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dsawdai@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Donald J Sawdai) writes:

>I just went home for winter break to Cincinnati and found something rather
>interesting.  At Forest Fair Mall in northern Cincinnati, there is a new
>VR arcade by the name of Virtuality.  They were just finishing installation,
>so the current setup is 4 sit-down units (looks like a bumper car with a
>hmd and two joysticks mounted on the inside) and 2 stand-up units (4-foot
>circular platform with circular guard rails, a hmd and a hand-held pointer
>which acts as a gun).  I do not know whether all players are simultaneously
>in the same "reality" or not.  The cost was $4 to play.
>
>Has anyone heard of this company or these games?

Yes, there is a Virtuality arcade at South Street Seaport in NY.  The
game there is different, tho...  The game playing currently is called
"Pterodactly Nightmare"(sp?); there are 4 stand up units, as described
above.  The games run on an Amiga (i forget the #), and the graphics
are OK; if you were playing the game at home on a flat monitor, you
would put it away after 2 minutes, but the experience is *AWESOME*!!!!
Definitely worth the $5.

The Game: up to 4 people play at a time; after a 2 minute practice
session (where you can "walk" around and get used to the interface),
the game lasts for 5 minutes.  There are 2 buttons on the joystick,
one for forward motion and the other for firing.  The unit detects
side-to-side and up-down motion, and turns your POV accordingly.  The
point of the game is to kill your opponents while avoiding (or
shooting) this flying green dinosaur.  The playing field is made up of
a square platform (black and white "marble" tiles ;) with similiar,
raised, platforms floating about one story up on each side, connected
by stairs.  There are also small flying discs which fly between each
of the raised platforms.

Some Cool Effects: When you're flying on the disc, LOOK DOWN!  I got a
massive Vertigo attack when I looked over the edge and saw only stars,
stretching to infinity!!!  Also, after dying, when you zoom into your
replacement body....  WOW!  What a rush!  :)

If you're in the NY area, (or near any other Virtuality's), you should
*definitely* stop in and play a couple of games....  :)

-Darkmage, the Clueless Wonder
 silbrmnd@acf3.nyu.edu