skittixch - Slashdot User

IT and Divorce? 943

Posted by Cliff on Friday October 13, 2006 @01:47PM from the career-hazards dept.

frank_tudor asks: "I am graduate student and work as a web developer. I am also getting a divorce and I have a son caught in the middle. I believe my profession had a part in it. For my graduate thesis I am writing a paper about Dads who work in the computer industry, divorce and custody. I think our industry causes a high rate of divorce but I need some help from the Slashdot community. My questions are: How many of you computer Dads have also gone through divorce and have retained either half or full custody of your children? Do you think your job had something to do with it? What were some of your hardest challenges and are your kids happy?"

Microsoft Launches Social Network 153

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday September 26, 2006 @12:35PM from the bill-is-your-buddy dept.

prostoalex writes "Inspired by the fast growth of social networks such as Facebook and MySpace, Microsoft is launching a test version of its own social network. Wallop brands itself as 'the exclusive social experience,' and is technically a separate company, a startup that's based on technologies developed by Microsoft Research. As far as revenues, Wallop 'plans to sell graphics and other features people can use to decorate their personal profile pages,' says MSNBC."

Comment Re:What is art? (Score 1) 242

by skittixch on Saturday September 09, 2006 @08:00PM (#16073263) Attached to: Are Videogames Art?

True, however within the same shadow of doubt, there must lie the doubt of your own doubt. Who's to say the piece, no matter what the content, couldn't strike a chord with even one singular viewer on Earth? Does this validate nearly all objects on Earth as 'art'? Yes. That's when it enters the realm of total subjective discretion. To 'connect', or 'not connect' is your perrogative, but to discount it's possible effects on any viewer at any moment in history is simply nearsighted. That's just my opinion, but I feel it's sound.

Are Videogames Art? 242

Posted by Zonk on Saturday September 09, 2006 @04:56PM from the we've-been-over-this-before-but-it's-worth-repeating dept.

Game Politics, as always, has some meaty thoughts on offer. Today they're revisiting the perpetual question, 'Can videogames be considered art?'. They touch on the words of Roger Ebert, and discuss a recent piece on the subject in the Sydney Herald. From the article: "Brendan McNamara, game director for Team Bondi, makers of the upcoming film noir PS3 game L.A. Noire, has no doubt his team is creating art. With a project plan that includes 170 pages describing cinematic moments, and 1,200 pages detailing interactive events, the game has a Hollywood-like budget of more than $30 million. 'We control the delivery of the information ... We give players a setting and a framework, we control what they see and do. So how are we not authors?' McNamara wonders if video games are stigmatized because they are a mostly commercial venture. At the same time, he believes that being driven by sales is a good thing." What is the Slashdot opinion? Are games too different from other form of expression to be considered art? Is Shadow of the Colossus comparable to Leaves of Grass or Citizen Kane?

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