¿ es un proyecto muy interesante, pero no puede dañar la vista a una distancia tan corta del area de juego, ademas llas enfermedades y ataques epilepticos por losconstantes parpadeos de luces afectarian a mas del porsentaje actual!
1. To the jerks just trying to rile this guy up because you're wastes of space, SHUT UP! 2. Jdome, I'm a 40 year old veteran gamer since 1976 and this is one of the coolest things I've seen. 3. Will you make this available for ps3 and xbox 360? Is it feasible? I was a pc gamer but game more on consoles now. 4. Frex makes something similar, how do you differ? 5. Price point? 6. Regardless of whether this type of thing has been done before, this is the first time I've seen it marketed to
It is possible to use consoles, however, it is not up to me, but rather the console companies and their game developers. Frex is solid and not stowable and not configurable for other than racing really. It is also half the size of a jDome and I think it is more expensive.
Well you can bet your bottom dollar that the second this reaches a price range that's affordable I will burst out of the house to buy one. Would it be reasonable to expect a price tag of around $200-500?
It's a novel idea but not entirely original. Ferranti Flight Simulation & Training developed something similar 16 years ago for the UK MoD. Instead of the fold up screen seen here, the "display" Ferranti used was a half-sphere moulded from translucent plastic with rear projected images supplied via a Barco projector. Obviously now that new affordable image projectors, powerful PC's and graphics cards are on the market, the idea has finally made it's way into the mainstream gaming market.
It depends on your point of view - would you consider a LED TV unoriginal? I mean, it is still a TV.
What is entirely original is that someone tries to get a consumer version out for this type of concept. And that is a dome which unfolds in 30 seconds!
Before I made this product I searched the internet for one, but the ones I found required its own room, cost a fortune and were technically complex and required the games I wanted to use to be heavily modified - hence the jDome!
You must get really pissed of having to reply to all these stupid comments, i think this is one of the greatist things i have ever seen in the gaming industry, get it on the market, and maybe give a projector away free with it and i will buy one, nice work :D
I'm sure I can whip up a bundle in the future - stay tuned!
By replying to some ill concieved comments I hope I can make them check out the concept again and maybe they at least don't dismiss the idea outright after that.
Hardly, if it does you should seriously consider visiting a doctor!
Kidding aside - I wish you could try it before you jump to conclusions - please check comments from people who actually have tried it in the other videos and what they say.
Exactly - to bang on about the jDome being his 'invention' without actually detailing all he 'invented' was the poxy 'folding' mechanism is laughable to say the least! :D
I'd love to do that, but I don't think you can change the field of view in Arma as it is a multiplayer game and as such it is considered cheating if you change the fov as you would see the enemy before he sees you.
btw though, have to say at least this - "TM", to us industry professionals, means "Totally Meaningless"... you need an 'R' (and to pay for the privialdge) before you have a protected mark. If you can't afford the 200 bucks to do that, well....
I wish we had this conversation over at the new video, but I'm glad you removed your comments in every other video - shows a little respect from a "industry professional" :-)
About your comment: You'll be happy to know then, that the jDome *is* a registered trademark - I just haven't had time to change it everywhere (but I've changed in the text now), and besides my logo looks better with the TM, but I guess I'll have to make that change soon...
The supportive structures are annoyingly visible in the videos, but hardly noticable when you play because you focus is elsewhere.
The image is stretched at the peripheral, but it doesn't bother you as it is in your peripheral view, where you don't look. In return you get a very immersive feeling.
It would be nice with perspcitve corrective software and some lens, but it wouldn't add enough to motivate the ridiculous price the unit would get.
Please do - I'm not trying to impose anything to anyone. However I wish you and others could try the jDome before making statements, but that's not possible at this time.
You have to ask yourself why you play games - is it because you want to transfer yourself for a while to different world or do you want to watch it thru a window?
The jDome offers the possibility to get you closer to the world you are trying to play - that's all.
Det är skitgrymt om jDome:n gör bilden större så att man ser killen till höger men det tvivlar jag på att den gör, verkar mer som om den bara töjer ut den existerande bilden. Om man ser killen till höger har väl med spelet att göra och inte skärmen? Jag kanske har fel, jag är inte så insatt i sånt men den verkar ändå grym.
Du ställer in en parameter i spelet så att du faktiskt ser killen till höger. Det är jDomes form som gör att han är i din högra ögonvrå - kolla jDome Limited Edition videon istället!
The monitor clearly looks better, which is what i'm sure alot of gamers would prefer over being able to see a bit more, and you can see the lines from the structural support on the invention.
Most new games has this ability to widen view, beentested with using multiple monitors before. this allows a perfect FoW station. a size selection would be nice, I wouldn't mine having this at a 2m (6,5") in my 2'nd living room, with a fullHD prijector behind it.
Kan man inte sitta och spela? Jag är sugen på att köpa en sådan, kostar inte så speciellt mycket heller. Är en lat 15 åring xd och vill sitta ner när jag kanske spelar 2 timmar sträck eller så när det är cuper osv.
Check out the other videos and what other people who actually *have* tried it say.
For one Dreamhack tried it and paid 45000kr (4500€) for a piece of "cloth" :-)
FiSKEN80 - if you are in Stockholm Sweden this weekend, Dreamhack is showcasing their jDome at Tekniska Muséet this weekend - try it out and come back and comment!
i have watched all the other videos about jDome because i think this looks like an interesting item, but im still not convinced that its worth buying:/ theres more negative things about it than positive which makes it not worth purchase
bullshit crap, U get only thing is that u change ur fov and in games online is not allowed soo simpel it's not that new Fov have used in ages just to get some more view around u
frollishh: ppl who have tried the jDome seem 2 like it plz watch related vidz 2 hear what they say
If u change the fov on flat screen u will see more of the game world, however, 2 literally get this view "around u", u need a jDome.
U r correct in that u r not allowed 2 change the fov in most online games - but if/when the jDome comes out, I imagine there will be special jDome servers where changing the fov is allowed.
a real dome would be like standing inside a large tent. if i want to look back i would have to turn around myself, not press side on the control and let the screen turn. so, u can enhance even more on the huge tent by wearing a suit like the ones models wear to capture game body movements. your whole body would be a control.
Yes you are correct dont have jdome but I owned a similar bespoke system utilising a curved projector screen and projector technology fundamentally the same as the jdome, the reason I say it doesnt work are as follows:
1)You have stand up, although I guessing the screen can be lowered and high stool used it not the same as the screen fitting around a existing comfy armchair.
2)A suitable distance is required between the projector and screen which can be restrictive if intended to be used in small rooms.
