QubaXR

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[–] QubaXR 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Interactive Entertainment? Interactive Experience?

Not sure if there is a catch-all term that encompassed everything, but these seem broader than games.

[–] QubaXR 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Just the classic staples of AI imagery. Bland, kitschy atmosphere, weird errors on closer inspection, general lack of intentionality in composition. Everything is just so perfectly average pretty

[–] QubaXR 2 points 1 week ago

I wanna say this nightmare just won't end ... Then I realize we only have just begun

[–] QubaXR 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Hmmm premiere slop.

[–] QubaXR 7 points 1 week ago

I used to draw a webcomic back in 2008-2010. Two weeks ago I decided to print myself a hardcover edition of all episodes. It arrived last week and now sits proudly on my shelf. Very happy to see it in print after a decade.

 

The trailer for Naughty Dog's next game: Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet looks positively awesome. If features good character writing and performance - something that I look for in this studio's titles.

One thing took me aback though. You know how they say no new James Bond movie will enter production until they secured enough product placement deals to make a profit on the film? This trailer suggests something similar.

Nor sure how I feel about it. Maybe I just did not like how in-your-face it was - it didn't bother me as much in Kojima's Death Stranding...

Anyway, Reznor and Ross are making the score. If nothing else, there's gonna be some good music to listen to!

[–] QubaXR 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

I just got an OLED and had to RMA it after 1 day due to audio jack being completely messed up. Crackling, interference, static.

Some research online shows it is a very widespread issue and they continue selling broken items, since only a percentage of users use 3.5mm audio interface and only a percentage of these will bother to return the item.

Maybe the refurbished ones will be fixed in process.

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by QubaXR to c/virtualreality
 

When batteries in my VR controllers died, refusing to charge, I had to come up with a simple hack to bring them back to life, on a budget.

 

Pleased to announce the next CodeCraft meetup and pop-up art show! Join us for a night of computational art, featuring:

Exponential Sums - Andriy Kashcha & Yixiao Kang @aria_xiao99

Fractured Dimensions - Maks Surguy @msurguy

Omniweb EEG Visualizer - Nicholas Bowen & Diana Xie @bowendigitalarts

The Quantum Quilt (Alpha) - Quba Michalski @qubaxr

RSVP: https://seattlecreativecode.com/

#creativecoding #generativeart #computationalart #algorithmicart #interactiveart #geometricart #processing #javascript #touchdesigner #unreal #shader #procedural #seattleart

 

Pleased to announce the next CodeCraft meetup and pop-up art show! Join us for a night of computational art, featuring:

Exponential Sums - Andriy Kashcha & Yixiao Kang @aria_xiao99

Fractured Dimensions - Maks Surguy @msurguy

Omniweb EEG Visualizer - Nicholas Bowen & Diana Xie @bowendigitalarts

The Quantum Quilt (Alpha) - Quba Michalski @qubaxr

RSVP: https://seattlecreativecode.com/

#creativecoding #generativeart #computationalart #algorithmicart #interactiveart #geometricart #processing #javascript #touchdesigner #unreal #shader #procedural #seattleart

[–] QubaXR 2 points 1 month ago

So glad Xbox players will be finally able to enjoy it! It took a while!

[–] QubaXR 2 points 1 month ago

It's perfect. My only gripe is sometimes it reads analogue joystick input as double move - but then you can just use pad or tweak the steam input profile.

Performance-wise it feels like a game made for deck

 
[–] QubaXR 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Wilmot Works It Out - much simpler than Wilmot's Warehouse, an extremely enjoyable puzzle game.

[–] QubaXR 3 points 1 month ago

Freaking loved Ghostwrite. Too bad all PS+ games I like I already own.

[–] QubaXR 2 points 1 month ago

I'd guess NPR

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by QubaXR to c/pcgaming
 

Back in 2007 I built myself a gaming PC with two brand new GTX 8800 cards (SLI, baby!) and nearly cooked/choked them to death in first week of operation. What I learned back then was that nVidia drivers did not create a proper fan curve that would ramp up with rising temperatures and that I needed a piece of 3rd party software named Afterburner to keep my system cooled.

