Register Forums Calendar Active Threads Forum Help
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate This Thread
Hop To
#4116806 - 05/06/15 11:37 AM Star Wars Battle Pod  
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 290 Textanker Offline
Member
Textanker  Offline
Member

Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 290
Houston
This setup definitely has some potential for Simmers. I can see a use for this for just about any type of sim.

http://www.slashfilm.com/star-wars-battle-pod-review-photos-and-video/

Someone buy it and start hacking.

Think Strategically, Move Tactically
Inline advert (2nd and 3rd post)
#4117021 - 05/06/15 05:32 PM Re: Star Wars Battle Pod [Re: Textanker]  
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,221 f15sim Offline
More projects than sense!
f15sim  Offline
More projects than sense!
Member

Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,221
Graham, WA
I wonder what the projector count is...

g.

Proud owner of 80-0007
http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.
http://geneb.simpits.org - the Me-109F/X Project
#4117155 - 05/06/15 09:53 PM Re: Star Wars Battle Pod [Re: Textanker]  
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 293 Brandano Offline
Member
Brandano  Offline
Member

Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 293
Caput Mundi (well, it used to ...
I believe it actually uses only one, pointed at a mirror ball right in front and under the seat. Apparently it's a Bandai/Namco orbs cabinet, or at least this is what the guy that made this video says:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAk2R7HmHDM
Found some more info about the original design:
http://kotaku.com/5849339/the-greatest-arcade-cabinet-that-never-was
so it should have been patented at least 16 years ago.

Last edited by Brandano; 05/06/15 09:57 PM.
#4117158 - 05/06/15 10:01 PM Re: Star Wars Battle Pod [Re: Textanker]  
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 293 Brandano Offline
Member
Brandano  Offline
Member

Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 293
Caput Mundi (well, it used to ...
Or maybe just a very expensive fisheye lens: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/elumens2.htm

Moderated by  RacerGT 

Quick Search
Recent Articles
Support SimHQ
If you shop on Amazon use this Amazon link to support SimHQ
.
Social
Recent Topics
10 Years ago MV Sewol
by wormfood. 04/15/24 08:25 PM
Pride Of Jenni race win
by NoFlyBoy. 04/15/24 12:22 AM
It's Friday: grown up humor for the weekend.
by NoFlyBoy. 04/12/24 01:41 PM
OJ Simpson Dead at 76
by bones. 04/11/24 03:02 PM
They wokefied tomb raider !!
by Blade_RJ. 04/10/24 03:09 PM
Good F-35 Podcast
by RossUK. 04/08/24 09:02 AM
Gleda Estes
by Tarnsman. 04/06/24 06:22 PM
Food Safety and Bad Roommates
by KRT_Bong. 04/04/24 02:16 AM
Privacy Policy · Forum Rules · Mark All Read · homepage · Top
Copyright 1997-2016, SimHQ Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.6.0