Pac-Man, Pac-Amazing!!!

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:36 am

Apparently the good folks over in Singapore have created a virtual reality Pac Man

The article says they've got a Quake one as well. Craziness.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:16 am

ah yes 'mixed reality' games, the future of all video games...

trust me.

Post by **Best First** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:31 pm

one day we will all look that cool...

Post by **Kaylee** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 2:33 pm

I think thats a great idea! This is why things like the abilities of the PS3 encourage me a lot, if only we could bring back virtual reality you could create some awesome video games!

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:29 pm

Best First wrote:one day we will all look that cool...

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:38 pm

mixed reality is the way forward - Imagine going to an arcade, where you put on some light weight glasses. they are clear and transparent. you then walk around what looks like a film a set of say Aliens or somthing. gun in hand....

The computer already has the gemotry of the film set you are walking in for real inside its memory - it then overlays super high-res looking aliens across your specs, making it look like there really is an alien standing in front of you.

Combine this with a fake recoil on your assult rifle, and lens flares + muzzle flashs via the computer, ammo cases etc ejected - and you should feel, and be able to interact with your enviroment for real!!

Seriously this stuff is the future, its you, in reality, the computer just aids reality by creating the 'fake' bits for you.

Apart from scaring the crap out of you, would it no be cool?

Of course it doesnt have to be aliens it could be applied to the wizard of OZ or somthing

Post by **Kaylee** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:40 pm

{floats away in happy dream of playing 'Kirby' in mixed reality}

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:55 pm

im not even going to imagine Mario...

Ok I am, a belt of sensors is attached to your shoes to allow you to jump on tutrles - which react how any good turtle should.

the set your in is a giant cushioned mario world,
all jumps are repleat with boing sounds...

Señior's Covenant · Post by **Señior's Covenant** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:00 pm

That's going to make various fighter and RPG game interesting to see other people play.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:39 pm

it would be possible to achive, u just wouldnt feel the contact with your oppnent.

I think the FPS idea works best - id deff go to the arcade to play that.

Señior's Covenant · Post by **Señior's Covenant** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:42 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:it would be possible to achive, u just wouldnt feel the contact with your oppnent.

I was thinking more of putting young angst filled John into a room of elderly with the mixed reality version of the new Tekken. Watch the upheaval.

Post by **Kaylee** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:46 pm

I'd love immersion video games like that ^_^ {hunts on Internet for pacman game...}

saysadie · Post by **saysadie** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:59 pm

Hey, what about the Sims!

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:25 pm

saysadie wrote:Hey, what about the Sims!

That would be far too disturbing...

And ace to Mario VR Impy!

You might lose your bleedin' sanity trying to make sence of the alternate dimension that Mario Mario's been sucked into, but it would be psycedelic fun! And the idea of VR Beat Em' Up's would be a revolution in anger management therapy me thinks....

Just don't let Saysadie play it...

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:29 pm

remebr its mixed reality so the only interaction u can have is via a real world enviroment, everything else has to be simulated so u cant feel and touch it.

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 9:42 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:remebr its mixed reality so the only interaction u can have is via a real world enviroment, everything else has to be simulated so u cant feel and touch it.

Beat 'em ups: You might accidentally kick the crap out of another user. If you were all in the same room. Which would be dumb, of course.

How about Virtual Leisure Suit Larry?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:03 pm

Anyone remember computer tv programmes going on about this kind of thing well over a decade ago? Back when the Internet (to the point of view of the general public, anyway) was shiny and new.

The Future is Now!

Well, the future's quite soon.

Possibly.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:04 pm

i saw a mixed reality train set that was very cool - there was a real train track with a vr train going round it, pretty cool really

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:47 am

Seems like a VERY simple idea would be Mario Kart set on a go kart track. Pick up items, see them, and shoot them vertically. And if something hits you, like a turtle shell, your engine could shut off for several seconds or something. Hitting a banana peel could cause your VR view to spin around, causing you to have to slow down a bit.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:06 pm

Shanti418 wrote:Seems like a VERY simple idea would be Mario Kart set on a go kart track. Pick up items, see them, and shoot them vertically. And if something hits you, like a turtle shell, your engine could shut off for several seconds or something. Hitting a banana peel could cause your VR view to spin around, causing you to have to slow down a bit.

fantastic!

Used correctly U can add to the excitement - for instance, how about riding a roller coaster, then super imposing an alien world around the track or somthing? going through lava fields and stuff. or it could be like flying in a space fighter from star wars between all the other ships.

I personaly think its the future of the video game arcade. an experience that cant be translated to the home, unlike current arcades where the graphis they once championed are no longer there strong point.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:51 pm

There is no doubt in my mind that arcade games MUST go down the "experince using peripherals that consoles can't duplicate" road.

But when will something like this be cost effective to where you could create it for the masses?

I mean, just imagine a place that had that roller coaster game, Mario Kart, Pac Man, Super Mario Bros, and Quake.

That place is going to have to be huge to encompass all that "real" game space, and you'll have to have player caps on the games and/or time caps on how long the game can be played.

How much would you pay to go to a place like that? £10? £20? £30?

Post by **Kaylee** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:58 pm

Not necessarily, a bulding with multiple floors would do well. Like Quasar or Laser Wars (or whatever your local clone is called

). One floor for Quake, one for Pacman etc.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 4:04 pm

Yeah I mean I dont belive it would all be under one roof, but its possible for these types of games to exist in different places.

Disney world might have your new roller coaster experience.

Or Sega Parks might have the Quake style games. id pay £10 for that, if you got a good ammount of time. say20 mins?

I recall a few years ago the 'alien' experience where you were led around a factory set or somthing and guy in alien suits would jump out etc... it was actually pretty decent and quite scary. i remember sitting in a tunnel full of smoke, deep orange glow, i couldnt see more then a foot in front of my face. and this alien just came out in front of me, scared the living crap out of me and everyone else.
Our guide, a marine with an assult rifle guns him down, all blanks firings and everything - was wicked.

Now if they could do that, and give me a gun, CG alien super-imposed, that would freaking rule.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 4:09 pm

Wow, that sounds sweet. Like a sci fi version of those "Dinner Murder Mystery" parties. Where did this "alien experince" take place? How much was it and is it still around?

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:09 pm

there were a few up and down the country, they were offical Alien products, so the marines were all dressed in proper gear with proper guns, the suits were direct off the movie set and it played through like being in a TV movie, you were led around a complex which resembled the set from Aliens.

It cost about £7 I think back in 95? (might be wrong) and I went to it at the Trocodero in London and they also brought the experience to Bournemouth.

It was a really great buzz

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:21 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:It cost about £7 I think back in 95? (might be wrong) and I went to it at the Trocodero in London and they also brought the experience to Bournemouth.

It was a really great buzz

Yeah I went to the one in Glasgae - it was awesome, and kinda terrifying at the time.

Autobloke · Post by **Autobloke** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:33 pm

I went to the one in London, but I'm a miserable old fart and thought it was rather pump. I much preferred trying to find my way around a maze building in pitch black in Great Yarmouth - you'd bump into other customers, and the walls would occasionally light up with big models of monsters and murderers behind plexi. THAT scared the absolute sh*t out of me. If you made it out within a certain time limit you won a crappy prize. I'd memorise the route and then take all my friends through in one go to clear out all the day's prizes. Ah, happy days, back when I were a lad - it's all gone now unfortunately - there's fields there now.

Wouldn't each user of the rollercoaster ride have to be plugged into an independant computer to get their own view generated? That'd be expensive to operate. Then the expense would have to be passed onto the customer. But tech is cheap these days, so I don't know...