The Big CountDown thread

[Umfriend]

Posted by Jammrock:
Even IF we knew the exact time and place, we still couldn't count down unless we standardized on a time zone. People at GMT will have a different countdown than people in EST.

That's a negative. If we know the exact time and place, then we can count down in hours. It will take us the exact same time to get to that moment in time, regardless of where we are (on earth). It moment will be at different times GMT vs EST, but that same difference is now present too.

Counting down in hours would therefore negate the time zone prob we have with counting down in days. If EST = GMT - 6 (not sure) and the moment will be 13.00 EST, than the moment will also be 19.00 GMT. If current time is 05.00 GMT, then it is also 23.00 EST the day before. One countdowns zero days, the other 1 day. But BOTH countdown 14 hours:

Now: 23.00 EST......05.00 GMT
Announ: 13.00 EST.....19.00 GMT
Countdown: 14 hours......14 Hours Q.E.D.

Again, some very unrealistic assumptions need to be made:
1. We are on earth
2. Not travelling very fast
3. No heavy object or VERY fast moving object nearby,

But it beats counting down in days like Einsteins relativity beat Newton's gravity laws.

Note sure if there are half-hour time zones, if so, we need to get down to minutes (or half hours at least).

Umf

[Jammrock]

You mean...you don't have a space ship?

[Umfriend]

Men from mars....

Of course I do, that is why I need to explicitly make those assumptions!

[EDIT]And also why I say they are unrealistic.[/EDIT]

[IcedEarth]

Originally posted by Umfriend



Note sure if there are half-hour time zones, if so, we need to get down to minutes (or half hours at least).

Umf

Yes there are. As a matter of fact, there are also 15-minute time zones.

[a13antichrist]

Originally posted by IcedEarth


Yes there are. As a matter of fact, there are also 15-minute time zones.

But not very many, and the places in them are not really of primary importance..

[Umfriend]

Really? Well, here it is then:

Countdown till announcement: approx 33600 minutes....

[KeiFront]

Days since presentation at GDC: 20
Days to VigilAnt (2 suggested months): 25
Days to E3: 40
Days to announcement (mid April according to Ant): 2
Doom III fps: 23

[NetSnake]

Days since presentation at GDC: 21
Days to VigilAnt (2 suggested months): 24
Days to E3: 39
Days to announcement (mid April according to Ant): 1 (!)
Doom III fps: 24

[Tempest]

Days since presentation at GDC: 22
Days to VigilAnt (2 suggested months): 23
Days to E3: 38
Days to announcement (mid April according to Ant): 0
Doom III fps: 25

[Helevitia]

Days to announcement (mid April according to Ant): 0

LOL! Ant said that Matrox seems to be getting a group of people together for an announcement, but nobody knows what it will be about nor does anybody know if they will be able to say anything about it. But it would be nice if it was P

[VigilAnt]

I stand by my time originally given. You will realize soon that my words ring true

Get some Charmin ready folks!

VigilAnt

[efty]

Well it is D-day

Where is the press release?

[Evildead666]

Hmmm, its all very quiet...........

I sure hope Matrox will announce something today.
(but then again thats what we have been saying for the past 2 Months or more)

Someone will at least announce something (how vague can u get)

Come on Matrox, spread your wings!

[GNEP]

Matrox are in Canada.

Therefore they are still sleeping off their weekend hangovers.

gnep

[Fluff]

I don't know but after I wouldn't want to give a press release on a monday morning. So I'd wait till tomorrow. (just in case some cleaner has messed the specs up