Comments for Blankmind http://www.blankmind.org A Random Internet Culture Blog Sat, 19 May 2012 21:08:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by Anon http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-5/#comment-3760 Anon Sat, 19 May 2012 21:08:45 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-3760 When i try to connect to a server i get. Connection timed out:connect. When i try to connect to a server i get.
Connection timed out:connect.

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by Anonymous http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-5/#comment-3755 Anonymous Thu, 17 May 2012 01:31:24 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-3755 Pretty sure "Dproxy.User=UserID" is incorrect, it should read "Dhttp.proxyUser=UserID"... Made all the difference for me. Pretty sure “Dproxy.User=UserID” is incorrect, it should read “Dhttp.proxyUser=UserID”… Made all the difference for me.

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by Anonymous http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-5/#comment-3709 Anonymous Sun, 06 May 2012 12:04:17 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-3709 Great guide, thanks. Though when I click on the .bat file, it opens the command prompt and closes it quickly. It doesn't open minecraft though. Please help Great guide, thanks. Though when I click on the .bat file, it opens the command prompt and closes it quickly. It doesn’t open minecraft though. Please help

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by ArchMageDiablo http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-5/#comment-3697 ArchMageDiablo Tue, 01 May 2012 23:09:14 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-3697 Did you put your batch file and your minecraft.exe in the bin folder? Did you put your batch file and your minecraft.exe in the bin folder?

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by WhiteFannG http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-5/#comment-3541 WhiteFannG Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:41:01 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-3541 hey thanks for ur guide. i can see the news but cant login :( can't find the last login file in the directory. hey thanks for ur guide. i can see the news but cant login :( can’t find the last login file in the directory.

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by Anonymous http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-5/#comment-3540 Anonymous Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:39:22 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-3540 hey thanks for ur guide. i can see the news but cant login :( can't find the last login file in the directory also hey thanks for ur guide. i can see the news but cant login :( can’t find the last login file in the directory also

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by emerson http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-5/#comment-3464 emerson Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:45:28 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-3464 como istala como istala

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by Steven http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-5/#comment-3439 Steven Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:56:09 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-3439 Thanks for the guide! I can see the news but I can't log in so I checked my last login file and it is there right in the folder. Can you suggest what I should do? Or is that just my proxy server error? Thanks for the guide! I can see the news but I can’t log in so I checked my last login file and it is there right in the folder. Can you suggest what I should do? Or is that just my proxy server error?

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by Help meee http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-4/#comment-3260 Help meee Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:12:59 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-3260 Hi, I did everything the article says, but when I run the .bat the command prompt window flashes open and closes very fast and says "unable to access jarfile minecraft.exe" what might I be doing wrong? Hi, I did everything the article says, but when I run the .bat the command prompt window flashes open and closes very fast and says “unable to access jarfile minecraft.exe” what might I be doing wrong?

