Augmented Reality Quake

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday May 22, 2002 @08:07AM from the sure-why-not dept.

DrGonzo writes "Take a tour of campus an shoot some monsters. The Wearable Computer Lab at the University of South Australia has developed a prototype wearable Quake suit. " I'm a little skeptical of this, but it sure would make the frisbee golfers on campus look like the normal ones.

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Man dressed with toy gun shot on college campus... by fmaxwell · 2002-05-22 08:09 · Score: 4, Funny

...more on 9 News at 11.
Not the coolest looking outfit in the world by strictnein · 2002-05-22 08:10 · Score: 3, Funny

But if it really works like is shown on the site, it'd definitely be something worth looking into.

I could just imagine it:

"Die you worthless demon die!"

"Billy! Stop pointing that thing at Grandma"

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What about respawns? by loucura! · 2002-05-22 08:11 · Score: 3, Funny

It has to suck to be playing a multiplayer game of augmented reality quake, and respawn where you died. Of course, now you have physical recourse against spawn campers.

Roschambeau?

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1. Re:What about respawns? by version5 · 2002-05-22 08:37 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  You could implement it so that you have to walk back to one or more respawn points in order to respawn, and in the mean time, you wouldn't be able to shoot. I suppose you could run around dead trying to knock people's guns out of their hands, until somebody got mad and turned off augmented reality and started chasing you down to beat you to a pulp in *actual* reality...
  I'd like to see them implement rocket jumping too. :P
  
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coming soon - the Blind Date mod by count0 · 2002-05-22 08:11 · Score: 5, Funny

now that's augmented reality with a market!

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1. Re:coming soon - the Blind Date mod by count0 · 2002-05-22 08:16 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  come to think of it - geeks would probably be better off if they offered their dates the use of augmented reality goggles...
2. Re:coming soon - the Blind Date mod by ari{Dal} · 2002-05-22 09:08 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Um yah.. as a member of the fairer sex (yes that'd be women *shock*), i'd have to say.. anyone coming at me wearing one of those things doesn't stand much of a chance of getting a date, much less getting me to wear it.
  
  Stick to flowers. your success rate will greatly improve.
  
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3. Re:coming soon - the Blind Date mod by Alsee · 2002-05-22 10:13 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Stick to flowers. your success rate will greatly improve.
  
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  I tried to give you a more elaborate flower, but slashdot's lameness filter got in the way. :)
  
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4. Re:coming soon - the Blind Date mod by Wakko+Warner · 2002-05-22 10:44 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I tried to give you a more elaborate flower, but slashdot's lameness filter got in the way. :)
  
  Kinda surprised it didn't catch that one...
  
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5. Re:coming soon - the Blind Date mod by lkaos · 2002-05-22 12:03 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  anyone coming at me wearing one of those things doesn't stand much of a chance of getting a date, much less getting me to wear it.
  
  In all fairness, any member of the "fairer" sex that told me she hung out on /. reading an article about augmented reality quake doesn't stand much of a chance of getting a date with me :)
  
  Stick to Cosmopolitan. Your success rate will greatly improve.
  
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Grand theft what? by 68030 · 2002-05-22 08:13 · Score: 3, Funny

Please tell me someone wrote a GTA mod for
Quake 1 some where way back when.. I want to
get points for stealing cars in real life.
LAN Partys just got a lot more expensive... by nob · 2002-05-22 08:14 · Score: 5, Funny

because now I'm going to have to rent a stadium!

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Kinda cool I guess by hire_me · 2002-05-22 08:16 · Score: 2, Funny

That doesn't look like much fun really. A better use of such marvelous technology would involve fully animated imagery of that Mexican songstress Shakira, a forty ounce of the funk, and some "self time".
Always run? by bpfinn · 2002-05-22 08:17 · Score: 5, Funny

I'd better start training now if I want to win some deathmatches.
Disc Golfers... by ImaLamer · 2002-05-22 08:19 · Score: 5, Funny

Hey, watch it about the Disc Golfers!

Hey at least we can get "Augmented Reality" for about five or ten bucks... depending how much the mushrooms are going.

This seems to be paying a lot to do the same thing :)

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Correction by The+Turd+Report · 2002-05-22 08:20 · Score: 3, Funny

augmented reality goggles...
More commonly known as 'Beer Googles'...

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Micro$oft, $cientology and by Glowing+Fish · 2002-05-22 08:23 · Score: 5, Funny

CmdrTaco certainly does have a knack for attacking all the masive power blocks in our society. When will he stop his suicidal habit of making powerful enemies, such as Microsoft, Scientology and the all powerful Frisbee Golfers, with their hordes of vicious lawyers? If the Frisbee Golfers don't get this article eaten before 5 PM, I will be surprised.

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UserFriendly by Amazing+Quantum+Man · 2002-05-22 08:25 · Score: 4, Funny

Has anyone told Stef about this yet?

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Nice /. message! by TheNecromancer · 2002-05-22 08:26 · Score: 2, Funny

Warning: Too many connections in /globallib.php on line 30
Error connecting to mySQL server...blame the admins!

Poor admins! :)

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Re:Weird by mgarraha · 2002-05-22 08:27 · Score: 4, Funny

Horrifying monsters? I'd be plenty worried if I saw Ed Harris in a dark suit following me around campus! Especially if he urged me to get back to work!
Re:It is called DISC golf, not frisbee golf by cardshark2001 · 2002-05-22 08:40 · Score: 2, Funny

What a waste of a mod point!

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Re:You mean that monster *isn't* real? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-05-22 08:44 · Score: 1, Funny

Everybody print out this Slashdot story as it's going to be the famous for the first time Ashcroft personally prosecuted a /. poster.
Rocket jumping by jamiethehutt · 2002-05-22 09:04 · Score: 2, Funny

Rocket jumping would suck, and youed get tired, but its would be a good way to work of the pounds running around shooting your freinds.....
My question is... by 19Buck · 2002-05-22 10:37 · Score: 2, Funny

How does it handle rocket jumping?