Dr. Bill.TV #308 – Video – “The Frenetic and Feisty Edition!”

The new Roku Streaming Device line-up, I’m rockin’ 30 meg symmetrical Internet! Value announces SteamOS, NVIDIA pledges support for Linux drivers, GSotW: Rufus! Value also announces a haptic game controller, Geek Web Site of the Week: ConvertCase.Net!

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Dr. Bill.TV #308 – Audio – “The Frenetic and Feisty Edition!”

The new Roku Streaming Device line-up, I’m rockin’ 30 meg symmetrical Internet! Value announces SteamOS, NVIDIA pledges support for Linux drivers, GSotW: Rufus! Value also announces a haptic game controller, Geek Web Site of the Week: ConvertCase.Net!

Links that pertain to this Netcast:

AMAZING Audible Deal – September ONLY! – Click HERE!

AWESOME Roku Deals – Click HERE!

TechPodcasts Network

International Association of Internet Broadcasters

Blubrry Network

Dr. Bill Bailey.NET

Rufus – Create Bootable USB Drives

https://www.convertcase.net/


Start the Video Netcast in the Blubrry Video Player above by
clicking on the “Play” Button in the center of the screen.

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Streaming MP3 Audio

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Download M4V Download WebM Download MP3 Download Ogg
(Right-Click on any link above, and select “Save As…” to save the Netcast on your PC.)

Available on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/geQAhZ325V4

Available on Vimeo at: https://vimeo.com/75669585


Web Site of the Week: ConvertCase.Net!

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Valve Announces a New Kind of Game Controller!

Value Haptic Controller

So, a new gaming OS based on Linux, a new console, and now, a new game controller… Value has been busy!

Valve reveals haptic game controller for release in 2014

“Games developer and publisher Valve has shown off its Steam Controller, the final part of its strategy to bring its PC-based platform to the living room.

The controller offers two trackpads which provide ‘haptic’ feedback capable of delivering various physical sensations to the player.

Valve said it offers a better way to play games that have traditionally been controlled with a keyboard and mouse.

Gamers have been invited test the device before it goes on sale in 2014.

‘Traditional gamepads force us to accept compromises,’ the company said via its announcement page.

‘We’ve made it a goal to improve upon the resolution and fidelity of input that’s possible with those devices.

‘The Steam controller offers a new and, we believe, vastly superior control scheme, all while enabling you to play from the comfort of your sofa.’

Research and testing

The controller is the third announcement the company has made this week. On Monday, it outlined plans to create an entire Linux-based operating system for running games, and followed up on Wednesday with details of the Steam Machine, essentially a new type of games console.

The widely-anticipated controller completes what Valve will hope is a strategy that can shift gamers that use traditional PCs – which is seen as a market headed for decline – and coax them into the living room.

However, the biggest challenge the company faces in doing so is in convincing gamers who have spent years playing titles, particularly first-person shooters, by using a combination of keyboard and mouse that a handheld controller can offer a more enjoyable solution.

The company said it had spent a year researching and testing different control methods. It said the haptic feedback offered new possibilities for creating immersive gaming.

‘This haptic capability provides a vital channel of information to the player – delivering in-game information about speed, boundaries, thresholds, textures, action confirmations, or any other events about which game designers want players to be aware.’

The company is to send out 300 early versions of the controller to people who sign up for beta testing.

Giant owl eyes

Rob Crossley, associate editor of Computer and Video Games, has been following Valve’s announcements throughout this week. He has described the latest move as ‘fearless’.

‘Controller design standards haven’t changed since the first PlayStation… the D-pad, the two sticks… that’s evolved only slightly over the last 20 years.

‘Sure, it looks a little funny – those two giant owl eyes – but I think that this could lead to a change in the way we look at controllers.’

Valve is banking on the trackpads providing the same kind of precision offered by a mouse, Mr. Crossley added.”