I just read an interesting story over at the Slate. It was specifically talking about games, but I think this can be extended to any type of computer graphics. It basically talked about how people identify with and are drawn to characters that are more lifelike…but only up to a point. Once you reach a certain level, the characters become repulsive. I think this is part of the reason Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within wasn’t a very hot movie. People marveled at the graphics, but when it came down to it, the characters didn’t come off as living, breathing creatures that you could identify with. Anyway, I do agree with the author of the story, that going cartoony (like Zelda: Wind Waker) does make it easier to identify with characters and the ones that characters that push 99% realism are just freaky (100% may be just fine though, but since no one has done it yet, there isn’t any way to tell…). What do you think?
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Ain’t Life Funny
Over the years (mainly since I’ve been in college), I have seen many people that are very gifted in some particular way. They just seem to have one or two things they can really do better than 90% of the people out there. But instead of using those talents to be productive, they just keep them on the back burner and do other things that they are only so-so good at. Basically it boils down to a lot of people having jobs that they are not good at instead of having jobs they are great at. Even if they do get a job they are good at, they will stay there a while, but since they are so good, they’ll move up the ladder quickly thus moving again into a job they aren’t quite as good at again. I admit, I’m doing the same thing…I’m moving from a pure developer to more management (but still developing when there is work to be done) and for me, things just get old once you’ve done them once or twice and I imagine that is a major factor with other people as well. I’m not saying anything at all is wrong with people doing things other than what they are good at, as I firmly believe people should work at something they love no matter what it is (as long as they can live off what they make). But it just seems ironic that everyone that is perfect for some job doesn’t actually ever do that job. I’m not sure that is making a whole lot of sense, but if it did, I’d like to hear other people’s thouhts on this. I sometimes wonder where we would be (technologically and as a world in general) if everyone worked at jobs they were good at…
Ain't Life Funny
Over the years (mainly since I’ve been in college), I have seen many people that are very gifted in some particular way. They just seem to have one or two things they can really do better than 90% of the people out there. But instead of using those talents to be productive, they just keep them on the back burner and do other things that they are only so-so good at. Basically it boils down to a lot of people having jobs that they are not good at instead of having jobs they are great at. Even if they do get a job they are good at, they will stay there a while, but since they are so good, they’ll move up the ladder quickly thus moving again into a job they aren’t quite as good at again. I admit, I’m doing the same thing…I’m moving from a pure developer to more management (but still developing when there is work to be done) and for me, things just get old once you’ve done them once or twice and I imagine that is a major factor with other people as well. I’m not saying anything at all is wrong with people doing things other than what they are good at, as I firmly believe people should work at something they love no matter what it is (as long as they can live off what they make). But it just seems ironic that everyone that is perfect for some job doesn’t actually ever do that job. I’m not sure that is making a whole lot of sense, but if it did, I’d like to hear other people’s thouhts on this. I sometimes wonder where we would be (technologically and as a world in general) if everyone worked at jobs they were good at…