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So the ducking head tell is supposed to be an Easter egg? Doesn't really fit the definition in my mind. Or am I misunderstanding? Hard to believe nobody notice

by pc2g4d 11y ago

So the ducking head tell is supposed to be an Easter egg? Doesn't really fit the definition in my mind. Or am I misunderstanding? Hard to believe nobody noticed this in the last ~30 years.

stormbrew 11y ago
Yeah, this definitely seems like a wrong use of the word easter egg to me, and I'm trying hard not to let it bother me.
- a_bonobo 11y ago
  Wikipedia's definition: >An Easter egg is an intentional inside joke, hidden message, or feature in an interactive work such as a computer program, video game or DVD menu screen. The headbobbing, the camera flashing etc. are hidden hints/messages from the programmer to the player, so I'd say the term fits
  - chrismcb 11y ago
    Except it isn't hidden.
    - a_bonobo 11y ago
      A non-hidden message would be "PUNCH NOW", not some guy in the background nodding
    - croon 11y ago
      Tell that to Waldo.
  - duaneb 11y ago
    Games often provide cues. Subtle is different than hidden.
  - stormbrew 11y ago
    Ehhh.. What's meant by "message" in that quote is usually something more like an actual textual message from a developer, like "Stormbrew was here!", not a visual cue for the game itself. Easter eggs are meta, this is not. It's also something you have to seek out -- by going to a particular place and doing a particular thing. This is just something that happens in the game, and it happens without player triggering. The wikipedia page agrees with me on this, as far as I can tell, if you keep reading past the first sentence (which is a summary, and as with many wikipedia summaries, is incomplete and vague). This first paragraph from the software section seems rather more useful to quote: > In computer software, Easter eggs are secret responses that occur as a result of an undocumented set of commands. The results can vary from a simple printed message or image, to a page of programmer credits or a small videogame hidden inside an otherwise serious piece of software. Videogame cheat codes are a specific type of Easter egg, in which entering a secret command will unlock special powers or new levels for the player.

by pc2g4d 11y ago

So the ducking head tell is supposed to be an Easter egg? Doesn't really fit the definition in my mind. Or am I misunderstanding? Hard to believe nobody noticed this in the last ~30 years.

stormbrew 11y ago

Yeah, this definitely seems like a wrong use of the word easter egg to me, and I'm trying hard not to let it bother me.

a_bonobo 11y ago
Wikipedia's definition: >An Easter egg is an intentional inside joke, hidden message, or feature in an interactive work such as a computer program, video game or DVD menu screen. The headbobbing, the camera flashing etc. are hidden hints/messages from the programmer to the player, so I'd say the term fits
- chrismcb 11y ago
  Except it isn't hidden.
  - a_bonobo 11y ago
    A non-hidden message would be "PUNCH NOW", not some guy in the background nodding
  - croon 11y ago
    Tell that to Waldo.
- duaneb 11y ago
  Games often provide cues. Subtle is different than hidden.
- stormbrew 11y ago
  Ehhh.. What's meant by "message" in that quote is usually something more like an actual textual message from a developer, like "Stormbrew was here!", not a visual cue for the game itself. Easter eggs are meta, this is not. It's also something you have to seek out -- by going to a particular place and doing a particular thing. This is just something that happens in the game, and it happens without player triggering. The wikipedia page agrees with me on this, as far as I can tell, if you keep reading past the first sentence (which is a summary, and as with many wikipedia summaries, is incomplete and vague). This first paragraph from the software section seems rather more useful to quote: > In computer software, Easter eggs are secret responses that occur as a result of an undocumented set of commands. The results can vary from a simple printed message or image, to a page of programmer credits or a small videogame hidden inside an otherwise serious piece of software. Videogame cheat codes are a specific type of Easter egg, in which entering a secret command will unlock special powers or new levels for the player.