Bill, this Hacker News thread today has 1,256 comments. Most unusual!. It is outlining a - who knows- 30 year Valve plan to have an OS without Microsoft and gatekeepers. Other than Valve... Top comment: 'My theory for a bit now has been that Valve is playing the long game in trying to make SteamOS a mainstay gaming platform as an alternative to Windows, and that the hardware products are essentially a way of breaking into that market. Even a few years ago, the idea of a custom Linux distro based on Arch Linux with both a built-in full desktop mode and a lower-powered gaming mode that you could switch between on a handheld device would have sounded kind of crazy, but now we're at the point where it's fully supported on more than one vendor's hardware. "
So my question and suggestion is... How are Homo Ludens (can't wait!) Going to engage and via what interface? A section on elimination of Homo Economicus enabling tech to engage with Homo Ludens.
"Steam Machine' (steampowered.com)2620 points by davikr 1 day ago | hide | past | favorite | 1256 comments
OT. Re Homo Ludens
ReplyDeleteBill, this Hacker News thread today has 1,256 comments. Most unusual!. It is outlining a - who knows- 30 year Valve plan to have an OS without Microsoft and gatekeepers. Other than Valve...
Top comment: 'My theory for a bit now has been that Valve is playing the long game in trying to make SteamOS a mainstay gaming platform as an alternative to Windows, and that the hardware products are essentially a way of breaking into that market. Even a few years ago, the idea of a custom Linux distro based on Arch Linux with both a built-in full desktop mode and a lower-powered gaming mode that you could switch between on a handheld device would have sounded kind of crazy, but now we're at the point where it's fully supported on more than one vendor's hardware. "
So my question and suggestion is...
How are Homo Ludens (can't wait!) Going to engage and via what interface?
A section on elimination of Homo Economicus enabling tech to engage with Homo Ludens.
"Steam Machine' (steampowered.com)2620 points by davikr 1 day ago | hide | past | favorite | 1256 comments
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45903404
ymmv
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