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05/12/2008

jDome

The jDome system consists of a "semi-transparent dome" that has images projected onto it, enabling gamers to surround themselves "with 180-degrees of gaming action." Video after the break.

John Nilsson went and patented the concept and is now developing the jDome with an estimated cost of around $125-200.
[via Engadget]

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There are 3 comments about this post (1 pages).

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Posted at 05/12 6:49pm by berko
HAHAHA This guy is so funny!!!
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Posted at 05/12 7:11pm by Snake Plissken
Yeh lol I know he was being serious but I was seriously shitting myself laughing during this video!
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Posted at 06/01 9:19pm by pbourke
The "iDome" provides a full, correct 180 field of view, no stretching. http://local.wasp.uwa.edu.au/~pbourke/projection/UnityiDome/ The downside is that a game needs to be modified to create the fisheye projections
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