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Sunday 13 November 2011
How do you like my tie?
Hullo, I thought I'd pop in to say I'm still here and show off my latest purchase, this dashing tie! I love it to bits, but I was rushing so badly to get dressed and be out of the house while there was still some light, that I made a right pig's tail of that knot! It can only be better next time, I guess. But I couldn't wait until next time to show it to you, so that's that.
Coming with it there are 2 knits just sent over by my mother, the red cardigan is made in a lovely Debbie Bliss Donegal tweed, and the vest in some rough dark green Shetland with lime flecks. I am very chuffed with these too, and I'll probably show them over and over again in many posts, as I hope to get a lot of wear out of them.
If you like them, stay posted, I've got more knits to show, some already made, others in the making as mother and I have project after project lined up, you'll get bored stiff... I, for one, never seem to.
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Mar 31, 2016
"Don" Company: in this case is "D" Company of the 3rd Battalion, AIF. In the Great War, the Military alphabet differed quite a bit to later years: The four companies are A for Ack, B for Beer, C for Charlie and D for Don. Len refers to a mate as "Toc" Oates and his CO later in the war as "Don Toc Emma". These were their initials.
SAA: is small arms ammunition. I wonder if the Turkish authorities ever found that dump!
'Crimed': means having someone charged
MG: means machine gun
'Johnny Turk', 'Johnny' or 'Jacko': are the Australian nicknames for the Turkish soldiers. The diggers had a lot of respect for their adversaries, so this was not derisive.
Beachy Bill was a Turkish gun emplacement trained on the ANZAC Cove beach. This is from the 1916 ANZAC Book:
There's a certain darned nuisance called 'Beachy,'
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'Dinkum', 'dinki di' or 'fair dinkum' mean good or honest. These terms are still used today.
'Chocolate over green': refers to the unit identification patches worn on the shoulders.
Chats: are lice.
'Cocky's Joy': is golden syrup, a sugar extract.
OC: is officer commanding (or CO if you watch American movies)
Maconachies is a brand of tinned vegetables.
A 'Billy': is a metal bucket with a lid.
Chit: is a written request.
DADOS: is the Deputy Assistant Director of Ordinance Supply. Now, that is a couple seconds of yours and my life we won't get back!
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I'm working on a chemistry question where I'm supposed to use average bond energies to estimate enthalpy changes for a reaction. It gives me these bond energies to work with:
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Tables. Tooltips show exact time period elapsed and support HTML and CSS formatting. Vue Example. Bootstrap Timelines; ReactJS Timelines; Vertical Timelines. Load More. Basic timeline. Charts. 0. Vue will add/remove the classes accordingly. Polar area chart. VueCharts is a Google Charts plugin for Vue.js. Basic; Line with Data Labels; Zoomable Timeseries; Line Chart with Annotations; Synchronized Charts; Brush Chart; Stepline; Gradient Line; Realtime share | improve this answer | follow | edited Oct 14 '19 at 20:32. answered Oct 14 '19 at 20:16. Lin In this example we create a line chart, but many types of charts can be created. Tags. Micro Charts & Sparklines. Bubble Chart. 5 min read. London 04,Aug 2017. Dumbbell plot. Line Charts. Project moved as next major version to gantt-schedule-timeline-calendar. import Vue from 'vue' import Chartkick from 'vue-chartkick' import Chart from 'chart.js' Vue.use(Chartkick.use(Chart)) This sets up Chartkick with Chart.js. The code below prevents tooltip from appearing for the first dataset as well. Contribute to mvsde/vue-project-timeline development by creating an account on GitHub. timeline-carousel A timeline carousel chart plug-in based on vue. Vue, Laravel - Apexchart piechart. import {Timeline … If you want the v1 you need to define the version or use the legacy tag. Calendar 94. EDIT this method would not work efficiently for more complicated cases where multiple bars need to be shown for a single Y value.. I would go with a stacked horizontalbar chart of two datasets. 