3)The screen and projector set up requires more space than simple lcd not suitable in small rooms
4)Will only operate in low light conditions i.e. bad for the eyes over long periods and restrictive about times you can play unless you draw curtains all time.
The rear projection requirement of this project is a real deal-breaker for a lot of people. In terms of the 'patent', I'd like to see how this stands up as this idea has been around for _years_! :-o
I'm not sure what you mean, but if you are referring to the projectors distance from the jDome, it can be shortened to about half the distance with a mirror.
I'm not claiming to be the inventor of domed screens - just how you can use it with your regular games and that you will be able to afford a jDome!
As for the patent, I have a patent for a foldable rear projection system and I recieved a letter recently that no one has opposed the patent during it's gracing period (9 months)!
You should really kick this 'answer for everything' habit, its not as simple as that.
In terms of projector mirrors, bad idea - very expensive for ones that don't incurr huge light loss and not affordable to your average home user.
I've seen this exact concept used with regular games at a univeristy around 4 years ago, by extending the FOV, so you certainly didnt invent this! Obviously I wasn't speaking about just 'domed screens'.
The jDome-project launched half a year ago and had 200000 views in one week - where were you then? My point is - the world is a big place and no one can't possibly know everything.
3 years ago I started searching the internet for a similar product so I didn't have to do it myself - just buy one. But I didn't find any and I got some funding to do a prototype and get a patent.
If you saw this four years ago - where are they know? I mean *anyone* can claim they've seen this before.
Oh please - it was a university project, I know others who have seen this too, simply 'denying' it existed really doesnt fly. What is your problem? Did you honestly, honestly think this hadn't been attempted before? Sorry but you cannot be serious, surely. The main reason it didnt take off was simply the price of beamers at the time, which have now bombed - but if you need to be told that then that says it all. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but credit where it's due.
Hm, by saying I didn't know about that particular university project, I'm not denying it's existence, right?
I know this have been attempted before, perhaps not with regular games, but certainly in software.
What is stopping these guys/girls from doing something now, when the price of projectors are lower? I don't actually think jDome can change a gaming community towards domed displays by itself, but it would be cool...
In fairness, I do have to say the patent for a 'foldable rear projection system' sounds unlikely to me, Dalite for example have made foldable rear projection screens for years. Anyway, it is not the dome you have patented, so don't claim it is! ;)
Nice idea though, don't get me wrong - but you certainly weren't the first to have it so it is a bit wrong to claim it is your 'invention' thats all...
Now you are beeing picky ;-) Of course it is a "Domed foldable rear projection system", I wouldn't dream of claiming to have a patent on a flat screen.
Of course it is my invention! If I have a patent on something, then I per se have made an invention. However - how you wish to use the jDome is up to you, but I show in the video what I think is the best use of a jDome.
I apologize if I sound arrogant, but by definition isn't it so that a patent per se requires that something is new - not done before? Ie an "invention" of some sort?
There are other domes out there - OmniMax, which has inspired me, iDome, ImmersaView - hey take any simulation system you want. But none of them has a massmarket angle, which I want to change with the jDome.
Well, not really - to file for a patent on an idea is not to invent it... in fact the definition is completely different. It would be nice to have something on the massmarket though - if you are the first to put it into production that that's fair enough.
That is true, but in reality they don't work so good. The jDome solves a lot of problems that com with VR-goggles. I wish I could point you to a FAQ, but we haven't come around to one yet.
I would have agreed with you a year ago when I had my Icuiti DV920s, the field of vision and resolution were pitiful. But I sold them to buy an eMagin Z800 and the quality is fantastic. As long as you're familiar with what typical HMDs offer, you'll be able to appreciate how much better the Z800 is. 40 degree fov at 800*600 is the kind of quality I would have expected from a mid range industrial HMD, not something I could snag off eBay for $600. (Not a shill, srsly, just delighted with it)
ppoolluuxx: Bilderna blir bara suddiga på kanterna, där du inte tittar. Med du har ändå det suddiga i din ögonvrå vilket gör att det känns som om du är inne i spelet.
Svårt att förklara egentligen, man måste testa - men kolla gärna på Dreamhackrullen och kommentarerna där.
Hej vi har blivit inbjudna till i35, men vi känner att vi vill bli sponsrade på själva resan för att vi ska åka, annars kan vi fokusera på annat, som att spela in filmer med nya spel - har du kollat racingbilfilmen? Kanske CoolerMaster vill sponsra? :-)
yeah I played this today at PCGS too...was pretty cool but tbh it was slightly bizarre being that immersed in a game. I spose I like to see the edges of reality just so I can keep a grip on what's going on in game, since when it's all blown up around you it can be quite disorientating
I played on it today at PCGSD, and I've got to say, it's reallly good. The three of us felt so immersed in it. I'm definately nicking my dad's projector when it comes out ^^
cryozo: It is different for different games and for different keyboards, depending on where you come from. It's easiest to search on the internet for terms like "console commands gamename" were gamename is the game you are interested in.
On my keyboard and for Crysis you pull down the console by pressing the key below the Esc key and first write:
con_restricted=0
and then write:
cl_fov 125
were 125 could be any number more or less, but I recommend 125 degrees (default in Crysis is 60)
This idea is somewhat old. The huge problem here is the stretching and contorting of the image. As soon as the image becomes more and more tangential to the projection, the more usesless and less immersive the game experience. What you need to work on is corrective optics before projection.
Cyberdactyl: The stretching and contorting isn't a problem - because that is in your peripheral view, where it doesn't bother you much and give you a fantastic immersive effect in return.
The secret to make the distortion stay in your peripheral view is to play like you always do, namely looking straight ahead.
Hence no special, and costly, lens is needed.
But don't take my word for it: Check out what others say about the jDome - especially the Dreamhack-promo-comment about the distortion.
How is this going to show someone in the corner of your eye, if your using the same hardware and programming of the game? I dont understand how its going to show you more... This is a really lame invention and you will be shitted on when LCD monitors become domed like this. There's no hi-def in projection and bent cloth.
You can make a game show more of the game world, just by changing the field of view in the game. You can do this with a normal monitor, but it will give you a fish-eye-lens effect on the monitor. On a jDome the fish-eye-lens effect is in your preipheral view (the corner of your eye...) and wont bother you much and give you a fantastic immersive effect in return.
Please watch related videos from exhibitions we have been to.
sounds interesting but you can't really appreciate it when the camera isn't in the right place, it would have been nice if the player moved his ass to let the camera come into the correct perspective.
If you put the camera in the right place, it will look like you are playing on a normal monitor, because a flat screen doesn't have a domed effect (naturally).
