I have just been listening to the latest episode of Brady Haran and CGP Grey’s popular podcast Hello Internet (42) and the topic of accurately replicating the human brain to be used by robots came up. Grey goes on to explain that human free will does not exist and that everything we do in life is determined exactly the same way as anything processed by a computer would . There are a series of inputs and outputs that direct our choices leaving us with as much freedom in our decision making as a computer with a complex algorithm. Continue reading
General Posts
Destiny – Destined to Fail?
Destiny was Bungie’s first project after the colossal success of the Halo trilogy. It was released September 2014, a year that will go down in gaming history as pretty disappointing all around, and had been conducting the hype train as frantically as Denzel Washington in Unstoppable. Everything was set for Destiny to be the first truly great game of the Xbox One/PS4 generation. Continue reading
Witcher 3 – Side Quests Done Right
Do you know what I am loving most about The Witcher 3? It is the stories of everyday life in this vast fantasy world filled with monsters, war and the potential end of times. There is a massive cast of supporting characters, most of who are simple peasants or merchants, yet they are all so varied and interesting. Seeing how Geralt, an outcast, interacts with them is simply brilliant. Continue reading
Fallout 4: Should we board the Hype Train?
Hold onto your butts people. All of the signs are pointing towards a Fallout 4 announcement and the gaming community is collectively peeing its pants with excitement. Fallout 3 was a defining game of the last generation of consoles and it has been years since our last foray into the Fallout universe. But will it live up to this massive expectation and hype? Continue reading
Audiobook!
I am proud to announce that ‘The Sword Summoner: History Repeats’ is now in an audio format. It is narrated by Thomas Livesey, a talented voice actor known online as xthedarkone, the creator of the popular Yu-Gi-Oh GX The Abridged series. Continue reading
Thank you, Rooster Teeth
This whole thing might come across as a bit corny but oh well. I feel that it needs to be said.
Thank you, Rooster Teeth. Thank you so, so very much.
I have been watching your content since back in 2004 and it has really helped me through some dark times. I suffer with long-term depression, am introverted, socially awkward and barely speak even to my own family but Rooster Teeth has always made me feel like a member of a community, of a family.
Writing, Publication and Depression.
“When the researchers looked specifically at authors, they found that they are overrepresented among people with schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety syndrome, and substance abuse problems. Authors were also almost twice as likely to commit suicide as the general population.” – (http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/10/study-writers-are-twice-as-likely-to-commit-suicide/263833/)
Dreams or logic: RTX or not?
I have been a big fan of everything Rooster Teeth for over a decade now. I have also been a fan of anime, video games and geek culture my entire life and strive to attend as many local conventions that I can. So when Rooster Teeth announced RTX I was instantly interested. They have several years under their belt now yet I have not gone to a single one.
Ode to all Creators and the dream of Peace
It is a sad day when writers or artists are killed over beliefs. They are men and women who’s purpose in life is to create. They seek to invoke emotion, to make others laugh, cry and to think. They are farmers of the mindscape, cultivating thoughts and feeling. Their ideas may never die but ignorance and hate have succeeded in clawing out another breath of creativity that the world sorely needs.
Outcast Social Groups are all Killers (apparently).
We all are sick of the media blaming video games for all violent crimes. This once again caught my attention this morning when I chanced to look at a newspaper an old man was reading on the train. What caught my attention was the prominent image of the Achievement Hunters logo. At first I thought it might be something cool but it turned out to be an article about Will Cornick, the British 15 year old who stabbed his teacher to death and just received a twenty year jail sentence. Continue reading
Matthew Roys 