Gaming Community Software Systems and Strategies for Garmin Avionics Communication

Okay so, we living in a world that is constantly evolving on the technology front, and with all the internet communication going on, it's seems to be moving at a nice robust pace. Software and Systems engineers borrow ideas across industries and sectors, and why not. Speaking of which all these systems seem to be blending quite nicely, for instance take online gaming communities and consider how they've influenced the world of simulation, virtual reality, and augmented reality in the real world for training.

The other day, I was speaking to a computer hardware and expert gaming community think tanker, Troy Laclaire, about moving from using gaming community software for training simulators and applying this same software to the task of aircraft navigation, communication, and data information exploits. We noted that Garmin has sure come a long way with their recent GTN 650 and GTN 750 systems for private and corporate aviation. And, in considering ways to improve the uptime, constant flow of pertinent information, and increasing the rate of data transmission, well it seems appropriate to once again tap into the methodology of large gaming communities.

When using the GTN 650 or 750 it appears that the system is pulling in information all of the time, which would mean there really shouldn't be any delay in pulling it up, "however if its only pulling information for each "screen" as that screen is pulled up, then that could account for the delay," Troy noted. Okay, but only the information which is relevant, localized traffic, in that case, and weather radar information. Now then, Troy asks;

I do wonder, as the system gets into more use and the satellites have to transmit to more planes, if this might not eventually result in bottlenecks from the satellite system having to push more information, unless the satellites are just blanketing areas with information, which probably results in a lot of waste/3rd parties being able to receive information and tracking planes.

Now then, isn't this the exact same challenge that gaming communities have? Sure it is, data needs to get to each user, and the game cannot be delayed, or the action is stopped or slowed down, creating a nuisance, or challenges with continuity. In a game safety is not an issue, but in the real world it is, and the online gaming communities have figured out a way to make it all work even with the excessive bandwidth loads, and huge numbers of users.

Therefore, I ask the question; is the world of online gaming communities becoming one with the real world? If so which will survive or will they just blur into one. Indeed, I hope you will please consider all this and think on it.

Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes writing 23,100 articles was a lot of work - because all the letters on his keyboard are now worn off..

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Warhammer Invasion the Card Game: Deck Building Strategies

When looking through cards trying to decide what to put into your deck it is easy to be wowed by high cost cards. The trouble is without the right amount of low cost cards the big dogs will never see play.

You need a reasonable amount of cards that cost 3 or less resources with only one loyalty symbol on the board. Our play group has dubbed these First Turn Cards(FTCs)*.

In order to create a balanced deck you need to have a large foundation of low cost cards to allow you to start gaining cards and resources early. This is why cards like Warpstone Excavation(a zero cost neutral support card that provides 1 hammer) are on the restricted list.

Warpstone Excavation is a free hammer that when played early can net you 5 - 7 resources or cards within the scope of a game. Low cost cards are huge in helping you develop a board presence before your opponent. Below is my Dark Elf / Undead Deck I plan on taking to Gen Con for the tournament. This deck works off sacrificing its own units for effects so it has a bit more low cost than most, but it still serves as a good example.

Units(number x cost + loyalty, bold denotes FTCs)

3 x 0____ Veteran Sellswords
3 x 0 + 1L Walking Sacrifice
3 x 1 + 1L Dark Initiate
3 x 2____ Crypt Ghouls
3 x 2 + 1L Dwarf Slaves
3 x 2 + 2L Thief of Essence
3 x 2 + 2L Vile Sorceress
3 x 5____ Wight Lord
3 x 6 + 3L Monster of the Deep

21 FTC Units

Support
3 x 0____ Warpstone Excavation
3 x 1____ Contested Village
3 x 2 + 2L Slave Pen

12 FTC Support

Tactics

3 x 0 + 3L Lash the Prisoner!
3 x 1 + 2L Dark Visions
3 x 1____ Warpstone Experiments
2 x 2____ Burn it Down
3 x 2 + 2L Sacrifice to Khaine

As you can see, out of a 50 card deck 33 of the cards can be played on turn 1 to gain me resources and cards for future rounds. That is 66% meaning 4 - 5 cards out of my opening hand are likely to be playable not counting the mulligan. Dark Elves are an extreme example as I stated before since many of these units are sacrifice fodder. As a generic standby rule I would use the following numbers as a starting point:

26 units --- 13 FTCs
12 Support - 9 FTCs

This gives you 22 FTCs comprising 44% of your deck. On your first draw, 3 of your 7 cards should be playable not counting your mulligan.