0. Slider 57. Stacked Column Chart. Vue 2.0 article timeline search Since Vue 2.0 is out and filters from 1. Vertical Timelines; Horizontal Timelines; Related Articles. By default, Chart.js includes an adapter for Moment.js. Radial line graph . Everything is passed into the master options object as key-value pairs. A simple, fast, Vue 3 component for rendering Highcharts.js Charts written using the composition API. A timeline carousel chart plug-in based on vue. Charts 72. ApexCharts Vue - Heatmap Chart - Zoom Timeline. Setting up. If you're looking for v1 check this branch. Laravel Vue chart example. Another bonus is reactive data binding. The former is used when the element is going from hidden to visible and, naturally, the latter is for the other way around. DEMO presentation. … Prev Post Laravel 5 … Gantt-elastic demo here. Chart.js ordinarily does not provide an option for an automatic update whenever a dataset changes but that can be done in vue-chartjs with the help … Lauren Chilcote; October 27, 2018; … In this example we create a line chart, but many types of charts can be created. Population pyramid. If you aren't familiar with Chart.js, it's worth looking into it.It's a powerful and simple way to create clean graphs with the HTML5
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Completely lost in the hustle and bustle of Oppo Inno Days and the two new foldables Oppo Find N2 and Find N2 Flip, yesterday's Motorola presentation where the Moto X40 and Moto G53 were unveiled. One a flagship with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, which will appear in our country under the name Motorola Edge 40 Pro, and the other a mid-range smartphone, which the company offers for sale in its most successful segment in a week.
The Moto X40 also comes to us as the Motorola Edge 40
Motorola also presented two new Android smartphones yesterday in the home country of parent company Lenovo: the Moto X40 and the Moto G53. The Moto X40 is the first Motorola smartphone that has the recently presented Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 installed—a real flagship!
This time, it is not the first, because that was Vivo with the X90, and not the second, because Xiaomi has already done this job with the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro (both already on the way to NextPit's HQ). In the end, however, what counts is when the devices will be available in this country, and we are leaning towards spring 2023, or rather after MWC 2023 in Barcelona.
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But technical specs like a 6.7-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 2,400 x 1,080 pixels (FHD+) and a refresh rate of up to 165 hertz will also make fans' hearts beat faster. While a 60 MP punch-hole camera is already installed in the top center on the front, a triple camera is used on the back.
At the top left is a rectangular array with a 50 MP main camera that doesn't have much in common with the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra we tested, joined by a 50 MP ultra-wide-angle and a 12 MP telephoto zoom camera that can also handle portrait photography. The built-in battery is bursting with energy with 4,600 mAh and can feed it back much faster than it consumes via the included 125-watt power adapter. As in the predecessor, there is stereo and Dolby Atmos sound, as well as protection against dust and water ingress via IP68 certification.
The Moto X40 will be handed over to retailers in China with Android 13 and in-house MyUI 5.0 from December 23 in blue and black. The variant with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal program storage will cost 3,999 yuan, which is roughly equivalent to 490 euros. In China, the memory selection always turns out to be a bit more lush, so an additional 8/256, 12/256 and 12 GB of RAM, and 512 GB of storage are available for 4,299 yuan (620 euros).
The inexpensive Moto G53 also has a lot to offer
We all know that it will not remain with that competitive price in the west. Thus, even the mid-range smartphone Moto 53 is unlikely to be available in this country for the equivalent of $130 with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of RAM in the colors black and gray. The price of the model with twice the amount of RAM (8 GB) is currently unknown. In return, the 128 GB storage can optionally be expanded up to 1 TB via microSD card.
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However, the Lenovo subsidiary keeps the installed Qualcomm processor a secret. The predecessor had a Snapdragon 680, but it "only" has a 4G modem, and Motorola promises 5G support. The LCD panel has a diagonal of 6.5 inches and offers a resolution of 1,600 x 720 pixels. So, not a record value, but at least with a smooth refresh rate of 120 hertz. The punch-hole front camera offers 8 megapixels. On the back is a 50 MP main camera and the tired 2 MP portrait camera that you love so much (j/k). So, actually a single camera whose second sensor collects the depth data.