]]> Comment on The Failure of Video Game to Film Adaptations by Greeny http://www.blankmind.org/the-failure-of-video-game-to-film-adaptations/comment-page-1/#comment-3255 Greeny Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:12:15 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=957#comment-3255 I completely agree with everything you've said, the fact that almost all if not all studios cash in on successful video game IP without showing any respect to the story that made it famous is hard to believe. Yes there is a hell of a lot of games that don't have much emphasis on story and only on set pieces, violence, cheap thrills etc. But games are an interactive form of entertainment so that is to be expected and even condoned, all gamers like mindless fun from time to time, movies on the otherhand are a passive medium which CAN be mindless fun. But the fact that movies boil down to visual story telling still means there HAS to be an emphasis on plot , character development etc, all the things that make a story a story. After all what good is a film if it has no story to tell or nothing to say, you wouldn't read a book without a story, would you? Sometimes it feels like there is still that public perception that games are just for kids and not to be taken seriously, but look at how far the gaming industry has come in 20 years. As hardware has advanced and allowed for beautiful graphics, amazing sound, brilliant settings and sophisticated AI, we now have a medium capable of incredible story telling potential. Take Bioshock for example, a game with a fantastic story perfect for film adaptation which could not only attract an already large fan base. But could also, if marketed correctly could draw in a larger non-gamer audience due to its setting and story. This would also greatly help public perception of the maturity and intelligent creativity in terms of story telling video games have taken, possibly opening the floodgates for more applaudible game adaptations. Unfortunately I recently learned that the movie for Bioshock has reached development hell because no studio is willing to fund it without a PG-13 rating because they feel the R rating necessary to properly tell that story would not net enough cash, (probably because they think the key or only demographic is under 18s because games are for kids). Now the man who was to direct the movie has pulled out because he won't commit to making it if he can't make it live up to its source material. Kudos to him for not selling it short of its potential but that doesn't detract from the real problem. Hollywood doesn't believe games to be profitable enough for film if they're to be directed only at adults (btw the average age of a gamer these days is 35 i think). I can see 2 problems there 1) hollywood thinks games to be immature and haven't caught on to gamings maturity and, 2) their motivations are fuelled only by money. I realise that a business has to make money but when your business is storytelling the only way to make good money is to make good stories. (Yes I know there are plenty of movies with shitty stories but lots of loud bangs, action and buxom beauties that make a lot of money, but the movies that stand the test of time and really resonate with viewers are the ones with good stories). Until someone can make a video game adaptation that stays true to its source material and can sell exteremly well, noone is going to take games seriously as a storytelling medium. I apologise if I have rambled on to long (i could continue for another 10 pages if given the chance) but I really love good stories so I love movies and novels, but I am also an avid gaming enthusiast and it irritates me that gamers and the gaming community cannot gather the respect we deserve as not only a storytelling medium but also as an artform. I completely agree with everything you’ve said, the fact that almost all if not all studios cash in on successful video game IP without showing any respect to the story that made it famous is hard to believe. Yes there is a hell of a lot of games that don’t have much emphasis on story and only on set pieces, violence, cheap thrills etc. But games are an interactive form of entertainment so that is to be expected and even condoned, all gamers like mindless fun from time to time, movies on the otherhand are a passive medium which CAN be mindless fun. But the fact that movies boil down to visual story telling still means there HAS to be an emphasis on plot , character development etc, all the things that make a story a story. After all what good is a film if it has no story to tell or nothing to say, you wouldn’t read a book without a story, would you? Sometimes it feels like there is still that public perception that games are just for kids and not to be taken seriously, but look at how far the gaming industry has come in 20 years. As hardware has advanced and allowed for beautiful graphics, amazing sound, brilliant settings and sophisticated AI, we now have a medium capable of incredible story telling potential. Take Bioshock for example, a game with a fantastic story perfect for film adaptation which could not only attract an already large fan base. But could also, if marketed correctly could draw in a larger non-gamer audience due to its setting and story. This would also greatly help public perception of the maturity and intelligent creativity in terms of story telling video games have taken, possibly opening the floodgates for more applaudible game adaptations. Unfortunately I recently learned that the movie for Bioshock has reached development hell because no studio is willing to fund it without a PG-13 rating because they feel the R rating necessary to properly tell that story would not net enough cash, (probably because they think the key or only demographic is under 18s because games are for kids). Now the man who was to direct the movie has pulled out because he won’t commit to making it if he can’t make it live up to its source material. Kudos to him for not selling it short of its potential but that doesn’t detract from the real problem. Hollywood doesn’t believe games to be profitable enough for film if they’re to be directed only at adults (btw the average age of a gamer these days is 35 i think). I can see 2 problems there 1) hollywood thinks games to be immature and haven’t caught on to gamings maturity and, 2) their motivations are fuelled only by money. I realise that a business has to make money but when your business is storytelling the only way to make good money is to make good stories. (Yes I know there are plenty of movies with shitty stories but lots of loud bangs, action and buxom beauties that make a lot of money, but the movies that stand the test of time and really resonate with viewers are the ones with good stories). Until someone can make a video game adaptation that stays true to its source material and can sell exteremly well, noone is going to take games seriously as a storytelling medium. I apologise if I have rambled on to long (i could continue for another 10 pages if given the chance) but I really love good stories so I love movies and novels, but I am also an avid gaming enthusiast and it irritates me that gamers and the gaming community cannot gather the respect we deserve as not only a storytelling medium but also as an artform.

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by Joe http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-4/#comment-3246 Joe Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:32:26 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-3246 Thanks for the article. Helped me sort it out quickly! Joe. Thanks for the article. Helped me sort it out quickly!

Joe.

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by Seth http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-4/#comment-1817 Seth Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:40:22 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-1817 News wont load, and it acts like nothing is different, except sometimes it will say failed to update news. News wont load, and it acts like nothing is different, except sometimes it will say failed to update news.

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by alex http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-4/#comment-949 alex Wed, 14 Dec 2011 20:59:12 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-949 Hey i cant create the .minecraft file on windows 7 ive i keep being told to name a file 1st im assuming this is because i have the ability to view file suffixes turned on. Am i okay to just run minecraft to get it to set up the folder. Hey i cant create the .minecraft file on windows 7 ive i keep being told to name a file 1st im assuming this is because i have the ability to view file suffixes turned on. Am i okay to just run minecraft to get it to set up the folder.

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by Anonymous http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-4/#comment-910 Anonymous Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:48:06 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-910 I've got the news to load, got the file lastlogin and the cmd doesn't show any errors at all :) Just can't seem to login I’ve got the news to load, got the file lastlogin and the cmd doesn’t show any errors at all :) Just can’t seem to login

]]> Comment on Tech Guide: Using Minecraft Behind a Proxy by Anonymous http://www.blankmind.org/tech-guide-using-minecraft-behind-a-proxy/comment-page-4/#comment-863 Anonymous Sun, 23 Oct 2011 06:15:50 +0000 http://www.blankmind.org/?p=556#comment-863 Okay now there is a different screen for the launcher, there isnt a grey screen but the news feed doesnt load, and it sais "Failed to update news; java.io.IOException: Server returned HTTP response code: 407 for URL: http://mcupdate.tumblr.com/" .. Any help is greatly appreciated Okay now there is a different screen for the launcher, there isnt a grey screen but the news feed doesnt load, and it sais “Failed to update news; java.io.IOException: Server returned HTTP response code: 407 for URL: http://mcupdate.tumblr.com/” ..

Any help is greatly appreciated

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