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During a trip to Microsoft's Surface campus, Sarcastic Gamer got the chance to see the first game developed for Microsoft’s Surface platform. The game is more of a tech demo than anything else but it does give you an idea of what can be done on the system.
 
anyone else think Hungry Hungry Hippo with hands?

I couldn't imagine how your back would feel after a couple hours of gaming like that.
 
Shoot put monoploy, risk, all board games on this. Chess, checkers. The lil ones lose the pieces to everything.
 
I think you're right, this could be the ebook reader of the boardgame world, as long as it's snack/munchie/drink proof that is.
 
PyroHoltz said:
seems a little lame, but I suppose a step towards cool stuff to come.
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It isn't meant to be the next big game. That would be pointless to spent a shitload of money on a basic functionality test. As they stated nobody other than those inhouse will probably ever see the game.

However it does a great job of showing what the surface can do and what type of functionality can be utilized for real projects after surface gets released. Too bad it will probably have a expensive price tag when it first comes out.
 
Exavior said:
It isn't meant to be the next big game. That would be pointless to spent a shitload of money on a basic functionality test. As they stated nobody other than those inhouse will probably ever see the game.

However it does a great job of showing what the surface can do and what type of functionality can be utilized for real projects after surface gets released. Too bad it will probably have a expensive price tag when it first comes out.
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I'm guessing one of the first users will be the US military. It seems like an amazing piece of hardware with a solid software base.

I don't necessarily want one but I wouldn't say no if it was offered. It just doesn't seem ergonomic enough for a home user unless this home user, uses it as a tablet pc / media pc remote/ home security system / diary / whatever you want it to do.
 
$10 Large, I had a Hotel Chain customer of mine interested, but MS won't let any resellers touch them.
 
Wish I could see the darn vid. But considering what I've seen previously this would be excellent to play other board games, especially if you could SAVE the games and resume at another time.

My family have a game night every other week. This would be awesome for Monopoly and Scrabble!
 
Fharakin said:
$10 Large, I had a Hotel Chain customer of mine interested, but MS won't let any resellers touch them.
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Thats about what I was expecting for the price. I'm sure that a large multitouch flat display doesn't come cheap.

I wouldn't expect them to be something the average person to get ahold of for some time.
 
also when i see this thing... you gotta get sore pretty quick.

a complaint often by buddhist monks is... they live sore lives due to long hours of reading and meditating . tibetan monks often read scripts of paper on their laps or on the ground in front of them... leading to many arthritec and other problems...


imagine leaning over this beast for hours... not to practical.

it would be better if elevated on an angle ....or in front of them were they can use their eyes without bending their neck/back
 
Anyone remember the old old school game Qix? I think this Surface idea would be perfect for that game.
 
They seem to have to move their fingers slowly across the surface. Would the "balls" glitch if they move them too fast or something?
 
This would be cool for an all-in-one thing for boardgames. Like have the top 10 most popular board games available in one package. You can go from Monopoly to Candyland, to Mousetrap!
 
you could also buy...

the ds, pc, xbox, BOARD GAME, and 10 collectors editions of all 10 games... for less then 1/10th the cost... lol...

then buy 5 hd tvs... and still have money left over for your meth
 
jroe52 said:
you could also buy...

the ds, pc, xbox, BOARD GAME, and 10 collectors editions of all 10 games... for less then 1/10th the cost... lol...

then buy 5 hd tvs... and still have money left over for your meth
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And your point is?

I think the surface has potential. It'll be interesting to see how it develops.
 
jroe52 said:
you could also buy...

the ds, pc, xbox, BOARD GAME, and 10 collectors editions of all 10 games... for less then 1/10th the cost... lol...

then buy 5 hd tvs... and still have money left over for your meth
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... and then how much would you pay to get all of that put into the space of a single board game?