It's actually really hard to understand the immersive effect without trying it - but it is great!
But don't take my word for it; watch the related videos, were other people comment on the jDome.
Cool product and I hope the best for you...just for the future you should try to emphasis on the pronunciation. Saying gayDome over and over again doesn't drive me to buy the product. Good luck in the future :)
I'm sorry for my attack speech, but I'm a fan of free acessable innovations, open source and things around. I'm not a fan of patents, which makes me unable to make "my own GDome" - videotaping it will activate your lawyer-bots.
On the contrary - if you make a movie of your own personal jDome-construction and if you had any fun with it - that's great! I can promise you no lawyer of mine will attack single constructed jDome-clones.
Register on the forum on the jDome site and subscribe to the news-thread, and you'll get all the news about the jDome Project and which events we will attend.
You can also subscribe to the jDomeProject Channel here on YouTube and get the latest jDome report first!
Some more tips needed on how can we avoid picture stretching in Flat LCD Monitor, as almost all picture on person (taken close up) shows horizontally stretched in LCD.
How that can be adjusted? step by step controls are needed to avoid the same
Please write in english or at least what language you write in :-)
From what I can interpret you write in portugese and you say that you rather sit than stand. Well, the jDome shown is only a prototype and can be adjusted for a sitting position. However - I don't have any problems standing - it feels actually quite natural.
Okej, det låter ju rätt dyrt. Får väl hoppas det kommer specialanpassade, billiga projektorer till när man har så mycket pengar och prylar att det här är nästa steg :)
yeah we talked to you about the 3D-googles at dreamhack, but would it really be hard to produce a pair of 3d goggles that has a bigger field of viev to watch 3d movies etc. was in a unique cinema once when i was younger witch was like a big jdome but over the entire roof and walls and you lay down watching, WITH 3d goggles, one of the best experiences in my life, sry for my bad english ;)
Esto no es ninguna novedad. Hace cosas de 10 años, un dia me dio por jugar al doom, conectando el ordenador a la television de 28 pulgadas, y como el cable que tenia era de medio metro mas o menos, tenia que jugar pegado a la pantalla (menos de un metro).
Lo juntas con que te pones unos cascos (audifonos) de los que te cubren toda la oreja, bajas la persiana para que no entre luz y a flipar sea dicho....
Rocastro: I argue that it still isn't the same - watch what other people say from the first public test and Dreamhack. You never heard those responses from people sitting real close to a big TV, because it isn't physically possible...
You're spanish right? Come to Campus Party in Valencia this week and try it out - I'll be there, starting tomorrow!
Oh, and Doom 3 - I'm not playing that game on this thing anymore...
was at dreamhack and tested the jdome, it was the best gamingexperience I've ever had and I would defenitly not say no to my own one, when do you expect it to get out on the market and have youi selled any jDome Prototypes ? thx :)
I'd hoped to get a set out this winter, but it seems more likely it will be late spring 2009.
I haven't sold any prototypes, but they cost very much more than the finished product, so I didn't really count on it before the jDome was a more known concept. Why do you ask? :-)
That's because 3D-googles only can emulate pitch and yaw, not position and sideways-tilt. That's because games are designed with the head in a fixed position over the ground (usually three, prone, kneeling and standing).
Because the jDome is an external Immersive Display, motion sickness will rarely occur.
Hundreds of gamers tried and enjoyed the jDome on Dreamhack this weekend, and only two got motion sick, but they said they got sick playing regular FPS-games anyway! :-)
Looks like you will get motion sickness quite easy if you play in that thing.. And btw you should probably change the name or practice on your english because it sounds more like your saying gay-dome then everything else which makes it quite funny so maybe it's a good thing :)
tsalbeci: I'll think I will pratice my english rather than change the products name - I'm swede you see and some of us have trouble pronouncing j:s.
About motionsickness: as I've stated before - if you're not prone to it, then it probably won't happen to you - I've played for hours and havn't had any trouble. I think you actually will get less motionsick with this type of immersion system, than say, vr-goggles.
yeah i would agree with you on that... the reason you get motion sickness with vr helmets is because your inner ear is telling you something different to your eyes but with this you can just move your head so hopefully no motion sickness... i own a vr helmet and i get sick in bout 5 minutes thats when i realized domes were the way :)
I'm calling this neat-O, and industry dorks will cuddle you like a puppy over the novelty of adding it to the freak attractions line-up for tradeshows, but ultimately it's a fail for it's intended market. Besides, rear projection in the shadow of the coming OLED era? You can't honestly believe this has legs.
r0cketj0ckey: The jDome works *now* - not in five or ten years - even if a domed OLED display this size found its way to the market - could you imagine the pricetag on that thing? And how would you fold it? I put my jDome in front of my home theater system when I wanna play games and remove it when I want to watch movies.
The final version of a jDome will not weigh more than a 2 pounds (1kilo) and fold into no larger than a golfbag in size - perhaps even smaller and it will cost $125-$200.
Well when you get the price tag down from $6000 to $125-$200 I will definitely be waiting champagne in hand to congratulate you John. :) As it stands I don't see this becoming a must have item for gamers. I do however see this being an interesting way to sell real estate, environmental, industrial,and architectural design projects. Those people may have that kind of money to toss around and help fund your R&D. Then again I may be crazy. :) Good Luck.
Dude seriously, do you really think yourself an innovator? Come on if this were a good idea, people far smarter than you would have capitalized on it in the 80's at the height of arcade popularity. The reason those larger amusement park versions work is because numerous people can enjoy it simultaneously. Have you learned nothing from the Wii's exploding success? Video games are less about isolation these days and more a social thing. The entry/maintenance prices are also insanely prohibitive.
The "far smarter" people don't seem to have played pc-games lately, or they'd discovered the simple fact that you can increase the Field of View in most games and thus make that extended world displayed in your peripheral view, using a simple back projected domed screen, and one off the shelf projector.
No, the "far smarter" ppl think it has to be perfect, so they build complex solutions with alot of projectors and computers, which you and I will never afford - with jDome I challange that.
I prefer a 3D T.V
BrasosDeChangito 5 months ago
Jævla morsomt når du snakker engelsk :D "Like a dome"
Men seriøst, dette er en kjempe Idé, og eg vil med glede kjøpe en når det er til salgs, men ikke om det er for dyrt :S
siggibiggy 8 months ago
In Soviet Russia, TV WATCH YOU!
TheOfficialJoeVSJoe 8 months ago
¿ es un proyecto muy interesante, pero no puede dañar la vista a una distancia tan corta del area de juego, ademas llas enfermedades y ataques epilepticos por losconstantes parpadeos de luces afectarian a mas del porsentaje actual!
