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A Closer Look At The AimTrak (with video goodness)
Ginsu Victim:
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--- Quote from: vartech on October 13, 2009, 03:22:04 pm ---I am currently looking at the Aimtrak for my arcade. What I see alot of is people comparing it to a real gun. "A real gun expert can hit with out sights can shoot from instinct." Well I saw show on tv about shooting experts and they all had custom guns and lots and lots of practice. they would have to comensate for different guns, But they could do it faster than the average person. So if the AimTrak is off an 1/2 inch then a pro would compensate and be dead on. I doubt we have expert marksmen using the AimTrak. I would like to hear the comments of someone who owns a real arcade gun game and have them compair the two. I think that would be a good measure of the gun. I see people wanting dead on accuracy I very much doubt that the orginals were dead on taking into account the tech on them. Now would LEDs around the whole screen make it better maybe but how much more better? Sorry for the rant but I am looking for arcade experience and was never a expert marksman and I do not expect to be with the AimTrak. Thats like the parents who buy there kids 5000 golf clubs and expect them to play like tiger woods. So are the issues that people are having user interface errors or ID10T errors? :soapbox:
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+2
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+2?
Really?
I actually had to stop myself from posting a reply because it was too harsh.
RandyT:
--- Quote from: AndyWarne on October 13, 2009, 02:42:18 pm ---The error you are referring to is much more likely to be caused by incorrect adjustment of the vertical linearity of the monitor screen because its not there on my screen... I think it would be good if you would not incorrectly theorise about what could be wrong with the design.
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The calibration is off by an inch on the video. That's a serious "linearity" problem.
BTW, a good way to stop people from theorizing what the problems are would be to offer some reasons that make sense to explain them.
--- Quote ---What I mean is like the sights on a Guncon. A small V shaped notch at the top rear of the gun and a projection on the front top, which you line up into the V.
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So, a laser is less accurate?
--- Quote from: vartech on October 13, 2009, 03:22:04 pm ---I am currently looking at the Aimtrak for my arcade. What I see alot of is people comparing it to a real gun. "A real gun expert can hit with out sights can shoot from instinct." Well I saw show on tv about shooting experts and they all had custom guns and lots and lots of practice. they would have to comensate for different guns, But they could do it faster than the average person. So if the AimTrak is off an 1/2 inch then a pro would compensate and be dead on. I doubt we have expert marksmen using the AimTrak.
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Well, I'm a little rusty with the real ones, but my military qualifications with firearms was "Expert". I was qualified with M-16's, M-60, Grenade Launchers, Light Anti-Tank, Claymore Mines and hand grenades. I have also fired and done well with military .45's and .38 caliber pistols.
I have played virtually every gun game ever offered in the arcade....many times.
I also have a dedicated gun rig set up with a 37" RGB monitor and a PS2 connected through true RGB with 2 Guncon2's and a couple of GunCon1's. This setup is about as close to the arcade as it gets.
I also own the LCDTopGun, multiple guns for XBOX, Playstation1, Dreamcast, Genesis, NES and SEGA MasterSystem. I also hacked SMS guns to work with an Amiga and have played around with the Wiimotes I own.
Is that enough to qualify me as an "educated enthusiast" for this type of technology?
Trust me, if this is a good solution, I'll be here with bells on to let everyone know. Mine should be here in a few days, so all I can do at the moment is comment on the videos and comments of others. But you should probably read what I wrote earlier about being able to compensate for a constant error. Yes, it can be done, and is often required on weapons with fixed sights. When I was a young kid, my cheap BB rifle always shot low and to the right. Once I compensated for that fact, I was very accurate with that thing. But you cannot compensate for a variable deviation that is based on where you are aiming.
RandyT
HaRuMaN:
:jerry
Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: HarumaN on October 13, 2009, 03:57:51 pm --- :jerry
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Don't encourage it. We've already been down this road before, but I guess it's too late to change it. Might as well sit back and enjoy the show.
HaRuMaN:
I'm not encouraging. Just grabbin' the popcorn and sitting back....
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