On the power supply side, the Moto G53 is even better than the flagship with 5,000 mAh. Only charging takes a bit longer with a meager 18 watts. But hey: 130 dollars! Which will probably cost us $300, and the Moto G53 already has a lot to offer for that, right?
Feel free to write us your opinions about the two Motorola smartphones in the comments. We are already curious.
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Terra Nil Reviews
A small but satisfying strategy puzzler that comes, does its job and leaves without fuss.
The reverse city builder is trickier than it appears, but utterly committed to its environmental vision, taking the genre - and every level - to new places.
What is on offer at release is worthwhile, both in gameplay and message. In focusing on environmental expansion instead of human expansion, Terra Nil delivers something wholly unique. While the peaceful nature and serene tone are sometimes interrupted by uneven mechanics, Terra Nil is a worthwhile experience for those looking for a new twist on the sim genre.
As I played, I kept thinking, Let me love you, as I built so many pylons and tramway poles just to complete a scenario. I played the demo over and over again when it was first released last year, excited for what would come. Even if some of the gameplay feels unnecessarily rigid, I still have a lot of respect for the way this game emphasizes environmental stewardship, especially within a genre that tends to focus on the exact opposite. Despite the roadblocks, that sense of wonder is enough to bring me back into the game's world.
As someone prone to bouts of climate doom every time I read anything about carbon levels and ice sheets, Terra Nil was the ultimate form of video game escapism. A little diversion, no matter how unrealistic it is, that rather than asking us to live through the planet's destruction let us try and recover from one instead.
Impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding them back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash.
Terra Nil is not what you might expect from a typical strategy game. There are no opponents to face, no incessant clicking, and no steep learning curve. It is a game that takes the concepts found in many city-building games and turns them on their head, emphasizing sustainability and conservation rather than endless expansion or usurpation of resources. While the game's mechanics didn't always work as expected, what few issues I encountered did little to take away from an otherwise enjoyable and meditative experience.
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A puzzle-citybuilder about rejuvenating the environment, Terra Nil has an almost lovely message, but it's buried beneath tedious chores.
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Terra Nil is not and does not try to be a triple A title with an infinite amount of content that will keep us glued to the screen for months and months; Instead, I found it a product that conveys a very clear message while relaxing us with its beauty-oriented style.
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Beautiful, complex, and captivating, Terra Nil is a delightful strategy game only held back by a smaller amount of content and some difficult-to-fulfill objectives.
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Despite its technical flaws and short gameplay, we found ourselves unable to put down Terra Nil on Switch. The simple act of rebuilding a broken and polluted world is so satisfying and well-crafted. From the moment you put down your first wind turbine to watching your airship remove any evidence of your hard work, the game gives you a sense of hope for our own climate crisis without needing to explicitly say a word. This is pure relaxation in video game form and is worth picking up, particularly once that promised first patch is rolled out.
Terra Nil is a a deeply soothing and relaxing game. Very beautiful artistically, we only regret that it is too short.
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Terra Nil is a deftly executed environmental strategy game that flips the script and delivers something unique and quite unlike the city-builders you grew up with. It might be a peaceful experience, but its mission statement is gravely earnest.
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Terra Nil is a game that you can just love, even with some of its flaws.
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Terra Nil successfully communicates its environmental message to players through its meticulously crafted gameplay and levels. It subverts traditional colonial building games by showing players that the process of reconciliation with nature can be enjoyable. Although the game is not very large, there are always new elements to experience as you play through each region. The difficulty options also ensure that different players can enjoy the game in their own way, whether by strategizing or experiencing the game's Zen.
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2023 - Singapore
Old Gaze
For Faith (Hossan Leong) and Hope (Kumar), the New Year is just another day. But when an old friend shows up suddenly, their lives are turned upside down. They find themselves embroiled with spies, childhood trauma and GENDER PRONOUNS.
It's been almost 20 years since the gang met up. Will they be able to let go of the ghosts from their past? Will they be able to identify as ELDERLY? What world is this where the GAYBOURS are banging, the Health HOMOTION Board speaks the truth and MINISTRY OF NUCLEAR FAMILIES even exists?
