murk1e writes "The BBC reports that in this article that a smart Pool table has been invented. The full information is here. For more about the Physics of Pool, try this site, or for a game, try here."
Technology similar to clippy?
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GnomeKing
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What exactly does that mean - and surely they could have come up with a better example...
I'm assuming that they mean that they use bayesian networks to help in their decision making about what type of shot the player is trying to make? heck, thinking about it, I just cant see how that would work
Perhaps they just mean they have a picture of james (as it shows in the slide show and thats what is similar to clippy...
Re:I've seen this before
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Anonymous Coward
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Heaven forbit people draw their inspiration from anywhere but the black void of nothingness. There's a lot of science that came from TV shows, mate, and nothing indicates that it is LESS scientific just because the concept came from TV.
Re:light on the details....
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mydigitalself
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my sentiments exactly regarding tutoring. what a fantastic application to have on your basement pool-table so that when you go out "sharking" you really kick some ass.
in terms of the dependance on the laser lines. i would think that maybe a good mechansim for this would be a level of competitance meter. basically, if you are a crap pool player - the lines would stay on the table until you've hit the ball. as you become better, the lines last on the table for a shorter period. this way you can use the lines as a guidance and still use some form of intuition to make the shot.
This is so sad...
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al701
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· Score: 4, Interesting
I love pool, comes right up there with computers, sex and food. I love it because it gives me a non-technical escape from my every day. It doesn't involve anything except technology from centurys ago, and a lot of math and physics.
They should just let the game stay as a classic, and not try to always improve on things with lasers and computers and such.
magic pool shot?
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true_majik
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I'm not some pool expert, but did anybody see the picture on that article giving an explanation on how all that works?
The laser is supposedly showing the path of white ball which seems to me as if it is being hit straight on, then the white ball colides with the yellow ball (ball 1) which takes off at a completely different angle. Should we call this the "magic pool shot?"
Newton's First Law: An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.
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What exactly does that mean - and surely they could have come up with a better example...
I'm assuming that they mean that they use bayesian networks to help in their decision making about what type of shot the player is trying to make?
heck, thinking about it, I just cant see how that would work
Perhaps they just mean they have a picture of james (as it shows in the slide show and thats what is similar to clippy...
Heaven forbit people draw their inspiration from anywhere but the black void of nothingness. There's a lot of science that came from TV shows, mate, and nothing indicates that it is LESS scientific just because the concept came from TV.
my sentiments exactly regarding tutoring. what a fantastic application to have on your basement pool-table so that when you go out "sharking" you really kick some ass.
in terms of the dependance on the laser lines. i would think that maybe a good mechansim for this would be a level of competitance meter. basically, if you are a crap pool player - the lines would stay on the table until you've hit the ball. as you become better, the lines last on the table for a shorter period. this way you can use the lines as a guidance and still use some form of intuition to make the shot.
I love pool, comes right up there with computers, sex and food. I love it because it gives me a non-technical escape from my every day. It doesn't involve anything except technology from centurys ago, and a lot of math and physics. They should just let the game stay as a classic, and not try to always improve on things with lasers and computers and such.
The laser is supposedly showing the path of white ball which seems to me as if it is being hit straight on, then the white ball colides with the yellow ball (ball 1) which takes off at a completely different angle. Should we call this the "magic pool shot?"
Newton's First Law: An object at rest tends to stay at rest and an object in motion tends to stay in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.