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Playing a First-Person Shooter Using Real Guns

Posted by Soulskill on from the and-shovels dept.

Blake writes "A group called Waterloo Labs rigged up a few accelerometers to a large wall and projected a first-person shooter onto it. Using some math, they can triangulate the position of impacts on the wall, so naturally they found someone with a gun and bought a large case of ammunition. Even cooler, this group usually posts a 'how we did it' video a few weeks after a project's debut, including source code."

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  1. Re:Air Force people learn to shoot guns? by dunkelfalke · · Score: 4, Informative

    bullshit.
    all soldiers (and yes, airforce pilots are also soldiers) undergo the same basic training so if the pilot cannot fly he still can shoot at the enemy or defend himself after ejecting.

    this is not a fucking team fortress, real humans are universal.

    --
    "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever" -- David St. Hubbins, Spinal Tap
  2. Re:Doesn't sound the same by Irish_Samurai · · Score: 4, Informative

    The guy in camo is what competition shooters call a mall ninja. He can't shoot, was never in the military, but wants to be a bad ass. That's why he had a big elaborate gun, he bought his way in. You see them at competitions wearing shirts that say "Blackwater" and hats that say "C.I.A".

    Bunch of damn tools.