My vote goes to pen-and-paper RPGs. No more lead miniatures for D&D, Warhammer, etc. And it would be nice to sit in front of my friends for a change. I haven't seen them since they moved (almost literally) to WoW.
 
dude... i paid $10k once for friends too... they are called hookers.

i'm just saying at 10k its not worth it and will never be...

although all new techs are expensive at first.. a touch display is not revolutionary when there are other options. they could take an inexpensive lcd touch monitor... put it on a table and sell it for 2k... lol
 
Screw fireflies, put freakin' Desktop Tower Defense on that baby!

That and turn-based games would be pretty cool on this, I think. Card games and such with 3D models in the middle would be pretty nice.
 
The game in the video looks pretty lame, but how cool would it be to play an RTS on a touchscreen such as surface? I'm drooling over thinking about playing Company of Heroes like that.
 
How do you address the issue of 'germs'? Greasy fingerprints all over the place; one would be at risk of picking up disease, unless maybe a UV light kills germs on surface? Should come with pocket for surgical gloves and wipes.
 
ScourggeFX said:
How do you address the issue of 'germs'? Greasy fingerprints all over the place; one would be at risk of picking up disease, unless maybe a UV light kills germs on surface? Should come with pocket for surgical gloves and wipes.
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You're not going to pick up any more germs than when you touch a doorknob in a public place, or more similarly when you touch any other "surface" in a public place. Also compare this to touching the controls of a video game in an arcade, oh the horror.

But I do agree with the fingerprints and slime, yeah it'll be nasty, but that's nothing windex can't fix.
 
jroe52 said:
dude... i paid $10k once for friends too... they are called hookers.

i'm just saying at 10k its not worth it and will never be...

although all new techs are expensive at first.. a touch display is not revolutionary when there are other options. they could take an inexpensive lcd touch monitor... put it on a table and sell it for 2k... lol
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Ignoring the fact that you are overpaying for... company... this is not just a single-poke touch screen.

If, in a couple of years, the price drops to $5000 for an integrated monitor AND PC that supports collaborative gameplay and can replace the roughly 20 cubic feet of gaming materials (with infinite potential for expansion), then yeah, I'd consider buying it.
 
Alpha736 said:
You're not going to pick up any more germs than when you touch a doorknob in a public place, or more similarly when you touch any other "surface" in a public place. Also compare this to touching the controls of a video game in an arcade, oh the horror.

But I do agree with the fingerprints and slime, yeah it'll be nasty, but that's nothing windex can't fix.
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and by keeping your tongue off the surface! ;-)
 
I'm sure a foreign company (say in Japan maybe?) would find some way to get their crazy, funky sex games to work on this product. Let you mind ponder on that one for a bit lol...
 
Sign me up for one in about 2 years when they come to earth in price. I will have one of these for my coffee table for sure!
 
It's funny how Microsoft doesn't have to think of creative names for their products. If you just put "Microsoft" in front of a regular word, it sounds cool and high-tech.
 
HOCP4ME said:
It's funny how Microsoft doesn't have to think of creative names for their products. If you just put "Microsoft" in front of a regular word, it sounds cool and high-tech.
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you mean like how Apple just puts an "i" in front of any noun in order to be cool and creative?

Should Microsoft put an "m" in front of everything? mOS, mOffice, mPod, mPhone?
 
The problem with this thing is, their basically selling a monitor.
Perhaps the tech for visual feedback off of surfaces will exist in 20 years. Then this would be practical. It might be interesting to follow the development of this... Who knows what it could lead to.

They have a great idea, but I dont think the technology they need [for this to be practical] exists yet...
 
Wait so... this is basically a touchscreen that can take input at multiple points simultaneously? I didn't watch it with sound... if so, I thought that kind of thing existed long ago, guess I was wrong :eek: !
 
Azhar said:
They seem to have to move their fingers slowly across the surface. Would the "balls" glitch if they move them too fast or something?
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I think in that game they would "kill" or "squash" the "fireflies" or "balls" if they went too fast....watch it again and you will here him saying he keeps killing his...
 
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