When you start thinking about the odds of drawing the cards you need the importance of a 50 card deck becomes even more important. Always keep this in mind when building your decks and be selective when choosing your cards. You can always take it out and try something else, but throwing a bunch of cards together isn't really giving any of them a chance.

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Battlefield 3 Strategies - Tips And Tricks To Improve Your Game

Battlefield 3 is one of the most complex first person shooter games to ever hit the market. You can no longer just run around head long into battle and expect to do well, you will have to play your character properly as well as learn to work as part of a team.

One of the most important features of the game is that you must play your class properly. You cannot expect to be a medic and run around racking up kills by yourself, you will have to help heal your teammates and learn to work together in order to accomplish the goals of the map. Battlefield 3 has set the standard in first person shooter games, and with it comes the requirement to actually play your class properly, or you and your teammates will die quickly. So for example. if you are an engineer, be sure you are repairing tanks and shooting enemy planes and helicopters out of the sky.

Another important aspect is the controls of the game. Some people prefer an inverted airplane style play so that when you pull down on the control stick, the view looks up, or if you push up on the control stick, the player view looks down. Be sure you try out both methods to see what best suits your style of game play. You may be surprised at your findings.

An excellent way for you to get some extra kills is to change up your game play style. For example, I found that when you come face to face with another player, instead of moving back and forth from side to side trying to avoid their gun fire, immediately drop into the prone position and aim for the head. This type of tactic works very well because most people are not used to facing an enemy who does this and gives you that extra bit of time to get your head shot in while they are confused. Ultimately this second of time will be a huge advantage for you. Try it and see for yourself.

What I would consider the most important Battlefield 3 strategy would be to get yourself a good strategy and tips guide. This will greatly improve your game as well as your experience. There are many types of guides out there, I personally prefer a guide that offers HD videos so that you can see exactly what tip or techniques is being described. There is no better way to learn than to watch someone else do exactly what they are describing on video for you to watch and imitate.

For a quick list of some of the best Battlefield 3 strategy guides and reviews as well as more tips and tricks check out:

BF3StrategyGuide.org

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Battlefield 3 Strategies And Tactics

BF3 has changed the first person shooter world forever, you see, no longer can you run in, guns a blazin' hoping to rack up tons of kills by being aggressive and foolish at the same time. Now, you actually have to work with your team to develop strategies and tactics that effectively overcome the enemy. If you run in all willy-nilly expecting to be a one man rambo type guy, this game is most definitely not for you. You will have to think and plot out effective strategies with your teammates, because if you don't the other team is going to wipe the floor with you, and the rest of your teammates will be furious or at the very least, frustrated with you.

The first step to mastering Battlefield 3 is learning your class and building your character properly. There is no sense in being a medic if you are not going to heal your teammates. One of the recommended classes to be for a beginner is the assault class. The assault class is not as difficult to play as say recon or engineer, and it allows the beginner to get a feel for the type of game play that they enjoy without getting too complex for them. However, when you start to learn the game and the controls you are probably going to want to change your class and build it properly to be as powerful and effective as you can possibly be.

The next step is to master your weapon builds. You need to know your weapon inside and out in this game and if you don't you are going to be a sitting duck for all of the others to capitalize on and boost their kill/death ratios. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to tell you how to build your weapon as it depends on your game play style and class configuration. The best thing you can do to figure all of this out is to pick up a proven BF3 strategy guide.

