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Title: Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: The Omen on May 26, 2005, 07:38:30 AM


rev·o·lu·tion   Audio pronunciation of "revolution" ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (rv-lshn)
n.

  1.
        1. Orbital motion about a point, especially as distinguished from axial rotation: the planetary revolution about the sun.
        2. A turning or rotational motion about an axis.
        3. A single complete cycle of such orbital or axial motion.


Title: RE: Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: KDR_11k on May 26, 2005, 08:57:15 AM
I thought we were debating the correlation between "Revolution" and gyro controls for quite some time now?
Title: RE: Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: mantidor on May 26, 2005, 09:04:07 AM
This reminds the absurd theory that ms decided to put the 360 name as pun to a "revolution", it doesnt change the fact that 360 is the most stupid name ever for a console though.
Title: RE:Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: The Omen on May 26, 2005, 09:13:19 AM
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I thought we were debating the correlation between "Revolution" and gyro controls for quite some time now?


Perhaps you were....carry on.
Title: RE: Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: UncleBob on May 26, 2005, 10:17:24 AM
I think the pun with both names 360 and Revolution is that either one means that you end up right back where you started...

Sony is very happy with that.
Title: RE: Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: vudu on May 26, 2005, 10:29:06 AM
rev·o·lu·tion     P   Pronunciation Key  n.

a. Orbital motion about a point, especially as distinguished from axial rotation: the planetary revolution about the sun.
b. A turning or rotational motion about an axis.
c. A single complete cycle of such orbital or axial motion.

2. The overthrow of one government [or entity] and its replacement with another.

3. A sudden or momentous change in a situation: the revolution in computer technology.

You forgot a couple definitions in there, Omen.
Title: RE:Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: The Omen on May 26, 2005, 10:39:03 AM
Agreed, but  those are the definitions people seem to focus on all too much so I left them out...wanted to point out there are other POTENTIAL implications....
Title: RE:Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: MrMojoRising on May 26, 2005, 03:45:35 PM
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Originally posted by: The Omen
Agreed, but  those are the definitions people seem to focus on all too much so I left them out...wanted to point out there are other POTENTIAL implications....


Thanks Fox News
Title: RE: Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: ThePerm on May 26, 2005, 03:55:21 PM
http://www.planetgamecube.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=28&threadid=12423
Title: RE:Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: nemo_83 on May 26, 2005, 04:54:05 PM
In EGM they titled their 360 article "A Full Revolution."

They are definately playing off of the Revolution's name just like they did with the Cub/Box.  MS are dicks like that.  Further, the most talk about Nintendo through the whole biased issue was in the last pages with talk between Che and Shoe about how Nintendo is going to stay a niche company.
Title: RE: Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: KDR_11k on May 26, 2005, 11:24:16 PM
One MS exec claimed they chose the name because they asked people what they associate with the term "360". Obviously noone told those people that MS was thinking of adding 360 to their product name or the answer would have been along the lines of "bad Generation X name".
Title: RE:Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: The Omen on May 27, 2005, 08:19:16 AM
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Thanks Fox News


And thank you, prick.
Title: RE:Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: nemo_83 on May 27, 2005, 09:01:56 AM
Focusing on the mechanical definitions of the word revolution helped me come up with my controller ideas about trackballs and scroll wheels.  It very well could also be a play on the gyro spinning.  But what matters is how that gyro is used.  What if MS and Sony got all readied up to copy the REV's gyro with a tilt sensor and/or trackball in their controller (thinking they have Nintendo figured out).  Then Nintendo comes out with the beans and the gyro isn't even used in the controller but rather on a head band or in a helmet; and the controller is pretty normal or even out of this world (haptics).  The technologies are there.  The important thing is figuring out how Nintendo will use the technologies.  
Title: RE:Thinking about what's directly in front of you
Post by: MrMojoRising on May 27, 2005, 12:12:32 PM
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Originally posted by: The Omen
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Thanks Fox News


And thank you, prick.


Sorry, I was just ragging on ya.