Brash, audacious and just rollicking good fun, Old Gaze is the third and final instalment following The Necessary Stage's seminal LGBTQ plays Mardi Gras (2003) and Top or Bottom (2004).
Written and directed by Cultural Medallion recipient Haresh Sharma, Old Gaze stars the absolutely fabulous Kumar, Hossan Leong, Rody Vera and Siti Khalijah Zainal, alongside veteran actor Liow Shi Suen and newcomers Azura Farid and Medli Dorothea Loo.
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Jeremiah Choy
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- Set Designer
- Vincent Lim
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Maryland Enacts Controversial Tax on Digital Advertising
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On February 12, 2021, the General Assembly of the State of Maryland enacted legislation imposing the Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax (the "Act"), overriding a prior veto of the legislation by Maryland Governor Larry Hogan. The Act imposes a tax, at rates of up to 10%, on gross revenues "derived from digital advertising services in the state." The tax could be extremely burdensome, and within days of the Act's enactment, a number of advertising industry groups commenced litigation, in an effort to block implementation of the Act. The fate of the Act is likely being closely watched by the legislatures of other states, which may wish to enact similar legislation. The fate of the Act should also be closely watched by advertisers and providers of advertising services, in light of the Act's troubling features and the risk that it may be copied by other states.
Under the Act, potentially taxable digital advertising services include "advertisement services on a digital interface, including advertisements in the form of banner advertising, search engine advertising, interstitial advertising, and other comparable advertising services." The portion of revenues that are treated as being from Maryland is computed using a fraction, the numerator of which is annual gross revenues derived from digital advertising services in Maryland, and the denominator of which is annual gross revenues derived from digital advertising services in the United States. Gross revenues from Maryland are to be identified under regulations that have not yet been issued.
Although the tax is imposed on gross revenues derived from digital advertising services in Maryland, the rate of the tax increases with the taxpayer's annual gross revenues from all sources, not just revenues from digital advertising services, and not just revenues from Maryland. The tax rates, as a function of global annual gross revenues, are as follows:
Global Annual Gross Revenues | Tax Rate | |
$100,000,000 to $1,000,000,000 | 2.5% | |
$1,000,000,001 to $5,000,000,000 | 5.0% | |
$5,000,000,001 to $15,000,000,000 | 7.5% | |
More than $15,000,000,000 | 10.0% |
Persons with annual gross revenues derived from digital advertising services in Maryland of $1,000,000 or more are required to file a tax return with Maryland. Persons that reasonably expect to have annual gross revenues derived from digital advertising services in Maryland of more than $1,000,000 are required to file quarterly estimated tax returns. The Act's return filing obligation appears to apply even where the taxpayer has less than $100,000,000 of global annual gross revenues.
The Act is expected to become effective on or about March 14, 2021, but the tax will apply retroactively from January 1, 2021. Initial estimated tax declarations under the Act will be due on April 15, 2021.
The Act's legislative history suggests that the tax was directed at very large providers of digital advertising services, such as Google and Facebook, but the Act could also impact other persons, including advertisers. The Act does not prohibit providers of digital advertising services from passing through the tax to purchasers of advertising services. There is proposed legislation in Maryland that would prohibit providers of digital advertising services from explicitly passing the tax through to purchasers of advertising services, but there is no guarantee that the proposed legislation will be enacted, and even if it were enacted, it would be difficult to prevent providers of digital advertising services from reimbursing themselves for the tax by increasing their prices.
Moreover, the language of the Act is extremely vague, so its incidence is unclear. For example, it is not clear what types of revenue are considered to be "derived from digital advertising services," and it is, therefore, not hard to see how the tax could potentially be applied to persons other than advertising service providers. At this point in time, it is not possible to rule out the possibility that advertisers, and persons between advertisers and advertising service providers, could be swept up into the net cast by the Act.
