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- | If you have a simple question, and “Ubuntu Touch” sounds like what happens when you get too close to Mark Shuttleworth, | + | |
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+ | **If you have a simple question, and “Ubuntu Touch” sounds like what happens when you get too close to Mark Shuttleworth, | ||
Today’s question is: | Today’s question is: | ||
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For tens of thousands of years, humans survived as hunter-gatherers, | For tens of thousands of years, humans survived as hunter-gatherers, | ||
- | But then someone was all, hey, what the hell? There’s a perfectly good cave over there. It’s protected from the elements, has great airflow and valley views, and once we clear out the ten thousand bats living inside and sweep up a century of accumulated guano, it would make a great little walkup with easy watering hole access. It’s got curb appeal! Let’s live there. | + | But then someone was all, hey, what the hell? There’s a perfectly good cave over there. It’s protected from the elements, has great airflow and valley views, and once we clear out the ten thousand bats living inside and sweep up a century of accumulated guano, it would make a great little walkup with easy watering hole access. It’s got curb appeal! Let’s live there.** |
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+ | Si vous avez une question simple et comprenez qu'« Ubuntu Touch » est quelque chose qui se passe quand vous vous approchez trop près de Mark Shuttleworth, | ||
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+ | La question du jour est : | ||
+ | Q : Est-ce que les jeux sous Linux s' | ||
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+ | R : Oui ; pour expliquer pourquoi je le pense, retournons en arrière un tout petit peu. Disons quelques millénaires. | ||
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+ | Pendant des dizaines de milliers d' | ||
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+ | Mais alors, quelqu' | ||
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- | Thus was the cradle of civilization gentrified. And with gentrification came comfort. And with comfort came a desperate need to fill all those hours we used to spend hunting and gathering. | + | **Thus was the cradle of civilization gentrified. And with gentrification came comfort. And with comfort came a desperate need to fill all those hours we used to spend hunting and gathering. |
Modern video games are the inevitable outcome. Gaming is the sort of leisure activity that signals a transition from hunting/ | Modern video games are the inevitable outcome. Gaming is the sort of leisure activity that signals a transition from hunting/ | ||
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If Linux appears to be leading from the rear with regards to gaming, it’s because Linux users didn’t always have as much time as their Windows-user counterparts. I mean, come on, Windows users had all sorts of time, hours upon hours of down-time they needed to fill. Pretty sure the Lascaux cave paintings were the work of an early Windows admin who drew them while waiting for a spinning hourglass to resolve. | If Linux appears to be leading from the rear with regards to gaming, it’s because Linux users didn’t always have as much time as their Windows-user counterparts. I mean, come on, Windows users had all sorts of time, hours upon hours of down-time they needed to fill. Pretty sure the Lascaux cave paintings were the work of an early Windows admin who drew them while waiting for a spinning hourglass to resolve. | ||
- | Before my teasing goes too far, I have a confession: I’m a Windows gamer. I would sooner give up my own kidney than get rid of my 50th-level female Nord character in Skyrim. Her name is Sheila and she’s getting married to Lydia, her faithful companion. I like Skyrim because, in addition to wielding a two-handed battle sword and killing lizard-men, I get to live in an idealized world of progressive social politics where no one bats an eyelash when two females get married. It’s like Massachusetts. With dragons. | + | Before my teasing goes too far, I have a confession: I’m a Windows gamer. I would sooner give up my own kidney than get rid of my 50th-level female Nord character in Skyrim. Her name is Sheila and she’s getting married to Lydia, her faithful companion. I like Skyrim because, in addition to wielding a two-handed battle sword and killing lizard-men, I get to live in an idealized world of progressive social politics where no one bats an eyelash when two females get married. It’s like Massachusetts. With dragons.** |
- | Knowledgeable users will point out that I can play Skyrim on Ubuntu using WINE or PlayOnLinux, | + | C'est ainsi que le berceau de la civilisation fut embourgeoisé. Et, avec l' |
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+ | Les jeux vidéo modernes en sont le résultat inévitable. Jouer fait partie des loisirs qui signalent la transition entre la chasse et la cueillette et la vie en grotte, style « shabby-chic » [Ndt : basé sur la récupération et la restauration.] | ||
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+ | Si Linux donne l' | ||
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+ | Avant que je n' | ||
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+ | **Knowledgeable users will point out that I can play Skyrim on Ubuntu using WINE or PlayOnLinux, | ||
But none of these solutions are for the faint of heart or, like me, the stupid of brain. They require tweaking user settings, downloading Internet Explorer, and, oooh, look, something shiny just distracted me because I’m SO BORED. | But none of these solutions are for the faint of heart or, like me, the stupid of brain. They require tweaking user settings, downloading Internet Explorer, and, oooh, look, something shiny just distracted me because I’m SO BORED. | ||
