Quoting: elmapul"I sure can ignore any tech I'm not interested in. It's a handy skill, leaves time for fun and games. "
i dont even know what this means.

It's a half-joking answer to your claim that we can't ignore AR and voice controlled (faux) AI. What exactly should Linux or the distributions do to support them anyway? You can't run either without huge resources and some serious infrastructure in place. You won't see an indie Siri-clone any time soon.

Quoting: elmapulwe have to respect the user privacy, we have to keep the code open source allow the user to redistribute it, we cant...
everything that is profitable, we cant do.

You can do a lot of stuff that's profitable, but not at the cost of the users' privacy. And that's awesome. My interest isn't in making Linux the most profitable platform. I just want it to be the best computing platform for end-users. Financial success at the cost of ethical integrity (or our privacy) just isn't worth supporting. Also, what is this elusive "we" you keep bringing up?

Quoting: Whitewolfe80What his phrase was saying is that because he is not interested in AR he doesn't care. Although he cared enough to post he didn't care about it.

No, that wasn't my point. My point was that these technologies aren't being pushed by Google and Apple because they're useful for us as consumers at this point. A more efficient medium for targeted ads would hardly make my computing experience better in any meaningful way. You should read past the first sentence, especially if the first sentence is a joke.

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Quoting: tuubiGames distributed in flatpak format?

No , SteamOS gained support for Flatpak.

Yeah I understood that. Just wondering "aloud" if someone wants to distribute their game in a flatpak, and if this is about building the infrastructure for such an use case. Seems a bit far fetched now that I spelled it out.

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Games distributed in flatpak format?

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Quoting: elmapulit shows how canonical or other linux vendor can enter in the market of operating systems, and why we cant ignore the AR and voice market

I sure can ignore any tech I'm not interested in. It's a handy skill, leaves time for fun and games.

Jokes aside, I do see why especially advertisers are all over AR, and sure there's actual potential for useful applications as well, but why do you think voice "AI" will succeed this time? The tech is still at the questionably useful gimmick level, and its greatest advancement since the first primitive voice control craze in the nineties is how efficiently it ignores the user's privacy and collects data for our corporate overlords.

What drives both of these technologies so hard right now isn't consumer demand, and the only ones I see foaming about them are companies who see the marketing potential and hapless consumers who think these are examples of super cool sci-fi tech we absolutely need for ...reasons.

BTW, I stopped watching your video link when I saw the title. How dare he claim my precious Sailfish OS doesn't exist. :(

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Quoting: skinnyrafOk, so I tried to play The Longest Journey and it starts way too slow for me. Sure, the prologue was nice, but trying to get to school, having no money for subway and needing to collect overdue wages?

Will it get any better soon?

(For reference, I enjoyed Syberia, absolutely loved The Book of Unwritten Tales and liked a few other point'n'click games).

"Better" is always subjective, but it's true the best parts of the game and the story are ahead. In my humble opinion TLJ is definitely better than Syberia if you're not too put out by the slow pace and somewhat dated game mechanics.

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Quoting: Whitewolfe80Yes creating a game takes talent, but i hope that creativity would lead them to look at just how many pixel barf games (broforce is a fun game but looks terrible) are available and then decide on a different art style.

Sadly, there's more to it than picking a style. They also need the skill and the resources to produce said art or the cash to commission it. It is extremely unrealistic to expect every developer to be equally talented in all aspects of their work. I thought my point was obvious, but I guess it got lost in the sarcasm.

Go ahead, rail at big budget team projects but being mad at indies for looking cheap is just inane and frankly obnoxious. Who appointed you the grand arbitrator of aesthetic value anyway?

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Quoting: Whitewolfe80for f*ck sake enough of this bad pixel shite at least make the games look like a 16 bit game instead of mess of blocks.(owlboy is retro pixels done right)

Yeah, why didn't they simply make it as pretty as Owlboy? It's just art, right? It's not like it requires real talent, skill, effort or time. I'm sure the developer appreciates and will take heed of your super constructive criticism. [/snark]

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Quoting: lucifertdarkThe last time I bought a pre-built PC it was obsolete before I'd even got it out of the store, that the PCs biggest strength & weakness, you can upgrade it but it's already obsolete the moment you decide which one you want.

Yes and no. My 7-year-old Sandy Bridge i7 is still powerful enough for all my gaming needs. If you don't go for the absolutely cheapest components (or laptops) and don't expect to run every new game at ultra settings, barring HW failures (thank almighty Tux for guarantees/warranties) you can squeeze a good bit of use out of them. The GPU is the one component you will need to keep updating every couple of years.

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All the games I'm actually interested in are in the lowest tier. None of them support Linux though so I guess I'll just save that dollar.

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I really like what I see.

Good luck Joure and please, pay heed to BTRE's advice and don't be afraid to make use of our community. Plenty of experienced developers and testers around, most of us eager to help you succeed on our favourite platform.

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