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How to Apply
1. Eligibility
Determine if you meet the program's minimum eligibility requirements
MSc Degree Minimum Requirements for Admission
Below are the minimum admission requirements. Please note that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission.
MSc Degree Minimum Admission Requirements Checklist:
|4-year undergraduate honour's degree
|Psychology only
Psychology or a related field
|Psychology or a related field
|Psychology or a related field
|Minimum Grade Average in the last 2 years of undergraduate studies
|78% or B+
|78% or B+
|78% or B+
|78% or B+
|GRE General Scores verbal, quantitative and analytical)
|Not required
|Not Required
|English Proficiency
|Required of all international applicants whose first language is not English or who have not completed at least 1-year of full-time study at an English-speaking university.
PhD Degree Minimum Requirements for Admission
Thesis-oriented Master's degree in Psychology or related field.
Psychology only,
with content that is primarily clinical
or a related field
or a related field
or a related field
|Minimum Grade Average from Master's studies
|78% or B+
|78% or B+
|78% or B+
|78% or B+
|GRE General Scores verbal, quantitative and analytical)
|Not required
|Not Required
|English Proficiency
|Required of all international applicants whose first language is not English or who have not completed at least 1-year of full-time study at an English-speaking university.
2. Supervisor and Research
Identify a potential supervisor and choose a research area of excellence
Western's Psychology Graduate Program provides advanced training in four clusters of research excellence. Each student is admitted to one of these clusters which is responsible for the general supervision of their program.
Please note that students are only admitted to the program if there is a faculty member who is able and willing to act as a supervisor. Applicants must therefore identify their research area along with prospective supervisors, in order of preference in the online application.
Please click below to learn more about the research clusters and supervisors accepting students for the upcoming academic year.
Clinical Science and Psychopathology (CSP) - Offers a CPA Accredited Clinical Psychology Program
The CSP field of research encompasses the Clinical Psychology area of research excellence and focuses on the study of the causes and treatments for abnormal behavior and health-related behavior.
A typical Master's degree will take 2 years to complete and a Doctoral Degree will take approximately 4 years with 1 added year of residency/internship
To learn more about this research cluster please follow this link: http://www.psychology.uwo.ca/research/clinical/index.html
*Dr. Lindsay Bodell: eating disorders
Dr. Lorne Campbell: close relationships; meta-science; social connection
*Dr. David Dozois: cognitive vulnerability to depression
Dr. Bill Fisher: sexual behavior; sexual and reproductive health
Dr. Elizabeth Hampson : sex steroids and brain function
Dr. Elizabeth Hayden : developmental psychopathology
Dr. Peter Hoaken: Human aggression and violent crime;Alcohol and aggression; Cognitive predictors of re-offending in male inmates
*Dr. Ingrid Johnsrude : auditory cognitive neuroscience/network abnormalities in neurological disorders
*Dr. Erin Kaufman: developmental psychopathology approaches to self-inflicted injury and borderline personality disorder etiology and treatment
*Dr. John Paul Minda : cognitive psychology of higher-order thinking and concept learning
Dr. Richard W.J. Neufeld: clinical mathematical psychology of stress and coping
Dr. Graham Reid : pediatric sleep, health and mental health services, child-clinical/pediatric psychology
Dr. Don Saklofske : individual differences, intelligence and personality
Dr. Ryan Stevenson : sensory perception, multisensory integration, autism
Dr. Leora Swartzman: health psychology
* accepting Graduate Student applications for 2020-2021
Cognitive, Developmental, and Brain Sciences (CDBS)
The CDBS cluster encompasses the Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognition, and Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience areas of research excellence. The CDBS cluster focuses on the study of:
- genetic, neurological, and hormonal causes of behavior
- how information is perceived, stored, and processed and how language is used and understood
- processes that explain changes in children's thinking and behavior from infancy through adolescence
To learn more about this research cluster please follow this link: http://www.psychology.uwo.ca/research/cognitive_developmental_brain_sciences/index.html
*Dr. Daniel Ansari : developmental cognitive neuroscience of numerical cognition
Dr. Lisa Archibald : language and working memory impairments
*Dr. Laura Batterink: cognitive neuroscience of language, implicit learning and memory, sleep and memory consolidation
*Dr. Blake Butler: sensory system development and crossmodal plasticity following sensory loss
Dr. Brian Corneil : neural control of movement
*Dr. Jody Culham : neuroimaging and behavioural studies of perception and actions in realistic and virtual-reality environments
*Dr. Paul Frewen: self-referential processing, meditation, neurofeedback, non-invasive brain stimulation
Dr. Melvyn A. Goodale: visual perception and visually guided behaviour
*Dr. Jessica Grahn : music neuroscience, rhythm and time perception
*Dr. Paul Gribble: human motor control & sensorimotor learning
*Dr. Elizabeth Hampson : sex steroids and brain function
Dr. Elizabeth Hayden : developmental psychopathology
Dr. Riley Hinson: associative processes in drugs and addiction
*Dr. Debra Jared : reading, bilingualism
*Dr. Marc Joanisse : cognitive neuroscience of language and reading
*Dr. Ingrid Johnsrude : auditory cognitive neuroscience/network abnormalities in neurological disorders
Dr. Albert Katz: non-literal language and everyday memory
*Dr. Martin I. Kavaliers: Hormones and Behaviour; Immune systems and Behaviour
*Dr. Stefan Köhler: brain bases of human memory and memory disorders
Dr. Steve Lomber : cortical plasticity following hearing loss and restoration
*Dr. Steve Lupker : reading; semantic and orthographic priming
*Dr. Penny MacDonald : cognitive profile of patients with Parkinson's disease
*Dr. Scott MacDougall-Shackleton: seasonal changes in brain, hormones and behaviour
*Dr. Ken McRae: cognitive neuroscience of events and language understanding
*Dr. John Paul Minda : cognitive psychology of higher-order thinking and concept learning
Dr. J. Bruce Morton : cognitive control and frontal lobe development
*Dr. Marieke Mur: neural and computational mechanisms of visual cognition
*Dr. Klaus-Peter Ossenkopp : behavioural neuroscience of hormones, immune system and behaviour
*Dr. Adrian Owen : disorders of consciousness
Dr. Andrew Pruszynski: neural mechanisms of sensory perception and motor control
*Dr. Bill Roberts: animal cognition
Dr. David F. Sherry : animal cognition and the avian brain
*Dr. Susanne Schmid: sensory processing in children with autism and in respective animal models
*Dr. Ryan Stevenson : sensory perception and multisensory integration in autism
Dr. Jennifer Sutton : spatial cognition and navigation in adults and children
* accepting Graduate Student applications for 2020-2021
Industrial/Organizational Psychology (I/O)
The I/O field of research encompasses the Industrial/Organizational Psychology area of research excellence and focuses on the study of worker and organizational characteristics that contribute to adjustment in the workplace.
