On 10/07/12 01:47, Andres Muniz wrote: > > ----- Mensaje original ----- > > The best way to get a linux gaming page could be a updated ebook style > > format-much like the introduction to linux (in pdf format from ages > ago) > > that explains everything clearly for newcomers. A book style > approach (in > > digital format) could include documentation on games, sources (ppas) of > > games for linux, links to wine emulator, ways to set up more "complex" > > things in ubuntu (i.e. running windows programs if required) etc so > that > > it is easy to find. We must also be careful not to get the impression > > that we are persuading people to switch, more like showing there are > > alternatives. By that i mean not to give them a talk(rant) of why > > (insert fav OS) is better than (name another OS). > > > > > > I think the best way to advertise gaming [for linux][ it is to make it > > mainstream-let me explain. > > If they find some "random" forum discussion where geeks share ideas > they > > may get the wrong impressions about linux (most of them are easier > to use > > than windows, since everything is configurable). A better approach > may be > > to let users know that there are a lot of good games out there (and > when > > steam arrives that will be a LOT more). > > Personally, I can see the switch happening as msft took > 25 years of > > work and got rid of it. The start menu was not bad... > > > > My ideas on the matter was more towards getting 12.10 more > ready out > > of the box-by that i mean dvd playback, vlc media player (now that you > > have to pay to get windows media centre(?)) and other common programs. > > That way the first impressions of win 8 for the average user would be: > > > > 1-where is the start menu!!!??? > > 2-how do i get rid of metro and go back to classic windows!? > > 3-very untituitive, have to relearn everything > > 4-spent £1000 on laptop, now have to spend 25 more (if have win > pro) to > > get media centre-(some people still use it) > > > > On the other hand on ubuntu side it will be > > 1-have to relearn anyway so why not try this-wait, you can go back to a > > similar (gnome 2/xfce) windows feel on this free os! :-) > > 2-a lot of programs are free with good support (dropbox, office suite, > > pdf reader, web browser, pic manager etc etc) > > 3-there are games for it (on ubuntu software centre and hopefully on > > steam by that time) > > 4-huge community support > > 5-less viruses ( etc...) > > > > Basically we need to let people know that there is support out > there > > for people switching-the vast majority(non geeks) wont try hard[read- > > "at all"] if it isnt working-they will go back to what they know. If we > > can advertise the ammount of support that people can receive that will > > have a greater impact on all aspects of ubuntu. More people > (potentially > > more publicity/ more developers will start coding for it), better > > applications, quicker fixes etc etc, better hardware support because of > > 1. > > > > Currently linux hangs about 1-2% of consumer (not server) market, thats > > I thought the number was more in the 5% area. If you take the amount > of hits wikipedia gets from linux os. (This probably is helped by > android). > > > > > > why no one really knows anything about it (outside specialised > sphere of > > techs and geeks). I think people arent switching because there are > > reluctant to change (gonna have to any way!) the way they do things and > > the reluctance to relearn anything, even if it is vastly superior to > > what they used before (of course , until they realise it is much > > easier/more effective, unfortunately that could take months). > > > > What do other people think??? > > > > On 9 July 2012 20:36, Daniel Case <danielcas...@gmail.com > <mailto:danielcas...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > > > > Hey guys, > > > > > > If you haven't heard, Windows 8 drops in October (around the release > > > of 12.10) and a lot of speculation says people will be looking for > > > alternate operating systems, Windows 8 gets rid of a lot and it is > > > another Windows Vista as it were, whereas Unity has become a pleasure > > > to use. So I think Ubuntu may get a lot of new users during this > > > time... > > > > > > Some of the main things that stop users migrating are gaming, > programs > > > not working etc, but Steam is releasing a client for Linux and Unity > > > (the gaming engine) as well, I think this page could do with an > > > update: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Games/ and also, could we > > > write a new page about "Linux Gaming" and get it to the first page of > > > Google? At the moment the second result is an article from 2009: > > > > > > > https://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=chrome&client=ubuntu&channel=cs&ie=UTF-8&q=gaming+linux > > > > > > > Mono > > > > > > -- > > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > > > > > there are some videos on youtube of people gaming on linux based > distros. Some of the games are not even played with wine and look > pretty spectacular thanks to openGL (i think). > > Showing that and some of the stuff that already came out of the humble > indie bundle. > > that being said it has been a long time since I've done any serious > gaming. Appart from angry words. > > >
On games Oilrush looks really good, I think there may be a demo available somewhere, i e-mailed the developers a while back and they said there would be a demo (can't find in software centre though) 0ad, the Real time strategy game is coming along really nicely, lots of dynamic scenery etc, so its something to really promote Paul -- -- http://drupal.zleap.net http://www.ubuntu.com skype : psutton111 http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/