Jimquisition: Emotions, Polygons, and Ellen Page

[TwoSidesOneCoin]

This was disturbing enough, but when you watch it after having teeth pulled out, well....it just becomes weird as hell....also helps that I'm medicated as well

 

[Jopoho]

If only The Walking Dead had used more Polygons. People might have felt attached to Clementine if she had been made with eleventy-billion polygons.

 

[Meatspinner]

So, what story did I miss? Oh btw, Jim Sterling strawman someone, that new (sarcasm).

No really Jim, stop strawmanning people.

But if Jim is strawmanning and strawmen are people. Then Jim is strawman.

To think all this time so blind, but now Æ understand

 

[joeman098]

I was inspired by the ... emotions to craft this

 

[Rad Party God]

Then... I haven't felt the right emotions all this time, because The Walking Dead doesn't have more polygons!??, you're right!11!!, we need MOAR PLYGONZ!1!!!!!!!

 

[Quiotu]

Ahh, David Cage. I love the man, in the same way I love Peter Molyneux. They can shine on about what they're trying to accomplish and how they plan to squeeze the most out of gaming... but everything they do is rather disappointing compared to their goals. Now Cage has proven to be much more successful about this than Molyneux, but at best you can call David Cage the George Lucas of gaming. Someone who has a lot of wonderful ideas and concepts, who has absolutely no one around to keep him embedded in reality, and is absolutely dreadful at putting his ideas in a game or on a screen. And much like George Lucas, they both somehow think that more graphics and more CGI is what will make the story better... which is obviously wrong and has been proven wrong time and time again.

But I don't want him to stop... we need people around in game development to show the rest of the market how not to make a videogame. He's not the worst at it by a mile, but he is a lesson in moderation and narcissism. No David Cage... your games aren't bigger hits because the polygon count is too low, but because you tell a rather horrible story.

 

[Jetsetneo]

Emotions is people?!

EMOTIONS IS PEOPLE! EMOTIONS IS PEOPLE!

http://youtu.be/9IKVj4l5GU4?t=29s

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

That video is going to give me nightmares tonight. Emotion filled nightmares.

 

[chiggerwood]

Take away the tears and it looks like she's making a guuuuuuuuhhhh sound. Oh and before I forget, ahem AAAAAAAAHHHH! THE EYES!THE EYES! STARING INTO MY SOUL! BURROWING INTO MY CEREBRUM! THEY SHALL NEVER LEAVE!

On topic:

Let the man dig his grave, he's already a joke among gamers. It's not long until the industry catches up.

 

[stiffy]

"How many emotions is people?"......the birth of a meme

 

[mdqp]

...And this is why we thank God for Jim. Seriously, David Cage's speech made it sound like the guy will never understand what stirs emotions into people, and what are the strong points of videogames as a media.

 

[Woodsey]

I don't understand all the hate for his games. I thought heavy rain was great, and the niche he fills isn't one being filled by any other triple AAA developer. Would you guys prefer if Quantic Dream just made another spunkgargleweewee games? Of course he's passionate about the games he makes and the style he makes them in so by what right do we have to be so cynical as to say that it's wrong. I don't want every game being like Heavy Rain but neither do I want every game being like my personal favorite genre, a RTS.

His biggest problem is that he comes across as an egotistical and obnoxious prick. He rarely comes across as having any actual interest or respect for the medium itself. If he didn't have that persona he'd just be another bad game writer, but as it is he pretty much offers himself up for being taken down a peg or three.

And personally I take issue with the idea that the next revolution in game storytelling comes from making them more like films.

 

[Vegosiux]

Jim, thanks for this, but to the gaming community, I only have one thing to say...

Get your spelunking equipment in order, since we seem to be rushing right for the Uncanny Valley, and I'll be damned if we get out of it soon and know which side of it we emerged from.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

Epic parody, Jim. Thanks for the laughs next to usual insight.
I demand more masks, the effect is fascinating and hilarious at the same time!

 

[Innegativeion]

So, what story did I miss? Oh btw, Jim Sterling strawman someone, that new (sarcasm).

No really Jim, stop strawmanning people.

Parody [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parody]

Education is the inalienable root of all spicy cat's pajamas

*floats away on an inverted rainbow*

 

[an annoyed writer]

So according to David Cage, the cars from Need For Speed have more emotions than the entire main cast of heavy rain? Disney, Pixar, put on your coat and GTFO, these cars deserve to be on the silver screen. That's over 270,000 emotions per car.

 

[MarsProbe]

Then... I haven't felt the right emotions all this time, because The Walking Dead doesn't have more polygons!??, you're right!11!!, we need MOAR PLYGONZ!1!!!!!!!

Rather ironic that Old Man is edited into a shot from The Walking Dead - a game that, while featuring far fewer polygons, features far more emotions than Old Man: The Game.

 

[DoPo]

Thanks Emotions for Jim. Or thank Jim for giving my that one emotion that lasted throughout the entire video - joy. I couldn't stop laughing aside from to take a breath for the entire duration and then a minute more.

Thank you, Jim, you give emotions!

 

[xPixelatedx]

So, what story did I miss? Oh btw, Jim Sterling strawman someone, that new (sarcasm).

No really Jim, stop strawmanning people.

It's not a strawman if that is what the person being parodied actually believes, and it is if were are talking about the video game part. He's said so enough times publicly. But if you were actually making a joke; pointing out how ridiculous it could be that anyone actually thinks that way, then I am sorry for ruining it. XD