Anand do we get to see a review of the SLI board you have. I'd love to know how it performs. Look forward to some nice results. BTW, which SLI board is it, ASUS or MSI?
Well, having watched the Polar Express trailer, it seems to me that Doom III already captured that rubberlike quality to its human beings.
What I did notice was that in HL2 I actually felt more compassion towards the pet antlions than I did towards the human squadmates, and a fight with one of the Striders lft me with the distinct feeling that it was horribly angry at me, and rather perplexed as to how I kept hurting it, when it couldn't quite catch me.
Now, Dr. Breen, for some reason, is quite possibly the most convincing animated person I have ever seen. I am not quite sure why, but I do know that some how, Valve got the way a beard moves *right*. Not even the Polar Express trailer has the movements of facial hair down right. Maybe it was the two dark stripes by the corners of his mouth gave me something to visually focus on when he was talking, so I didn't notice the errors.
Come to think of it, Dr. Moosman always put her hand up on her chest when she was talking, and I always seem to end up watching her wving hand, rather than her face, and she was another character that worked well.
Alex, on the otherhand, didn't have anything like that. When she was talking, while facing the player, I always found myself watching her mouth move, and the character just didn't quite come off as well as many of the others in the game.
Perhapse if one includes focal points on a character, particularly around the face, one can overcome the "uncanny valley" effect by focusing the viewer's attention on an area that has been made to perfectly emulate human beings.
Heh, Anand - dunno how far you are from boston or Providence, but you'd be able to score some student discounts in those college towns i bet, granted Boston is so $$$ already! I moved from Boston to Baltimore and feel like i'm getting such a great deal as far as Cost of Living is concerned.
Speaking of the Incredibles, my biggest concern for gaming right now is actually once it's ready to get past that, and move on to something of The Polar Express quality. The problem with that of course is that many people consider TPE to be suffering from the "uncanny valley" effect, which seems to be turning people off from the movie. The concern here is that if games end up in a similar situation, consumers will be turned away from those high-end games, towards lower-quality games that don't suffer the effect. The effect on visual quality in games could really take a hit if this happens.
So what were the results ... any benchmarks with the dual 6800s??
I have to say to that I am a little disappointed in the two Branford Mexican restaurants also! They are both adequate but nothing special... New Haven must have some better places. You should go explore the neighborhoods around Yale as they have some good eats there!
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Ashok - Monday, November 22, 2004 - link
Anand do we get to see a review of the SLI board you have. I'd love to know how it performs. Look forward to some nice results. BTW, which SLI board is it, ASUS or MSI?Voyager - Monday, November 22, 2004 - link
Well, having watched the Polar Express trailer, it seems to me that Doom III already captured that rubberlike quality to its human beings.What I did notice was that in HL2 I actually felt more compassion towards the pet antlions than I did towards the human squadmates, and a fight with one of the Striders lft me with the distinct feeling that it was horribly angry at me, and rather perplexed as to how I kept hurting it, when it couldn't quite catch me.
Now, Dr. Breen, for some reason, is quite possibly the most convincing animated person I have ever seen. I am not quite sure why, but I do know that some how, Valve got the way a beard moves *right*. Not even the Polar Express trailer has the movements of facial hair down right. Maybe it was the two dark stripes by the corners of his mouth gave me something to visually focus on when he was talking, so I didn't notice the errors.
Come to think of it, Dr. Moosman always put her hand up on her chest when she was talking, and I always seem to end up watching her wving hand, rather than her face, and she was another character that worked well.
Alex, on the otherhand, didn't have anything like that. When she was talking, while facing the player, I always found myself watching her mouth move, and the character just didn't quite come off as well as many of the others in the game.
Perhapse if one includes focal points on a character, particularly around the face, one can overcome the "uncanny valley" effect by focusing the viewer's attention on an area that has been made to perfectly emulate human beings.
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Chris - Sunday, November 21, 2004 - link
Nice, so where do we BUY these SLI boards?Innovato - Saturday, November 20, 2004 - link
Heh, Anand - dunno how far you are from boston or Providence, but you'd be able to score some student discounts in those college towns i bet, granted Boston is so $$$ already! I moved from Boston to Baltimore and feel like i'm getting such a great deal as far as Cost of Living is concerned.ViRGE - Saturday, November 20, 2004 - link
Speaking of the Incredibles, my biggest concern for gaming right now is actually once it's ready to get past that, and move on to something of The Polar Express quality. The problem with that of course is that many people consider TPE to be suffering from the "uncanny valley" effect, which seems to be turning people off from the movie. The concern here is that if games end up in a similar situation, consumers will be turned away from those high-end games, towards lower-quality games that don't suffer the effect. The effect on visual quality in games could really take a hit if this happens.Scott - Saturday, November 20, 2004 - link
So what were the results ... any benchmarks with the dual 6800s??
I have to say to that I am a little disappointed in the two Branford Mexican restaurants also! They are both adequate but nothing special... New Haven must have some better places. You should go explore the neighborhoods around Yale as they have some good eats there!
Demo - Saturday, November 20, 2004 - link
Lucky man! Dual 6800s and Half life 2! :drool: