Protos

I do not know why this sort of thing appeals so greatly to me. I think its the mentality since it doesn’t really have much use (unless you count fun) – its g33ky and übercool at the same time.

The system was done by Cornell and I am wondering why we here in Denmark (where I am from) never really see this type of dedication from students? I mean – this team – actually made the whole thing… not a concept, not a document describing possible social implications, not a mock up or proof of concept. They just made the WHOLE thing as part of a 5 week course!.

Wall of Pong is a fast-moving, interactive, laser-based pong game playable on any flat surface.

The system uses a digitally controlled laser projection platform to draw a pong ball onto any flat surface. This allows for a large playing area that can be set up almost anywhere. Hand held paddles with embedded sensors are given to each player. The real life paddles increases the interactivity of the game and makes it an enjoyable and dynamic derivative of the original PONG arcade game.

@ enthusiast.hardocp.com/ they tested games using Xp and Vista.

Results: only in one instance did Vista provide better frame rate

I guess that people who like to play FPS multi player on line should wait a bit…

@shinyshiny.tv there was a mention of this great toy!

As an alternative to walking the entire beach for the golden coins you can “scan” the beach remotely using this radio controlled car:

Grab one @brightminds.co.uk

Remember asteoriods? the game where you are a little vector spaceship that needs to shoot huge rocks asteroids?

Well some one turned it around.

You are now an asteroid that need to hit ships that shoots at you @ flashninjaclan.com/

via: boingboing.net and plastibag.org

E-terror? gaming and life merging and emotions running high :-(

Teen put in hospital by 36-year-old man as a result of stock shortages

While it’s normally hardware launches that prompt violence and silliness, it would seem that recently reviewed title Gears of War reached such a level of hype that some customers were actually prepared to use their fists to secure themselves a copy.

According to reports currently floating around the internet, a 15-year-old boy was attacked and actually put into hospital by a 36-year-old man who kicked off in a queue outside a branch of Gamestop in Detroit.

Apparently, the argument developed after store clerks informed the crowd that stocks were running out, at which point the 36-year-old customer attempted to cut in line and when challenged swore at and repeatedly punched the 15-year-old who was to receive the last copy of the game.

Naturally the police were called and the man was arrested for aggravated assault and is currently awaiting arraignment at a local correctional facility.

The kid on the other hand was so badly beaten that he had to go to hospital for treatment to wounds on his face, head and neck. The real bummer though is he doesn’t even have his rightful copy of Gears of War to play as he mends either – this is currently being held by police as evidence.

via: 360-gamer.com

WOW – imagine that. The weird thing is that now I need to try that game, if it has that much emo-impact, it could be addictively good – or maybe the man just forgot to take his medication?

It looks real fun. Although I am not sure that a lighter is the perfect pointing device ^^