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Tron Lightcycles, in Real Life

Posted by timothy on from the please-be-careful-in-there dept.

Digital_Quartz writes "This is a clever hack, using a laptop and GPS to play the classic Lightcycles game from Tron, using bicycles and a city. The page is a little light on details, but does give the essentials, including screen shots."

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  1. Re:No thank you by Coneasfast · · Score: 4, Insightful

    the challenge of tron is you are moving at a fast speed, what do you do in this bike situation?

    maybe there should be a minimum speed limit? (which means you lose if you get too tired)

    maybe a motorbike could be used, although you would need a closed course for safety,

    this all seems too much for the real world :/

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  2. Darwin Natural Selection? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Gee, talking on a cell phone while driving is safe, so using a keyboard and mouse while staring at a display while riding a bicycle in city traffic must be really safe, eh?

  3. And laugh as they call the bomb squad. by Picass0 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Cop #1: "Hey, did you see that guy on a bike rushing towards that crowd with wires hanging out of his backpack?"

    *POP*

    Cop #2: "Got 'im"

  4. Re:The second outdoor video game by barkingcorndog · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I've always enjoyed going over to I-5 to play Frogger. It gets the adrenaline going, it is impossible to cheat, and you find out very quickly when you lose.

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