To learn more about this research cluster please follow this link: http://www.psychology.uwo.ca/research/io/index.html
Dr. Natalie Allen: teams & workgroups, methodological issues in team research, teams in extreme situations
Dr. Alex Benson: Followership and leadership; Group Dynamics; Organizational socialization
Dr. Joan Finegan: organizational behaviour, incivility, work attitudes and values
*Dr. Richard Goffin: personnel selection and performance appraisal
*Dr. John Meyer: work attitudes and motivation
Dr. Mitch Rothstein: workplace resiliency, personality and job performance
*Dr. Jennifer Robertson: organizational environmental & social responsibility and the nature and prediction of leadership (cross-appt)
*Dr. Johanna Weststar: organizational commitment, occupational and professional identity, industrial citizenship,citizenship at work,employee involvement, employee voice (cross-appt)
*accepting Graduate Student Applications for 2020-2021
Social, Personality and Developmental Psychology (SPDP)
The SPDP field of research encompasses the Social Psychology and Personality Psychology and Social Development areas of research excellence. The SPDP cluster focuses on the study of:
- how people think about, influence, and relate to one another
- individual differences in personality and intelligence and analysis of psychological data with the help of mathematical concepts and statistics
To learn more about this research cluster please follow this link: http://www.psychology.uwo.ca/research/social_and_personality/index.html
Dr. Alex Benson: Followership and leadership; Group Dynamics; Organizational socialization
*Dr. Rachel Calogero : system justification and social change, objectification of self and others, gender, sexism, inequality, and justice, body image, stigmatized bodies, and body-self attunement
*Dr. Lorne Campbell: close relationships; meta-science; social connection
*Dr. Victoria M. Esses : Immigration and Cultural Diversity; Multiculturalism and Intergroup Relations; Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination
Dr. William A. Fisher: sexual behavior and reproductive health
*Dr. Paul Frewen: self, trauma, attachment, mindfulness
*Dr. Erin Heerey: social interaction and social cognition
*Dr. Samantha Joel: Decision making in the context of romantic relationships
Dr. James M. Olson: attitudes, justice and social cognition
*Dr. Don Saklofske : individual differences, intelligence and personality
*Dr. Julie Aitken Schermer: individual differences, personality, measurement (cross-appointment)
*Dr. Paul Tremblay: structural equation and multilevel modeling
Dr. Lynne Zarbatany : childhood peer groups, friendship, and social adjustment
*accepting Graduate Student Applications for 2020-2021
Affiliated Programs
Students may earn a specialization in any one of the following collaborative programs for their MSc or PhD degrees. Application to a collaborative program should be made early in the first term of study.• Collaborative Graduate Program in Migration and Ethnic Regulations
• Graduate Program in Neuroscience
• Collaborative Graduate Program in Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
3. Online application
Application open from October 15 to December 5
After confirming that you meet the minimum program admission requirements and have chosen a research cluster and up to three prospective supervisors, please gather the remaining required components of your application as outlined below. Please note that a complete application is required of all applicants, including current Western Psychology master's students who are applying to continue to doctoral studies.
Statement of Interest
Please upload your statement of interest to the online application where indicated. The statement of interest should be no more than two or three pages in length, double-spaced. Include your reasons for applying to graduate studies and your current and future research and academic interests.
Academic References
You will be required to provide two academic references in the online application. After you have keyed in the information and saved your application, an automated email containing an online reference procedure will be sent directly to your referees. Submission of the reference will, in turn, be collected electronically. No paper reference letters are required.
University Transcripts
At the time of the application, you may upload an unofficial academic record for each post-secondary academic institution attended, including a Western academic record from the Western Student Centre: http://student.uwo.ca, if applicable. Official transcripts are only required once an applicant has been admitted.
Graduate Record Examination Scores
GRE (General)* is an admission requirement for two of the research clusters in Psychology, as indicated below.
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Department Code: 2016 (Psychology)
GRE (General) Required
You must add the test date and your General GRE test scores and percentiles to the online application. Usually the raw scores and percentiles for the verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE are available right after you write the computer-based test. It is crucial to your application that we have the unofficial scores immediately. They will be confirmed by the official score report at a later time.
Occasionally, GRE scores arrive as an individual paper score report. Much more common, however, ETS/GRE sends a list of scores to Western's School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Usually Western receives a minimum of two lists per month and up to six lists per month arrive in January and February. Our program has access to these lists.
Have you written the GRE in the recent past and plan to write again before our application deadline? Please list the new test date and scores on the online application.
*Graduate Record Examination Scores (GRE): Verbal, Quantitative, Analytical Writing. The GREs consist of a set of tests provided by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton, New Jersey and administered by universities and other offices around the world. There are three tests of general knowledge and ability: verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing which are taken together in one computer-based (or, less common, paper-based) testing session. Please visit the official GRE website.
Proof of English Proficiency (International Applicants Only)
Applicants whose first language is not English must furnish evidence of their proficiency in the use of the English language by a satisfactory achievement within the last two years in one of the programs listed below.
Please enter your score in the online application. Western's School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies receives the official test scores and will make these available to our program.
Approved English Proficiency Programs:
The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The minimum acceptable score is 86, with no individual score below 20 for the internet based version; 213 for the standard electronic version; or 550 for the paper and pencil version, although some programs require a higher minimum score. [Western's TOEFL ID is 0984]
The International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) of the British Council. The minimum acceptable score is 6 out of 9. The IELTS is offered in 6 test centres in the US and 3 in Canada.
The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) of the University of Michigan. Students must have at least 80 on each of the sections and an overall score of at least 85. Arrangements to write MELAB may be made online.
The Canadian Academic English Language Assessment (CAEL Assessment). The minimum acceptable score is 60. The CAEL Assessment is offered in several countries throughout the world as well as Canada.
Fanshawe College's ESL Program. The requirement is graduation from Level 5, Advanced Academic Preparation, with a minimum 80% in all components. Students who are required to present evidence of proficiency in English must make their own arrangements to write the TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB or CAEL and to have the official results sent directly to Western's School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies by the testing agency. Those graduates from CultureWorks or Fanshawe College's ESL Program must provide official proof of graduation.
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Wii can do it, too
April 14, 2008
A shameless copy of the motion-sensing Wii remote controller is in development for Xbox 360, according to MTV News.
An unnamed source says the controller has been in development since mid-last year and will be released before Christmas. But Microsoft's controller isn't just a response to Wii Sports - it is slightly more ambitious.
"They want the usual assortment of Halo/Gears/Forza/whatever, just in waggle form," MTV's source says.
Apparently development has not gone smoothly. "The whole thing is a colossal clusterf***," the source says. "(Microsoft) marketing just want it so they can match the Wii point-for-point. The biggest parts of their marketing materials outline how easy it would be for third parties to port their Wii games to the 360."
Microsoft representatives have often rejected the idea of motion-based controls, despite the popularity of the Wii and the incorporation of motion sensors into the PlayStation 3's controller.
For example, Peter Moore dismissed the suggestion that Microsoft should consider their own motion-sensor controller to Screen Play at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in 2006, saying the 360 joypad was "intuitive" and "more mass-market and familiar to a lot of people than it gets credit for".
"We did what Sony's reported to be doing six years ago with the (failed PC controller) Freestyle," Moore told me at the show. "Been there, done that. Consumers said it was interesting, but there was a collective yawn from the gaming community.
"Nintendo has obviously gone with this idea of waving things in the air and I'm sure it's going to be interesting, but whether it's going to be sustainable over 1000 different games, I don't know. I think the idea of doing innovative things is great, but whether they actually turn into incredibly powerful, mass-market devices is yet to be seen."
Of course, despite Microsoft's initial skepticism, the public's reaction to the Wii has been far from a yawn - it's now the leading "next-generation" console in terms of sales despite Xbox 360's formidable head start, and is responsible for getting millions of "lapsed gamers" excited about video games again.
In Australia, Wii weekly sales are now routinely three or four times higher than Xbox 360.
Of course, whether MTV's rumour turns out to be true remains to be seen. But Microsoft do finally realise they need to make games for a wide audience rather than just the young men that have dominated the Xbox community since Microsoft's entry into the console business in 2001.
You might recall Screen Play's recent interview with Xbox Product Marketing Manager Jeremy Hinton, who said 2008 represented a transition year for Xbox 360, and that exciting products would soon be revealed that would significantly broaden the Xbox audience beyond shooters and racing games.