A tactics guide for Battlefield 3 is your best bet if you want to understand the game completely and learn how to specifically build any class or weapons in the game. Most guides are put together by some of the top first person shooter gamers in the world, and they reveal most of their secrets to you, allowing you to become better than 90% of the other players out there. A good strategy guide will show you everything from specific map strategies to overall team leadership and tactics that will allow you an edge over everyone else allowing you and your team to rack up tons of kills and dominate Battlefield 3 like the pros do. Some guides even offer HD video demonstrations of all the tactics showing you exactly what you need to do on every level and map of the game.

For more strategies and tactics as well as Battlefield 3 strategy guide reviews check out:

BF3StrategyGuide.org

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Modern Warfare 3 Strategy Guide - Learn The Latest MW3 Strategies

Just recently Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 was launched and with the launch of this new game comes new strategies to survive in this one of a kind first person shooter. There are some brand new strategy guides available that will increase your kill/death ratios and in turn teach you how to become the best of the best. You will become an elite MW3 soldier. After searching online, a few MW3 strategy guides caught my attention, and I learned a few things while doing my research that I thought I would pass on to anyone else looking for a Modern Warfare 3 guide.

A decent MW3 strategy guide will offer high definition videos as well as a PDF guide showing you exactly how to perform the hints, tips, secrets and cheats. One particular guide was so thorough that it left me speechless when I was literally at the top of the scoreboard after every round. The other players were calling me a hacker and accusing me of having an aim bot. It seemed like only I knew these techniques and no one else playing could even get close to me. That felt quite awesome to say the least. I had never thought of trying a strategy guide before, but now I will never play another online FPS without having one by my side. I was the envy of all the other players who were dying every time I pulled the trigger on them. It feels great!

If you decide to get yourself a strategy guide for MW3 there are a few things to keep in mind. First, you will discover that there are a few different types of guides out there. There are the ones that just offer basic tips and hints that normally you will figure out after a couple of hours playing anyway. Then there are the guides that show you a few secrets and cheats that allow you to get to the top of the scoreboard for a bit until others figure it out and the strategy becomes useless. Third, there are membership sites that constantly update their database of cheats, hints, secrets and tips and offer HD video of everything along with a guide that you can keep beside you while you are playing. This is the type of Modern Warfare 3 guide that I found to be the most helpful. I find that the best strategies are the newest strategies, the ones not many people know about and aren't talked about in the forums. So obviously a site that constantly updates there strategies and tips will continue to guide you in the right direction long after the other guides become outdated.

To make things a bit easier for you, I have taken the time to review just about every strategy guide available for MW3, and I will pass this information on to you so you don't waste your time searching and trying to find the best one out there. Like I said, I am consistently at the top of the scoreboard and I am always getting messages asking me if I am using some sort of aim bot or hack, this still makes me laugh every time because I don't have any hacks or aim bots or whatever, I just have access to the best MW3 strategy guides available. Just because I took the time to learn the game, and learned about certain weaknesses doesn't make me a hacker, it makes me a finely tuned elite MW3 soldier.

For my list of the top Modern Warfare 3 guides check out:

Modern Warfare 3 Guides Reviewed

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MW3 Strategies And Tactics - Learn From The Best

The tactics and strategies used in Modern Warfare 3 have changed a great deal since the last game. Now, it is up to you to learn and figure out the best possible striking action to take for your specific style of game play. There are certain techniques that can be taught to beginners and advanced players alike, so sit back and enjoy these free strategy tips I am about to unleash upon you.

As I was saying, and as you probably already know, COD MW3 has changed quite a bit since the last version of the game. For example, instead of having kill streaks, you now have what is called strike chains. This changes the game in a few important ways and that is one of the things we will be discussing in this article. Also, the weapons have changed, and now you will be able to level your weapons, unlocking weapon proficiencies as you go, allowing you to become more effective and powerful the more you play the game. Lets discuss these two topics in a little more detail to help you understand their importance a bit better.

