A Real Command Console?

Deathdrone

<div class="IPBDescription">- Funness!</div> Nanotechnology, remote construction, the creation of billions of micro-hospitals in seconds, a funky "logout" button - a game, a possible reality?

This reporter thinks not. Nor is it a reporter... hmm... messed that one up.

Thinking of the title of "Cyber Athlete" one fine winters night, one began to form the idea that the creation of a working genuine Natural Selection Comm-Chair could very well be possible, albeit without all the funky nanotech stuff... can't really help there, sorry.

Imagine: a fine leather chair, set in a comfortable reclining position - surround sound speakers around the headrest, can-holders on nearby arm-rest. Voice-comm microphone built-in. Insert into aluminium/steel shell with (large) air-circulation fan or air-conditioner in the back, and the ultimate gamer's machine built into the base. The real NS look comes through the steel half-dome front cover of the chair, running on proper slide-rails and clipping lightly onto the back. Internal lighting optional. Peripherals and other paraphranalia go inside the domey bit, just above where legs are placed.

Comfortable, functional, and very NS-esque*.

*NS-esqueness comes at a low, low price of $20!**
** plus postage, handling, construction costs, and machine costs. (Ten grand upward?)

Just another random idea from the messed up brains of the compunut.

-DD

Rush_Of_Peons

lol! for some unknown reason i can see some nutter bringing in a Comm Chair to a LAN and everyone thinking WTH is that??!!

Deathdrone

But would it not rock so very very much???
Your very own comm-chair... <drools>

Cold_NiTe

I'm sold. Now I feel the need to photoshop one. I think I will hold off until tomorrow. It is getting late.

Eidolan

If NS keeps going the way it dose i wont be shocked if we see one in a year or two, just need to get some rich kids playing NS.

coil

The only problem with a comm chair is that the visual interface would really have to be VR or a similar goggles/glasses-based apparatus. A standard screen at eye level would be too close to view properly, while one at desk level would give the guy a nasty crick in his neck after a fairly short amount of time.

Munterman

How cool would that be to play in ....
/Starts saving <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

Morrik

Put me down for three...

One for each of my computers.

RyoOhki

Damn com chair spammers <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

RaVe

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