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What's the proper word for a giant VR hamster ball... thing

  • 19-05-2012 06:51PM
    #1
    a5y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭


    Ok, I've a few questions, and you guys may be the best people to ask, since VR seems to be a 80s/90s era technology as too many of the youth of today have have wet dreams about motion controls, AR and touch screens (I blame it on a lack of healthy childhood activity like as blowing dust out of cartridges).
    • What the heck is this thing called? :confused:
    • Has anyone seen an arcade game use one of these? Anyone ever been in one?
    • How much do they cost and where sells 'em?
    205688.jpg

    [DayZ. :eek:]
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  • #2
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,811 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Its the "How to destroy 20 years of work getting videogames into the mainstream in one easy step" game....


  • #3
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 31,118 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    It looks like Zorbing, only a bit ****ter.


  • #4
    a5y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭a5y


    Nevermind. Installed a google by image plug-in and it came right up.

    VirtuSphere.
    (Sounds like a chastity belt shaped like a ball :pac: )
    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Its the "How to destroy 20 years of work getting videogames into the mainstream in one easy step" game....

    Aw c'mon. The moustache isn't that bad, is it?


  • #5
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,811 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    Gods!
    Didn't even see the sh1tty 'stache!

    You know the game probably looks like a 1991 ITV kids show, right?


  • #6
    a5y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭a5y


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    Gods!
    Didn't even see the sh1tty 'stache!

    You know the game probably looks like a 1991 ITV kids show, right?

    I hope for his sake it does.

    barfogenic is an actual term in VR fields for too pretty graphics used with a low FPS. Besides, I think this whole push for realism in games is offering diminishing returns, on the whole.

    Doom or Battlechess in VR? Or Portal with dumbed down graphics ? Sign me up. :D


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  • #7
    CiDeRmAn
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 34,811 CMod ✭✭✭✭CiDeRmAn


    I'd stick an electric go-kart in and play VR Mario kart!
    Red Shell for the win!


  • #8
    a5y
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 945 ✭✭✭a5y


    CiDeRmAn wrote: »
    I'd stick an electric go-kart in and play VR Mario kart!
    Red Shell for the win!

    That's the stupidest thing I ever -

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s58dWNGdcWg


    :eek:

    ... As I was saying, that's the most brilliant thing I've ever heard. Also at the time of writing "shut up and take my money" is the top comment on that YouTube video and the estimated cost of the cart is $1,750.


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