Shout Box archive

28 Jun 18:56

John

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My eyes need to bop along in the tune of Rapper's Delight!

28 Jun 18:56

Mechanizoid

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Could be used for full-on VR or "augmented reality" (overlaying information over the world).

28 Jun 18:55

Mechanizoid

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I mean eye contacts that project images right onto your retinas, varied slightly so that it looks 3d.

28 Jun 18:55

OtherMuzz

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and they had a show here that was basically tha

28 Jun 18:55

John

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@Mech Why would you want stereos for your eyes?

28 Jun 18:55

OtherMuzz

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i saw it at a showcase of that sorta stuff at gdc one year actually

28 Jun 18:54

Mechanizoid

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So future generations can see where it all started when they have stereo-vision eye contacts and internet connections in their brain. XD

28 Jun 18:53

Mechanizoid

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You know, they really should make a museum of old tech if they haven't already. Somewhere where they keep and maintain this stuff as best they can.

28 Jun 18:53

OtherMuzz

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Capable of being waaaaaay brighter

28 Jun 18:53

Mechanizoid

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What does that mean exactly?

28 Jun 18:53

OtherMuzz

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High dynamic range.

28 Jun 18:53

OtherMuzz

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it's only 1 colour, but holy fuck, everything glows and looks surreal

28 Jun 18:53

Mechanizoid

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HDR= what?

28 Jun 18:52

OtherMuzz

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can't remember, but they have HDR crt screens

28 Jun 18:52

Mechanizoid

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I played Asteroids on my computer. Fun game. That and Lunar Lander. Never in an arcade though, do they still have those?

28 Jun 18:52

Mechanizoid

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But I want a really nice monitor one day.

28 Jun 18:52

John

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@Muzz: Like those cabinets with knobs?

28 Jun 18:52

Mechanizoid

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So does my little Mac Mini. They just keep chugging along.

28 Jun 18:52

Mechanizoid

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Yeah, it still runs pretty okay actually. XD

28 Jun 18:51

OtherMuzz

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in an arcade?

28 Jun 18:51

OtherMuzz

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have you ever played an original asteroids game?

28 Jun 18:51

John

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Woh. That thing can run for ages no?

28 Jun 18:51

Mechanizoid

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Haven't had a CRT since I was on my old Imac as a kid.

28 Jun 18:50

Mechanizoid

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No, old Apple Cinema display

28 Jun 18:50

John

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@Mech: Are you still on the cathode ray monitor?

28 Jun 18:49

Mechanizoid

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But it'll be a while before the monitor makes a meaningful difference in my work lol

28 Jun 18:49

Mechanizoid

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My monitor is really old and going blotch on one corner, I need a new one soon. XD

28 Jun 18:49

OtherMuzz

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lol

28 Jun 18:49

Mechanizoid

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Imagine, you go to your art room and there is a radiation warning sign on the door. XD

28 Jun 18:49

OtherMuzz

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they are going to be MIND BLOWING. producing the deepest reds you've ever seen

28 Jun 18:48

Mechanizoid

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We might be able to make a tunable FEL like that. But then you'd need a particle accelerator attached to your monitor LOL

28 Jun 18:48

OtherMuzz

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but yeah next big thing is gonna be HDR monitors