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Who do they think they're fooling?

Started by Mr Hankey Mar 23, 2004 at 10:54 AM 28 replies 2.7k views

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Mr Hankey

Mar 23, 2004 at 10:54 AM

Compare:

Picture of the GDC 2003 Entrance(http://www.gamedev.net/columns/events/gdc2003/pics/entrance.jpg) to

Picture of the GDC 2004 Entrance(http://www.gamedev.net/columns/events/gdc2004/pics/entrance.jpg) I'm amazed that this year, they used the same exact banner as last year, and I'm further amazed that the same exact dude was standing out in front of the doors this year.

moname

Mar 23, 2004 at 10:58 AM

don''t forget that the water in the funtain splashes the exact same way aswell!

capn_midnight

Mar 23, 2004 at 10:58 AM

I''m amazed that they would have spent money on a realistic, static statue of a water fountain, when a dynamic, free-flowing water fountain would have probably been cheaper. How did the sculpture suspend the drops of water like that?

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Ilici

Mar 23, 2004 at 10:58 AM

If it''s a joke it''s not funny. And if you really don''t get it, it''s the same picture.

tHiSiSbOb

Mar 23, 2004 at 10:59 AM

Wow...They must have tried pretty hard to reproduce the shot of the entrance from 2003 for this year...Kudos to them for their success.

coldacid

Mar 23, 2004 at 11:05 AM

Oh My God! We must alert the media and the proper authorities!

Stan100

Mar 23, 2004 at 11:18 AM

I think his topic should be changed to:
"Who do I think I''m fooling?"

mittens

Mar 23, 2004 at 11:21 AM

heh.

TANSTAAFL

Mar 23, 2004 at 11:41 AM

The xmas poo has a point, here...

http://www.gamedev.net/columns/events/gdc2003/view.asp?SectionID=1(look at top of page)
http://www.gamedev.net/columns/events/gdc2004/view.asp?SectionID=1(you need to scroll down a might)

Yep, looks like Ron recycled last year's picture, all right, which means he stole the idea I had last year, which was to do the exact same thing(use the 2002 picture for 2003), and see if anybody noticed.

capn_midnight

Mar 23, 2004 at 11:43 AM

quote:
Original post by TANSTAAFL
The xmas poo has a point, here...

http://www.gamedev.net/columns/events/gdc2003/view.asp?SectionID=1(look at top of page)
http://www.gamedev.net/columns/events/gdc2004/view.asp?SectionID=1(you need to scroll down a might)

Yep, looks like Ron recycled last year''s picture, all right, which means he stole the idea I had last year, which was to do the exact same thing(use the 2002 picture for 2003), and see if anybody noticed.

are you nuts? Of COURSE someone would notice.

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Michael Tanczos

Mar 23, 2004 at 11:49 AM

The GDC banner.. it''s almost like an advertisement for our 4 elements contest we hold each year.

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Never

Mar 23, 2004 at 11:54 AM

The guy''s a cardboard cut-out and the fountains are just plastic made to look like water...

coldacid

Mar 23, 2004 at 11:58 AM

Well, now that we''ve noticed, any chance that we get a real photo for 2004?

owl

Mar 23, 2004 at 12:52 PM

Deja-vu

Crispy

Mar 23, 2004 at 1:02 PM

They''re rebeuilding stuff in the Matrix! Quick - get out of the building!


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vNistelrooy

Mar 23, 2004 at 1:08 PM

quote:
Original post by owl
Deja-vu

Deja-what?!

"C lets you shoot yourself in the foot rather easily. C++ allows you to reuse the bullet!"

Promit

Mar 23, 2004 at 1:52 PM

quote:
Original post by CPPMaster Poppet
quote:
Original post by owl
Deja-vu

Deja-what?!

"C lets you shoot yourself in the foot rather easily. C++ allows you to reuse the bullet!"

Deja-vu. French for "to see again". The actual tense of the expression is a little akward to translate (it''s past tense) but that''s basically what it means.

vNistelrooy

Mar 23, 2004 at 1:55 PM

quote:
Original post by Promit
Deja-vu. French for "to see again". The actual tense of the expression is a little akward to translate (it''s past tense) but that''s basically what it means.

So this is what Neo said in the first part of Matrix before they go their ass kicked, yeah? When he saw the black cute kitty twice (what Deja-vu ? He was hallucinating...).

"C lets you shoot yourself in the foot rather easily. C++ allows you to reuse the bullet!"

Gaiiden

Mar 23, 2004 at 2:10 PM

Curses! Foiled by the dude standing outside the door! Anyways yea like TAN said we decided to try again and fool you guys. You''re just too smart for us

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Mithrandir

Mar 23, 2004 at 2:59 PM

pie.

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