Larry Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Saw a thing a while back. Disney has applied for a patent. Guests can wear a kind of VR headset, that allows CG images to be shown on top of reality, and will carry a light saber hilt with position and motion sensors. The VR will display a light saber blade coming from the hilt. Stations and drones around the park will "fire blaster bolts" (projected by the VR), which will be deflected by the light saber beam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, DM72 said: $900-$1000 per person? That's ridiculous. A new gaming computer, or play make believe in a hotel for 2 days? Hmmm.... Edited April 20, 2017 by dfitzo53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 35 minutes ago, Larry said: Saw a thing a while back. Disney has applied for a patent. Guests can wear a kind of VR headset, that allows CG images to be shown on top of reality, and will carry a light saber hilt with position and motion sensors. The VR will display a light saber blade coming from the hilt. Stations and drones around the park will "fire blaster bolts" (projected by the VR), which will be deflected by the light saber beam. That's called AR (augmented reality). Sounds pretty awesome. That's where FB and Google and all the big players are focusing. Going to have a much bigger effect on our lives than VR will. The possibilities are endless. 10 minutes ago, dfitzo53 said: A new gaming computer, or play make believe in a hotel for 2 days? Hmmm.... Ever been on a Disney vacation before? The Mouse has sticky fingers. Hotel room for 2 nights at call it $250/night. 2 days of passes to an amusement park (over $100/day). You're already over $700, and it's not clear if "all inclusive" in that article means food too. Granted, if it is literal when it says $900-$1k/person so that a couple would be paying $1,800-$2k, that's a bit much. But since the hotel room is part of it I'm assuming that would not be the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Never been to Disney and I have no desire to. I don't mean that in a stick in the mud way, it's just not how I'd spend my money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codeorama Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 16 hours ago, dfitzo53 said: Never been to Disney and I have no desire to. I don't mean that in a stick in the mud way, it's just not how I'd spend my money. I mean no disrespect to anyone but I have to agree here. I have friends who go every year and they are so into it. For me, I just don't get it. I've went twice as a kid and it was ok, I enjoyed other places we stopped on the way more. My son went with his mother and said he thought it was boring. For me, I would do other things with that kind of money, but for those people that love it and have the money, cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 16 hours ago, Bliz said: That's called AR (augmented reality). Sounds pretty awesome. That's where FB and Google and all the big players are focusing. Going to have a much bigger effect on our lives than VR will. The possibilities are endless. Explain please. From initial descriptions, I'm wondering if I wouldn't be owed royalties. I invented something very similar around age 12. Put in a lot of hours over that summer between 7th & 8th grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bliz Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 5 hours ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said: Explain please. From initial descriptions, I'm wondering if I wouldn't be owed royalties. I invented something very similar around age 12. Put in a lot of hours over that summer between 7th & 8th grade. Congrats on being a future billionaire! (you did remember to patent it, right?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Hammer Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 On Wednesday, February 01, 2017 at 4:53 PM, Kosher Ham said: See I think this is part of what the problem was with I - III. We already knew that Vader was going to die, we already knew who the emperor was, etc. This scenario...we already know that Boba is the seed of the drones, we know that he dies in a pathetic manner, we know that he only got Solo because of Vader. His character was not very impressive. I would rather see a movie or two that explains how the Jedi council was formed and how they found all these young kids with the force, how Yoda came to be Jedi. Mace, and some of the other would be interesting also. Believe it or not some people watch the Prequels not knowing everything that is going to happen. Kids nowadays watch Star Wars starting with Anakin's origin in Episodes 1-3. Take this young ladies reaction: https://youtu.be/KMLmGi6AK-c And they were my introduction to The Galaxy Far Far Away as well. The first SW movie I ever saw was The Phantom Menace. I like the Preqs mainly for that reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacks 'n' Stuff Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 (edited) Edited May 25, 2017 by Sticksboi05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Yep, every day on my board at school I put up a silly holiday from daysoftheyear.com and something that happened today in history. 40th anniversary of Star Wars was today's historical event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 It's been reported that Carrie Fisher's autopsy showed that she had cocaine, heroine and ecstasy in her system when she died. She never could beat her demons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeesburgSkinFan Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Holy toxicology report Carrie Fisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mournblade Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 Hate it when you learn this stuff about one of your childhood heros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mournblade Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 You guys see that Kathleen Kennedy has fired Lord and Miller from the Han Solo movie? Boneheaded move by Disney. Thank God she never got a chance to mess with Episode 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 5 minutes ago, Keith Huddleston said: You guys see that Kathleen Kennedy has fired Lord and Miller from the Han Solo movie? Boneheaded move by Disney. Thank God she never got a chance to mess with Episode 8. It doesn't matter. The Han Solo movie is gonna suck regardless. Probably have the same tone as an episode of Wings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 And now rumor has it that Ron Howard is the front runner to takeover the Han Solo movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mournblade Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 9 hours ago, AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy said: It doesn't matter. The Han Solo movie is gonna suck regardless. Probably have the same tone as an episode of Wings. People have said that the Kasdan script for the movie was fantastic. But now that they have no idea who the director is going to be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytoAli Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) 11 hours ago, AlvinWaltonIsMyBoy said: It doesn't matter. The Han Solo movie is gonna suck regardless. Probably have the same tone as an episode of Wings. Disagree.... less comedy in Star Wars the better, the sci fi drama route more interesting. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/star-wars-why-han-solo-movie-directors-were-fired-1015474 Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the style and vision of Lord and Miller clashed with that of Lawrence Kasdan, the legendary screenwriter behind the classics Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark, who also wrote, with his son, Jon Kasdan, the script for the Han Solo stand-alone set (for now) to be released in 2018. Lord and Miller (21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie) have a comedic sensibility and improvisational style while Kasdan favors a strict adherence to the written word — what is on the page is what must be shot. The creative clash, according to one insider, also came down to differences in understanding the character of Han Solo. “People need to understand that Han Solo is not a comedic personality. He’s sarcastic and selfish,” said that source. Edited June 21, 2017 by ClaytoAli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 If that was the case, I'm glad they were fired. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma There Goes That Man Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 I have no interest in the movie anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytoAli Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, DM72 said: If that was the case, I'm glad they were fired. Me too....Han Solo is a selfish egotistical ahole that the Luke and Leia had to convince to do what was right. I don't want to see the space version of the "Other Guys". Edited June 21, 2017 by ClaytoAli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterPinstripe Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 If anyone knows how Han Solo should be portrayed its Kasden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM72 Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 10 minutes ago, ClaytoAli said: Me too....Han Solo is a selfish egotistical ahole that the Luke and Laura had to convince to do what was right. I don't want to see the space version of the "Other Guys". You mean Luke and Leia. Luke and Laura was General Hospital. Lol But I agree. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mournblade Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, DM72 said: You mean Luke and Leia. Luke and Laura was General Hospital. Lol But I agree. LMAO. Now that was funny. I'm reasonably confident in the Kasdan script. If they can find a half-way competent director (like Ron Howard) I think the movie will be fine. Edited June 21, 2017 by Mournblade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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