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Re: Big Walk Devs Issue Statement Over AI Usage

Fiskern

@TripleJump arches and spin radiuses is more game design territory, using variables and hardly ever put into the code itself but inserted in the editor that the code reference.

The point being if(example == false) and if(example != true) has the same effect and really does not effect the game experience one way or another.

Shaders and lighting is a whole different beast, but usually that's viewed as a seperate discipline as well.

Re: "We Couldn't Believe It" - Man's Forgotten Pokémon Collection Sells For $2 Million

Fiskern

@somnambulance @Zaruboggan I have a nephew and niece who everytime they get a new rare card, go to the local store to check its value. It's really sad that's such big part of it now. My niece still apreciate the art on th ecard, though, so it's something.

@somnambulance I don't think homeschooling has much to do with it, unless you plan on isolating your kids completely from the outside world.

Re: Reddit Mod Ordered To Cough Up $4,500,000 To Nintendo In Long-Running Switch Piracy Case

Fiskern

@Moistnado The thing is, he does not have to make 4.5M, nor do you have to prove that Nintendo would have made that amount of money if not for him(which is impossible to prove). What you can prove, performed services that is valued at that price, and that he profited from it.
If I sell you an illegal copy of a $60 game for $3, then I have still performed a service worth $60 at Nintendo's expense, even if I only profit $3.
And distribution is very different from consuimng, especially when it you make money from it.

Re: Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Switch 2 Pre-Order Comes With Bonus N64-Style Slipcover

Fiskern

@90sRetroGaming usually there are local marketing departments for big corpos like this. They will have their own marketing stunts and do things their own way. Sometimes those stunts would have done well in other parts of the world, sometimes not. But to avoid having big blunders locally in different territories (like NoA is probably extra careful today), this is often how it needs to be done.