7-boxing & 160" screen

[hyperjenn]

Oh no, it's me again! :D
When I'm not working at Capgemini, I work for a guy who builds really large screen setups, he has patents and design-protections and stuff on them, so it's a real business. Basically he builds the screens, i.e makes the whole thing from scratch, sets up the projectors etc. I'm there only to setup the computer with hardware, installations and so on. His latest project is a 160" curved screen made for car games/simulators, so not really WoW material. However, I couldn't resist trying out multiboxing on it - it was just too tempting! I was in a real hurry though, I had less than an hour (before shipping it off to Italy to the customer who bought it) to set up the windows for WoW so the main screen is tiny and all the addons/interface is screwed up, but nevertheless I just realized I'm like writing a whole life story about this so I'm just gonna cut to the chase ><
It's all the gnomes' fault! *wink wink ebony*

160" Dirt3 / F1 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QywPrZR7QY
160" WoW 7-boxing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-i3UWanaIk

Enjoy :)

[zenga]

That's the most sick/wicked/awesome thing I've seen for a while in gaming land.

I'm truly jealous.

Mind sharing the link to that companies website?

[Quiding]

That's the most sick/wicked/awesome thing I've seen for a while in gaming land.

I'm truly jealous.

Mind sharing the link to that companies website?

Was very curious myself and found the site http://www.normandesign.se/
The translation buttons doesn't seem to work though :P

[Apps]

Projection televisions are old outdated tech.

[ebony]

dam them gnomes!

[dfwfire]

a 160" curved screen made for car games/simulators

160" Dirt3 / F1 2011: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QywPrZR7QY
160" WoW 7-boxing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-i3UWanaIk

Enjoy :)


I'll take 3. Seriously though, that is really awesome

[hyperjenn]

Projection televisions are old outdated tech.

It's not a projected TV. It's not even a TV.
Now you have something more to figure out :p

[JohnGabriel]

Wasn't impressed seeing WoW on it, but man oh man that driving game looked Amazing!!!

[Multibocks]

It's not a projected TV. It's not even a TV.
Now you have something more to figure out :p

So you going to post the company site?

[Ughmahedhurtz]

Yeah, that's sexy. I've seen a few displays that do more or less the same thing and I'd LOVE to have one. The seamlessness is what makes it awesome, IMO. Until I win the lottery, I'll have to stick with my individual monitors. ;)

Fun to watch, anyhoo. Thanks for sharing. :D

[Cptan]

I believe it is the same technology used in this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3yqrIbN01U&feature=related

In short, you need

1) a graphic card with multiple outputs
2) a big screen, curved or not
3) a software to adjust the pixels intensity at the overlapped screen areas. may need to warp the image if screen geometry is not flat
4) a camera to calibrate the system to achieve the needs of step 3
5) ofc projectors, preferably the newer ones with longer life span

If u can handle step 3 and 4, which can be purchased off-the-shelf, u can probably DIY a huge video wall, or huge screen solution using rear projection. Definitely an interesting project.

For OP's system, the system depth is only 60cm.

Right, OP?

[hyperjenn]

So you going to post the company site?

Ah yeah forgot :> http://www.cruelracing.com

[hyperjenn]

EXACTLY right :)
We're using Pixelwix' Pixelwarp software for the blending.

[Owltoid]

Heh, wow.

I 5 box on a 70" screen (3d, too, but it kind of sucks). I sit on my couch which is about 6 or 7 feet away. I used to do the same with a 48"... big difference with the 70". No straining to see anymore :D

[Multibocks]

Oooh I never really thought of trying to use my 65" TV to do that. How do you fit 5 accounts on that low of resolution though?

[Owltoid]

The TV is a 1920x1080 resolution. ISBoxer is setup to have the main window at 1440x1080 and the five slots on the right hand side (one will always be empty for whoever is the main) are 480x216.

[Ualaa]

You could also go with fullscreen-stacked.
With every window, at the full size of the monitor.

And then, assuming aero is enabled, you could use video feeds to display relevant information.

Jamba would still forward chat to the active window.
And you can still insta-swap between accounts too.

[jeepdriver]

Id like to try MW3 on that :)

[tanknspanker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg8Bh5iI2WY
check this one out! :D
this is just N U T S!
Gief wow !

[Lyonheart]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg8Bh5iI2WY
check this one out! :D
this is just N U T S!
Gief wow !

That would be crazy fun! i wonder how much it would cost? That would let you play a game and get a workout at the same time.