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LaserGames Finally Make Laser Pointers Good for Something
Posted by Mark Wilson at 2:45 AM on September 23, 2008
We know that a few of you use laser pointers for board meetings, but the majority of you probably pulled that whole laser-on-the-screen trick at movie theatres when affordable versions first hit. But the problem with the latter application, other than annoying yours truly, was that shining a laser at Tom Cruise's face did nothing to interact with the film, like reveal the green face of Xenu.
In this clip, we see a simple laser pointer interacting with a game in a similar fashion to a wireless mouse. But an installation like this (armed with a projector packing enough lumens, of course) could make for a blindingly good outdoor interactive game (if the world ever gets more awesome and such things materialize in mass throughout our public spaces). Until then, I guess there's always "enjoying" nature. [LaserGames via Engadget]
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Sam
Posted September 23, 2008 10:13 AM
It would work the same way L.A.S.E.R tag does for GRL.
(http://graffitiresearchlab.com/?page_id=76)
It can be setup with a laser, computer/laptop, webcam/camera and a projector.
And you can download the source code too.
Arafat
Posted September 30, 2008 1:17 AM
Its not laser tag .. because for laser tags YOU use LDR these days ..light dependent resistor (LDR) as recievers. This is some what similar to image processing ... I LIL more complicated !!!
Con Seannery
Posted 3:06 AM 23/9/08
@DrJimmy: ZAP HER G-SPOT!
Con Seannery
DrJimmy
Posted 2:51 AM 23/9/08
I've got $5 that says there'll be a porn app for this gadget by Halloween.
DrJimmy
purple-pillows
Posted 2:51 AM 23/9/08
so how does the laser "interact"? is it a mouse type thing or a simple laser pointer?
purple-pillows
FredicvsMaximvs
Posted 3:29 AM 23/9/08
Anybody know what the second piece of music is? (Starts at about 1:28)
FredicvsMaximvs
bishara
Posted 4:21 AM 23/9/08
@FredicvsMaximvs:
"choking you" by Prefuse 73
@Nathan Drake:
46 and up is called "raw is war 2003" by Jedi Mind Tricks
shazam on my iphone couldn't find the intro part, probably indie or personal mix
bishara
dry-roasted-peanuts
Posted 4:10 AM 23/9/08
My cat takes issue with this headline...
dry-roasted-peanuts
makalaka
Posted 4:03 AM 23/9/08
I like how at the end of the video I can pick "booty shaking" as my next video. Silly youtube what doest booty shaking have to do with lasers?
makalaka
Nathan Drake
Posted 3:58 AM 23/9/08
I'd like to know what song plays at the start. (Up to 1:26)
Nathan Drake
Nathan Drake
Posted 4:39 AM 23/9/08
@bishara: Are you sure about the Jedi Mind Tricks? I looked for it on iTunes and it sounds nothing like it. Google-ing the lyrics doesn't get me very far either.
Nathan Drake
Platypus Man
Posted 5:11 AM 23/9/08
@purple-pillows: It's probably a simple laser pointer, but with a camera to detect its location and a computer to relay it all together.
Also -- first threaded reply for me!
Platypus Man
Nathan Drake
Posted 5:32 AM 23/9/08
@bishara: Thanks for you efforts anyway :)
Nathan Drake
bishara
Posted 5:19 AM 23/9/08
@Nathan Drake:
the intro doesn't match anything in the shazam app database
but on 00:41 the song crossfade to the female singing
which gets a wrong match i guess.
i tried a different tagging app but no matches, sorry
try posting on youtube, somebody must know the song, good luck
bishara
bishara
Posted 5:40 AM 23/9/08
@Nathan Drake:
no my friend, thank marry-j for exaggerated curiosity :)
bishara
Nathan Drake
Posted 5:39 AM 23/9/08
@bishara: You know what? You were right about Jedi Mind Tricks after all. It just wasn't "raw is war 2003" but it was a remix of "Animal rap".
Nathan Drake
telliott
Posted 5:35 AM 23/9/08
I would recommend that if you are trying to demo your brand spanking new bleeding edge technology for controlling games, you use something a little more contemporary than pong and galaga knock offs.
telliott
vox9r
Posted 6:05 AM 23/9/08
Yay! Assteroids and Space Invaders is no longer a point and shoot affair with my buttocks!
vox9r
JasenJ1
Posted 6:36 AM 23/9/08
It's not porn, but it is from Halloween.
[insightvr.com]
JasenJ1
neuralien
Posted 6:52 AM 23/9/08
@Nathan Drake: "Choking You" by Prefuse 73
neuralien
jranson2
Posted 6:09 AM 23/9/08
I heard Nintendo is comming out with something similiar to this... oh wait.
jranson2
exer881
Posted 7:59 AM 23/9/08
That is a pretty good idea, but can it ever be made cheap enough for a home console? maybe the next generation of video games...ah FPS would rock
exer881
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
Posted 7:53 AM 23/9/08
@Con Seannery: For maximun pleasure?
Bokusatsu_Tenshi
samtravisewen
Posted 7:47 AM 23/9/08
When LitStudios and Interference Inc (my company) developed this, we did it specifically for use in outdoor gaming so thanks for picking up on that feature!
And no, there is no G-spot feature as of yet Dr Jimmy.
samtravisewen