I've also heard whispers about a significant push towards "wide-appeal" games from other Xbox sources, which certainly do not contradict MTV's story about a Wii-style remote. The beans will no doubt be officially spilled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in mid-July.
In the meantime, would you like to see a Wii-style controller for the Xbox 360?
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Recent comments
- Sydney boi
- April 14, 2008
It will fail.
This is the last ditched attempt to keep a sinking console afloat.
Can't wait for box bowling, box golf, box boxing and box baseball. Will they call it xbox sports as well, lol
- Steve
- April 14, 2008
Only if they bundle it with Wii Sports :D Then I'll be happy to have my 360 with a motion sensing controller. Funny thing is that the games I play on my 360 I couldn't imagine playing with a Wii-style controller, so honestly wouldn't phase me.
- death to nerds
- April 14, 2008
but, but, but!
waggle is 'teh ghey'!
all REAL, HARDCORE gamers who own a Xbox know this.
the Wii is just a fad for old people and the soft-core. It's not a real console.
don't understand
- April 14, 2008
ok, this is a clutching move by MS, however, even though we're bagging them for being unoriginal, does this mean that no other company is ever allowed to make a motion sensor controller?
MS should clean up their product though. All this thing is claiming to be is 'the same, but different!'
- Mongey
- April 14, 2008
Couldnt want a wii style controller for my 360 less .
No doubt they will try . They should just be content with their machine being a hit with the crowd it is . Just give me games to play
- Jules
- April 14, 2008
Well I guess it took Microsoft a little while longer to copy somebody else given that they jumped the gun a year early with the 360. I'm sure we will see a prototype very soon but it won't be on the market until just before Nintendo/Sony come out with an improved motion sensing system that puts the original Wii Remote to shame. Again as usual Microsoft will be behind the competition. Heck it will probably overheat in your hand and will be a Wii-esque fiasco all over again except instead of broken TVs we will have 3rd degree hand burns.
- DexX
- April 14, 2008
Are you absolutely sure this isn't a late April Fool's prank?
- Ricky Denim
- April 14, 2008
Yes, i do think a wii-style controller for 360 would be great. I think i could speak for many, that if the Wii was as graphically powerful as the 360 then it would have killed ALL the competition by even more. The main reason i dont have a wii is i really cant stand how poor the graphics are.
BUT, the controller is great. And that controller mixed with HD visuals would be awesome.
Jason, you always mention the 360's weakness is family orientated games. I think the wii's weakness is mature games. I'm not talking about sales. I mean, its obvious wii is ahead,and your talking about microsoft getting some sales back. But maybe each console does repesents the types of games we want to play.
I dont care if its a rip of the wii or not, a wii controller for 360 would be something alot of people would want.
- Rathbone
- April 14, 2008
Microsoft also thought they could make a next generation console that would be reliable.
They failed miserably.
- masi
- April 14, 2008
As a PS3 owner, I don't see how this is different from SONY copying Wiimote's motion sensing in the name of SIXAXIS.
SIXAXIS which has been ONE BIG DISASTER.
So it's HYPOCRISY FOR sony fanboys to critisise MS for copying the wiimote.
- Awesome Wells
- April 14, 2008
No. Just no.
You have to wonder how much money Microsoft are prepared to throw away in their quest to capture the 'casual gamer'. You'd have thought investing in a decent GTA4 bundle and advertising their exclusive content would have been a slighty better way to spend that money. Or enhancing Live so it doesn't fall over every time (a) a lot of people use it or (b) a large piece of DLC arrives. Or investing in a studio to produce some quality, new IP. Or (and this would be my personal favourite) giving Capcom a vast bucket of money to make Dead Rising 2.
2008 is likely to be full of fail for Microsoft. And I take no joy in that because it's home to some of the best games this generation. But it will get smashed by the PS3 and Wii this year.
As an aside, is there any data behind this 'million of lapsed gamers' claim? I had thought that the biggest force behind the Wii's sales was (previously) non-gamers?
- MaxCombo
- April 14, 2008
Kill-joy! The article was posted on the 7th, so I think it's unlikely.
As for the waggle-box, If it adds to the console, why not support it! I know the Wiimote makes golf, bowling, and tennis all the more fun. Why shouldn't it be the same for the XBox360... it's just a protracted way of sharing the waggle love - and a shameless rip-off.
Of course, 'unnamed sources' often produce crap information, or at least information that is never followed through to the consumer.
- WadeMcG
- April 14, 2008
Didn't Sony attract similar flak for the Sixaxis?
- mark
- April 14, 2008
can't the 360 just go into the corner and die already(i know mine has)
- Smoolander
- April 14, 2008
I think I joked about this on Friday, Wii style bowling with your mates in GTA IV on the 360.
On to whether it would be good or not, if this is being driven by marketing people then what hope does it really have to be successful or any good. Yeah motion sensing may be good on some games, but how pointless if it's just to cash in on Wii port's.
- minime
- April 14, 2008
So death to the nerds. According to you only xbox gamers are 'real' gamers and anyone who doesn't own an xbox is not a hardcore gamer. Also you beleive that the wii is not a real console which is very interesting because that means that xbox are being beaten in sales by something that isnt a games console. Interesting Logic there buddy.
God I hate fanboys. I don't own either but I know people who own both and certainly enjoy both. There are games that are much better on the wii in certain things and i think you are being a little ridiculous to make out that the xbox has the run on all game genres.
Anyway back to the sanity. I really do love the fact that microsoft are blatently going to rip off the wii controller. That will really point out their obvious attitude towards simply making money. I would much rather the real thing then some shoddy microsoft ripoff.
- clayton
- April 14, 2008
chances are this will be done badly. they will need to sell this thing as a pack in, at a loss, or they`ll never get enough out into the marketplace.
but after playing resi four on wii with the new IR based controls, i played "black" on ps2 and found the twin sticks awkward...
now a new controller that used an ir pointer for fps games, that could be interesting. could help me finally choose between a ps3 and a 360
- Christian
- April 14, 2008
If they can pull it off it could work for them for gameplay, as I have been playing Re4, metroid3 and MOH2 on the Wii (OS MOH2 copy for the online of course)and its precision is outstanding! So accurate and feels just so very natural?
Now is it better than xbox controller and mouse and keyboard combo? I dunno...yes probably, it feels better, and its fun!
BUT I can't see people being drawn to the Xbox because of a copy wiimote. Ship has sailed on that idea and they need to focus on their next console perhaps and just release some more games for this one. They have the best online system (minus the cost).
They can try to have it all but I can't see it working and drawing new 'working-family' gamers the way they intend to market it.
(Oh and Poo poo! to EA for cutting the online mode.)
- Todd
- April 14, 2008
Fail for microsoft for 3 reasons...
1) its not the motion sensing its self that gamers like, its what you do with it.
2) And following on from this, without it being an add on there is no market for it on the 360 so there is no motivation for developers to port games to it.
3) The best games for the wii tend to be nintendo games, the vast vast majority of the rest are shovelware which no one really wants. Now, who thinks that ninty will port their games to the 360??
- Vince Noir
- April 14, 2008
@ Rathbone, Sydney boi and all the rest of the PS3 fangirls
So why not? Sony was released with one that then didnt work and was re-released with rumble... ha ha! another thing that should come out with the console for free, like component cables!
"Hi I'd like to buy that car"
"Sure, the motor and wheels are extra though"
"Well I own a PS3 so Im used to being treated like shit"
So M$ is aiming for the Wii market as well? Good on them. They own the PS3 because of the range of games and the Live system, why not aim at Wii? Makes good business sense!
Personally, I hate the Wii and will definitely not buy a psuedo-Wii controller.
- masi
- April 14, 2008
minime.. welcome to the club. you FELL FOR death to nerds sacarsim like I did couple of weeks back.
