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August 23rd, 2007

Subject: It's a tad depressing to realize how cynical I sometimes can be... Time: 10:05 am

Just came across this article, describing how some German researchers have developed a virtual chainsaw. The purpose of the thing is apparently to teach lumberjacks how to use chainsaws safely, by giving them a completely safe simulator that looks and feels exactly like the real thing. But my immediate reaction was, "The heck with lumberjacks -- if they can commercialize the thing, I bet they could sell a million of them as a game peripheral"... Tags: technology

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ms_danson Link: (Link) Time: 02:09 pm

Army of Darkness here we come...

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bkdelong Link: (Link) Time: 02:09 pm

Ye gods, Duke Nukem Forever would be so much more entertaining! and think of an Evil Dead game! Heh.

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metahacker Link: (Link) Time: 02:23 pm

It'd be much more realistic if chainsaw wielding maniacs had to avoid cutting their own legs off when leaping from high platforms and such...

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bkdelong Link: (Link) Time: 02:26 pm

Then you need omnidirectional treadmills for that level of interaction.

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ms_danson Link: (Link) Time: 02:52 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQw1tsgrJOs Yep. Great new ways to kill yourself.

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bkdelong Link: (Link) Time: 03:24 pm

Oh come on.....brings a whole new dimension to FPS games. God.....BioShock: Immersed would rock.

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talvinamarich Link: (Link) Time: 02:48 pm

DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

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dagonell Link: (Link) Time: 09:21 pm

I got to wear a hockey mask and boffer chainsaw in a Call of Chthulu LARP. The damn boffer was heavy. I can't conceive of somebody being able to carry a full-size and weight chainsaw and swing it around like a weapon for hours on end. This is why only the maniacs carry them! -- Dagonell

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metageek Subject: Cynicism Link: (Link) Time: 12:27 pm

That's not cynical, that's good business sense. Cynical would be more along the lines of, "Somebody's going to use it to practice for their next chainsaw massacre". ;-)

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