Latest Comments by Ardje
Editorial: No, Valve is not killing SteamOS or the Steam Controller
26 Jul 2017 at 9:54 am UTC
26 Jul 2017 at 9:54 am UTC
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 marketAt least afaik we have the blind/braille market, as for braille comes natural to linux 8-D.
Editorial: No, Valve is not killing SteamOS or the Steam Controller
26 Jul 2017 at 6:54 am UTC
Jeri Ellsworth is a real hacker. As such she was hired and had a team to research augmented reality and such, making it man-years of research. When Valve concluded that augmented reality would not aid their business, they fired Jeri, and sold her the rights to her teams research for $100 (they couldn't actually legally give it away, so a symbolic $100 was asked).
Jeri is still pursuing her idea of augmented in CastAR, which shows promisse, but also that it barely touches Valves immediate core business.
26 Jul 2017 at 6:54 am UTC
Quoting: elmapulhttps://www.polygon.com/features/2017/4/12/15257842/jeri-ellsworth-profile-castar-valve [External Link]Quoting: ArdjeThey threw out the man years of augmented reality research, and sold it to the head researcher for $100, who could then continue it in her own company.what??
Jeri Ellsworth is a real hacker. As such she was hired and had a team to research augmented reality and such, making it man-years of research. When Valve concluded that augmented reality would not aid their business, they fired Jeri, and sold her the rights to her teams research for $100 (they couldn't actually legally give it away, so a symbolic $100 was asked).
Jeri is still pursuing her idea of augmented in CastAR, which shows promisse, but also that it barely touches Valves immediate core business.
Editorial: No, Valve is not killing SteamOS or the Steam Controller
22 Jul 2017 at 9:46 pm UTC
22 Jul 2017 at 9:46 pm UTC
Guys, I am having trouble with the term indie and AAA.
Of indie I know they are not sponsored by a big publisher. Does that mean that AAA is sponsored by a big publisher? As I cannot really see any other difference. And since AAA and indie seems like mutually exclusive in about any argumentation the only difference is where the money comes from.
So you know what: I don't care about AAA or indie. It's certainly not about eye candy or playability.
Of indie I know they are not sponsored by a big publisher. Does that mean that AAA is sponsored by a big publisher? As I cannot really see any other difference. And since AAA and indie seems like mutually exclusive in about any argumentation the only difference is where the money comes from.
So you know what: I don't care about AAA or indie. It's certainly not about eye candy or playability.
Cyberpunk horror game 'Observer' from Bloober Team & Aspyr Media will likely see a delayed Linux release
20 Jul 2017 at 1:57 pm UTC Likes: 1
20 Jul 2017 at 1:57 pm UTC Likes: 1
I love Rutger. Ever since I've seen "turks fruit" and "soldaat van oranje" and "spetters". Never seen "floris" though. I wasn't born then.
Editorial: No, Valve is not killing SteamOS or the Steam Controller
19 Jul 2017 at 6:05 pm UTC
Steamos as a platform is targeted at end user on the couch, as there is no such thing as a desktop.
Well, there is, if you start editing the .xsessionrc. Other than that, steamos is pure to run steam big picture.
Kinda like chromeos is only to run chrome, except that steamos is open and chromeos is pretty much locked down.
19 Jul 2017 at 6:05 pm UTC
Quoting: Mohandevirhttps://www.theverge.com/2017/7/6/15930676/samsung-smart-tv-4k-steam-link-streaming-gamesValve has always been very vocal about that they want to let others integrate steam link into their hardware. It was not about the link, it was about the ability to have a relatively open streaming platform.
Steam Link is evolving.
Quoting: MohandevirPersonally, I use that:I have both a steam machine with original steamos, and several debian systems.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=388020830 [External Link]
It comes at the cost of automated updates and driver meddling but I find it a lot easier to hack and more versatile than SteamOS. Just my personal preference.
Steamos as a platform is targeted at end user on the couch, as there is no such thing as a desktop.