DANTEspartan126 8 months ago
Not an exact replica of the human vision, our peripheral vision isn't like a wide angle lens
MohoFlaggins 11 months ago
I want a Yay-Dome!
gardrek 1 year ago
$3000? :S i Could make one for $5 :S Just use some cloth and wires...
richardmuthwill 1 year ago
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argusengineering 1 year ago
Logite, you don't have to edit the fov for consoles if you don't want to, peripheral is only for immersion
mayamanign 1 year ago
1. To the jerks just trying to rile this guy up because you're wastes of space, SHUT UP! 2. Jdome, I'm a 40 year old veteran gamer since 1976 and this is one of the coolest things I've seen. 3. Will you make this available for ps3 and xbox 360? Is it feasible? I was a pc gamer but game more on consoles now. 4. Frex makes something similar, how do you differ? 5. Price point? 6. Regardless of whether this type of thing has been done before, this is the first time I've seen it marketed to
mayamanign 1 year ago 3
@mayamanign @mayamanign, thanks!
It is possible to use consoles, however, it is not up to me, but rather the console companies and their game developers. Frex is solid and not stowable and not configurable for other than racing really. It is also half the size of a jDome and I think it is more expensive.
jDomeProject 1 year ago
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Logite 1 year ago
Why is it so much money? $3000?
Logite 1 year ago
@Logite, it is because it isn't in massproduction yet, but I am working on it - in the mean while this is what I have to offer.
jDomeProject 1 year ago
@jDomeProject
Well you can bet your bottom dollar that the second this reaches a price range that's affordable I will burst out of the house to buy one. Would it be reasonable to expect a price tag of around $200-500?
Logite 1 year ago
i really love it , it`s so awesome. but i want to know that can it work in simflight game?? like FSX or open falcon...
wumas0201 1 year ago
It works with flight sims - actually I'm going to install a flight sim jDome this week - sign up for the newsletter and read all about it!
jDomeProject 1 year ago
i Love it! I want one! I thank U!
Jay70Jay 2 years ago
I've used it before, it's uncomfortable.
MHAldo 2 years ago
It's a novel idea but not entirely original. Ferranti Flight Simulation & Training developed something similar 16 years ago for the UK MoD. Instead of the fold up screen seen here, the "display" Ferranti used was a half-sphere moulded from translucent plastic with rear projected images supplied via a Barco projector. Obviously now that new affordable image projectors, powerful PC's and graphics cards are on the market, the idea has finally made it's way into the mainstream gaming market.
darkstatehk 2 years ago
It depends on your point of view - would you consider a LED TV unoriginal? I mean, it is still a TV.
What is entirely original is that someone tries to get a consumer version out for this type of concept. And that is a dome which unfolds in 30 seconds!
Before I made this product I searched the internet for one, but the ones I found required its own room, cost a fortune and were technically complex and required the games I wanted to use to be heavily modified - hence the jDome!
jDomeProject 2 years ago
You must get really pissed of having to reply to all these stupid comments, i think this is one of the greatist things i have ever seen in the gaming industry, get it on the market, and maybe give a projector away free with it and i will buy one, nice work :D
Technobanana 2 years ago
Thank you TechnoBanana!
I'm sure I can whip up a bundle in the future - stay tuned!
By replying to some ill concieved comments I hope I can make them check out the concept again and maybe they at least don't dismiss the idea outright after that.
jDomeProject 2 years ago
this is not a good idea, that fish eye effect makes me vomit and headache
Spetznaz 2 years ago
Hardly, if it does you should seriously consider visiting a doctor!
Kidding aside - I wish you could try it before you jump to conclusions - please check comments from people who actually have tried it in the other videos and what they say.
jDomeProject 2 years ago
I dont wanna stand while gaming
Dahlheim 2 years ago 5
You don't have to - it is adjustable in height - but the future things I'm planning with this thing you wouldn't want to sit - trust me.
jDomeProject 2 years ago
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CGCreators 2 years ago 2
Exactly - to bang on about the jDome being his 'invention' without actually detailing all he 'invented' was the poxy 'folding' mechanism is laughable to say the least! :D
simtechlover 2 years ago
I'd love to do that, but I don't think you can change the field of view in Arma as it is a multiplayer game and as such it is considered cheating if you change the fov as you would see the enemy before he sees you.
jDomeProject 2 years ago
btw though, have to say at least this - "TM", to us industry professionals, means "Totally Meaningless"... you need an 'R' (and to pay for the privialdge) before you have a protected mark. If you can't afford the 200 bucks to do that, well....
simtechlover 2 years ago
Hello again simtechlover!
I wish we had this conversation over at the new video, but I'm glad you removed your comments in every other video - shows a little respect from a "industry professional" :-)
About your comment: You'll be happy to know then, that the jDome *is* a registered trademark - I just haven't had time to change it everywhere (but I've changed in the text now), and besides my logo looks better with the TM, but I guess I'll have to make that change soon...
jDomeProject 2 years ago
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simtechlover 2 years ago
This is a really interresting idea. I just wonder why anyone else haven't come up with this before.
If you get this off to the markets some day in here Finland I might even buy one! Keep it going man.
Macmula 2 years ago
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simtechlover 2 years ago
I have taken your advice and looked a little deeper into this idea.
Its an interesting concept and having your whole vision filled with nothing more than the game must definitely lead to far greater immersion.
Does the fact that its not a perfect hemisphere lead to any distortion?
How intrusive and visible is the supporting structure?
Im also wondering about the periphery, surely the image must get stretched the further you go from the centre.
MarcusCardiff 2 years ago
Hi MarcusCardiff, I'm glad that you did!
The supportive structures are annoyingly visible in the videos, but hardly noticable when you play because you focus is elsewhere.
The image is stretched at the peripheral, but it doesn't bother you as it is in your peripheral view, where you don't look. In return you get a very immersive feeling.
It would be nice with perspcitve corrective software and some lens, but it wouldn't add enough to motivate the ridiculous price the unit would get.
jDomeProject 2 years ago
He needs to work on his accent.
I keep hearing gay dome.
Like others ill stick to my 28"" monitor thanks.
MarcusCardiff 2 years ago
Please do - I'm not trying to impose anything to anyone. However I wish you and others could try the jDome before making statements, but that's not possible at this time.
You have to ask yourself why you play games - is it because you want to transfer yourself for a while to different world or do you want to watch it thru a window?
The jDome offers the possibility to get you closer to the world you are trying to play - that's all.
jDomeProject 2 years ago
Please watch the jDome Limited Edition video and hear what people, who actually have tried the jDome, say.
