Mixed Reality Pacman 30
VirtualUK writes "The BBC News website is running a story about a team of engineers headed by Andrew David Cheok over at the Mixed Reality Lab, University of Singapore. They've developed a Human Pacman game which is played out on the streets of Singapore. The screenshots of what the players see is pretty interesting with users of both the mixed reality version and the virtual reality version being able to interact. The system comprises of a bunch of wearable computers that use GPS and wireless network connections to relay information regarding position. People in the US can see it showcased at the Wired NextFest in Chicago, June 24-26."
Long-term dupe? (Score:2)
Already posted YEARS ago (Score:2)
Re:Long-term dupe? (Score:2)
Yes, I think I did [slashdot.org]...
And then again, this wasn't the first time [slashdot.org] either...
Actual BBC link (Score:3, Informative)
*coughs* Wasn't in the actual news post.
Paintball (Score:2)
Imagine running through a pintball arena to the "rocket launcher" powerup. You hit it, and the gun you're holding turns into a rocket launcher. You leap over a barricade where 3 of your opponents are crouched, and you blow them away with a rocket. All this while, in reality, you're holding a plastic gun with two triggers (primary a
Re:Paintball (Score:2)
You could do different weapons and powerups in a lazer tag style with friends, but at the same time have to worry about the flying exploding skulls. Paintball and laser tag can suck if one team decides to play it safe and bunker down. If you have giant demons roaming around, you would need to move or fight them while you worry about getting ganked by the blue te
Re:Paintball (Score:2)
Sounds like an awesome idea...there's just two problems that most video gamers will have with your proposal:
^_^
Re:Paintball (Score:1)
Re:Paintball (Score:1)
Only if you club the other players in the head.
Re:Paintball (Score:1)
Re:Paintball (Score:1)
Club Dread (Score:2)
This reminds me of the live-action Pac-Man game shown in Club Dread. [imdb.com]
Re: (Score:1)
Real-life pacman (Score:2)
Re:Real-life pacman (Score:2)
I swear officer! I thought the woman was a ghost!
- And the reason you grabbed her...
They were powerups,I swear!!!
Old ideas (Score:2)
This is simply further evidence... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This is simply further evidence... (Score:2)
Dupe: Pacmanhattan! (Score:3, Insightful)
All you young whippersnappers with your "dupe" stories from 2003 and 2004. Back in my day, we had real dupes. From 2001 [slashdot.org], when Pacman was being played on the streets of New York [pacmanhattan.com].
But seriously, check out the videos [nyud.net] (Coral Cache link). They're priceless. (Edit: The videos seem to be offline -- does anybody have an archive?)
"That ghost's gonna catch Pac-man, gonna *$#@ him up."
Video links (Score:3, Interesting)
I know, it's bad karma to reply to your own post, but...here are some of the videos, thanks to The Wayback Machine:
And, yes, this was from 2004, not 2001. My bad.
Think about the possibilities (Score:3, Interesting)
Thought Doom was scary? Imagine playing Doom, but the monsters are in your house, and in your neighborhood.
What about Co-op? It could be set up so you can look however you want to your team. Sure, you may be a 90 lb. ugly geek, but your game character could look like an 8 foot Predator alien.
Think of the military too. It's a cheap way to teach the soldiers. A Virtual America's Army game? What about virtual tracers rounds?
And like every new technology, think of the pr0n possibilities!
Mixed gender? (Score:3, Funny)
Better than mixed gender Pacman, I guess.
pacmanhattan (Score:2, Informative)
OSS Augmented reality (Score:2)
Most used are :
ARToolkit [sourceforge.net]
MXR Toolkit [sourceforge.net]