I wish SONY FANBOYS could SHUT THEIR TRAPS. They are embarrassing and making us PS3 owners all look like mugs.
MOST PS3 GAMES SUCK ONLINE. Sort it out SONY.
Retailers are PARIAHS. When the PS3 was strugling, PS3 games were put at the back of gaming sections of MOST stores. Everyone was on xbox360's bandwagon.
Now PS3 is gaining in sales and 360 struggling now all of a sudden they are loving he PS3 and want to dump the 360 like they did the GAMECUBE.
Retailers have NO SOUL. Only care about making money and don't care how they do it. Make me SICK!
- Austin
- April 14, 2008
I don't think the Wii's problem is mature gamers. The problem is the lack of quality third party titles. Nintendo banks on Mario, Super Smash Bros, Mario Kart, Zelda, Metroid and the other franchises they've continued to spew out since the NES.
There's only a handful of third party titles that are worth a look. Maybe Umbrella Chronicles and Zack and Wiki. But it seems the only decent Wii titles are the ones being brought out by Nintendo and they don't come out regularly enough.
As for a 360 controller. I remember people bashing the SixAxis when it was brought out going on and on about how Sony were copying Nintendo. How the tables have turned.
I don't think it will work unless Microsoft completely ditch their controller and put the consoles focus on motion sensor controllers, which I think we all know they won't. Nintendo has made their focus on motion controllers and it's sold them a s$%tload. Unless Microsoft follow suit then I think it will head down the same road as the SixAxis.
- Oh shut it
- April 14, 2008
Where were all you haters when Fony had to release a controller with dual shock?
Microsoft is doing what Fony and Nintendo cant, broadening their market but not like Fony who force their fanbase to buy a Blu Ray drive and a controller which they stuffed up, no. Microsoft give you the OPTION to buy it.
Will I buy one? No, because I think the Wii is just a toy and no fun at all but my 3 year old neice might play it and that's ok.
Resist all you want, fools! the 360 has the most and best games, it has Xbox live which is worth the ticket price alone and tons of exclusive content. Doesn't matter how many automatons buy the shiny Sony product with no researching it, the better games are on the better system - the 360 - now also kid game friendly! Boo Hoo for the black Blu Ray player.
So keep whining, haters, us 360 owners will be busy playing actual games while you cry about how Microsoft copied the Wii and killed your inner child.
Here's a tissue to wipe those eyes.
- Dateman
- April 14, 2008
What's the fuss, this is the standard timeline for Microsoft's much touted innovation...
Microsoft has been built on playing catch-up...wait to see what works then copy and crush the competition...only they are finding this works less effectively when its not just software...i.e. iPods, Game Consoles...
- April 14, 2008
I don't see what the big deal is?
Of course, the games industry is full of original ideas and no one ever copies anyone else.
PS3 put motion sensing into their controller only after Wii was announced. They've also blatantly copied Xbox Live features and functionality & with Home will be directly copying Second Life.
Xbox Live has copied some of the best features of their system from PC gaming.
Almost every game is a blatant rip off of games released before it, with a few tweaks to make it better. By this rational, shooters should have stopped with Wolfenstein. Nintendo is the best at this - Mario, Zelda, Super Smash Bros, etc are all evolutions of their previous versions.
If people clearly like what the Wii is offering, why not offer it elsewhere. Personally, I've not been interested in a Wii because I'm more of a shooter fan, but that doesn't mean that I wouldn't like to try a Wii tennis style game without having to buy a new console. Potentially this is the best of both worlds, for me anyway...
I agree with Ricky - Jason you're quick to point out the struggles that 360 has had in attracting family games, yet your quick to rubbish a rumoured attempt such as this, which I think would help them be more accessible.
- Anthony
- April 14, 2008
It's a cute idea, but I think they just need to look at the PS3 to see that having a waggle device doesn't mean that people will actually support it.
PS3 has a grand total of 'Lair', and the falling part of Ratchet and Clank.
Also, I'm not sure the motion aspect of the Wii is actually that great, but it has it's other features (the IR camera, and the chuck) that helps the system to compensate for that. And If MS gets too close to the complete design, I fully expect Nintendo to release the hounds.
- Kaidra
- April 14, 2008
I'd buy one. It's great to have your CoD4, GTA IV, Forza, Halo, etc etc, but then people come over, I still have to plug in my PS2 for Singstar, Buzz, eyetoy, etc.
The X-Wand/Newton will make party gaming a lot easier. I assume it's only going to be for Live Arcade games though. Can't see myself spending $80 to waggle my wand!
- fnord
- April 14, 2008
So we've got another Xbox bashing article from a media outlet that's openly 'sponsored' by Sony. Its becoming routine... this piece goes well with last weeks 'Xbox in decline' article that Jason wrote but chose to keep away from his blog.
How come we never hear unsupported rumours about the PS3?
Jason says: Screen Play is not sponsored by Sony, or anyone else. Sony's only involvement is to donate a prize for the Your Turn initiative, which readers benefit from, not Fairfax. As for "keeping the article away" - the article was based on the interview with Jeremy Hinton which ran on Screen Play first, several weeks ago. And I certainly think today's topic is worth covering.
- Falooza
- April 14, 2008
Crap, the fanboys are out in force this morning. Sigh....back to work...
- Paul C
- April 14, 2008
This idea is just as bad as the Sixaxis, people won't buy 360's just because it has a motion sensitive controller.
MS and Sony are trying to penetrate a market where everyone already has a Wii.
- April 14, 2008
This is just like the time that Half Life 2 created the Gravity Gun and then The Resurrection of Evil mission pack for Doom 3 brought in the 'Grabber' (or Zero Point Energy Manipufailer)
- Joka
- April 14, 2008
Completely understandable by MS.
As the saying goes "If you can't beat them, join them."
The sketch from the MTV website, gee that is quite original in design and concept. If MS keep it the same, then I'm convinced.
- km99
- April 14, 2008
If it will work with Star Wars Force Unleashed it will be a definite buy for me.
- Anthony
- April 14, 2008
@NS on April 14, 2008 11:15 AM
Yeah, but the HL2 one isn't powered by souls!!
- April 14, 2008
This is pretty much a hypothetical given this is very much a rumour and may never see the light of day. I'm a bit surprised at the tone - "shameless" being the judgemental vector we begin with.
I think we all accept that both Sony and Microsoft got caught by surprise by the Wii and will try to match it in some way.
The question of a new Xbox motion controller, or Sony's Sixaxis is, is this, like Analogue controls of recent times, simply adopting a new/parallel standard in game controls or cashing in?
If you say it's cashing in, then do you finish the sentence... "cashing in on a fad..."?
I think we can agree by now the Wii is beyond a fad, even though the substance of some of the new gameplay types is to be questioned.
So do we need to vilify when discussing what seems to be an obvious thing for these competing companies to explore?
Moving on to discuss it's viability, I think, like the sixaxis (and many of the wii games as well), it will be lame without strong software support.
I'd be somewhat interested in seeing a more "advanced" version of the Wiimote that works with the higher resolution of the HD consoles; would this mean the option for greater accuracy?
The wiimote, currently, feels very fuzzy on a lot of games and it's disappointing because it can limit the challenge curve.
- Kermit
- April 14, 2008
Good ideas are always subsequently used by competitors, and hopefully improved upon. D-pads, the shape of controllers, triggers, analog sticks, etc, etc. If motion controls excite people and developers, why not incorporate them into the 360, especially when the console does have an image problem in regards to the "casual" audience. The challenge for Microsoft will be to come up with innovative software.
- mickyb
- April 14, 2008
What a joke.
At least you can rest your wands on your HD-DVD player, LOL.
