January 07, 2013
— Ace I only post this for one reason: the role-playing game possibilities.
I mean, that's the important thing.
Yes, for only $1700, you can have a tablet that projects the image of high-definition terrain that you can move your lead miniatures around over. And you can swap out one map for another in two seconds.
Of course 27 inches is too small for a big battlefield. That's wouldn't be a but a dungeon room or three.
But soon they'll do a 50 inch one, and then, we'll be all set.
For now, they're planning air-hockey games (with little shunts to block the virtual puck with) and some kind of tactical shooting game. I guess boardgames like Monopoly and Risk can be easily ported over, though I don't now if I see the big advantage.
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The Microsoft Pixel Sense (with a DnD emulator) would like to say hello to you. (Sadly I've never been able to play with one in person.)
It even had "mini-cameras" (for lack of a better term) in the screen that could read bar codes on the bottom of miniatures and ID them to show rules/spells/etc.
Posted by: tsrblke (work) at January 07, 2013 12:40 PM (Ssth1)
Marriage proposal of the day...
I was inspired by a lurker's failed attempt to woo AtC in a comment thread last week, so I figured I'd give it a try. A heretofore unknown lurker (circa '06) will now cold-propose to three different 'ettes at the same time!
What could possibly go wrong?
I've narrowed my bride list down to the following, sorted alphabetically:
Anna Puma
Miss80sBaby
MWR
Ladies, you are my soul mate.
A little bit about myself:
- ~30 years old
- stable, professional job @ ~$70k/year gross
- Christian (non-Catholic)
- short, very thin, a bit on the handsome side of the scale
- non-smoker, non-drinker
- do not own a tarantula or other pets
References available upon request
I am waiting to hear from you at RFMP_2013@yahoo.com
Due to the volume of replies I expect to receive, I ask that you please use one of the following subject lines to facilitate processing:
MARRIAGE PROPOSAL: YES
MARRIAGE PROPOSAL: NO
You can make an anonymous email account on Yahoo Mail in five minutes--just leave the cell phone entry blank (it's not required, unlike Gmail).
As for the rest of Teh Horde, please let the women listed above know about this offer if you see them in future threads. I apologize for going off-topic.
Posted by: Hobo with a House Note at January 07, 2013 12:41 PM (Jeaiq)
Posted by: Comrade Arthur at January 07, 2013 12:42 PM (qkP36)
Oh yes, the possibilities for porn are endless.
Interactive realtime fingerbanging here I...ugh..ngg... shit. Never mind.
Posted by: Jollyroger at January 07, 2013 12:42 PM (t06LC)
Is there some sort of 'tablet envy' going on out there that I am unaware of?
I thought the whole idea of a 'tablet'...was to have something that is toteable.
You know...small...easy to carry around.
Posted by: wheatie at January 07, 2013 12:43 PM (dC04t)
Posted by: wayne lapierre at January 07, 2013 12:44 PM (oA9Uy)
Posted by: SH at January 07, 2013 12:44 PM (gmeXX)
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Great point. Wizards of the Coast could make some serious money if the send some time making a decent app for this thing. Selling custom death animations, skins, etc.
Posted by: DarrenODaly at January 07, 2013 12:45 PM (EqXTp)
@11
You got a fucking problem with coffe table electronic games asshole?
Wait till I get some fruit, then I'll show you. I'll show you all.
Posted by: Pac-Man at January 07, 2013 12:45 PM (t06LC)
After all, they are subject to potential misuse, injury and may make negatively affect people prone to violence :-)
Posted by: marcus at January 07, 2013 12:45 PM (GGCsk)
Someone on the radio was talking about a new TV with 4 times the definition of an HD TV now.
Christ, I was just getting used to how bad most actor's skin is on the screens we have. Now we'll be transfixed by the hair coming out of one mole.
Posted by: jwest at January 07, 2013 12:46 PM (ZDsRL)
Posted by: cajun carrot at January 07, 2013 12:46 PM (UZQM8)
Posted by: Roy at January 07, 2013 12:46 PM (VndSC)
I've still got armies in The Ukraine !!
Posted by: Newman at January 07, 2013 12:46 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2013 12:46 PM (GFM2b)
Sorry, Hobo w/HN, but women do not like being sorted alphabetically any more than they like being in binders.
Swing and a miss.
If, as said above, the screen can read UPC codes on figurines, then that would be much cooler than virtual pieces.
Posted by: spongeworthy at January 07, 2013 12:47 PM (r5w1L)
Look up Promethean ActivTable, its way bigger and already out.
Posted by: Timin203 at January 07, 2013 12:47 PM (5WxMt)
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 07, 2013 12:47 PM (S/WR4)
Posted by: Navin R Johnson at January 07, 2013 12:47 PM (RRbuy)
Posted by: cajun carrot at January 07, 2013 12:48 PM (UZQM8)
A little bit about myself:
- ~30 years old
- stable, professional job @ ~$70k/year gross
- Christian (non-Catholic)
- short, very thin, a bit on the handsome side of the scale
- non-smoker, non-drinker
- do not own a tarantula or other pets
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Could have just said Non-Hipster with no hipster qualities.
Posted by: SH at January 07, 2013 12:48 PM (gmeXX)
Posted by: Paladin at January 07, 2013 12:48 PM (lP8dE)
Posted by: Waterhouse at January 07, 2013 12:48 PM (S/WR4)
Posted by: t-bird at January 07, 2013 12:49 PM (FcR7P)
Posted by: dananjcon at January 07, 2013 12:49 PM (jvd3N)
Posted by: cajun carrot at January 07, 2013 12:50 PM (UZQM8)
Link: http://goo.gl/1xrQb Worth noting "Pixel Sense" was called "Surface" before they released the tablet. They are unrelated (as the article says.)
