President-elect Barack Obama has again made the trip to a Marine Corps base near his vacation home for an hourlong morning workout.
Obama and his friends from Chicago — Eric Whitaker and Martin Nesbitt — went to the Semper Fit gym on Marine Corps Base Hawaii's compound Sunday morning. The president-elect didn't speak to reporters but made small talk with folks who gathered by the road inside the secure base.
Marines and others on the secure base gathered on a traffic island waiting for a glimpse of Obama.
Afterward, Obama asked the visitors how they were doing and offered a drawn out "al-ohhh-ha." The group applauded.
During the afternoon, Obama's police-escorted motorcade took a two-hour scenic drive from his rental home to visit the North Shore residence of a high school friend, Bobby Titcomb.
On the way, Obama made a brief stop at the Turtle Bay Resort.
Obama, his wife and their two daughters spent nearly seven hours at Titcomb's house.
Obama and his family are spending 12 days in Obama's native state. The Obamas are trying to keep a low profile on the trip but Obama is receiving national security briefings. He has no public schedule through the New Year.
The forecast as for most days: balmy breezes, sun, occasional showers and temperatures in the mid-70s.
After posting the last column, an interesting topic arose about originality in gaming. So, I'm pushing my next topic back to spend some time on this issue, particularly as it relates to the use of new or existing IP (intellectual property). There are merits and drawbacks to both types and I will attempt to address the major ones here. I will admit from the outset that I generally prefer new IP though I have enjoyed many games of the other variety.
Originality is a hard concept to measure because it is a subjective idea. Two people discussing a game, book, or movie may have different perceptions on the roots of certain concepts. It also depends on where a particular person wants to start their timeline. For example, one could argue that the Warcraft world is not original because it draws inspiration from Tolkien. Consider the concept of elves. Prior to Tolkien, elves / fairy folk were generally considered small (often miniscule) such as in Celtic and Nordic mythology. It was Tolkien who first made elves taller than humans. Therefore, since Warcraft has tall elves, rather than small ones, it is building from Tolkien even if its Night and Blood Elves have many distinct differences from Middle Earth's Noldor, Vanyar, and Teleri. But elves aren't original to Tolkien either. He borrowed from various mythologies which borrowed from earlier mythologies and so on into pre-history. Everything that exists, both in fiction and in reality, has links to what has come before so nothing is truly original. The adage "there is nothing new under the sun" holds true.
In order to achieve something that is measurable, as I mentioned above, I will investigate originality in the sense of what is commonly called new IP. Intellectual Property in games generally refers to world concept rather than game mechanics and I will hold that premise here. That is to say, is a world distinct (if not entirely original) from any previously existing one. Azeroth is distinct from Middle Earth is distinct from Norrath while Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights are drawn from the same root IP: Forgotten Realms.
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