The Act has several other very troubling features. Among the Act's most burdensome features is the fact that the tax is imposed on gross revenues, rather than net income. The effective rate of the tax could, therefore, be more than 100% of a taxpayer's net income from Maryland sources. Even taxpayers with net losses could be liable for the tax. Moreover, the tax is imposed on top of Maryland's 8.25% corporate income tax.
In light of the U.S. Supreme Court's Wayfair decision, there is little doubt that Maryland will attempt to impose the tax on taxpayers with no physical presence in Maryland. Indeed, it is believed by some that the tax was specifically directed at taxpayers outside of Maryland.
The validity of the tax has been questioned, as it is not clear that the Act complies with the requirements of the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act, the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, or the Due Process Clause of the U.S. Constitution. A lawsuit challenging the validity of the Act has already been filed. On February 18, 2021, less than a week after the Act's enactment, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, the Internet Association, NetChoice, and the Computer & Communications Industry Association filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Northern Division, seeking to enjoin implementation of the tax.
Since the outcome of the recently commenced litigation cannot be predicted, and since tax payments under the Act could become due before the outcome of the litigation is known, providers of digital advertising services that are potentially subject to the tax should determine whether they are obligated to file tax returns under the Act and should take steps to protect their rights to refunds of the tax in the event the tax is declared invalid. Advertisers should consider how the Act might impact them, including what they should do if a provider of digital advertising services were to attempt to pass the tax through to them.


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Internal Budget Spreadsheet (see electronic application form to upload file): Please prepare the project budget using the UofM internal budget spreadsheet. Include costs requested from the college as well as departmental match (in separate columns). Do NOT include indirect costs since the FRG is supported from internal funds. If you are requesting summer salaries, you DO need to include fringe benefit costs.
Budget Justification (see electronic application form to upload file): All cost categories requested should be clearly identified and justified. Requests may include faculty salaries during the summer months (50% maximum of total budget.); stipends for undergraduate and graduate research assistants (again recognizing that tuition and fees cannot be covered by FRG funds) or other technical personnel; domestic or foreign travel necessary for the collection of data; specialized equipment for a specific research project; supplies; other costs, such as library and technical services and publication costs. When graduate student stipends are included, sources of tuition and fees should be documented.
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- Report: The project director will provide the Herff College of Engineering Dean's Office with a short report within sixty days of the conclusion of the grant period - October 31, 2023 for projects ending in Summer, 2023. This report should explain briefly and in layman's terms what work was done, whether milestones were met, what outcomes were obtained, what publications or presentations of the work are planned, and what grant applications are planned and timing for those external applications and what benefit the faculty member and the University obtained.
- Acknowledgements: Any publication resulting from the research supported by a grant from the Faculty Research Grant Fund shall include the following statement: "This work was supported in full or in part by a grant from The University of Memphis Herff College of Engineering Faculty Research Grant Fund. This support does not necessarily imply endorsement by the University of research conclusions."
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Right here's an thrilling stat: worldwide digital video games market earnings rose by 15% to achieve $11.6B in January 2021. What's extra, cellular grew by 6%. This enhance in earnings marks a milestone for the trade and shoppers. How precisely will 2021 cellular gaming developments proceed to speed up this development and evolution?
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We've recognized six developments that we imagine will matter in 2021 and for a few years to come back. The statistics that help these developments, in addition to quotes from cellular and gaming specialists, shine a light-weight on key developments round 5G, top-grossing titles, in-game promoting, and related communities that anticipate extra innovation from builders. Bounce to our infographic to see much more stats round the way forward for cellular gaming.
Normal Cellular Gaming Info
Let's begin with some common eye-catching details that set the scene for cellular gaming in 2021.
- The variety of world recreation shoppers is approaching 3.1 billion, or 40% of the world's inhabitants
- Demand for extra digital gaming is predicted to drive the trade's value to greater than $94 billion by 2024
- Asia is the main area for paying recreation shoppers at 1.42 billion. Europe follows in second place with 668 million paying recreation shoppers with Latin America in third place with 383 million paying recreation shoppers. North America is fourth with 261M.
- Of the 303.7 million cellular customers within the U.S. and Canada in 2020, 238.7 million are energetic cellular players, a 12% enhance over 2019.
