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Thread ID: 97809	2009-02-28 10:28:00	Games	rob_on_guitar (4196)	PC World Chat

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752172	2009-02-28 21:44:00	I'm about to try Timeshift which got crap Reviewer reviews and good user reviews. And its cheap so no biggie if the users turn out to be wrong.	pctek (84)
752173	2009-02-28 22:18:00	Never played a game in my life... computer, arcade or my PS3 Don't have a problem with other folks playing them, just never had the desire to do so. Am I missing out something in my life?? Ken No not at all. I am not as good as you and have wasted far too much time on simple games like Freecell etc but get really annoyed with the wasted space in PCWorld prattling on about games when they seem determined to avoid looking at important programs - how often do you see anything about technical drawing programs for instance. To my mind games should have their interests taken care of by a separate publication. Now lots of people will write in and tell me that it is only because of games I can have the powerful computers with massive hard drives etc. Well I use very old computers (including a 486) and my hard drives are tiddly. No problems at all.	Thomas01 (317)
752174	2009-02-28 23:59:00	No. It was supose to say 'are there any interesting new games...' Also how games a waste of space when the majority of users probably never have and never will ever in their life use a TD programme?	rob_on_guitar (4196)
752175	2009-03-01 00:06:00	I'm about to try Timeshift which got crap Reviewer reviews and good user reviews. And its cheap so no biggie if the users turn out to be wrong. I rented Timeshift - never finished it though. It was only a very mediocre FPS in my opinion. Great sounding idea - and there are some puzzles that make you think a bit - but all-in-all the potential of the idea wasn't realised.	Deane F (8204)
752176	2009-03-01 00:12:00	No not at all. I am not as good as you and have wasted far too much time on simple games like Freecell etc but get really annoyed with the wasted space in PCWorld prattling on about games when they seem determined to avoid looking at important programs - how often do you see anything about technical drawing programs for instance. You don't see anything about technical drawing programs because..... .....they're not important. The $21 billion spent on games last year in the USA alone makes them important. I can't even find statistics about technical drawing programs. I suspect that the amount of hours that people spend playing Freecell on their work computers when they're supposed to be working is an important issue...	Deane F (8204)
752177	2009-03-01 01:23:00	You don't see anything about technical drawing programs because..... .....they're not important. The $21 billion spent on games last year in the USA alone makes them important. I can't even find statistics about technical drawing programs. I suspect that the amount of hours that people spend playing Freecell on their work computers when they're supposed to be working is an important issue... Personally, it would be an unusual week if : A. I didn't use a CAD program at least a couple of times. B. I played one of the "Hi-tech" games. C. I read PCWorld. PCW has lost it's way and seems to be attempting to be a bland crop of widespread but shallow inanities, whereas it used to be insightful articles about the world of PC's. I have checked the refrigerator and the stove and was unable to locate any data on the value of PC Games. I wonder how the sales of PC Games compares to the combined spend on Disposable nappies and toilet paper?. ;)	R2x1 (4628)
752178	2009-03-01 01:59:00	I can't move my fridge or oven for all the information that is packed under them about the importance of CAD design programs. I can't wait for more threads about CAD design programs on PressF1. CAD design is so relevant to all computer users. Or wait - maybe it isn't? Maybe CAD design programs are used by a tiny fraction of computer users and that is why nobody ever posts about the things on here...?	Deane F (8204)
752179	2009-03-02 02:15:00	I can't move my fridge or oven for all the information that is packed under them about the importance of CAD design programs. I can't wait for more threads about CAD design programs on PressF1. CAD design is so relevant to all computer users. Or wait - maybe it isn't? Maybe CAD design programs are used by a tiny fraction of computer users and that is why nobody ever posts about the things on here...? Now now Deane, you are just stirring it. I know because of course I was also guilty of doing the same thing. But seriously I was amused by your reference to the huge amount of money wasted on games making them important. Phew! No answer to that. But today is Monday and today millions of people throughout the world will be sitting wildly excited in front of their latest version of AutoCad or whatever. They will be spending the week vigorously designing appliances, aircraft, ships, cars, coal conveyors, even toy dolls knickers. Pretty important I would think. But PCWorld has pages of stuff about games every month. I never even read a word about them. But I cannot remember any articles about Tech Drg programs. Not once. It may be of course be due to ignorance. Learning TD takes years of study. The high school course I ran lasted for five years. I did submit an article to the above mentioned magazine - but not even an acknowledgment was received. But they did provide TurboCad at a good price so I couldn't complain. But what an extremely difficult program to learn. Tom	Thomas01 (317)
752180	2009-03-02 02:49:00	Now now Deane, you are just stirring it. I know because of course I was also guilty of doing the same thing. But seriously I was amused by your reference to the huge amount of money wasted on games making them important. Phew! No answer to that. But today is Monday and today millions of people throughout the world will be sitting wildly excited in front of their latest version of AutoCad or whatever. They will be spending the week vigorously designing appliances, aircraft, ships, cars, coal conveyors, even toy dolls knickers. Pretty important I would think. But PCWorld has pages of stuff about games every month. I never even read a word about them. But I cannot remember any articles about Tech Drg programs. Not once. It may be of course be due to ignorance. Learning TD takes years of study. The high school course I ran lasted for five years. I did submit an article to the above mentioned magazine - but not even an acknowledgment was received. But they did provide TurboCad at a good price so I couldn't complain. But what an extremely difficult program to learn. Tom I think you've just answered your own question, Tom. Learning TD takes years of study. I would imagine that the 'normal' use of CAD programs would be in a very specific environment, with users who themselves are very technical and well-qualified. Reviews of this type of software would be more likely to be found in a design industry magazine/website, rather than a generic computer magazine. That doesn't describe the use of the the average PC Game.	johcar (6283)
752181	2009-03-02 02:55:00	Millions upon millions of dollars is spent on modeling traffic flows in large cities too. It's still boring. Just like technical drawing programs. Who wants to read about boring things (other than the small percentage of people who find them interesting....)? Just because it's important doesn't mean it's interesting. There are specialist publications for people that find their niches interesting. General magazines are for general readerships and publish on general subjects. The millions of people who spend their money on games don't care if some people think it's a waste.	Deane F (8204)
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