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Originally posted by Stephen
Average? No. But even here in hillbilly land, there's guys who opened up a computer-driven arcade. Bunch of gaming machines, big screens, multi-player fun - and it's a safe, supervised place that parents can drop off their kids, and return for them later, with a sign-in / sign-out process for safety.
My step son has all the major game machines, and more games than you can shake a stick at (I'm a PlayStation 2 / Ratchet & Clank / GranTurismo 3 fan), but he still likes to go to this spot and interact with his peers.
In this example, it's much like online porn - innovation prospers, a lack of it, dies...
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If your interested in innovation you have got to check
this out. Its a LAN gaming center except they have 73 inch projector screens and go all the way up to a 13 foot screen. Your favoraite computer and video games on a 13 foot screen!
On top of it they have a 360 degree globe they are working on. This shit is definately innovative. If I had the time and money I know where I would be investing it right now.
Nearly 10 years ago I visited a virtual reality "cave" at Argon national labs. They had 3D glasses you wore. That was very impressive stuff -- and that was back in the days the original Doom was top of the line.
There is some serious potential here. I suspect with about $10,000 you could set something like this up. Too bad the people with patents will be the ones making all the money