Well, there is, if you start editing the .xsessionrc. Other than that, steamos is pure to run steam big picture.
Kinda like chromeos is only to run chrome, except that steamos is open and chromeos is pretty much locked down.
Editorial: No, Valve is not killing SteamOS or the Steam Controller
19 Jul 2017 at 11:27 am UTC
/me shouldn't have read the article.
19 Jul 2017 at 11:27 am UTC
It’s now 2017, and Valve hasn’t released a proper new game or IP in a very long time.Really? No "IP".... what about the Oculus Rift (Orignally a copy of the Steam Sight), htc vive (we know that), steam controller (in house). The force behind vulkan?
/me shouldn't have read the article.
The survival game 'Rust' has come a long way, I've completely changed my mind about it
19 Jul 2017 at 10:47 am UTC
I run...
Kept that creep looking... Never seen a naked guy before ;-).
(Yeah, this is the first time in a long time I played online :-) ).
19 Jul 2017 at 10:47 am UTC
Quoting: eloI do see your point of view though - and on a huge popular server I'd go mad myself, but the GoL server is chill so far for the most part :)I was just walking around in the server, me, being my naked me. And suddenly I saw a creep with a bow and arrow...
I run...
Kept that creep looking... Never seen a naked guy before ;-).
(Yeah, this is the first time in a long time I played online :-) ).
Editorial: No, Valve is not killing SteamOS or the Steam Controller
19 Jul 2017 at 10:44 am UTC Likes: 1
19 Jul 2017 at 10:44 am UTC Likes: 1
Valve is one of those tiny companies you can actually irc with one of the (many) developers online. They are serious, and they care.
Even the link has special care of the main link developers.
Valve is about the only company that has a real personal touch with developers and "endusers". I am a big fan of Samsung, but I have yet to find a way to reach developers to file bug reports.
(Samsung is also big in a lot of opensource projects)
Even the link has special care of the main link developers.
Valve is about the only company that has a real personal touch with developers and "endusers". I am a big fan of Samsung, but I have yet to find a way to reach developers to file bug reports.
(Samsung is also big in a lot of opensource projects)
Editorial: No, Valve is not killing SteamOS or the Steam Controller
19 Jul 2017 at 10:38 am UTC
There was a 1:1 relation between Valve's announcement and Microsoft starting to work on their OS again.
I do think Valve is capable of kicking out SteamOS iff something better and open comes along, as they have clearly shown they are a tech company with a core focus of better gaming.
They threw out the man years of augmented reality research, and sold it to the head researcher for $100, who could then continue it in her own company.
I do not think something better than SteamOS comes along... SteamOS with wayland is still SteamOS.
19 Jul 2017 at 10:38 am UTC
Quoting: elmapul" It keeps Microsoft from going full retard with the Windows Store UWP program."The moment Valve announced the steamos programm, is the moment Microsoft started to take a look at DX again, and finally updating it.
you're missing the point here...
There was a 1:1 relation between Valve's announcement and Microsoft starting to work on their OS again.
I do think Valve is capable of kicking out SteamOS iff something better and open comes along, as they have clearly shown they are a tech company with a core focus of better gaming.
They threw out the man years of augmented reality research, and sold it to the head researcher for $100, who could then continue it in her own company.
I do not think something better than SteamOS comes along... SteamOS with wayland is still SteamOS.
Editorial: No, Valve is not killing SteamOS or the Steam Controller
19 Jul 2017 at 10:32 am UTC
Now the middleware to make those controllers function... Either in the steam client or the steam link. They change about every month.
19 Jul 2017 at 10:32 am UTC
Quoting: Beamboom... But do the controller really receive frequent updates? Then I wonder if something is wrong for me cause I've not seen a single update since I got it just before Xmas last year?The controller firmware is pretty stable... I think the last update for the controllers themselves was april or june 2016.
Now the middleware to make those controllers function... Either in the steam client or the steam link. They change about every month.