- Shut to a few in 10 Individuals point out they've been enjoying video video games extra usually than traditional amid lockdowns (28%).
- 83% of employed Individuals play cellular video games and 55% of them play throughout breaks of their workdays.
Pattern 1: Gaming Will Proceed to Attain All Generations
Who would have thought {that a} grandmother and grandson wouldn't solely take pleasure in enjoying video video games collectively, however {that a} grandmother would log as many hours because the grandson?
Video video games – like generations of gamers – have grown up. You might be now not tied to a plugged-in console or attain the top of a recreation after a weekend. You may play on any machine, you'll be able to play with mates subsequent door or internationally, and you'll watch a recreation in real-time.
In line with a Deloitte research, earlier than COVID-19, the typical US shopper had 12 paid media and leisure subscriptions. Trying on the generational breakdown:
- Millennials averaged 17 subscriptions, Gen Z had 14, and Gen X had 13
- Two in 5 (40%) of Millennials stated they'd been gaming extra in the course of the pandemic
- Renters spent 110 hours gaming throughout quarantine (timeframe: mid-March to Might 2020)
- A 3rd of Fortnite gamers spend six to 10 hours per week enjoying
- 9 in ten (90%) of Gen-Zers classify themselves as players, in comparison with 59% of the American inhabitants
- The common age of a online game participant is 35 to 44 years
Pattern 2: 'Future' Know-how is Altering the Gaming Expertise
There seems to be a catch-22 with 5G expertise: the rise of individuals working from dwelling resulted within the want for a extra strong 5G rollout. Nevertheless, as a result of pandemic, the growth of 5G has slowed and been delayed in some components of the U.S.
The important thing advantages of 5G for cellular gaming:
- Decrease latency charge or the time required for a set of knowledge to journey between two factors
- Enhance in capability for a richer multiplayer expertise
- Better streaming alternatives for stay service video games, aka cloud gaming
At present, the main networks have deployed 5G for no less than 200 million individuals, with T-Cellular main the best way at 270 million. However even with this optimism and growth, it's nonetheless early days. Listed here are some stats to get enthusiastic about:
- The FCC introduced in March 2020 that satellite tv for pc operators could be provided compensation within the quantity of virtually $10 billion to fast-track 5G C-band spectrum by 2023
- Round 4 in ten (43%) energetic smartphones can be 5G prepared by 2023
- Six in ten (58%) of players already pay a premium to their supplier to take pleasure in the most effective gaming expertise potential. On common, players spend $84 a month on their present gaming expertise
- The three main gaming platforms are Google Stadia, Microsoft xCloud, and Steam Distant Play
- The worldwide cloud gaming market will develop to 124.7 million customers by 2022
- To stream video games to a display screen at 720p decision, a participant would want an web connection pace of roughly 15 megabits per second in comparison with 35Mbps or extra to play video games in 4K.
Pattern 3: High Grossing Cellular Titles Are Value $ and Downloads
In a SuperData report, the highest 10 grossing cellular titles had been ranked, primarily based on worldwide earnings from January 2021. Right here is the checklist:
Different stats:
- Coin Grasp noticed the very best quarter-over-quarter development in shopper spend on Google Play in Q2 2020
- Within the US, Canada, Germany, and UK, ROBLOX was the #1 recreation in Q2 2020
- On the finish of 2020, cellular recreation spending was set to steer over desktop and residential console gaming by greater than 2.8x and three.1x, respectively [Source: App Annie]
*Until in any other case indicated, these mirror worldwide cellular downloads (mixed App Retailer and Google Play) in January 2021.
Pattern 4: Cellular Gaming Will Grow to be Even Extra Social
In June 2020, WalletHub launched an in-depth report that in contrast the 100 largest U.S. cities throughout 20 key indicators of gamer-friendliness. The most effective cities for players (prime 5) total had been Seattle, San Diego, New York, Orlando, and Irvine.