As for my english - you are absolutely right, but in hindsight it might have been a smart tactical marketing move - however accidental :-)
jDomeProject 2 years ago
ill stick to my HD widescreen
secoxxx 2 years ago
Please check comment above
jDomeProject 2 years ago
Det är skitgrymt om jDome:n gör bilden större så att man ser killen till höger men det tvivlar jag på att den gör, verkar mer som om den bara töjer ut den existerande bilden. Om man ser killen till höger har väl med spelet att göra och inte skärmen? Jag kanske har fel, jag är inte så insatt i sånt men den verkar ändå grym.
dullan123 2 years ago
Du ställer in en parameter i spelet så att du faktiskt ser killen till höger. Det är jDomes form som gör att han är i din högra ögonvrå - kolla jDome Limited Edition videon istället!
jDomeProject 2 years ago
Imagine the PS3 and the new motion controller + the PS Eye with this thing! =O
not to mention the ps4 which is supposed to have "matrix like" technology
subtenko 2 years ago
I'd prefer the Wii and Sensor Bar.
However the jDome would be a great accessory for any motion sensing system (Natal, PS3 motion, Wii)
XioXaio12 2 years ago
The monitor clearly looks better, which is what i'm sure alot of gamers would prefer over being able to see a bit more, and you can see the lines from the structural support on the invention.
Stick to a TV / Monitor.
SnowTau 2 years ago
Wouldn't the JDome warp the images as they get further away from the centre?
Katyousha 2 years ago
Very nice, but is not easy us play with this on home.....i dont have space enought in my room =P
AlbusHorus 2 years ago
Most new games has this ability to widen view, beentested with using multiple monitors before. this allows a perfect FoW station. a size selection would be nice, I wouldn't mine having this at a 2m (6,5") in my 2'nd living room, with a fullHD prijector behind it.
matrim00 2 years ago
Kan man inte sitta och spela? Jag är sugen på att köpa en sådan, kostar inte så speciellt mycket heller. Är en lat 15 åring xd och vill sitta ner när jag kanske spelar 2 timmar sträck eller så när det är cuper osv.
jagarseg 2 years ago
Du kan sitta ner - det beror på hur du tiltar jDome:n. Å andra sidan känns det väldigt naturligt att stå - och två timmar fixar du väl? :-)
Ta marknadsundersökningen på sajten så kan du lämna din mejladress, så meddelar vi dig när du kan beställa den.
jDomeProject 2 years ago
@ 1:20
HALF LIFE 2 XD!
dragoons9009 2 years ago
can this be used id a siting position ,like if i was using a flight simulator.
grame141 2 years ago
Yes, check the racing game video "STCC the Game on jDome".
jDomeProject 2 years ago
Doesnt the new Frex 'CanopySCREEN' infringe this 'patent'?
chrisjarram 3 years ago
Perhaps.
However their solution is, by the looks of it, permanent and much more expensive.
The jDome will be foldable and easily removed for storage, which will be evident in the soon revealed jDome Limited Edition.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
when will it be out
greatscottbttfride 3 years ago
i dont know what's so special about that, 1500kr and the thing you get is a piece of cloth:/
FiSKEN80 3 years ago
Check out the other videos and what other people who actually *have* tried it say.
For one Dreamhack tried it and paid 45000kr (4500€) for a piece of "cloth" :-)
FiSKEN80 - if you are in Stockholm Sweden this weekend, Dreamhack is showcasing their jDome at Tekniska Muséet this weekend - try it out and come back and comment!
jDomeProject 3 years ago
i have watched all the other videos about jDome because i think this looks like an interesting item, but im still not convinced that its worth buying:/ theres more negative things about it than positive which makes it not worth purchase
FiSKEN80 3 years ago
you should have had it all around -360
kamalmichael 3 years ago
Perhaps in a later version - stay tuned :-)
jDomeProject 3 years ago
fail.
plurp7 3 years ago
bullshit crap, U get only thing is that u change ur fov and in games online is not allowed soo simpel it's not that new Fov have used in ages just to get some more view around u
frollishh 3 years ago
frollishh: ppl who have tried the jDome seem 2 like it plz watch related vidz 2 hear what they say
If u change the fov on flat screen u will see more of the game world, however, 2 literally get this view "around u", u need a jDome.
U r correct in that u r not allowed 2 change the fov in most online games - but if/when the jDome comes out, I imagine there will be special jDome servers where changing the fov is allowed.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
totally agree with you
HiThereImSwe 3 years ago
a real dome would be like standing inside a large tent. if i want to look back i would have to turn around myself, not press side on the control and let the screen turn. so, u can enhance even more on the huge tent by wearing a suit like the ones models wear to capture game body movements. your whole body would be a control.
17crow 3 years ago
all i can say its rubbish, why? because i own of them
alexremaxo 3 years ago 2
We have numerous statements of the contrary - just watch the other videos.
You cannot own a jDome as we haven't started selling them yet :-)
It would however be interesting to hear why you think your particular system doesn't work.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Yes you are correct dont have jdome but I owned a similar bespoke system utilising a curved projector screen and projector technology fundamentally the same as the jdome, the reason I say it doesnt work are as follows:
1)You have stand up, although I guessing the screen can be lowered and high stool used it not the same as the screen fitting around a existing comfy armchair.
alexremaxo 3 years ago
2)A suitable distance is required between the projector and screen which can be restrictive if intended to be used in small rooms.
3)The screen and projector set up requires more space than simple lcd not suitable in small rooms
4)Will only operate in low light conditions i.e. bad for the eyes over long periods and restrictive about times you can play unless you draw curtains all time.
alexremaxo 3 years ago
5)Resolution and quality of screen can not match that of 1080p lcd and produce warped picture due to shape.
6)Fundamentally too restrictive, and big for modern day living if you produce a headset version that would be something commercially viable
alexremaxo 3 years ago
The rear projection requirement of this project is a real deal-breaker for a lot of people. In terms of the 'patent', I'd like to see how this stands up as this idea has been around for _years_! :-o
chrisjarram 3 years ago
I'm not sure what you mean, but if you are referring to the projectors distance from the jDome, it can be shortened to about half the distance with a mirror.
I'm not claiming to be the inventor of domed screens - just how you can use it with your regular games and that you will be able to afford a jDome!
As for the patent, I have a patent for a foldable rear projection system and I recieved a letter recently that no one has opposed the patent during it's gracing period (9 months)!
jDomeProject 3 years ago
You should really kick this 'answer for everything' habit, its not as simple as that.
In terms of projector mirrors, bad idea - very expensive for ones that don't incurr huge light loss and not affordable to your average home user.
