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Organic Jerk:
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on June 07, 2007, 09:34:36 pm ---but I do know that a third party developer IS coming out with a cheap add on for them that will reduce the required gun to screen distance to below 3 feet.
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Have I been under a rock? When did this news surface?
RandyT:
--- Quote from: Fozzy The Bear on June 07, 2007, 09:34:36 pm ---... but I do know that a third party developer IS coming out with a cheap add on for them that will reduce the required gun to screen distance to below 3 feet.
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Julian,
Are you saying that somebody actually got a fish-eye to work with one of those?
I agree with what you've been stating, BTW. I was skeptical until I saw the video, but didn't really connect with the fact that very coarse positional data is fine for head tracking. That would mean not very precise targeting capabilities in an FPS as well.
But one thing I don't really agree on is the distance required for the top guns to work. My control test is HOD3, which I played a bit in the arcade, and the XBOX version on a 36" monitor with the Top-Gun. I needed to be a good 4 to 5 feet further away with the Top-Gun than in the arcade setup. Accuracy was very good, but smaller targets are harder to hit, so the game dynamic was changed. A smaller monitor lets you get closer to the screen, but a small screen means smaller targets so everything is relative.
If one could get closer to the screen with the top-gun, there would be no need for a better solution.
RandyT
RandyT:
--- Quote from: TheAdMan on June 07, 2007, 09:36:52 pm ---Not to mention if I left those LED strip mounted to my TV all the time I might never get laid again:
Hot Chick: "What are those things on your TV"
Me: "Those are for my Lightgun arcade games, neato huh!?"
Hot Chick:"I have to get up early tomorrow."
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:laugh2:
If you have such a delicate balance going on there that she leaves because of some LED bars on your TV set, you are probably kidding yourself thinking she'd come up to your apartment in the first place.
RandyT
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: RandyT on June 07, 2007, 09:58:31 pm ---Are you saying that somebody actually got a fish-eye to work with one of those?
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:applaud: I might be.....
--- Quote from: RandyT on June 07, 2007, 09:58:31 pm ---But one thing I don't really agree on is the distance required for the top guns to work. My control test is HOD3, which I played a bit in the arcade, and the XBOX version on a 36" monitor with the Top-Gun. I needed to be a good 4 to 5 feet further away with the Top-Gun than in the arcade setup.
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Noted Randy.... I'm set up at the moment with the LED bars above and below a 21" screen and can get under 5 Feet. So that would make a difference.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
AMDman13:
If someone comes up with a 3-5ft range for a 27" monitor then I would buy one today! I have not yet dabbled in the light gun scene because of this.
I can't wait for this solution.
And I already score a hot chick with a Mame Cabinet in my bedroom. Don't you guys know.... Dorks Rule!! >:D
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