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Main => Lightguns => Topic started by: Hoagie_one on February 06, 2010, 08:44:29 am

Title: New PC Light Gun
Post by: Hoagie_one on February 06, 2010, 08:44:29 am

Any practical Mame applications for this?

http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=38489 (http://www.maxconsole.net/?mode=news&newsid=38489)

Title: Re: New PC Light Gun
Post by: DJ_Izumi on February 06, 2010, 02:05:12 pm

The player is using two analog sticks to control movement and view and the trigger to shoot.  I don't think that gun is anything other than a gamepad shaped like a gun. o.O

It may have some sorta angle/acceleration detection too, like SIXAXIS but I don't think it does anything more than that.

Edit: Looking at another video, it certianly can control your perspective with motion, SIXAXIS/WiiMote style but I don't see it using any sensors for pointing at the TV.  It's just a gun shaped motion controller.  It's not really a 'light gun' at all.

Title: Re: New PC Light Gun
Post by: mytymaus007 on February 06, 2010, 10:24:46 pm

Gun looks cool, i would buy the gun and add a aimtrak from ultimarc.com

Title: Re: New PC Light Gun
Post by: Beley on February 07, 2010, 09:10:04 pm

Quote from: DJ_Izumi on February 06, 2010, 02:05:12 pm

.....Edit: Looking at another video, it certianly can control your perspective with motion, SIXAXIS/WiiMote style but I don't see it using any sensors for pointing at the TV.  It's just a gun shaped motion controller.  It's not really a 'light gun' at all.

It kinda looks like there is a wiimote/aimtrack type sensor bar on top of that monitor in the video posted....
Their "Website" is no help http://www.xcm.cc/ (http://www.xcm.cc/)

Title: Re: New PC Light Gun
Post by: DJ_Izumi on February 08, 2010, 05:18:33 pm

Quote from: Beley on February 07, 2010, 09:10:04 pm

It kinda looks like there is a wiimote/aimtrack type sensor bar on top of that monitor in the video posted....
Their "Website" is no help http://www.xcm.cc/ (http://www.xcm.cc/)

Looking at it agian, I admit I see something, but it's way too blurry.  That could just be the carry handle for the monitor even.

The player is CLEARLY using two analog sticks to play the game, so I can't see how a sensor bar would be used.  These are existing PC/PS3/360 games so new additional inputs can't be added by a controller.  Maybe a sensor rig could act as one of the analog sticks, but if the player is already using two, then there's no third analog input to emulate.

Title: Re: New PC Light Gun
Post by: crashwg on February 08, 2010, 09:00:38 pm

If it does have some sort of optical sensor it could be acting in tandem with one of the sticks as a finer control.  I actually think that might work pretty well if it were implemented well...