What people don't realize is there already was a DnD app for it.
It's still pricy as hell though. (I'm told it's the fancy ass image reading TV screens.)
Posted by: tsrblke (work) at January 07, 2013 12:50 PM (Ssth1)
Posted by: Cosmo Kramer at January 07, 2013 12:50 PM (e0xKF)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 07, 2013 12:50 PM (spN65)
Posted by: Brother Cavil, Lord Commander of the Knights who say Ni! at January 07, 2013 12:50 PM (GBXon)
Posted by: rickb223 at January 07, 2013 12:51 PM (GFM2b)
Think of the p0rn possibilities here. Counting missed hairs, balloon knot wrinkles, etc. Don't fear technology you Luddite!
Posted by: Lemmenkainen, Freelance Warlord at January 07, 2013 12:51 PM (ZWvOb)
Posted by: MrCaniac at January 07, 2013 12:52 PM (Zd/NW)
Someone on the radio was talking about a new TV with 4 times the definition of an HD TV now.
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Seriously? Will I ever be able to stop buying TVs.
Posted by: SH at January 07, 2013 12:52 PM (gmeXX)
I'd rather one of those big tables they used in WWII where you had to use those minature shuffle board sticks to move your pieces around the table. Uniforms are optional.
Posted by: polynikes at January 07, 2013 12:53 PM (m2CN7)
Posted by: Lemmenkainen, Freelance Warlord at January 07, 2013 04:51 PM
Don't forget C-section scars, implant scars, and tattoo mistakes
Posted by: Newman at January 07, 2013 12:53 PM (wwsoB)
One of the big selling points (at least that I got out of it) was that the family could gather round it instead of being off doing their own thing.
So there's that. Air Hockey sounds like fun, Monopoly would definitely be cool, as would just about any board game. You could really spice up the graphics and the sound.
Hmm, Sexual Trivial Pursuit, anyone? Twister?
Posted by: BackwardsBoy, who did not vote for this shit. at January 07, 2013 12:54 PM (yiIja)
Posted by: Sonny Electronics at January 07, 2013 12:54 PM (I88Jc)
Posted by: Lemmenkainen, Freelance Warlord at January 07, 2013 04:51 PM
Yes, and for screen cleaning products
Posted by: kbdabear at January 07, 2013 12:54 PM (wwsoB)
http://youtu.be/oLoSzlq57Ps
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 07, 2013 12:54 PM (spN65)
Think of the p0rn possibilities here. Counting missed hairs, balloon knot wrinkles, etc. Don't fear technology you Luddite!
Posted by: Lemmenkainen, Freelance Warlord at January 07, 2013 04:51 PM (ZWvOb)
You can see all the zits on the guys ass, all the cellulite on the actress' ass, and each sperm in the baby batter, yeah technology!
Posted by: MrCaniac at January 07, 2013 12:54 PM (Zd/NW)
I've still got armies in The Ukraine !!
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The Ukraine? The Ukraine is weak!
Posted by: Cosmo Kramer at January 07, 2013 04:50 PM (e0xKF)
Its all about Kamchatka. He who owns that rules the board.
Posted by: Jollyroger at January 07, 2013 12:55 PM (t06LC)
A little bit about myself: - ~30 years old - stable, professional job @ ~$70k/year gross - Christian (non-Catholic) - short, very thin, a bit on the handsome side of the scale - non-smoker, non-drinker - do not own a tarantula or other pets --------
Could have just said Non-Hipster with no hipster qualities.
Posted by: SH at January 07, 2013 04:48 PM (gmeXX)
We're convinced. There are six of us ready to fuck you right now. None of us are gay, but sometimes you make an exception. If you were a girl, I think we could have got a few more.
Posted by: jwest at January 07, 2013 12:56 PM (ZDsRL)
Posted by: kbdabear at January 07, 2013 12:57 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: Dennis at January 07, 2013 12:57 PM (SEkXG)
Posted by: kbdabear at January 07, 2013 04:57 PM
You don't want to go there, trust us!
Posted by: Enterprise Holodeck Cleaning Crew at January 07, 2013 12:58 PM (wwsoB)
Posted by: spongeworthy at January 07, 2013 12:59 PM (r5w1L)
Posted by: Anna Puma (+SmuD) at January 07, 2013 01:03 PM (spN65)
Posted by: RWC at January 07, 2013 01:05 PM (fWAjv)
Going to make fapping awfully awkward.
Posted by: RWC at January 07, 2013 05:05 PM (fWAjv)
Second look at circle jerks?
Posted by: MrCaniac at January 07, 2013 01:06 PM (Zd/NW)
Posted by: Rev Sharpson at January 07, 2013 01:14 PM (I88Jc)
Posted by: Bill Clinton at January 07, 2013 01:18 PM (k4bdL)
Posted by: gp at January 07, 2013 02:11 PM (mk9aG)
Some of my co-workers are over at the Wynn right now doing the network for Showstoppers, a big press eat and meet event.
In case anyone was wondering, the table setup on Hawaii 5-0 is a Microsoft Surface. It's real, even if some of the software is a bit fanciful on the show. Much as shows like Buffy were set in a universe where nearly everyone had an Apple laptop, the TV Hawaii is a place where Windows Phone is hugely overpresent compared to reality.
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