Microsoft should think of the environment and stop creating more landfill.
- leeS
- April 14, 2008
Posted by NS
"but, but, but!
waggle is 'teh ghey'!
all REAL, HARDCORE gamers who own a Xbox know this."
Wow what loser, I'll cut a little slack since this person is obviously pre-pubecent.
But obviously MS doens't want to cater to 'te ghey' customers, because they are not hardcore like NS.
Good argument NS, you should be a lawyer.
BTW, you give Xbox players a bad name.
- leeS
- April 14, 2008
Ok for a real comment. I couldn't let NS get away with that BS.
I've known from the start MS would do this. They know first person shooters are much better without analogue sticks. Headshot precision is prefered for gamers who like to play competitively.
The motion sensing is just a bonus but is definitely fun if done right in a game. For example in Call of Duty to reload you shake the remote which is more fun than pressing a button.
I think another reason is movies and music and internet. The pointer is great for browsing the web, as a dvd interface or a music interface.
I would expect motionsensing/touch to be the next technological advance whether you like it or not.
I'm sure the same kind of people who whined about joysticks turning into D pads are the same kind of people compaining about this.
Get with the times. I'm talking to you NS.
- Ricky Denim
- April 14, 2008
Jason, what are YOUR thoughts? Do you want one for the 360?
Jason says: I'm a bit torn. I would like to see Microsoft concentrate on innovative software rather than just ticking off feature lists to satisfy marketing departments. Innovation is how you excite people about your platform, establish a point of difference and win new customers. That said, I've got no problem with Microsoft or anyone else coming out with a Wii-style controller if they can improve on it and back it up with new experiences, and I'll be very pleased if it is part of a serious attempt by Microsoft to significantly widen the 360's software library beyond the hardcore delights they offer now.
- InstinctSage
- April 14, 2008
I'm waiting for the press release:
"Thanks to Microsoft's courageous 'wait and see' policy, we can provide the best quality motion sensing in our controllers whilst eliminating the faults of competitors' models..."
Having experienced the myriad ways the wii remote makes use of motion sensing, I have to say that I don't think you can create a controller like the Dual Shock or the 360 gamepad, then go and add in motion sensing as an upgrade or afterthought. It's why the wii is so successful where light guns always failed. Nobody wants to pay $60 more for a game unless it's awesome and the extra investment is going to remain useful.
I'm not believing this until I see it. Not after Jeremy Hinton just finished saying (In Screenplay's April 2nd interview):
"...on the next-gen platforms you've got three companies that all have different business models and different ways of making money. Wii is profitable on hardware right out of the box, PS3 of course makes royalties on any Blu-ray sales, so that's a great business model for them, and we make money across Live and our really strong third-party software sales. For the first time ever we've got three really viable, profitable platforms that don't need to drive each other into bankruptcy to keep the market going."
- JD & Dry
- April 14, 2008
Microsoft is just a company trying to get itself out of the crap. Even if it is released the quality of the software is going to be horrible. Nintendo have been working on the wiimotes for years and they have only got it about 90% right. I just don't know how you could even think about buying it from Microsoft considering they brought us the red rings, scratched discs, HD DVD add ons, short console life spans with the xbox and various reincarnations of the same console.
They are falling behind in all regions in console sales including the US and GT5 pro hasn't even been released there yet.
Stay tuned for rumours of the next-next xbox generation console because this one's life span is close to being over.
I'm just lucky I have a Wii and a PS3.
- grassfire
- April 14, 2008
My hope here would be twofold:
1. Get the precision level up (the Wii-mote is a little fuzzy at times).
2. Make it connect to the PC, preferably via the same interface as the controllers.
(yes, I know you can connect a wiimote to the PC, but it's not mainstream)
- Falooza
- April 14, 2008
Posted by: leeS on April 14, 2008 12:00 PM and Posted by: leeS on April 14, 2008 12:07 PM
I think you'll find it was death to nerds who said all that, not NS. And anyone who has seen any of death to nerds' previous posts knows that he likes to stir the pot. So lets all chill out.
- Awesome Wells
- April 14, 2008
Is there a world cup for fishing? NS would have no trouble winning it if it did. Such massive catches with such little bait.
- masi
- April 14, 2008
leeS.. get glasses mate. You absolutely battered the wrong guy.
OUCH! NS. Caught in the Cross fire.
- smarter than you
- April 14, 2008
Microsoft is just a company trying to get itself out of the crap. Even if it is released the quality of the software is going to be horrible. Nintendo have been working on the wiimotes for years and they have only got it about 90% right. I just don't know how you could even think about buying it from Microsoft considering they brought us the red rings, scratched discs, HD DVD add ons, short console life spans with the xbox and various reincarnations of the same console.
They are falling behind in all regions in console sales including the US and GT5 pro hasn't even been released there yet.
Stay tuned for rumours of the next-next xbox generation console because this one's life span is close to being over.
I'm just lucky I have a Wii and a PS3.
Posted by: JD & Dry on April 14, 2008 12:31 PM
What's wrong with the software? I think you mean the PS3 has issues with software so it remains a bluray player and nothing more.
You're just lucky, not because you have a wii and a PS3, but because you obviously cant read, you dont have to make arguments that make sense.
Remember that you paid $60 for GT5:P where xboxers get that stuff for free.
It obviously cuts that M$ have encompassed all genres and are now going to smash both consoles.
Never a better time to buy a 360 considering the RROD has been history for ages now.
- joel
- April 14, 2008
boy this is one stylin' website, i'm so sick of all those uselessly 'slick' flash websites that really don't do anything but be slow.
- death to nerds
- April 14, 2008
Seems like you're getting blamed for my lousy posts.
- Awesome Wells
- April 14, 2008
Oh...so it was DtN not NS. Apologies to all involved. That'll learn me.
- MooMoo
- April 14, 2008
Seems a lot of new people because regular readers know that Jason has gotten stuck into PS3 and Nintendo in the past too.
Also, my god "death to nerds" was clearly being sarcastic. He did a pretty good job of impersonating the very idiots that flamed him too.
- Falooza
- April 14, 2008
Posted by: MooMoo on April 14, 2008 1:26 PM
It's hilarious, DtN gets them every time. All he has to do now is kiss them and throw them back. It's the sustainable way to fish.
- Smoolander
- April 14, 2008
Unfortunately there is no special characters for sarcasm on the internet. Unfortunately there is no magic button to remove fan boys either *sigh*. Next topic please, this one is a bit of a waste of time unless confirmed.
Perhaps Jason should finish any blog that is negative to a particular console with the following sentence - "(Console X) also sucks, and (Console Y) just doesn't deliver enough". Maybe those people who can't handle criticism of a 'precious' system will not call out with accusation of bias.
- Sydney boi
- April 14, 2008
@ smarter than you (Vince Noir be man enough to use your own name)
Coninuous rants about the PS3 only being a blue ray player must mean that you are bitter becasue you probably got sucked in to buying a HD-DVD player and payed around $300 for it, lol. As Mickyb posted, you will be able to rest your new controllers on your HD DVD player, just wipe the dust off it first, you don't want to ruin them. We all know what Microsoft hardware is like.
To date I have only played a couple of blu ray movies and don't really care for them that much. There are plenty of games out there for the PS3, no need to explain it anymore we all know it.
- Chris
- April 14, 2008
Wow DtN is sooo clever.
The mastery of sarcasm really is a sight to behold.
- April 14, 2008
*regains consciousness*
wow...what the hell was that?!?!
did anybody seen the footage over the weekend of some rocket scientist who has ported quake 3 to an iphone? the cool bit is that all the movement controls are all motion sensitive.
holding the iphone in landscape mode you tilt it forwards and backwards to move, tilt side to side to turn and touch the screen at the object you want to fire at.