I've seen this exact concept used with regular games at a univeristy around 4 years ago, by extending the FOV, so you certainly didnt invent this! Obviously I wasn't speaking about just 'domed screens'.
chrisjarram 3 years ago
The jDome-project launched half a year ago and had 200000 views in one week - where were you then? My point is - the world is a big place and no one can't possibly know everything.
3 years ago I started searching the internet for a similar product so I didn't have to do it myself - just buy one. But I didn't find any and I got some funding to do a prototype and get a patent.
If you saw this four years ago - where are they know? I mean *anyone* can claim they've seen this before.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Oh please - it was a university project, I know others who have seen this too, simply 'denying' it existed really doesnt fly. What is your problem? Did you honestly, honestly think this hadn't been attempted before? Sorry but you cannot be serious, surely. The main reason it didnt take off was simply the price of beamers at the time, which have now bombed - but if you need to be told that then that says it all. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but credit where it's due.
tcresidents 3 years ago
Took the words right out of my mouth! :D
chrisjarram 3 years ago
Hm, by saying I didn't know about that particular university project, I'm not denying it's existence, right?
I know this have been attempted before, perhaps not with regular games, but certainly in software.
What is stopping these guys/girls from doing something now, when the price of projectors are lower? I don't actually think jDome can change a gaming community towards domed displays by itself, but it would be cool...
jDomeProject 3 years ago
totally agree, nice vid=)
ninjafever 3 years ago
In fairness, I do have to say the patent for a 'foldable rear projection system' sounds unlikely to me, Dalite for example have made foldable rear projection screens for years. Anyway, it is not the dome you have patented, so don't claim it is! ;)
Nice idea though, don't get me wrong - but you certainly weren't the first to have it so it is a bit wrong to claim it is your 'invention' thats all...
chrisjarram 3 years ago
Now you are beeing picky ;-) Of course it is a "Domed foldable rear projection system", I wouldn't dream of claiming to have a patent on a flat screen.
Of course it is my invention! If I have a patent on something, then I per se have made an invention. However - how you wish to use the jDome is up to you, but I show in the video what I think is the best use of a jDome.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Wow, now that is just plain arrogant. There is a total difference between a patent and an invention...
You're getting waaaay to defensive about your little tent now! :)
chrisjarram 3 years ago
I apologize if I sound arrogant, but by definition isn't it so that a patent per se requires that something is new - not done before? Ie an "invention" of some sort?
There are other domes out there - OmniMax, which has inspired me, iDome, ImmersaView - hey take any simulation system you want. But none of them has a massmarket angle, which I want to change with the jDome.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Well, not really - to file for a patent on an idea is not to invent it... in fact the definition is completely different. It would be nice to have something on the massmarket though - if you are the first to put it into production that that's fair enough.
chrisjarram 3 years ago
Well I hope I can.
Nice talking to you chrisjarram.
Guys like you actually help out in sharpening my argumentation, which is what I need when I talk to investors.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
lol, well I'm sure I've 'helped' you there! - cough cough ;)
chrisjarram 3 years ago
I haven't even bothered looking at the vide, but the audio's blown me away...is that a good thing? ;)
DreamlandPhoenix 3 years ago
I guess it is - as I'm not very good at English and presenting, we wanted the editing and music to be ok at least :-)
jDomeProject 3 years ago
I think 3d goggles would be better cause it takes up a whole lot less space...
Kamk4ze 3 years ago
That is true, but in reality they don't work so good. The jDome solves a lot of problems that com with VR-goggles. I wish I could point you to a FAQ, but we haven't come around to one yet.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
I would have agreed with you a year ago when I had my Icuiti DV920s, the field of vision and resolution were pitiful. But I sold them to buy an eMagin Z800 and the quality is fantastic. As long as you're familiar with what typical HMDs offer, you'll be able to appreciate how much better the Z800 is. 40 degree fov at 800*600 is the kind of quality I would have expected from a mid range industrial HMD, not something I could snag off eBay for $600. (Not a shill, srsly, just delighted with it)
Zamboro 3 years ago
Blir sidorna suddiga? Alltså utdragna? Då ger det ju inte så mycket att ha det så runt.
ppoolluuxx 3 years ago
ppoolluuxx: Bilderna blir bara suddiga på kanterna, där du inte tittar. Med du har ändå det suddiga i din ögonvrå vilket gör att det känns som om du är inne i spelet.
Svårt att förklara egentligen, man måste testa - men kolla gärna på Dreamhackrullen och kommentarerna där.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Detta funkar riktigt bra, själv tagit & spelat det lite. Riktigt fräckt. Vi stod o tjöta en stund där John, jag som hade kameran i TCM :P
Hoppas iaf nån av bilderna duger, ses på i35? :D
booomse 3 years ago
Hej vi har blivit inbjudna till i35, men vi känner att vi vill bli sponsrade på själva resan för att vi ska åka, annars kan vi fokusera på annat, som att spela in filmer med nya spel - har du kollat racingbilfilmen? Kanske CoolerMaster vill sponsra? :-)
jDomeProject 3 years ago
yeah I played this today at PCGS too...was pretty cool but tbh it was slightly bizarre being that immersed in a game. I spose I like to see the edges of reality just so I can keep a grip on what's going on in game, since when it's all blown up around you it can be quite disorientating
FriendofWander 3 years ago
I played on it today at PCGSD, and I've got to say, it's reallly good. The three of us felt so immersed in it. I'm definately nicking my dad's projector when it comes out ^^
VancePuppet 3 years ago
no i don't think it would work! where am i going to put it on my desk! Might work for an arcade but not for the mass market or my living room
jaimeone1 3 years ago
Jaimeone1: It does work - can't help you with space though. Smaller versions will definitely be feasible
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Verkar vara häftigt! men vi Svenskar har generellt dåliga på Engelska. Du kan inte åka till USA med svengelska!
Tcipse 3 years ago
Hehe - engelskan har blivit betydligt bättre - trust me :-)
Även om det inte är så smickrande, med tanke på att det avleder uppmärksamhet från jDome, så tycker folk att det är kul med svengelskan.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Har lär ju få ett gäng med brudar när han åker till USA ;D
Men seriöst så ser Jdome riktigt bra ut. Hur är det att surfa på Internet med den? Äter hemsidorna upp en?
Paskatomten 3 years ago
Det är inte lika kul att surfa på den som att spela fps med den ;-)
Please visit Dreamhack Winter to test out the jDome.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Tja min farsa och jag ska Träffa dej på måndag efter middag och jag måste bara säga FETT COOLT!