The report additionally ranked cities primarily based on gaming atmosphere, web high quality and protection, in addition to gamer and developer alternatives. Seattle appeared within the prime 5 for every rating standards and had one of many highest share populations of individuals aged 18 to 49. With the typical age vary of a video gamer being 35 to 44 years, it seems that Seattle is a first-rate place for players.
No matter area players reside in, the chance to attach with different players — generally in several international locations — is excessive. In reality, 65% of online game gamers play with others. An ideal instance of that is Amongst Us, which was first launched in 2018. The sport encourages individuals to work collectively to finish a variety of duties whereas one or two persons are, in secret, making an attempt to forestall the crew from succeeding. The important thing to its success: enjoyable, empowering methods to attach.
How else are players using video games to be social?
- 4 in ten (40%) stated they've met individuals by means of video video games that they in any other case wouldn't have
- Half (51%) play video video games after work or college in comparison with 30% of people that play whereas ready for appointments
- In 2020, extra cellular customers downloaded Amongst Us than every other recreation worldwide. The sport noticed 41 million downloads within the US and 264 million downloads worldwide
- American rapper Travis Scott teamed up with Fortnite for a live performance that had an viewers of virtually 28 million individuals
- 4 in ten (38%) new players within the U.S. stated they like chatting with others when enjoying video games in comparison with three in ten (29%) current players within the U.S. who stated the identical
- 1 / 4 (25%) of current players within the U.S. stated they like enjoying multiplayer/on-line modes to single-player, in comparison with a 3rd (33%) of recent players within the U.S. who stated the identical
Pattern 5: In-Recreation Advertisements Will Acquire Extra Display Time
Within the final yr, the vast majority of Individuals have been unable to or most popular to not store in bodily shops, resulting in manufacturers readjusting their promoting methods. If you happen to can't serve a location-based push notification or cellular advert, how will you attain clients? For cellular gaming, the upward pattern is all about smarter, playable advertisements.
In line with a research by AdInMo⁷, there are two fashionable in-game advert codecs:
- Interstitials: full-screen advertisements, that seem between ranges and actions, and canopy the interface of the app
- Rewarded movies: rewards customers for watching full-screen advertisements in trade for an in-app reward
Key in-game advertisements stats to contemplate:
- Cellular app entrepreneurs spent $74.6 billion globally in 2020 to drive customers to put in cellular apps
- This 74.6 billion, when examined by platforms, noticed Android earn $48.5 billion in comparison with iOS's $26 billion
- Greater than 46 % of cellular video games builders have cited immersive in-game promoting as a key new monetization platform
- Six in ten (62%) cellular recreation gamers commonly select to interact with a video advert for an in-game reward
- A 3rd (34%) of players stated a rewarded video advert is the sort that's most certainly to immediate in-game purchases, in comparison with 11% who most popular static interstitial advertisements
- Almost 4 in 5 (79%) builders utilizing a hybrid strategy stated rewarded video is working most efficiently
Pattern 6: Play vs. Watch: Players Will Have Extra Selection
Whenever you consider spectator sports activities, you most likely consider tennis or soccer. However gaming has been a spectator sport for a decade, significantly because of Twitch, a video stay streaming service that launched in June 2011.
The enterprise mannequin has, in lots of respects, executed a 180: viewers development has now overtaken participant development. This implies within the brief and long run, builders will want to consider the wants and desires of audiences, not simply players.
Listed here are some fascinating stats to clarify this additional:
- 71% of Millennial players watch gaming video content material, or on-line movies about video games, on platforms like YouTube and Twitch
- When Millennial players are watching gaming video content material, they're doing this for a mean of six hours every week
- Watching players play video video games on-line is extra fashionable than watching sports activities for 18-25-year-olds
- Valorant was the most-watched recreation on Twitch in a single quarter with 534 million hours, beating Fortnite which peaked at 399 million hours in Q2 of 2018
- U.S. Consultant Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez performed Amongst Us in October 2020, raised $200K for charity and greater than 400,000 individuals got here to observe
- Amazon purchased Twitch in 2014 for $970 million
Whereas nobody has a crystal ball, these six developments shine a brilliant mild on how cellular gaming has developed within the final 10 years, the primary gamers who proceed to dominate headlines and leaderboards, in addition to how cellular gaming will develop much more in 2021.
