Sentences with phrase «early computer role»

Crafted from the dust of early computer role playing games — the original open world designs — the goal isn't to tightly control the player experience, but rather to build a world and turn the player loose in it.

Nevertheless, this is the magnum opus of early computer role - playing games, and if you're of a mind to spend months in a digital world slowly acclimating yourself to its mechanical quirks and control idiosyncrasies, Ultima IV is an excellent history lesson.

Not exact matches

Gates and Allen were kindred spirits from the start, but if both were driven to get under the hood of the earliest computers, Gates was the more strategic thinker, while the title of this memoir best describes Allen's role in the partnership.

Oprah Winfrey ignited a new wave of Kindle love when she devoted a show to the little eInk gadget in late October 2008, and Amazon further cemented its dominant role with new Kindle models in early 2009 and mid-2010 and free apps that allow readers to «buy once, read anywhere» on any computer, smartphone or handheld device.

The tactical role - playing game was previously released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 since 2010, and was released for personal computers via Steam earlier this October.

Since the early days of the Cyberpunk pen - and - paper role - playing setting, I've been fascinated by the idea of highly - skilled computer hackers roaming the plains of cyberspace looking for a fight; digital cowboys with their fingers twitching inches away from their plastic 101 - shooters.

He also had a rather bizarre role in the early history of Crash Bandicoot, while working for Sony Computer Entertainment's communications department.

During the same period, he met composer Pierre Barbaud, known for his role in shaping early «algorithmic music,» an encounter that alerted him to the artistic possibilities afforded by then - fledgling computer technologies.

He and his collaborators employed both simple and complex computer models in early studies of the role of clouds in climate change, and in research on the climatic effects of massive volcanic eruptions.

Apple's critical role in the early days of personal computers is beyond debate, but for a period of time in the 1990s, Apple seemed to have lost its way.