While still looking very alpha, it could rock nicely.
- DexX
- April 14, 2008
Masi, I THINK there might be SOMETHING WRONG with your CAPS LOCK key. You MIGHT want to get it LOOKED at. ;)
Seriously, though, if Microsoft can make this work, I don't see a problem with it. The fans have been crying out for more adult titles on the Wii since it was released (and the woeful Red Steel certainly didn't help). If Nintendo won't deliver, why not Microsoft?
Remember that Nintendo originally called the Wii "Revolution". It's supposed to represent the next big advance in the way we play video games. If this is the truth, then copycats were inevitable. I mean real copycats, too, not the weak-as-piss SixAxis, which has never been more than a gimmick. The motion control is shoehorned into every exclusive title and in every case the game does not benefit from it at all.
I played many hours of Heavenly Sword over the weekend, and while the game is overall pretty good (but clearly not the system-seller Sony was hoping for) most of the motion control elements are painful. When I'm dealing with buttons and sticks, I don't want to be forced to flick the controller skyward in the middle of a button combo. About the only bit that works is the archery and throwing aftertouch, but even that would have worked better on analogue stick in my opinion.
Then there are the other games - falling through space in Ratchet and Clank, balancing on logs and aiming grenades in Uncharted, steering dragons in Lair - and again the motion-control is all shoehorned and unwelcome. The main problem is that I can't sit comfortably, holding the controller however I want to - I have to sit up and hold it level or throw off the tilt sensing. Also it's just a completely different control scheme - I doubt that precise finger-control for button pressing and whole-arm waggling for motion sensing are even controlled by the same areas of the brain. Mixing the two is totally unintuitive for me. If you want motion control, do the Wii thing and make it a dedicated motion controller with a couple of buttons, not a fully featured gamepad as well.
The worst of the bunch is the downloadable game flOw, I think. It's great fun and pretty to look at, and I was a fan back in its free Flash days. The requirement to use tilt is just obnoxious, though. Why the hell not include tilt and stick control? Let the player choose (and I know what all would choose).
Anyway, I have rambled long enough.
- DexX
- April 14, 2008
Death to nerds is funny as hell.
Anyone who disagrees is teh dumbs.
So there.
- DexX
- April 14, 2008
> While still looking very alpha, it could rock nicely.
That's pretty funky. I had no idea the iPhone that that kind of graphical power. Are the visuals a bit gimped to get a playable framerate?
On another topic, there's another type of intuitive interface that has never, in my knowledge, been used on a TV-based gaming console - touch pad or drawing tablet technology. A touch-sensitive tablet that sits in your lap and essentially turns your PS3 or 360 into a huge super-powered Nintendo DS would be cool, I think. There'd be a toss-up between the precision of a stylus and the convenience of fingertips...
Has anyone ever tried anything like this?
- lactose_the_intolerant
- April 14, 2008
as a wii owner i can say this will fail misserably because nearly every 3rd party game for the wii sucks
unless m$ can get nintendo to port there exclusives it will fail big time
lol probably the first time in history crapy wii 3rd partys will be of any help for the console
- masi
- April 14, 2008
DexX says
"Death to nerds is funny as hell.
Anyone who disagrees is teh dumbs."
So if you don't fing DTN funny one is DUMB right?
DexX said this last Friday on "Virtual ideology" article.
"One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter."
and he said this as well
"Whether someone is a goodie or a baddie depends largely on your point of view."
Now isn't that H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-S-Y ?
Say it ain't so DexX!
- Maniak
- April 14, 2008
How typical, the marketing department were behind it - I think it will be a load of crock too despite being a big fan of the 360.
LOL at all the comments about the 360 being a dead and buried and a failed console...get over it guys, this is more like typical business decision being forced onto the Tech guys.. same thing happened to Sony.
...and by the way my 360 failed last night! RROD! I cannot believe it after playing since it launched it finally gave it up.
But you know what, it's still got better games - I dont care what the Sony lovers say, the whole first 2 or 3 batches have the shittiest HW but still not enough to tip me over to the PS3 side when I weigh up my personal wants in a Console.
I can live without it for 3 days (thank God I live around the corner from the official repairer)
- InstinctSage
- April 14, 2008
The closest I could think of was the SNES Mouse:
You might be able to get some kind of touchpad setup to work with it with some engineering.
- Patrick
- April 14, 2008
the move from nintendo was to create a new generation controler for increase the gaming experience but they have sacrified many things for doing this and now... other jealous just copy that. Hope they will pay a lot of million dollars to nintendo for doing so.
- alakazak
- April 14, 2008
well, i've got both consoles, and to be honest, the wii controls shit me. they are good fun for your raymans, and mario galaxy used them well, but i had to sell call of duty 3 and marvel ultimate alliance for wii, and re-buy them for 360, cos i found the controls fruistrating and inaccurate....
playing gears of war 2 with "shake nunchuk now to killerise stuff" would be VERY ANNOYING!
- DexX
- April 14, 2008
Actually, masi, I was making a joke. I find DtN funny, but everyone is of course free to disgree.
I am also unable to follow your line of reasoning branding me a hypocrite. I'm not seeing a close link between sympathy for terrorists and/or righteous resistance fighters and appreciation of sombody's sense of humour.
I think you're saying that because I claimed that there are vast grey areas in modern geopolitics and it is often difficult to say in black-and-white terms whether a particular group or individual is villainous or virtuous, then it is hypocritical of me to claim that a particular web forum participant is a "goodie" (or, by extension, a "baddie"). I think this is incredibly tenuous logic, but I can counter it easily anyway - I never said that I do not harbour, or am not entitled to, my own point of view, thereby giving me an opinion as to the moral lean in many of these "grey areas".
Specifically, I can see both sides of the argument as to whether DtN is a hilariously sarcastic b*stard or just an annoyingly sarcastic b*stard, but my personal point of view is that he falls easily onto the hilarious end of the spectrum. You may disagree, according to your own point of view.
Though if you did, you would obvious be teh dumbs. :)
- dylillama
- April 14, 2008
Oh man. Look - what's the big deal with motion controls. They're pretty good I guess - but my problem with them is this:
I may be one hell of a lazy gamer, but I just prefer sitting down with a pad in my hand. You know, relaxing. If motion control takes off on all systems I maybe forced into game related exercise. Dammit. I want to keep gaming and exercising separate. Terrible news. Just terrible.
- Anthony
- April 14, 2008
@DexX on April 14, 2008 3:54 PM
o.0... I can't believe you took that much effort in shooting down Masi's fishing for a bite attempt.
Boring day at work?
- Matt Brown
- April 14, 2008
This blog is blocked by my work nowdays so I spent all day waiting to get home to read the comments to this.
What a dissapointment.
You know what, I own an Xbox and a PS3. I own them not because of some misplaced alliegance or psuedo-sexual tech crush, but because I like playing games.
Stop with the fanboi-ism and use your time constructively. Like, for example, not being a complete tard.
Oh and back on topic, Stupid Stupid Stupid idea by Microsoft (if this is in fact true).
- DexX
- April 14, 2008
> I can't believe you took that much effort in shooting down Masi's fishing for a bite attempt.
What can I say? I like a debate and I love flexing my logic muscles, even when there's no real reason to do so. I'm just one of those freaks who debates and argues for the fun of it. :)
- masi
- April 14, 2008
Anthony says
"...Masi's fishing for a bite attempt."
Pfft! I wasn't talking to you Anthony. So shut your piehole!
DexX you said..
"I am also unable to follow your line of reasoning branding me a hypocrite. I'm not seeing a close link between sympathy for terrorists and/or righteous resistance fighters and appreciation of sombody's sense of humour."
