PC Game Gun
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Stumble ThisA brilliant do-it-yourself motion-tracking gun for first-person-shooters on the PC. Combines an LCD display, toy gun from Walmart, a gamepad and a motion/head-tracking mouse.
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Alas, my attempts to find contact info for this guy have not panned out well. I'm not sure if the address http://www.blackhall.net on YouTube is even right.
OK, so it does head tracking...which is pretty cool. But how to do you move around?
But how to do you move around?
The movement keys are bound to the gamepad on the gun. Press buttons to move, aim the gun to, well, aim =)
Just curious, did any of you try virtual reality around 16 years ago when it was newish and being hyped in the media? It's an amazing experience, I still haven't seen anything that compares to it to this day.
The setup I tried had a full helmet with two stereoscopic screens which surrounds the field of view, has built in speakers, and blocks out external light and sound. As well as independent motion tracking of the head and hands. It ran a simple but intuitive FPS, which was also the first true 3D (no sprites) FPS I had ever seen. Compared to that I always have to laugh when people talk about today's games as being "immersive"
Different people experience feelings of immersion for different reasons, as far as games go. I get immersed in a game by storyline far more than graphics. I found System Shock 2 and Deus Ex to be two of the most immersive games I've played, and neither were visual powerhouses.
I think the reason classic VR products like that which you described were unsuccessful for many reasons:
- the graphics were rudimentary compared to traditional systems at the time
- input lag broke the immersiveness of the experience
- many people got headaches or were disoriented by them
- the hardware was cumbersome to wear
- people looked silly wearing the gear
Technology, though, has moved alot since then, and VR will prolly be revisited more and more. AR (augmented reality) may prove even more viable.
Amazing how much the F.E.A.R. soundtrack has made everyone see the creep factor in him.
@ billiondollardan:
Alas, my attempts to find contact info for this guy have not panned out well. I'm not sure if the address http://www.blackhall.net on YouTube is even right.
http://www.blackhall.net/pc_vr_game_gun.htm
He has a brochure there with specs but I don't see any way to buy. The only contact info is BLACKHALL@BLACKHALL.net
http://www.youtube.com/user/TheRedneckTechie is his youtube channel.
Has a wireless version too:
He must get laid ALL THE TIME!
He will after he sells his patent.
I sent him a message yesterday, and that is the right address. His reply was pretty simple, I'm sure he's get inundated by e-mail by now:
"To all of you that sent email - Thank You and nice work.. I will be making some exciting announcements soon !!!"
"thanks for stopping by"..."now my wife needs to pull the car into my gaming garage".
OK, so it does head tracking...which is pretty cool. But how to do you move around?
You're kidding yourself if you think this guy has a wife!
This video along with Johnny Lee's awesome Wii hacks make me think that hardware companies could easily come up with really amazing stuff if they wanted to. And what do we get? The xbox camera/mic and the ps3 wagglesticks.
Just curious, did any of you try virtual reality around 16 years ago when it was newish and being hyped in the media? It's an amazing experience, I still haven't seen anything that compares to it to this day.
The setup I tried had a full helmet with two stereoscopic screens which surrounds the field of view, has built in speakers, and blocks out external light and sound. As well as independent motion tracking of the head and hands. It ran a simple but intuitive FPS, which was also the first true 3D (no sprites) FPS I had ever seen. Compared to that I always have to laugh when people talk about today's games as being "immersive"
You might be talking about the Forte VFX1 Headset, which was by far the geekiest gadget since the Nintendo Power Glove. I played the original System Shock on it and it was great.
http://www.combatsim.com/archive/htm/htm_arc4/vfx1.htm
Anyways, I hope all of the kids whose parents bought them that stuff have since died horribly of cocaine overdoses or crashed their Ferraris into power stations.
The point is, I best this guy could sell it to them and charge $1000 for it.