<![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists - Gizmodo Comments]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> I think I played that game at Epcot Centre in 1988.

Fierock

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> So can I use a bunch of glass bottles to gather up the fireflies?

skulldriveshaft

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> @Eptin: Now THAT would be worth it.

skittlzncombos

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> @skittlzncombos: Needs more Jim

Eptin

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> @xaksei: Actually, the MS guy does use the side of his hand at one point. Check 1:05.

FLegion

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> from sarcastic gamer? oh ok, it makes sense now! he was being sarcastic when he said it was cool and fun.

next step for microsoft, develop an ergonomic chair to sit at while you hunch over the surface (maybe like that inflatable airplane tray pillow thing?). with products like this, looks like the real money is in chiropractics.

kellygeorge

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> Am I only one so not inspired by the game design even on the level that it was for demonstration purposes only. If you are going to do something, you might as well pwn at it. Next time don't bring that shiiiiiiiet in here without a backup plan.

SinAmos

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> If I had a surface, I'd have it so whenever someone sat down at the table to eat, virtual roaches would crawl out from under the plate.

Kaiser-Machead's Chips Ahoy!

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> @undeadmachine: Hell, the Surface should be able to actually see the dice and what number it's currently displaying.

That'd actually be pretty neat. You could play board games on this with physical dice/pieces, since the IR cameras can see things like that, and if the pieces are tagged, what's going on.

Mio

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> this thing looks cool, but not because of the demo, but the potential. rts would be insane if developed for (or at least modded to work on) this thing. you could make rpg games that were just like real paper/dice games, with a pic of your character sheet that you can slide around, miniatures, automatically revealing maps, you could even have 'dice' that require a hand gesture to roll. hopefully this thing takes off/gets cheaper/has an open development model so that people can make cool stuff for it (not just guaranteed top sellers by big software companies).

holy crap imagine zbrush/mudbox style sculpting software adapted for this...

*begins to weep*

undeadmachine

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> @Mio: I don't think i would have a job or a life if i had this to play any rts on.

greendusk

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> @nutbastard: Wait, wait. So you have a "wheel?" And you use this to "steer" the vehicle? Absolutely amazing! I wish to buy one of these new "Steering Wheels!"

BMErdin

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> "They are not trying to be in the video game market...the game was made to specifically demonstrate the multi touch feature."

How many times and in how many ways are they going to demonstrate the same feature over and over again?

Does anyone NOT understand that you can interact with MS Surface at more than one point? No? Ok, good, now:

MS: We get it. Multi-touch, as in, touching in more than one place. Your thing; it does that. Just like it did 6 months ago.

If every time i got into my car with a buddy I insisted on demonstrating how the god damn steering wheel works, how long would he put up with that?

nutbastard

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> Given the title of this post, I thought that it would be full of bugs of the programming variety. I'm actually kind of disappointed not to see a blue screen. I'm not entirely sure what that says about me.

Eliamias

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> @youngjjohnson: 100% right, this is a tech demo specifically designed to test the multi-touch function, not a retail game. Not like the fanboys care...

FLegion

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> I think something a la picture editing could make surface incredibly fun. Put a friend's picture up and use your fingers to write captions, draw mustaches...and maybe a few helmet-less chocolate master chiefs poking in places, haha

Maturity at its finest.

sisedi

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> What about a surface sex trainer where it pops up a couple nipples and cooch, and tracks your tongue. You score points as your tongue gets more agile.

/Not that I'd need one ...

jetexas

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> @Hunty: touché!

weatherman

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> @kibets:

Now THAT sounds like fun. But, then you have some better uses for MicroShit's Surface --- The use of the table in the medical field. This could be a useful tool for Doctors-in-training to practice on a "real" body without messing with someone kidneys.

Acemonster

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> @baltwade: Sure multi touch is great and all, but I'd want to use my forearms to gather the fireflies and not my fingers. Can Surface track one big object as well as several small ones?

That has implications far beyond an innocent FireFly Game.. if you catch my drift here...

Acemonster

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> what about a serface version of Operation?

kibets

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> Sure multi touch is great and all, but I'd want to use my forearms to gather the fireflies and not my fingers. Can Surface track one big object as well as several small ones?

baltwade

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> i know all of you want to throw you little sarcastic comments in...but did you not understand the point of the video. They are not trying to be in the video game market...the game was made to specifically demonstrate the multi touch feature. there were 10 different points of contact at the same time. This isn't a home device, in business world...say at a restaurant, if this was the table, everyone at the table could interact with it with out a problem. that's what they were leaning towards.

youngjjohnson

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> I'm just thankful that my long-lived goal of spending 10,000 dollars on a Hungry Hungry Hippo simulator has come to fruition.

finalgearsolid

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> Microsoft loses points for showing off such a dumb game, and Sarcastic Gamer loses points for being not at all sarcastic about it.

Hunty

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> Why didn't they use the side of their hands? That seems like a much better way to gather the bugs...

xaksei

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> Risk would be fun.

Inepsa

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> Next up, Earthworm. Scrape your fingers through dirt, dig up worms. Comes with realistic outdoor sounds! Geez, this is entirely uncreative. A ten thousand dollar table to do something that un-innovative is somewhat depressing.

skittlzncombos

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> I'm curious as too how much money they paid to buy Surface.

imTheKing

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> @Mio: AND HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPO POTENTIAL!!!

N@tedog

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> This thing has so much RTS potential...

Mio

]]> <![CDATA[Microsoft's First Surface Game Will Thrill Out-of-Work Entomologists]]> AWESOME!!! GAME OF THE CENTURY!! NICE WORK MICROSOFT!

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yoshi

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