Sorry DexX, you missed my point as well. I thought you would take it lightheartedly. It was meant to be a light joke.
I will NOT DO IT AGAIN incase I am mistaken for a troll.
- Blenny
- April 14, 2008
@ dylillama:
Don't worry, I watched a friend play Zelda: Twilight Princess on the Nintendo "getting gamers off the couch" Wii for about 10 minutes once. Far from slashing wildly around using the Wiimote as a sword as the ads would have you believe, the only way I knew he hadn't gone into a coma was the occasional slight flick of the wrist. Though I supposed that could have just been a twitch...
On topic, the Wii motion controls have never really done it for me, and instead of wasting their time with it MS should build one of these instead:
Playing Assassin's Creed with a proper, vertigo-inducing 3D perspective, or Call of Duty 4 where you could peak round corners simply by tilting your head, now that would be next gen. I'd even forgive Assassin's Creed's for it's crappy controls...
And if you want to attract 'casual' gamers just build better games! I downloaded "N+" off Xbox Live and that's all my friends want to play now. The controls use one analogue stick, and one botton, that's it. Anyone can figure that out and it's a lot of fun. And motion control wouldn't suit the game in the slightest. Even my girlfriend likes it, I was stunned when on the weekend she actually suggested playing a video game (other than SingStar anyway).
Now instead of trying to build another, expesive gimmick, how are MS trying to bring great games like this to 'casual' gamers? I only found it 'cause I was bored, and started trawling though the full list of Arcade games and wondered what the heck "N+" was.
- Dark Wolfe
- April 14, 2008
Motion sensitive controls are a great idea. They need to be done right though, and I don't mean in the software, I mean in the hardware.
The Pointer interface of the Wii's remote has been done well I believe, but the motion sensitivity? absolutely bloody useless, it doesn't sense relative motion it senses change in motion, it's all about the flick of the wrist.
So if MS does copy this, what the hell was even the point, they have no games to support and the Wii is cheaper if they did. If they push the envelope, if they improve, if the can make a control that senses motion, not just the start or stop of motion, then they might make some money, otherwise keep walkin' Gates
- Dean
- April 14, 2008
Motion sensing controls are not a new thing and Nintendo didn't invent the idea. You could buy a light gun for the Atari 2600! Not exactly motion sensing but obviously people have been experimenting with alternative controls for quite a number of years.
In fact Microsoft developed a motion sensing control for the PC in the mid 1990's. Nintendo have had their motion sensing glove and there are a number of other manufacturers that develop motion sensing technology the is far superior and more accurate than that of the Wii's.
If Microsoft do release a motion sensing controller, from what I have read it will be a serious step up from the Wii. In reality, who would buy a Wii if you can buy a real next gen, Hi Def machine with superior software and superior, more accurate control mechanisms? I mean, lets face it, the Wii is really just a last gen console with a different control mechanism.
Sony made a pigs-arse of their attempt to half heartedly implement motion sensing in their six-axis control.
- McNandy
- April 15, 2008
Sorry, all I can say is that at the moment, this is all a joke.
1 - Who would trust a source that thinks they will impact the gaming community by going ONLY to MTV News?
2 - Why would anyone technical describe the development of anything as a "ClusterF***"? Anyone who has ever been involved in development would know that pretty much everything is a "ClusterF***".
- smarter than you
- April 15, 2008
@ Sydney boi
To begin with, I am not even a male so it'd be a little hard to be "Man enough to use my own name". I am not Vince Nior but seeing as you think a female cant be a gamer nor contribute to a forum dominated by "boi's" like you.
Does it hurt that much that you own the mistake console?
I happen to agree with vince nior, why does that bother you so much?
Then you wonder why you dont have a girlfriend. You are a masochist, that's why - and the handle 'Sydney boi'? Well you work it out.
- minime
- April 15, 2008
@ masi
I am hanging my head in shame. Unfortunately I was unaware of death to nerds previous sarcasms so was not sufficiently informed. Ijust couldn't take the risk that he was serious.
- DexX
- April 15, 2008
The more I think about this, the more I think it's a good idea. The 360 would be a powerful gaming machine with a very good regular controller and an optional motion-sending peripheral for specific games if you want it, much like the Buzz controllers or EyeToy. Contrast this to the Wii, which has an unusual controller as standard, which all developers for all games need to comply with, and a regular-style gamepad only as an optional extra, which relatively few in the console's install base own. Imagine how the PS2 would have tanked if the EyeToy was the standard interface, all games were expected to make use of it, and you had to pay extra for a regular controller.
Basically, I think it has potential. I'm picturing a D-shaped peripheral that you grip by the straight bar, with a trigger and two thumb buttons, or perhaps a thumb stick, and some buttons for your off-hand on the outside curve of the D. Perfect for simulating guns and swords.
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We run group activities which provide the opportunity to meet with other young people who may also be experiencing psychosis.
We also offer support to the family and carers of the young person.
Who can refer to Insight?
Anyone can refer to the Insight team; our referrals often come from GPs, community mental health teams, psychiatrists and frequently young people themselves, who access The Zone's Drop In.
If you, someone you know or work with, are experiencing any of the symptoms described, please contact the team on 01752 265775 for further guidance on how to make a referral.
Alternatively, young people can refer themselves by attending our Drop In Monday to Friday between 12pm—5pm.
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Two Photos from Jack's Point
Here are two photos from pretty much the exact same spot. I did two wildy different edits on them. I'm 100% sure I like the first one in the sequence better. It's a good reminder of how much variance there can be in post-processing sessions.
And here's another bonus photo from very close by…
Such an awesome area!
Jack's Point 360 Behind the Scenes!
Here's a fun video that shows a bit about my journey over to Jack's Point here in Queenstown. You can see a little bit about what I was thinking and doing with my shots that evening. It's NOT related to the photos above, however. Remember if this is your first 360 video, then you can grab the screen and look anywhere.


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Millwall midfielder captures Portsmouth hearts – as he aims for second promotion
BEN Thompson wants to regain a regular place in Millwall's first team – after first earning the second promotion of his career.
Thompson, 23, is on a season-long loan at League One Portsmouth, who are currently top of the table under former Lions boss Kenny Jackett.
Midfielder Thompson has played 13 times for flying Pompey already this season, after only featuring in eight games in all competitions for the Lions last season. He played 94 times over the previous two campaigns.
Portsmouth fans have been raving about Thompson's performances, which have also included playing in a more attacking midfield role.
Those supporters of the Fratton Park club would gladly take Thompson on a permanent deal, but he is determined to have a long career with his boyhood club.
Thompson made his Millwall debut a year after Jackett left the club, and he sees similarities between his current boss and Neil Harris.
"The training strategies and regimes are quite similar to Millwall, so it's not been a massive change for me," Thompson said. "They play direct as managers and want to get up the pitch quickly to play in areas that are dangerous to the other team.
"I knew that. I spoke to Neil before my loan and he knew that I'd be coming here and it would be similar to Millwall, that's what he wants. It will benefit me in the long run coming back to have played in a similar style.
"The way I'm looking at it is I'm improving here to go back and get in the Millwall team. I want to go back and prove myself in the Championship.
"I want to be playing at as high a level as possible. I've come here to learn. Obviously I'm here to help Portsmouth up the table, that's why Kenny brought me in.
"I want to make sure Portsmouth do well, of course, but in the long run I want to be playing in Millwall's first team."
Portsmouth are currently the second favourites for the League One title, though there is still two-thirds of the season remaining.
Thompson reached Wembley with Millwall twice, and was part of the squad that won promotion to the Championship on the second of those occasions in 2017.
He said of his current side: "I knew they would be up there near the top of the table. I want another promotion under my belt and there's no reason why we can't do it.
