need to complicate all the "reasons" behind our emotions. It's much simpler than that. Two categories .. good feelings, bad feelings.



17. Thoughts that bring about good feelings mean you are on the right track. Thoughts that bring about bad feelings means you are not on the right track.



18. Whatever it is you are feeling is a perfect reflection of what is in the process of becoming



19. You get exactly what you are FEELING



20. Happy feelings will attract more happy circumstances



21. You can begin feeling whatever you want (even if it's not there).. the universe will correspond to the nature of your song



22. What you focus on with your thought and feeling is what you attract into your experience



23. What you think and what you feel and what actually manifests is ALWAYS a match - no exception



24. Shift your awareness



25. "You create your own universe as you go along" Winston Churchill



26. It's important to feel good ( ( ( (((good))) ) ) )



27. You can change your emotion immediately .. by thinking of something joyful, or singing a song, or remembering a happy experience



28. When you get the hang of this, before you know it you will KNOW you are the creator



29. Life can and should be phenomenal .. and it will be when you consciously apply the Law of Attraction



30. Universe will re-arrange itself accordingly



31. Start by using this sentence for all of your wants: "I'm so happy and grateful now that.... "



32. You don't need to know HOW the universe is going to rearrange itself



33. LOA is simply figuring out for yourself what will generate the positive feelings of having it NOW



34. You might get an inspired thought or idea to help you move towards what you want faster



35. The universe likes SPEED. Don't delay, don't second-guess, don't doubt..



36. When the opportunity or impulse is there .. ACT



37. You will attract everything you require - money, people, connections.. PAY ATTENTION to what's being set in front of you



38. You can start with nothing .. and out of nothing or no way - a WAY will be provided.



39. HOW LONG??? No rules on time .. the more aligned you are with positive feelings the quicker things happen



40. Size is nothing to the universe (unlimited abundance if that's what you wish) We make the rules on size and time



41. No rules according to the universe .. you provide the feelings of having it now and the universe will respond



42. Most people offer the majority of their thought in response to what they are observing (bills in the mail, being late, having bad luck...etc..)



43. You have to find a different approach to what is through a different vantage point



44. "All that we are is a result of what we have thought" - Buddha



45. What can you do right now to turn your life around?? Gratitude



46. Gratitude will bring more into our lives immediately



47. What we think about and THANK about is what we bring about



48. What are the things you are grateful for?? Feel the gratitude.. focus on what you have right now that you are grateful for



49. Play the picture in your mind - focus on the end result



50. VISUALIZE!!! Rehearse your future



51. VISUALIZE!!! See it, feel it! This is where action begins



52. Feel the joy .. feel the happiness)



53. An affirmative thought is 100 times more powerful than a negative one



54. "What this power is, I cannot say. All I know is that it exists." Alexander Graham Bell



55. Our job is not to worry about the "How". The "How" will show up out of the commitment and belief in the "what"



56. The Hows are the domain of the universe. It always knows the quickest, fastest, most harmonious way between you and your dream



57. If you turn it over to the universe, you will be surprised and dazzled by what is delivered .. this is where magic and miracles happen



58. Turn it over to the universe daily.. but it should never be a chore.



59. Feel exhilarated by the whole process .. high, happy, in tune



60. The only difference between people who are really living this way is they have habituated ways of being.



61. They remember to do it all the time



62. Create a Vision Board .. pictures of what you want to attract .. every day look at it and get into the feeling state of already having acquired these wants



63. "Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions." Albert Einstein



64. Decide what you want .. believe you can have it, believe you deserve it, believe it's possible for you



65. Close your eyes and visualize having what you already want - and the feeling of having it already.



66. Focus on being grateful for what you have already .. enjoy it!! Then release into the universe. The universe will manifest it.



67. "Whatever the mind of man can conceive, it can achieve" W. Clement Stone



68. Set a goal so big that if you achieved it, it would blow your mind.



69. When you have an inspired thought, you must trust it and act on it.



70. How can you become more prosperous?? INTEND IT!!



71. 'Checks are coming in the mail regularly'... or change your bank statement to whatever balance you want in there... and get behind the feeling of having it.



72. Life is meant to be abundant in ALL areas...



73. Go for the sense of inner joy and peace then all outside things appear



74. We are the creators of our universe



75. Relationships: Treat yourself the way you want to be treated by others .. love yourself and you will be loved



76. Healthy respect for yourself



77. For those you work with or interact with regularly .. get a notebook and write down positive aspects of each of those people.



78. Write down the things you like most about them (don't expect change from them). Law of attraction will not put you in the same space together if you frequencies don't match



79. When you realize your potential to feel good, you will ask no one to be different in order for you to feel good.



80. You will free yourself from the cumbersome impossibilities of needing to control the world, your friends, your mate, your children....



81. You are the only one that creates your reality



82. No one else can think or feel for you .. its YOU .. ONLY YOU.



83. Health: thank the universe for your own healing. Laugh, stress free happiness will keep you healthy.



84. Immune system will heal itself



85. Parts of our bodies are replace every day, every week..etc... Within a few years we have a brand new body



86. See yourself living in a new body. Hopeful = recovery. Happy = happier biochemistry. Stress degrades the bod.



87. Remove stress from the body and the body regenerates itself. You can heal yourself



88. Learn to become still .. and take your attention away from what you don't want, and place your attention on what you wish to experience



89. When the voice and vision on the inside become more profound and clear than the opinions on the outside, then you have mastered your life



90. You are not here to try to get the world to be just as you want it. You are here to create the world around you that you choose.



91. And allow the world as others choose to see it, exist as well



92. People think that if everyone knows the power of the LOA there won't be enough to go around .. This is a lie that's been ingrained in us and makes so many greedy.



93. The truth is there is more than enough love, creative ideas, power, joy, happiness to go around.



94. All of this abundance begins to shine through a mind that is aware of it's own infinite nature. There's enough for everyone. See it. Believe it. it will show up for you.



95. So let the variety of your reality thrill you as you choose all the things you want.. get behind the good feelings of all your wants.



96. Write your script. When you see things you don't want, don't think about them, write about them, talk about them, push against them, or join groups that focus on the don't wants... remove your attention from don't wants.. and place them on do wants



97. We are mass energy. Everything is energy. EVERYTHING.



98. Don't define yourself by your body .. it's the infinite being that's connected to everything in the universe.



99. One energy field. Our bodies have distracted us from our energy. We are the infinite field of unfolding possibilities. The creative force.



100. Are your thoughts worthy of you? If not - NOW is the time to change them. You can begin right were you are right now. Nothing matters but this moment and what you are focusing your attention on.




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