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Nobody here is angry at him. He just comes off as a person who refuse to acknowledge that his ideas are dated, there was a very short time when his ideas were d

Nobody here is angry at him. He just comes off as a person who refuse to acknowledge that his ideas are dated, there was a very short time when his ideas were demanded and it was exactly when he was active. People bought and enjoyed his game for a couple of years, then they moved on and no longer wanted his style of games, and demand never picked up again. It is like how Einstein refused to acknowledge quantum mechanics, and if Einstein wrote a post about how his ideas are so much better than those who studied quantum mechanics and that he was just born in the wrong time then Einstein would be ridiculed as well. Not because Einstein isn't smart or didn't add a lot of value, but because that kind of post is ridiculous.

piyh 6y ago
There's so much ego involved. "I'm a misunderstood genius" is enough of a trope that it translates to "I'm above average intelligence, stubborn and can't relate to people" in my experience. >In 2018, Crawford announced that he had halted his work on interactive storytelling, concluding that it will take centuries for civilization to embrace the required concepts.[1] "No, it's the children who are wrong." Being married has taught me that in life you can be right all the time, or you can compromise and be happy. I can appreciate the people who are unbreaking in their resolve to make the world a better place, but his particular philosophical hill is not one I'd choose to die on.
runarberg 6y ago
Aside: Einstein (et. al.) wrote such a post (or a series of papers) as part of the Bohr–Einstein debates. Einstein was later proven to be wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tafGL02EUOA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tafGL02EUOA
greedo 6y ago
It is fascinating how some style of games wither on the vine. When I was young, I was into combat flight simulators: EF2000, Falcon 4.0 etc. And wargames like Harpoon. People were building cockpits with realistic HOTAS setups, and it was amazing. I anticipated that with increasing computer (and GPU) power, that the future was bright. 20+ years later, MS Flight Simulator is about the only thing around. And while a good app, it's nothing like Falcon 4.0.
- sudosysgen 6y ago
  I disagree. MSFS is far from the only thing around. There is also War Thunder, VTOL VR, and X-Plane. The first two are amazing and I suggest trying them in VR.
- Scramblejams 6y ago
  For combat flight sims, in addition to the suggestions offered by sibling, I'd also recommend looking at DCS and IL-2. Great attention to detail, tons of well-made DLC available, online play is solid, and you can spend as much on your cockpit and controls as your retirement plans can stand. For example, I recently bought the F-14 DLC. A fan-made manual that takes you through the basics, in a mere ~500 pages (!), can be found here: https://www.mudspike.com/chucks-guides-dcs-f-14b-tomcat/ https://www.mudspike.com/chucks-guides-dcs-f-14b-tomcat/ Lots of manuals for other aircraft on that site too, check it out.

piyh 6y ago

There's so much ego involved. "I'm a misunderstood genius" is enough of a trope that it translates to "I'm above average intelligence, stubborn and can't relate to people" in my experience. >In 2018, Crawford announced that he had halted his work on interactive storytelling, concluding that it will take centuries for civilization to embrace the required concepts.[1] "No, it's the children who are wrong." Being married has taught me that in life you can be right all the time, or you can compromise and be happy. I can appreciate the people who are unbreaking in their resolve to make the world a better place, but his particular philosophical hill is not one I'd choose to die on.

runarberg 6y ago

Aside: Einstein (et. al.) wrote such a post (or a series of papers) as part of the Bohr–Einstein debates. Einstein was later proven to be wrong. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tafGL02EUOA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tafGL02EUOA

greedo 6y ago

It is fascinating how some style of games wither on the vine. When I was young, I was into combat flight simulators: EF2000, Falcon 4.0 etc. And wargames like Harpoon. People were building cockpits with realistic HOTAS setups, and it was amazing. I anticipated that with increasing computer (and GPU) power, that the future was bright. 20+ years later, MS Flight Simulator is about the only thing around. And while a good app, it's nothing like Falcon 4.0.

sudosysgen 6y ago
I disagree. MSFS is far from the only thing around. There is also War Thunder, VTOL VR, and X-Plane. The first two are amazing and I suggest trying them in VR.
Scramblejams 6y ago
For combat flight sims, in addition to the suggestions offered by sibling, I'd also recommend looking at DCS and IL-2. Great attention to detail, tons of well-made DLC available, online play is solid, and you can spend as much on your cockpit and controls as your retirement plans can stand. For example, I recently bought the F-14 DLC. A fan-made manual that takes you through the basics, in a mere ~500 pages (!), can be found here: https://www.mudspike.com/chucks-guides-dcs-f-14b-tomcat/ https://www.mudspike.com/chucks-guides-dcs-f-14b-tomcat/ Lots of manuals for other aircraft on that site too, check it out.