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For Linux gaming to be competitive, | For Linux gaming to be competitive, | ||
- | I’m going to argue that Linux gaming has arrived. At the very least it’s putting its tray table and seat back in the upright, locked position. Users like me can now download games from trusted sources and rely on the game to automagically adjust itself to optimal playable settings. I can start playing without looking up a single dependency or rolling back a single browser or glorping a single foopsiwitz. | + | I’m going to argue that Linux gaming has arrived. At the very least it’s putting its tray table and seat back in the upright, locked position. Users like me can now download games from trusted sources and rely on the game to automagically adjust itself to optimal playable settings. I can start playing without looking up a single dependency or rolling back a single browser or glorping a single foopsiwitz.** |
- | I came to this realization after a recent gaming bender where I went eighteen hours without food or sleep just so I could hand forge a silver wedding band for Lydia. In a matrimonial haze, full of love and tolerance, I thought I might have another look at Linux gaming. | + | Les utilisateurs éclairés diront que je peux jouer à Skyrim sous Ubuntu en me servant de Wine ou de PlayOnLinux, |
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+ | Mais aucune de ces solutions ne convient aux timorés ou ceux qui, comme moi, ont le cerveau lent. Elles nécessitent de changer des paramètres utilisateurs, | ||
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+ | Pour que les jeux sous Linux soient compétitifs, | ||
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+ | Je vais dire que les jeux sous Linux ont atteint leur destination. À tout le moins, leur tablette et le dossier de leur siège sont relevés. Des utilisateurs comme moi peuvent désormais télécharger des jeux à partir de sources sûres et peuvent faire confiance au jeu pour se régler de façon optimale automagiquement. Je peux commencer à jouer sans rechercher ne serait-ce qu'une seule dépendance, | ||
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+ | **I came to this realization after a recent gaming bender where I went eighteen hours without food or sleep just so I could hand forge a silver wedding band for Lydia. In a matrimonial haze, full of love and tolerance, I thought I might have another look at Linux gaming. | ||
The last time I did this, Valve had just announced its Steam video game distribution platform for Linux. And the Ubuntu Software Center seemed to be featuring slick-looking video games on its front page more often. I knew there were lots of games to play. | The last time I did this, Valve had just announced its Steam video game distribution platform for Linux. And the Ubuntu Software Center seemed to be featuring slick-looking video games on its front page more often. I knew there were lots of games to play. | ||
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But what was the experience really like? I went looking for some free games to answer this question. I found three good candidates, all free or free-to-play (meaning, you can play the game, but advancement will eventually cost you something). Let’s take a look. | But what was the experience really like? I went looking for some free games to answer this question. I found three good candidates, all free or free-to-play (meaning, you can play the game, but advancement will eventually cost you something). Let’s take a look. | ||
- | The first two required the Steam client for Linux, available at http:// | + | The first two required the Steam client for Linux, available at http:// |
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+ | Je m'en suis rendu compte après m' | ||
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+ | La dernière fois que je l'ai fait, Valve venait d' | ||
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+ | Mais l' | ||
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+ | Les deux premiers nécessitaient le client Steam pour Linux, disponible sur http:// | ||
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- | Steam isn’t a game itself. It’s software that allows you to download, play and backup games. It works on Mac, Windows and Linux (although not all games play on all platforms). There are lots and lots of games available on Steam for Linux, some of them familiar titles from other platforms (like Left 4 Dead 2 and Counter Strike). | + | **Steam isn’t a game itself. It’s software that allows you to download, play and backup games. It works on Mac, Windows and Linux (although not all games play on all platforms). There are lots and lots of games available on Steam for Linux, some of them familiar titles from other platforms (like Left 4 Dead 2 and Counter Strike). |
The cool thing about Steam is that if the game says it plays on Linux (and your machine meets the minimum specs), it pretty much will. What’s more, if you download a game and later reformat your hard drive or acquire another computer, you simply load your Steam profile and re-download your games. | The cool thing about Steam is that if the game says it plays on Linux (and your machine meets the minimum specs), it pretty much will. What’s more, if you download a game and later reformat your hard drive or acquire another computer, you simply load your Steam profile and re-download your games. | ||