It's been nearly 20 years and probably a dozen different graphic card models since then. I have just finished installing a render box for my wife with a 3090 in it. Installed the drivers. Installed the Afterburner. Tuned it.

Then it dawned on me: Is this still a necessary step? What would happen if I did not install Afterburner? Don't nVidia drivers control the fans properly?

Logic dictates it would be crazy for the official drivers not to keep the card cool, but I've been doing it one way for so long that I am too afraid to experiment (risking hardware damage?).

When you're afraid to let evidence lead you, next best thing is surely asking strangers on the internet - so here it goes: Is MSI Afterburner necessary? What would happen if I don't install it? Do YOU have it installed?

 

Some of the reviews of this game mention a major story line...

story spoilerin which Kiryu becomes the main protagonist of the game and goes down a nostalgia-driven memory lane adventure, revisiting old spots, etc. Considering this is supposedly pretty central theme for much of the game,

would you say it makes sense to play Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth not having completed all the mainline Yakuza games?

For context - Yakuza: Like a Dragon was my first game in the series. Like many, I've fallen in love with the madness, the cheese, the comedy and the world of the series and started playing the Kiryu saga of Yakuza 0 - 6. I am currently on number 3, and wondering if it makes more sense to soldier on, play through all originals before picking the latest entry, or to just jump in and enjoy the new title.

In other words: How much do you recon would Infinite Wealth spoil the original series, or how much would not playing original series spoil my enjoyment of Infinite?

Really curious about people's thoughts.

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All grown up (lemmy.world)
 

A week ago or so I posted a tan colored cutie that popped up in my garden. Wasn't quite sure of what it was. I think now it's pretty clear - and also has 5 friends all within few feet of each other.

 
 

Hey everyone, It's this time of the year again. New fighting game came out and noobs like me are asking the questions you've heard a million times before. Humor me, would you?

I am new to fighting games, if you discount random button mashing for a while and then uninstalling - but for once I'd like to get better at them. Nearing 50 years of age, my reflexes aren't what they used to be when I was 20, but I still think I could have some fun, especially with the new MK1 just out.

I typically play games on a PS5 Dual Sense controller, but very quickly found out that its d-pad does not really work for me. While it was great for quarter and half-circle inputs, stuff like left-right was nearly impossible for me to pull off without hitting up (or down) on the way.

I tired an XBOX controller (I think it's the X1), but it was still not quite there. I hate the weight, the size and how clicky it is overall :(

A while back I bough (and almost never used) a cheap-o fightstick - Mayflash F300. Left-Right is still kinda tough, but generally I had the best experience with it. The problem is in how damn loud the thing is. Buttons feel a bit loose (rattling?) and the microswitches on the joystick click so loud my neighbors will come knocking if I play too much ;)

What I am getting at is - is there any recommended controller/stick you could suggest? I am hoping not to break the bank, but if it's worth it, I'd pay the premium for something that's responsive, comfortable, beginner friendly and not-too-loud.

I'd appreciate any help, suggestions, etc.

At the moment i am considering maybe playing on mechanical keyboard, but I feel like my fingers would slide off the right buttons in no time...

 

Aliens games have always been a mixed bag with really low lows, but then some pretty high highs. Aliens: Dark Descent definitely falls to the latter category.

Unfortunately for me I neither have the patience, nor the time to play the title, so I am looking for a good YouTube Let's Play / Walkthrough / Playthrough series. Any recommendations?

I tried watching the one by Christopher Odd - typically I love his videos, especially on strategy games, but he did not seem to "get" this game, making many of his decisions super-frustrating to watch.

If I may be so bold as to list some things I am looking for:

  • Full playthrough. I've seen good half of the game already, I am interested in second half and ending
  • Narration preferred, as long as it's not over the top. I'd love some level-headed commentary or strategy explanation. There is nothing that will get me to stop the video and blacklist a channel like exaggerated reactions, dumb jokes and/or bigotry.
  • No caster picture-in-picture. Just gameplay - I don't need to see the person playing
  • Most importantly: Good gameplay. Someone who understands the game systems, or learns them over the course of the series.

Hope my list of demands is not impossible to meet. Thanks in advance!

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