Ienannandelavrasbo 3 years ago
Tja - tack för de 4 ugglorna! Det blev ett riktigt bra inslag - hälsa din pappa det!
(Jag har kommenterat ditt inlägg förut men det verkar ha kommit bort)
jDomeProject 3 years ago
I Read about this in "Din Teknik" today, great job guys, really hope it work out for ya ;)
Eliteswordfish 3 years ago
his eng sucks xD why didn't thay just pay some eng guy to speak.
bimj92 3 years ago
How do you make the window larger? How do you open that window where you write "cl_fov 140"?
cryozo 3 years ago
cryozo: It is different for different games and for different keyboards, depending on where you come from. It's easiest to search on the internet for terms like "console commands gamename" were gamename is the game you are interested in.
On my keyboard and for Crysis you pull down the console by pressing the key below the Esc key and first write:
con_restricted=0
and then write:
cl_fov 125
were 125 could be any number more or less, but I recommend 125 degrees (default in Crysis is 60)
jDomeProject 3 years ago
This idea is somewhat old. The huge problem here is the stretching and contorting of the image. As soon as the image becomes more and more tangential to the projection, the more usesless and less immersive the game experience. What you need to work on is corrective optics before projection.
Cyberdactyl 3 years ago
Cyberdactyl: The stretching and contorting isn't a problem - because that is in your peripheral view, where it doesn't bother you much and give you a fantastic immersive effect in return.
The secret to make the distortion stay in your peripheral view is to play like you always do, namely looking straight ahead.
Hence no special, and costly, lens is needed.
But don't take my word for it: Check out what others say about the jDome - especially the Dreamhack-promo-comment about the distortion.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
How is this going to show someone in the corner of your eye, if your using the same hardware and programming of the game? I dont understand how its going to show you more... This is a really lame invention and you will be shitted on when LCD monitors become domed like this. There's no hi-def in projection and bent cloth.
bazrin 3 years ago
Basrin, please do not use foul language.
You can make a game show more of the game world, just by changing the field of view in the game. You can do this with a normal monitor, but it will give you a fish-eye-lens effect on the monitor. On a jDome the fish-eye-lens effect is in your preipheral view (the corner of your eye...) and wont bother you much and give you a fantastic immersive effect in return.
Please watch related videos from exhibitions we have been to.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Basrin, one more thing, if this deosn't work and is a lame invention - why would someone make domed LCD:s?
If domed LCD:s ever found it's why to market - could you imagine the price on that thing - and is still five years away - the jDome *works* now.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
yaay for yaaydome.
GhostWithToast 3 years ago
sounds interesting but you can't really appreciate it when the camera isn't in the right place, it would have been nice if the player moved his ass to let the camera come into the correct perspective.
yoyo1poe 3 years ago
If you put the camera in the right place, it will look like you are playing on a normal monitor, because a flat screen doesn't have a domed effect (naturally).
It's actually really hard to understand the immersive effect without trying it - but it is great!
But don't take my word for it; watch the related videos, were other people comment on the jDome.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Ah ok, I get it.
yoyo1poe 3 years ago
Did this video remind anyone else of the Dharma Initiative?
Aardvarked88 3 years ago
Cool product and I hope the best for you...just for the future you should try to emphasis on the pronunciation. Saying gayDome over and over again doesn't drive me to buy the product. Good luck in the future :)
waldur 3 years ago
It is because I'm Swede and my english was extremly rusty - it will be better next time around - I promise. :-)
jDomeProject 3 years ago
you should try going to game shows and exhibitions like E3 to get some support and promotion :)
riacharda 3 years ago
We're on our way to Liepzig Games Convention as we speak - please watch related videos.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
If it is patented, nobody want pay for it: less games will support it and less players will buy it for 250 € pp.
I could make my own jdome and would call it "gdome" :D
andraxasDego 3 years ago
I don't get you, andraxasDego. Who wouldn't pay for it, because of a patent?
The jDome works quite nice already. The game Crysis you see is "unsupported" - I have just changed the Field of View in the game.
Call of Duty 4 is an absolute blast on the jDome.
It will more likely cost 150€.
Please make your own jDome and videotape it - if it is good I'll link to it from my site.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
I'm sorry for my attack speech, but I'm a fan of free acessable innovations, open source and things around. I'm not a fan of patents, which makes me unable to make "my own GDome" - videotaping it will activate your lawyer-bots.
andraxasDego 3 years ago
On the contrary - if you make a movie of your own personal jDome-construction and if you had any fun with it - that's great! I can promise you no lawyer of mine will attack single constructed jDome-clones.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
I have a feeling that Jdome would be pretty awesome with a further developed Wii controlling system.
Metroid would be taken to a new peak.
Woodpig91 3 years ago
Hey, will you ever be presenting somewhere near Grosse Pointe Michigan, maybe in Detroit, i would really love to give it a try.
sergiorod007 3 years ago
Register on the forum on the jDome site and subscribe to the news-thread, and you'll get all the news about the jDome Project and which events we will attend.
You can also subscribe to the jDomeProject Channel here on YouTube and get the latest jDome report first!
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Sound quality is very good.
Some more tips needed on how can we avoid picture stretching in Flat LCD Monitor, as almost all picture on person (taken close up) shows horizontally stretched in LCD.
How that can be adjusted? step by step controls are needed to avoid the same
subyou2 3 years ago
subyou2, I'm not sure what you mean? Have you tried it?
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Sou bem mais sentar e ficar bem mais confortavel que em pé e isso deve fazer mal a vista. ¬¬
andrezoa 3 years ago
Please write in english or at least what language you write in :-)
From what I can interpret you write in portugese and you say that you rather sit than stand. Well, the jDome shown is only a prototype and can be adjusted for a sitting position. However - I don't have any problems standing - it feels actually quite natural.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Umeå ftw, :P
SpartanII2 3 years ago
=) Nice, I heard this was made in Umeå.
I live here aswell. Hope this gets world wide soon.
lonian 3 years ago
Actually it wasn't made in Umeå - however - I went to university in Umeå and have kin there.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Hur mycket skulle den kosta?
MLAOTNMCC 3 years ago
inte mer än 2000 typ :] men de e bara själva duken då
SpartanII2 3 years ago
Okej, det låter ju rätt dyrt. Får väl hoppas det kommer specialanpassade, billiga projektorer till när man har så mycket pengar och prylar att det här är nästa steg :)
MLAOTNMCC 3 years ago
Du får väl låna farsans från jobbet ;-)
jDomeProject 3 years ago
read about you in UNT today :D Keep up the good work and i hope your product will be a succes!/ Uppsala
AderianBayor 3 years ago
Nice! We need this so we can get Uppsala back on the map! we easily get forgotten in the shadow of Stockholm...