Total, present and future cellular gaming developments are only a snapshot of the anticipated path that cellular gaming will take us on this yr and a few years to come back. The developments we touched on are just a few to control.
As we mark a yr because the starting of the pandemic within the US, eyes will even be on the continued results on gaming habits and conduct. Will players play kind of as they're able to enterprise outdoors their houses? Cellular gaming implies that you are able to do each.


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Many texts, both ancient and modern, explore the possibilities of living forever. The Epic of Gilgamesh is just one of the stories examining this theory. Furthermore, the difference between this story and the others is the fact that this epic is the first known surviving text of any narrative ever. The Gilgamesh tablets discuss many such issues pertinent to much of today's population: what is the meaning of life? How will I be remembered? This topic is still explored today through many popular mediums
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Many renowned critics have called City Lights Charlie Chaplin's greatest work. It is praised for its bravery to persist in the use of silent film, for the cinematography itself, and for the use of a recorded score. Yet underneath all of the technical elements, there is a very powerful human element to be found in the story of this great film. While it may be somewhat evident to the casual viewer, it is made far more powerful when viewed in the context of the time period when it was filmed. Therefore an understanding of both Chaplin's personal history and the social climate of the pre-depression era are imperative to really understand City Lights theme of how wealth and social class create an artificial sense of inequality.
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One of the ways that this theme was portrayed in City Lights was through the "eyes" of the blind girl. Unlike the other characters in the film, she could never see the Tramp for how he appeared, only how he acted. While she believed throughout the film that he was an upper-class gentleman, her inability to see is what finally helps her to understand the truth. Her final words in the film, "Yes, now I can see," clearly have more meanings than one. They are meant not only to convey her new physical sight, but also her understanding of whom the Tramp really is, and how little that detail matters. Her emotional tenderness conveys that she realizes, along with the audience, that the Tramp didn't need to be wealthy to be either a love interest or a benefactor.
This theme is amplified when one understands Charlie Chaplin's own background. Chaplin himself is classic rags to riches story. During his early life his family suffered from poverty and difficult circumstances. He eventually came to the United States where his illustrious film career took shape and Chaplin became a member of the higher class. however, we can see through his films like City Lights and his portrayal of his well-known "Tramp" character that Chaplin never forgot his roots. Furthermore he denied any perceived differences between the classes, as can be seen expressed in this film. When Chaplin's circumstances are taken into consideration, it is more clear that he did not believe in a system that perpetuated inequality between classes.
One of the most powerful scenes in the film is when the Tramp wanders dejectedly down a street, still looking for money after losing a boxing match. A crowd of upper-class citizens leaving a theater throngs him, causing the audience to feel a paradox between the happy smiling faces of the theatergoers and the forlorn cause of the Tramp. This social disparity illustrates the humanity of all people, and yet how wealth appeared to separate people during this time period. Each time the millionaire kicks the Tramp out of his house, it serves as a reminder that the only difference between the two types of people is the way society views them.
In light of historical context surrounding the release of this film, the idea of a false sense of social disparity is made much more powerful. City Lights was released in 1931, shortly after the start of the Great Depression. This was a time period of great class division in the United States. There was a great chasm between the poor and the rich, yet Chaplin's film shows that there really was no difference on a more human level. Chaplin condemns the idea of classism, showing that the Tramp is the same person whether he is viewed through the eyes of a drunk, by the hands of a blind girl, or simply by a casual passerby.
While any casual viewer may have observed the theme of the negative effects of inequality created by class and social systems, it can be much better understood when looked at through the lens of history. By incorporating an understanding of Charlie Chaplin's life and a review of the pre-Depression era into this analysis, the theme becomes starkly more clear and poignant. It is little wonder that many critics call City Lights Chaplin's finest work. Undisputedly he made the correct decision in maintaining his long history of silent film in order to perpetuate the message of this landmark piece of cinema.
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