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Probably the best thing about Steam gaming on Linux is that it automatically adjusts the game settings to match your PC’s specs. So if you’re rocking a multi-core processor with discrete graphics card, the game will start with higher settings. If you’re using a slower machine, you may not get all the eye candy, but you’ll still be able to play. This is important for Ubuntu users because many of us turned to the OS because it keeps us from joining the “arms race,” the desperate competition to own the most powerful computer on the block. | Probably the best thing about Steam gaming on Linux is that it automatically adjusts the game settings to match your PC’s specs. So if you’re rocking a multi-core processor with discrete graphics card, the game will start with higher settings. If you’re using a slower machine, you may not get all the eye candy, but you’ll still be able to play. This is important for Ubuntu users because many of us turned to the OS because it keeps us from joining the “arms race,” the desperate competition to own the most powerful computer on the block. | ||
- | Once you set up your Steam profile, downloading a game is a point-and-click affair. It will cost you money to play most games but older titles are cheap or free, and there are usually demos available. | + | Once you set up your Steam profile, downloading a game is a point-and-click affair. It will cost you money to play most games but older titles are cheap or free, and there are usually demos available.** |
- | I downloaded two games from the Steam Store, both free. | + | Steam n'est pas un jeu lui-même. C'est un logiciel qui vous permet de télécharger, |
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+ | Le truc chouette avec Steam c'est que, si le jeu dit qu'il peut se jouer sous Linux (et que votre machine respecte les spécifications minimum), vous devez pouvoir y jouer. En outre, si vous téléchargez un jeu et reformatez votre disque dur ou achetez un autre ordinateur, il suffit de charger votre profil Steam et de télécharger vos jeux à nouveau. | ||
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+ | La meilleure chose avec les jeux Steam sous Linux est sans doute que les réglages du jeu sont ajustés automatiquement pour que cela fonctionne sur votre machine. Ainsi, si vous avez un processeur à cœurs multiples avec une carte graphique distincte, le jeu débutera avec des paramètres plus élevés. Si vous utilisez une machine plus lente, il se peut que tous les effets visuels ne s' | ||
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+ | Une fois votre profil Steam configuré, le téléchargement d'un jeu est une question de pointer-cliquer. Vous devrez payer pour jouer à la plupart des jeux, mais les plus vieux titres ne coûtent pas cher ou sont gratuits et des démos sont souvent disponibles. | ||
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+ | **I downloaded two games from the Steam Store, both free. | ||
Team Fortress 2 | Team Fortress 2 | ||
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Probably the biggest surprise for me was how fast the game played. I am running Ubuntu 13.04 on a three-year-old AMD-based machine. It’s got a separate video card, so I didn’t expect the graphics to move like molasses on a cold day. But I also didn’t expect the stutter-free gameplay I experienced. And I didn’t need to tweak anything myself to get it. Steam automatically detected my setup and prepared the game for optimal play. Nice. | Probably the biggest surprise for me was how fast the game played. I am running Ubuntu 13.04 on a three-year-old AMD-based machine. It’s got a separate video card, so I didn’t expect the graphics to move like molasses on a cold day. But I also didn’t expect the stutter-free gameplay I experienced. And I didn’t need to tweak anything myself to get it. Steam automatically detected my setup and prepared the game for optimal play. Nice. | ||
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I had fun running around, blasting people with my gatling gun, and watching as my limbs flew apart whenever I was killed by another player. If you’re into team-based first-person-shooters, | I had fun running around, blasting people with my gatling gun, and watching as my limbs flew apart whenever I was killed by another player. If you’re into team-based first-person-shooters, | ||
- | Team Fortress 2 Verdict: 8 Severed Limbs out of 10 | + | Team Fortress 2 Verdict: 8 Severed Limbs out of 10** |
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+ | J'ai téléchargé deux jeux, gratuits tous les deux, du Steam Store. | ||
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+ | Team Fortress 2 | ||
+ | Steam | ||
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+ | Tous les gens qui ont joué à Unreal Tournament connaissent Team Fortress 2. Ou alors Team Fortress 2 sur une autre plateforme. Il s'agit fondamentalement d' | ||
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+ | TF2 existe depuis 2007. C' | ||
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+ | La plus grande surprise pour moi, sans doute, était la vitesse à laquelle le jeu se jouait. J'ai une machine basée sur AMD qui a trois ans et fonctionne sous Ubuntu 13.04. Il a une carte graphique distincte et je ne m' | ||
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+ | Team Fortress 2 Conclusion : 8 membres coupés sur 10 | ||
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- | Amnesia: The Dark Descent | + | **Amnesia: The Dark Descent |
Steam | Steam | ||
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If you enjoy scary movies, check out the demo for Amnesia: The Dark Descent. | If you enjoy scary movies, check out the demo for Amnesia: The Dark Descent. | ||
- | Amnesia: The Dark Descent Verdict: 7 Unholy Phantasms out of 10 | + | Amnesia: The Dark Descent Verdict: 7 Unholy Phantasms out of 10** |
- | For the final gaming test, I tried something from the Ubuntu Software Center. We all know how easy the USC is. It lists all the titles from trusted sources, offers free and paid software, and pulls in all the bits and pieces you need to run the software of your choice, without any effort on your part. | + | Amnesia : The Dark Descent |
