Comments on: Photorealistic explosions? http://www.boiledbeans.net/2009/10/21/photorealistic-explosions/ Drama! Intrigue! Geekiness! Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Prasad http://www.boiledbeans.net/2009/10/21/photorealistic-explosions/comment-page-1/#comment-87148 Prasad Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:36:44 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/?p=4859#comment-87148 DirectX logo and the Manhattan Project. To quote wikipedia: "The logo originally resembled a deformed radiation warning symbol. Controversially, the original name for the DirectX project was the Manhattan Project, a reference to the US nuclear weapons initiative. Alex St. John, the games evangelist at the time DirectX was conceived, claims that the connotation with the ultimate outcome of the Manhattan Project (the nuclear bombing of Japan) is intentional, and that DirectX and its sister project, the Xbox (which shares a similar logo), are meant to displace Japanese videogame makers from their dominance of the industry." DirectX logo and the Manhattan Project.
To quote wikipedia: “The logo originally resembled a deformed radiation warning symbol. Controversially, the original name for the DirectX project was the Manhattan Project, a reference to the US nuclear weapons initiative. Alex St. John, the games evangelist at the time DirectX was conceived, claims that the connotation with the ultimate outcome of the Manhattan Project (the nuclear bombing of Japan) is intentional, and that DirectX and its sister project, the Xbox (which shares a similar logo), are meant to displace Japanese videogame makers from their dominance of the industry.”

]]> By: xtremevarun http://www.boiledbeans.net/2009/10/21/photorealistic-explosions/comment-page-1/#comment-87147 xtremevarun Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:06:56 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/?p=4859#comment-87147 Direct X was also called Manhattan project Direct X was also called Manhattan project

]]> By: Chinmaya U.Holla http://www.boiledbeans.net/2009/10/21/photorealistic-explosions/comment-page-1/#comment-87138 Chinmaya U.Holla Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:06:54 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/?p=4859#comment-87138 DirectX was codenamed Project Manhattan. And logo being radioactive caused a minor controversy. DirectX was codenamed Project Manhattan. And logo being radioactive caused a minor controversy.

]]> By: akhi http://www.boiledbeans.net/2009/10/21/photorealistic-explosions/comment-page-1/#comment-87134 akhi Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:47:01 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/?p=4859#comment-87134 DirectX logo-Manhattan Project-Xbox logo basically displacing(literally) the Japanese. DirectX logo-Manhattan Project-Xbox logo basically displacing(literally) the Japanese.

]]> By: shenoyvarun86 http://www.boiledbeans.net/2009/10/21/photorealistic-explosions/comment-page-1/#comment-87129 shenoyvarun86 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:03:32 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/?p=4859#comment-87129 The DirectX logo originally resembled a deformed radiation warning symbol and all that Jap bombing jazz! The DirectX logo originally resembled a deformed radiation warning symbol and all that Jap bombing jazz!

]]> By: byslexia http://www.boiledbeans.net/2009/10/21/photorealistic-explosions/comment-page-1/#comment-87127 byslexia Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:19:01 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/?p=4859#comment-87127 DirectX logo. Initially directX project was codenamed Manhattan Project. DirectX logo. Initially directX project was codenamed Manhattan Project.

]]> By: shrik http://www.boiledbeans.net/2009/10/21/photorealistic-explosions/comment-page-1/#comment-87126 shrik Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:26:34 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/?p=4859#comment-87126 The codename for DirectX was the Manhattan Project, and someone claimed this was deliberate, and intended to dethrone the Japs from their video game dominance. Just like 60ish years ago.. The codename for DirectX was the Manhattan Project, and someone claimed this was deliberate, and intended to dethrone the Japs from their video game dominance.

Just like 60ish years ago..

]]> By: Rogi http://www.boiledbeans.net/2009/10/21/photorealistic-explosions/comment-page-1/#comment-87125 Rogi Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:03:02 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/?p=4859#comment-87125 Wikipaste-ia: Controversially, the original name for the DirectX project was the "Manhattan Project" Wikipaste-ia:
Controversially, the original name for the DirectX project was the “Manhattan Project”

]]> By: Dibyo http://www.boiledbeans.net/2009/10/21/photorealistic-explosions/comment-page-1/#comment-87124 Dibyo Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:54:01 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/?p=4859#comment-87124 The logo for DirectX originally resembled a deformed radiation warning symbol. Controversially, the original name for the DirectX project was the "Manhattan Project", a reference to the US nuclear weapons initiative. Alex St. John, the games evangelist at the time DirectX was conceived, claims that the connotation with the ultimate outcome of the Manhattan Project (the nuclear bombing of Japan) is intentional, and that DirectX and its sister project, the Xbox (which shares a similar logo), are meant to displace Japanese videogame makers from their dominance of the industry. However, this meaning is publicly denied by Microsoft, which instead claims that it is merely artistic design. The logo for DirectX originally resembled a deformed radiation warning symbol. Controversially, the original name for the DirectX project was the “Manhattan Project”, a reference to the US nuclear weapons initiative. Alex St. John, the games evangelist at the time DirectX was conceived, claims that the connotation with the ultimate outcome of the Manhattan Project (the nuclear bombing of Japan) is intentional, and that DirectX and its sister project, the Xbox (which shares a similar logo), are meant to displace Japanese videogame makers from their dominance of the industry. However, this meaning is publicly denied by Microsoft, which instead claims that it is merely artistic design.

]]> By: Raghuvansh http://www.boiledbeans.net/2009/10/21/photorealistic-explosions/comment-page-1/#comment-87123 Raghuvansh Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:04:37 +0000 http://www.boiledbeans.net/?p=4859#comment-87123 The development of DirectX was codenamed the Manhattan Project and the logo was based on the radiation symbol to represent bombing the Japanese game makers out of the market, according to Alex St John. Microsoft denies this. The development of DirectX was codenamed the Manhattan Project and the logo was based on the radiation symbol to represent bombing the Japanese game makers out of the market, according to Alex St John. Microsoft denies this.

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