Most people who start playing Modern Warfare 3 pick the assault class as their character, because the think they are just going to run around and "pray and spray" everyone, racking up the kills and points they desire and it's as easy as that right? Wrong! Now with the new implementation of strike chains a better way to rack up points is to use the support class and provide covering fire for your teammates. If you still desire to be a lone wolf however, the best class for you to pick would be a specialist, this class will allow you to run around with your guns blazing and you will rack up more points than just being the basic assault class, not that the assault class is not useful, but if you"re looking to rack up points there are better ways to do it and that is what I am letting you know.

Another great strategy for MW3 is to get your hands on the best weapons available to your class and rack up the kills leveling your weapon skills and unlocking the awesome weapon proficiencies that make all of the difference in the world when you are trying to rack up a bunch of kills and dramatically increase your kill/death ratio.

One of the best little bits of tactical advice I can give you is to get yourself a decent strategy guide. There are guides out there that provide you with all kinds of secrets, tactics, strategies and tips that 90% of other players know nothing about. This will give you a huge advantage and leap in skill. You will discover that you are quickly ranking up there with the pros using the specific tactics laid out for you in a clear and concise manner. There are all kinds of guides out there to choose from. Everything from the very basic class leveling guide to the complete guide that walks you through every aspect of Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 3 with HD videos and everything, showing you all of the best places to hide and slaughter tons of enemies as well as how to navigate all of the maps while remaining undetected.

For further information, strategies and tactics as well as Modern Warfare 3 strategy guide reviews check out:

MW3StrategyGuide.org

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Diablo Strategies: The Long Awaited Diablo III

Diablo has always been an exciting game to play, AS one automatically becomes immersed in the universe of angels, demons, super humans, giant spiders, world-bearing dragons, necromancy, shape shifting druids, maddened kings and warring nations. As a gamer myself I can remember times I would spend hours on end playing Diablo/Diablo II. There were times I found myself completely separated from reality. I was never particularly good at the game myself, but as a dedicated gamer I persisted, this is what led me to invest in a Diablo strategies guide which was similar to those of StarCraft One and two. It Cost me 26 dollars at the time. After the release of Diablo III I immediately picked it up. After some research online I invested in two strategy guides which cost me 65 dollars in total, some of which I have already made back with the use of the Diablo III Auction house in which you can exchange real money for your virtual goods. The guides definitely have saved me a lot of time and effort; I would say that they are crucial if You are looking to be successful with Diablo III. There are a few key remember when investing in a Diablo strategies guide.

These Diablo Strategies guides can be useful for younger gamers or less experienced players As well as more advanced gamers. The guides that are written by players themselves give much more detail on specific elements of the game. The money Spent will more than likely earn itself back with the use of the Diablo III Auction house. Just a few personal tips I'm going to start with the first step in any game (and it's the most important step!)...Don't die. Sounds simple? Well, it might look that way but many players make very crucial mistakes when playing a game for the first time.

We're going to discuss the first mistake...Expecting to destroy everything in sight. Yes... that's a big one. You see, when you get the game, it's normal to attempt to rush your new character through the game at breakneck speed... and at the beginning, it's possible but as time goes on, you may tend to get a little overconfident. Therefore, it's important to know the limitations of each character and of course, yours! Now, each class is created to usually a particular play-style, more commonly tanking barbarians and Caster wizards... that in it should determine how you play out the many different scenarios and quests you encounter on your way to max level. Because if you're not equipped to go in for close range combat and rush in like a scene from Braveheart, it's likely going to end in tears. So, you need to stop dying. Period. Because every time you get killed, your items require fixing, the statistics drop by 10% and it puts the brakes on your levelling speed. So you need to know the limits of your class and avoid dying at all costs. But how will you go about doing that? Well the first Diablo strategies guide I used will explain that question in detail and give you practical examples, as well as six other common mistakes you don't want to make.

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