Learning the ropes

As I mentioned, on the weekend I was the proud new owner of an XBox 360 Elite gaming console. Well, I must admit, this is a whole new experience for me! As you can see from my 'avatar' (yes its pretty much a good representation of me!) I am a bit nerdy, but never one who was into the whole gaming thing.

So, in between my usual habits, reading/watching news (far too excessively!), television, reinstalling my Windows 7 VM etc etc, I have been learning about the whole gaming console, and specifically the whole Xbox thing.

I have a gamertag - its Forillion - this is representative for a few reasons that for the moment will remain personal. I have a couple of games - though I am feeling like I need to explore and play them one at a time in order to:

become more familiar with the whole thing;
advance through a game from the start; and
focus!

Eventually I will get it all under control, but its all quite daunting really. Games, movies, media sharing, XBox live, silver, gold, avatars, stuff and stuff and even more stuff!!!

So for now, its just a learning thing. Feel free to give me advice, add my gamertag or make suggestions....its nice to have another thing to learn :)

Sylvestor (aka Forillion)

p.s. its all thanks to Michael of course - so when I am addicted and playing games constantly - you know who to blame! :)

Strap yourself in | Australian IT

MOTOR Sport is one of those pursuits that is on the wish list of many, but out of reach for the vast majority.

Former V8 Supercar champ Marcos Ambrose

It's expensive, dangerous and seriously time consuming.

However, an ultra-realistic PC simulation called iRacing promises to chop out much of the expense and all of the danger to leave just the time-consuming bit.

The software came about when US multi-millionaire John Henry, a fan of racing simulations, decided he wanted the real thing on his PC. A year ago Henry launched iRacing, a browser-based motor racing simulation so good some of the world's top professional drivers are now using it as a training tool.

To get started there are three things you will need -- an internet connection, a force feedback steering wheel and pedal set which can be bought from a computer gaming store for as little as $100, and a credit card.

The model is simple: drivers sign on for either a monthly or yearly subscription and are given a handful of tracks and two "rookie" cars, an American Solstice sports car and a funky "Legends Oval" racer.

via australianit.news.com.au

Gotta love gaming and in particular motor-sport gaming. This is lots of fun, at least I think so!

Sylvestor
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