+ | Steam | ||
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+ | Amnesia est un jeu d' | ||
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+ | Amnesia est sorti en 2010 et une suite se prépare. L' | ||
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+ | De nouveau, la fluidité du jeu et la configuration automatique m'ont agréablement surpris. C'est pourquoi je dis que l'on avance vraiment avec les jeux sous Linux. Ne jamais sous-estimer le pouvoir de « Il fonctionne, tout simplement ! ». | ||
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+ | Si vous aimez les films d' | ||
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+ | Amnesia : The Dark Descent Conclusion : 7 Fantasmes Contre Nature sur 10 | ||
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+ | **For the final gaming test, I tried something from the Ubuntu Software Center. We all know how easy the USC is. It lists all the titles from trusted sources, offers free and paid software, and pulls in all the bits and pieces you need to run the software of your choice, without any effort on your part. | ||
Is the Ubuntu Software Center the open source counterpart to Steam? | Is the Ubuntu Software Center the open source counterpart to Steam? | ||
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VO is a MMORPG, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, set in space. You get to build a spaceship and fly around blasting enemies and acquiring resources, which you then use to upgrade your ship and weapons. Rinse and repeat. | VO is a MMORPG, a Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game, set in space. You get to build a spaceship and fly around blasting enemies and acquiring resources, which you then use to upgrade your ship and weapons. Rinse and repeat. | ||
- | This game was originally released back in 2002, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. Or at least AOL did, anyway. This might explain the rudimentary graphics. | + | This game was originally released back in 2002, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth. Or at least AOL did, anyway. This might explain the rudimentary graphics.** |
- | But, once again, gameplay trumps just about everything else. Within a few minutes of loading the game and choosing my ship class, I was floating among asteroids, shooting at roving enemy ships and docking at space ports. All I needed was my laser-lute and I was good to go! | + | Pour le dernier test de jeu, j'ai essayé quelque chose de la Logithèque Ubuntu. On sait tous à quel point c'est facile d' |
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+ | La logithèque Ubuntu est-elle l' | ||
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+ | Vendetta Online | ||
+ | Logithèque Ubuntu | ||
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+ | Mon rêve a toujours été de trouver un boulot de hippie de l' | ||
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+ | VO est un MMORPG (un jeu de rôle massivement multi-joueur en ligne) qui a lieu dans l' | ||
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+ | Au départ, ce jeu est sorti en 2002, quand les dinosaures parcouraient encore la terre. Ou, du moins AOL la parcourait. Ceci peut expliquer les graphismes rudimentaires. | ||
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+ | **But, once again, gameplay trumps just about everything else. Within a few minutes of loading the game and choosing my ship class, I was floating among asteroids, shooting at roving enemy ships and docking at space ports. All I needed was my laser-lute and I was good to go! | ||
And the gameplay was super fast and stutter-free. Again, much of this has to do with the simpler game engine. But the fact that I can do this with an older computer, for free, without having to look up any tricks or tweaks to get it working, is pretty cool. | And the gameplay was super fast and stutter-free. Again, much of this has to do with the simpler game engine. But the fact that I can do this with an older computer, for free, without having to look up any tricks or tweaks to get it working, is pretty cool. | ||
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The answer is no, there cannot. | The answer is no, there cannot. | ||
- | Good luck and happy Ubuntuing! | + | Good luck and happy Ubuntuing!** |
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+ | Mais, à nouveau, le jeu même est plus important que presque tout le reste. Quelques minutes après l' | ||
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+ | Et le jeu était super rapide et totalement fluide. Bon, beaucoup de cela est en rapport avec un moteur de jeu plus simple. Mais que je puisse le faire avec un plus vieil ordinateur, gratuitement, | ||
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+ | Vendetta Online Conclusion : 6 Moteurs Hyper-spatiaux sur 10 | ||
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+ | Trois jeux géniaux qui fonctionnent vraiment tout simplement. | ||
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+ | Je crois sincèrement que les jeux sous Linux ont pris un tournant. Le modèle Steam/ | ||
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+ | Ceux d' | ||
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+ | Avec de tels progrès radicaux dans les jeux, est-ce qu'il reste des doutes que tuer des avatars de BD avec des pistolets à air ionisé qui font fondre leurs visages représente le sommet de l' | ||
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+ | La réponse est Non, il n'y en a point. | ||
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+ | Bonne chance et amusez-vous bien avec Ubuntu |
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