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Vijf jaar na de hevige overstromingen, waarbij in Duitsland 184 doden vielen, zijn de gevolgen in het Ahrdal nog steeds zichtbaar. Over de oorzaken is veel gespeculeerd, sommige deskundigen wezen op de wijnbouw. „Volgens mij was het gewoon verschrikkelijk natuurgeweld.”
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In de Duitse deelstaat Saksen-Anhalt stevent de AfD af op een forse overwinning bij de aanstaande verkiezingen. Lijsttrekker Ulrich Siegmund zegt graag een „goed-humeur-campagne” te willen voeren, maar de meeste punten uit het partijprogramma zijn niet erg feel good.
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Wetenschappers van de onderzoeksgroep Human Technology Interaction van de Technische Universiteit Eindhoven hebben een doorbraak bereikt. Na een grootschalige empirische studie hebben ze een omgekeerd evenredig verband aangetoond tussen het volume van een luidspreker en de intrinsieke kwaliteit van de afgespeelde muziek.
"Heb je op een vol strand wel eens een symfonie van Tsjaikovski horen galmen?", vraagt hoofdonderzoeker Jacintha Harms retorisch. "Dergelijke kwaliteitsmuziek wordt over het algemeen op een zeer laag decibelniveau afgespeeld, waardoor die voor anderen praktisch onhoorbaar is. Datzelfde geldt voor andere hoogtepunten uit de popgeschiedenis, zoals het oeuvre van Fleetwood Mac of de Rolling Stones. Hoe beter de muziek, hoe minder de omgeving ongevraagd meeluistert."
Bij hogere volumes is dat anders. "Volgens onze data verdubbelt de kans op generieke house en party remixes met elke tien extra decibel."
Ook het afspeelmedium blijkt relevant. "De kans op deprimerende ethervulling wordt nog groter als de muziek niet via een bluetooth-speaker, maar rechtstreeks vanaf een telefoon wordt afgespeeld."
Een simpel advies om slechte muziek zachter te zetten, zou volgens de onderzoekers niet werken. Harms: "Het is frappant hoeveel luisteraars hun eigen smaak overschatten. Voor de zekerheid raden we daarom aan alle muziek uitsluitend via de eigen oordopjes af te spelen."
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"I have been trying to find something meaningful to say about the Id Software layoffs," John Carmack posted Thursday to his 2.8 million followers on X.com:
My "Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand" statement isn't aging well, and this is certainly going to dampen the mood of the founder reunion at QuakeCon next month.
I'm saddened, but I can't muster anger or outrage over it. I don't have access to the books, but I suspect that Id Software was a marginal business from Microsoft's perspective. I believe the reports that Minecraft revenues have been carrying several other studios.
To continue being produced long term, games need to succeed, not just be beloved. Games are competing with every other option for spending your leisure time and money, and the competition is brutal. You can't rule out the possibility that executives are idiots, but that shouldn't be your default belief. I don't think there is any obvious path that would have doubled the revenue from Id games.
Could they have gotten more with a different pricing strategy? Could they have created more things for fans to buy? Could they have cost effectively marketed in a way that reached more players that would have loved and bought the games? Could they have changed the game designs and broadened the appeal to more players without alienating existing ones? Could they have produced the games at a lower cost, faster or cheaper? I really don't know.
The game isn't over yet, and I hope the studio rallies through.
Id Software co-founder John Romero also shared his thoughts on X.com:
I'm so sorry for everyone at id Software affected by these layoffs. I know what it feels like to leave id while id goes on. It's a strange and painful thing to step away from a place that holds so much of your work, friendships and history.
The people at id have done a great job moving that legacy forward. DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein are not easy names to carry on, especially in today's industry. The last few games showed real care, skill and respect for what those worlds mean to people.
Romero also expressed his hope for "digital preservation" of Id's ongoing history (including code and assets). "I'm thinking of everyone at id today, and everyone else affected by yesterday's layoffs. Romero Games was there a year ago. I know how devastating it is, and my heart's with all of you.
"Four Xbox studios are already out the door," noted IGN, but shared some thoughts about the future:
Some have expressed concern that id Software would be unable to lead development on any new games in its current state, and that it might be relegated to support studio status. But in a new statement [posted to id Software's page on X.com] id Software said it was now at the staffing level it was back when it made the much-loved 2016 Doom reboot — and insisted it was still capable of making "great games."
"While our studio was impacted, those changes were spread across teams. We still have the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for... We're going to keep building the great games and tech that have defined us for the past 35 years, and we're looking forward to seeing you at QuakeCon this August."
My "Microsoft will probably be a good steward of the brand" statement isn't aging well, and this is certainly going to dampen the mood of the founder reunion at QuakeCon next month.
I'm saddened, but I can't muster anger or outrage over it. I don't have access to the books, but I suspect that Id Software was a marginal business from Microsoft's perspective. I believe the reports that Minecraft revenues have been carrying several other studios.
To continue being produced long term, games need to succeed, not just be beloved. Games are competing with every other option for spending your leisure time and money, and the competition is brutal. You can't rule out the possibility that executives are idiots, but that shouldn't be your default belief. I don't think there is any obvious path that would have doubled the revenue from Id games.
Could they have gotten more with a different pricing strategy? Could they have created more things for fans to buy? Could they have cost effectively marketed in a way that reached more players that would have loved and bought the games? Could they have changed the game designs and broadened the appeal to more players without alienating existing ones? Could they have produced the games at a lower cost, faster or cheaper? I really don't know.
The game isn't over yet, and I hope the studio rallies through.
Id Software co-founder John Romero also shared his thoughts on X.com:
I'm so sorry for everyone at id Software affected by these layoffs. I know what it feels like to leave id while id goes on. It's a strange and painful thing to step away from a place that holds so much of your work, friendships and history.
The people at id have done a great job moving that legacy forward. DOOM, Quake, and Wolfenstein are not easy names to carry on, especially in today's industry. The last few games showed real care, skill and respect for what those worlds mean to people.
Romero also expressed his hope for "digital preservation" of Id's ongoing history (including code and assets). "I'm thinking of everyone at id today, and everyone else affected by yesterday's layoffs. Romero Games was there a year ago. I know how devastating it is, and my heart's with all of you.
"Four Xbox studios are already out the door," noted IGN, but shared some thoughts about the future:
Some have expressed concern that id Software would be unable to lead development on any new games in its current state, and that it might be relegated to support studio status. But in a new statement [posted to id Software's page on X.com] id Software said it was now at the staffing level it was back when it made the much-loved 2016 Doom reboot — and insisted it was still capable of making "great games."
"While our studio was impacted, those changes were spread across teams. We still have the crew we need to build the games and tech we're known for... We're going to keep building the great games and tech that have defined us for the past 35 years, and we're looking forward to seeing you at QuakeCon this August."
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