"I came here with a point to prove. I want to prove to people that I can do good things. It's working out at the moment and I want to keep it going."
*Read an extended interview with Ben Thompson in today's Southwark News print edition, including how he is expanding his skill set playing as a number 10, why Portsmouth was the best option for him, and dealing with the adulation of Pompey fans on social media.
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Herrenwörth was the name of the island in the Chiemsee Lake on which one of the oldest abbeys north of the Alps could be found, until it fell victim to secularisation. In 1873, King Ludwig II purchased the small island and made a dream come true for himself there: his project to build a new Versailles.
In the New Castle of Herrenchiemsee, he had a copy of the French royal residence built according to plans by Georg Dollmann and Julius Hofmann, as a symbol of absolutism and an independent creation of historicism. In comparison, though, the building itself was smaller than Versailles. On the other hand, it boasts a larger Hall of Mirrors than the original. The park surrounding the palace is based on designs by Carl von Effner and also borrows motifs from Versailles.
The castle was not yet finished when King Ludwig II died in 1886; only the royal representation rooms and living quarters were complete. It is thus that numerous rooms and halls are still in a state resembling a shell construction, which is why it is often referred to as a "torso" today. Nevertheless, the royal estate has remained undamaged and complete in terms of its furnishings like barely any other. Since 1987, several of the unfinished rooms house a museum dedicated to the life of the Fairy-Tale King and his extraordinary building projects.
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So you guys already know about my undying love for Tom Felton, well after watching the last Harry Potter movie I was left wanting to see more of Mr. Felton. Luckily, he's appearing in the new movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes starring James Franco, Andy Serkis, and Freida Pinto! (I have no idea who those people are!!)
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CFO Insights — Special Edition: Results from 2017 Q1 "CFO Signals" survey
Following their very positive outlook in the second and third quarters of 2016, CFOs were even more positive as they looked toward 2017. They were particularly bullish on the U.S. economy, and their optimism regarding their own companies' prospects remained strong. Even so, they cited growing concerns related to uncertainty — especially around the possibility of protectionist trade policies.
To understand companies' thinking about the broad range of policy proposals being discussed, the 2017 Q1 CFO Signals survey asked about factors that have been limiting companies' growth and the policy areas CFOs would like to see tackled first. This quarter's survey also explored the anticipated impact of potential policy changes.
Overall, respondents' collective outlook has improved significantly since the last survey, with CFOs voicing high hopes for lower taxes, a more business-friendly regulatory environment, and better economic growth. But the past few months have also done little to reduce concerns about policy uncertainty — especially around trade and taxes.


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Woah! I got way behind. I wrote this update on the plane and forgot to publish it! So… we're going to post this today and tomorrow I'll catch you up to these last couple of weeks so we can get back on track.
Special Plane Edition!
I'm flying back to Ohio today for a quick visit with my family and friends and then this weekend will be meeting up with my running friends to run a couple of races around Ohio! Being that I like being continually productive I thought I'd get my blogging done during my flight this early Thursday morning.
So last week I posted about it being DNF week for me at CrossFit. I launched into Thursday 's workout with some firey passion. I had a new attitude – I was going to dig deep within and give every last ounce of energy I had to finish the today's WOD within the 20 minute time cap.
After working on push ups and knees to chest for our strength piece of the class we got to the WOD:
150 Single Under Jump Ropes
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150 Single Under Jump Ropes
Classic CrossFit Buy In / Cash Out workout. I struggle with all of the movements except the box jumps. So the timer starts and I begin the jump rope piece. I could do about 35ish in a row now without stopping. I quickly got to a point where my lungs were giving out before I was tripping on the rope. It was tough but I manged to get 150.
The next piece I found myself breaking the reps into smaller sets in my head to make them manageable. After what seemed like an eternity I finally got through and looked to the clock to see if I had time to get my jump rope in.
To my pleasant surprise I was somewhere in the 12 minute range! So I picked up the rope and started cranking out single unders like it was my job. I was racing the clock and wanted to finish around 15 minutes. As I was finishing the last 10 reps and the rope passed under my feet for the last time I looked at the clock – 15:13.
I did it! I finished a WOD before the time cap!
Then I proceed to literally fall to the ground on my back and lay there for a good 30 seconds.
Saturday my buddy Scott and I went to do some lifting at the box. I wanted to work on my hang cleans because I still try and muscle the bar up and don't pull my elbows high enough. Somehow We ended up working on:
Hang Cleans
Knees to Chest / Elbows
Jump Rope
So during the jump rope Scott tells me I have to get 50 in a row before I can move on. I told him I can't and he just told me I had to try. So try I did and failed time and time again. Scott moves onto rowing and tells me that I can get a rower and start. I insisted that I was going to get 50 in a row no matter what. About 5 minutes later I finally hit 50 and again about collapse.
I am finding out that part of my hang up is mental. Something that I need to work on as well.
No CrossFit this week. I was in Houston for Scott's final treatments for his brain cancer. We did mange to sneak in some rowing, squats and burpees though one day in the garage. Now to stretch and hydrate these next couple of days before my races!


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UpFront Records to put out 1st Travie Rozae record in June
This was disclosed by CEO of R.A.Y.D.A.R Entertainment Mr. Ray Daniels at a press conference on March 21, 2012 at the Moorings Conference Room. Mr. Daniels, who was instrumental in getting record label representatives to attend the Top 7@7 Awards, including the owner of UpFront Records DeVyne Stephens, was speaking via Skype from Atlanta, USA.
This was also mentioned by President of Follow The Movement (FTM) Mr. Craig Lake. "We met with DeVyne Stephens and were speaking about the next step for Travis Walters. It would take at least a month for the back and forth with the drafts because drafts have to come to Travis' lawyer and go back to their lawyer to make sure that everybody is settled on the agreement. But what DeVyne Stephens has requested is that he wants to put out a record on Travis while this is going on. So they want to get a record out there so pretty soon Travis will be leaving to the States to deal with this record."
Mr. Lake also said it is only a matter of weeks before Walters would be returning to Atlanta to begin his work on the album.
According to Daniels, preparations are already being done to accommodate Walters at the studio. "When we did Rihanna's Album we worked on it for three weeks before she came to the studio because we didn't want her to come into the room until we had records that we wanted her to cut and a single first. I spoke to Devyne last night. He is super excited about what we are doing. He just wants to have all the records lined up so that when Travis comes in we will know exactly what records he is going to cut and exactly what records he is going to put out," Daniels said.
UpFront Records is founded and owned by DeVyne Stephens, who has worked with names such Toni Braxton, Pink, TLC, Usher and Boyz II Men. Stephens also discovered Senegalese R&B singer Akon, who went on to sell over a million copies of his 2004 debut, Trouble, and score hit singles like "Locked Up" and "Lonely."
Meanwhile, Mr. Daniels said the next Top 7@7 Awards would be even a grander affair as he would be looking to bring some of the best choreographers in the business including Laurieann Gibson, who is famous for working with Lady Gaga, Diddy and Keri Hilson; Jamaica, who has worked with Justin Bieber, Ciara and Usher and; Award-wining choreographer Fatima Robinson—who is the mastermind behind routines for pop like The Black Eyed Peas , Gwen Stefani and the late King of Pop Michael Jackson. "I want to bring them down so that they can pay attention to the dancers because there are people who make careers just dancing alone," Daniels said.
"The first thing is I feel is as though we accomplished what we wanted to accomplish as far as this island goes. As soon as I came back to the States my phone was blowing up from different people who were mad that they didn't get to come to Tortola and now everyone wants to come to Tortola, which is a good thing because a couple of months ago we didn't even know it existed," Daniels added.
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