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Synthetic Vision

Posted by michael on from the wireframe-world dept.

oniony writes "Ars Technica has a link to a story on new goggles being developed for/by the military. The new device uses satellite imaging and land profiling to build a 3D representation of the world in a soldier's goggles in real-time. This would enable troops to see through sand storms and oil smoke of the kind currently hampering operations in the Gulf. I imagine one could also remove mountains to allow remote viewing of approaching territory."

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  1. Remove mountains? Good start. The real question: by burgburgburg · · Score: 3, Funny

    Remove clothes?

  2. When SomethingAwful is right... by LordYUK · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... the world is in for it..

    from the wireframe-world dept:

    (taken from a January 2002 SA.com article entitled, How you Know You're in the Future or something...)

    Wireframe models. Everything in the future is represented by wireframe models on computers. Everything. If you're looking for a particular person, their face will appear as a wireframe model accompanied by 500-point flashing text displaying their name. If you're looking for a file, it will appear as a wireframe model of a folder. If you're looking for a wireframe model, it will appear as a wireframe model composed of really tiny wireframe models that make up each wire.

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  3. I imagine. . . by endeitzslash · · Score: 5, Funny

    I imagine one could also remove mountains to allow remote viewing of approaching territory.


    I imagine nerds removing walls to allow remote viewing of the girls locker-room.

  4. That's cheating by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    I imagine one could also remove mountains to allow remote viewing of approaching territory.

    How is this different from adding a cheat mod to your FPS client? Transparent textures is one of the oldest tricks in the book. I think that the Geneva conventions need to be updated to prohibit this kind of thing. It just encourages campers.

    1. Re:That's cheating by Swift(void) · · Score: 3, Funny

      Wait till they introduce autoaim to the american military, then we can save a bundle on military funding by sending CS/Q3/UT cheaters to fight for us =D

    2. Re:That's cheating by nullgel · · Score: 3, Funny

      Is the host here!?! Please kick GI14932!

    3. Re:That's cheating by cmdr_beeftaco · · Score: 3, Funny

      Don't forget the Patriot Missile System that is an automated version of Mel Gibson striking down British forces. Teams of researchers developed neural net models for this missile system, training it with images of its wife being raped and its offspring being slaughtered. At the conclusion of the training, the missile system was a brutal warrior with an extreme hatred of those dirty Brits.

  5. Cheating... by Grip3n · · Score: 2, Funny

    "This would enable troops to see through sand storms and oil smoke of the kind currently hampering operations in the Gulf. I imagine one could also remove mountains to allow remote viewing of approaching territory"

    Great, first we get wallhackers in Counterstrike, now the military...what's next?

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  6. See through Mountains? by Trashman · · Score: 0, Funny

    Did Asus Write the drivers?

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  7. Fucking US troops are always cheating! by Bitter+Cup+O+Joe · · Score: 2, Funny

    Goddamned wall-haxoring bastards!

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  8. Re:Civilian uses by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Screw that! What about removing clothes! Finally, X-ray goggles that really work!

  9. Re:Heinlein? by JoshZev · · Score: 2, Funny

    Basically, isn't that where a lot of hi-tech gadget ideas come from - Sci Fi?

    When a general sends a letter to a soldier, who had changed his name to Optimus Prime, to thank the leader of the Autobots for being part of the team, it kind of convinces you that they're not all a bunch of squares. http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_fullstory.asp?id=382 8 (I think this was on Slashdot).

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  10. wireframe worlds by guacamolefoo · · Score: 2, Funny

    oniony writes "Ars Technica has a link to a story on new goggles being developed for/by the military. The new device uses satellite imaging and land profiling to build a 3D representation of the world in a soldier's goggles in real-time. This would enable troops to see through sand storms and oil smoke of the kind currently hampering operations in the Gulf. I imagine one could also remove mountains to allow remote viewing of approaching territory."

    Now if they make it so the soldiers see a wireframe world, will that mean that US troops will get kicked off battelfield servers for cheating?

    GF

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  11. Well, this means.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The army has finally developed it's first wallhack. Now all they need is an aimbot and those n00bs they play against won't stand a chance :)

  12. Re:Heinlein? by mlush · · Score: 3, Funny
    the armor also acted as a medic and would slice off a limb and cauterize it if needed. cool.

    I think you may be thinking of Joe Haldeman The Forever War, similar tech rather different tone :-)

  13. Re:Heinlein? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "This reminds me of the power armor in Robert A Heinlein's early novel Starship Troopers. It described in detail the experience of fighting in a suit with virtual enhancements to a solider's regular senses. A great read."

    I'm holding out for the crappy movie. Oh, wait...

  14. CHEATERS!!!! by Iowaguy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hey, wait a minute, weren't we just complaining about this in yesterday's thread about people cheating by using the wireframe views to track and kill there enemies? Sheez, do we ever learn. F--ing Noobs. -Iowa

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  15. They won't be allowed by TerryAtWork · · Score: 2, Funny

    anywhere near the ladies's shower on base, right?

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  16. Remove mountains?! by oO0OoO0Oo · · Score: 2, Funny

    I know this can be useful for long range projections (in the sense of conjectures, not projectiles, though maybe them too), but is a mountain really the first thing you want to be removing when you can't see ten feet ahead?

    But seriously, what good is seeing through mountains when you can't NOCLIP?

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  17. Yeah, but... by Cinematique · · Score: 2, Funny

    If I type 'noclip' in the console, will this let me walk through walls? If so... I want one! :)