Jojjelito 3 years ago
Edit: and he's from uppsala aswell :) just like me
imwower 3 years ago
and me as well :D
Jojjelito 3 years ago
you can really hear on his english that he is from sweden, I'M PROUD TO BE SWEDISH! :D , read about him in "UNT" today :) WAY TO GO JOHN! good luck!
imwower 3 years ago
yeah we talked to you about the 3D-googles at dreamhack, but would it really be hard to produce a pair of 3d goggles that has a bigger field of viev to watch 3d movies etc. was in a unique cinema once when i was younger witch was like a big jdome but over the entire roof and walls and you lay down watching, WITH 3d goggles, one of the best experiences in my life, sry for my bad english ;)
kr3wie 3 years ago
Bueno, vamos a ver.
Esto no es ninguna novedad. Hace cosas de 10 años, un dia me dio por jugar al doom, conectando el ordenador a la television de 28 pulgadas, y como el cable que tenia era de medio metro mas o menos, tenia que jugar pegado a la pantalla (menos de un metro).
Lo juntas con que te pones unos cascos (audifonos) de los que te cubren toda la oreja, bajas la persiana para que no entre luz y a flipar sea dicho....
rocastro37 3 years ago
No me creeis?
Hacer la prueba y me comentais......
Por cierto, en aquellos años, no habia tarjetas de video con salida de television y la tarjeta era una EGA con circuiteria de adaptacion.
Ah, el doom, ya daba efectos en 3D, mucho antes que las directsound de microsoft, jejejeje
rocastro37 3 years ago
y si aparte te das unos toques de mota antes keda de lujo
Queguaposoy 3 years ago
What I can deduct, you say that it is the same thing if you play very close to a 28 inch TV-monitor.
No... it isn't quite the same thing... ;-)
jDomeProject 3 years ago
OK, not is the same, but y cheaper and functional.
The tips, is near big TV, ambiental ligth off and sound in 3D.
Try doom in this manner...
rocastro37 3 years ago
Rocastro: I argue that it still isn't the same - watch what other people say from the first public test and Dreamhack. You never heard those responses from people sitting real close to a big TV, because it isn't physically possible...
You're spanish right? Come to Campus Party in Valencia this week and try it out - I'll be there, starting tomorrow!
Oh, and Doom 3 - I'm not playing that game on this thing anymore...
jDomeProject 3 years ago
was at dreamhack and tested the jdome, it was the best gamingexperience I've ever had and I would defenitly not say no to my own one, when do you expect it to get out on the market and have youi selled any jDome Prototypes ? thx :)
kr3wie 3 years ago
I'm very glad you liked the experience!
I'd hoped to get a set out this winter, but it seems more likely it will be late spring 2009.
I haven't sold any prototypes, but they cost very much more than the finished product, so I didn't really count on it before the jDome was a more known concept. Why do you ask? :-)
jDomeProject 3 years ago
I have z800 3d visor you can buy it makes me sick
piedpiperz80 3 years ago
That's because 3D-googles only can emulate pitch and yaw, not position and sideways-tilt. That's because games are designed with the head in a fixed position over the ground (usually three, prone, kneeling and standing).
Because the jDome is an external Immersive Display, motion sickness will rarely occur.
Hundreds of gamers tried and enjoyed the jDome on Dreamhack this weekend, and only two got motion sick, but they said they got sick playing regular FPS-games anyway! :-)
jDomeProject 3 years ago
No offence but you pronounce jDome as gay-dome rather than jay-dome, it's as if the Swedes had invented something for a homosexual.
GirlsHateMeVeryMuch 3 years ago
Nice va och kollade på den grejen DH ass coolt
matteman93 3 years ago
Looks like you will get motion sickness quite easy if you play in that thing.. And btw you should probably change the name or practice on your english because it sounds more like your saying gay-dome then everything else which makes it quite funny so maybe it's a good thing :)
tsalbeci 3 years ago
tsalbeci: I'll think I will pratice my english rather than change the products name - I'm swede you see and some of us have trouble pronouncing j:s.
About motionsickness: as I've stated before - if you're not prone to it, then it probably won't happen to you - I've played for hours and havn't had any trouble. I think you actually will get less motionsick with this type of immersion system, than say, vr-goggles.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
yeah i would agree with you on that... the reason you get motion sickness with vr helmets is because your inner ear is telling you something different to your eyes but with this you can just move your head so hopefully no motion sickness... i own a vr helmet and i get sick in bout 5 minutes thats when i realized domes were the way :)
piedpiperz80 3 years ago
I'm calling this neat-O, and industry dorks will cuddle you like a puppy over the novelty of adding it to the freak attractions line-up for tradeshows, but ultimately it's a fail for it's intended market. Besides, rear projection in the shadow of the coming OLED era? You can't honestly believe this has legs.
r0cketj0ckey 3 years ago
r0cketj0ckey: The jDome works *now* - not in five or ten years - even if a domed OLED display this size found its way to the market - could you imagine the pricetag on that thing? And how would you fold it? I put my jDome in front of my home theater system when I wanna play games and remove it when I want to watch movies.
The final version of a jDome will not weigh more than a 2 pounds (1kilo) and fold into no larger than a golfbag in size - perhaps even smaller and it will cost $125-$200.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Well when you get the price tag down from $6000 to $125-$200 I will definitely be waiting champagne in hand to congratulate you John. :) As it stands I don't see this becoming a must have item for gamers. I do however see this being an interesting way to sell real estate, environmental, industrial,and architectural design projects. Those people may have that kind of money to toss around and help fund your R&D. Then again I may be crazy. :) Good Luck.
r0cketj0ckey 3 years ago
Dude seriously, do you really think yourself an innovator? Come on if this were a good idea, people far smarter than you would have capitalized on it in the 80's at the height of arcade popularity. The reason those larger amusement park versions work is because numerous people can enjoy it simultaneously. Have you learned nothing from the Wii's exploding success? Video games are less about isolation these days and more a social thing. The entry/maintenance prices are also insanely prohibitive.
r0cketj0ckey 3 years ago
The "far smarter" people don't seem to have played pc-games lately, or they'd discovered the simple fact that you can increase the Field of View in most games and thus make that extended world displayed in your peripheral view, using a simple back projected domed screen, and one off the shelf projector.
No, the "far smarter" ppl think it has to be perfect, so they build complex solutions with alot of projectors and computers, which you and I will never afford - with jDome I challange that.
jDomeProject 3 years ago
Mmmmm
Your jDome will blend?
Will it blend? =F
daemon2470 3 years ago