So this whole table is basically a giant screen with motion sensor.

CreeDo

CreeDo

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At least, that's how it appears to work... it's not just a touch screen because it reacts even when you wave your cue above it. Might be a massive 100 inch TV that displays trippy graphics as balls roll across it. Or maybe it's a projected image. If it's a screen, I imagine it plays kinda funny without felt and you don't wanna try any jump shots.

Check out the video on their site.
http://obscuradigital.com/pool/

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CreeDo said:
At least, that's how it appears to work... it's not just a touch screen because it reacts even when you wave your cue above it. Might be a massive 100 inch TV that displays trippy graphics as balls roll across it. Or maybe it's a projected image. If it's a screen, I imagine it plays kinda funny without felt and you don't wanna try any jump shots.

Check out the video on their site.
http://obscuradigital.com/pool/

table_1.jpg
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It's a projection with motion sensing. I see them all the time at the gaming shows here. You can see them in airports sometimes as interactive advertisements projected on the floor.
 
This could be enhanced to make a great practice tool. You could load a saved game position into the system and it would project where each ball should be placed. Chess players have had this for years with the PGN file format. A PGN file is a text file conveys the location of all the chess pieces, and can even contain move-by-move data. Players can download the PGN file of master-level players, import it into their computer chess program, and study the games.

If the projection system could be enhanced to recognize each ball, then you could have instant replay. How many times have you finished a game and then someone says "you should have shot that 7-ball differently"? Then you get into a 5 minute discussion on the exact placement of the balls. With a projection system like this you just hit a "previous inning" button several times and it projects the exact layout of the shot you want.
 
jeffj2h said:
This could be enhanced to make a great practice tool. You could load a saved game position into the system and it would project where each ball should be placed. Chess players have had this for years with the PGN file format. A PGN file is a text file conveys the location of all the chess pieces, and can even contain move-by-move data. Players can download the PGN file of master-level players, import it into their computer chess program, and study the games.

If the projection system could be enhanced to recognize each ball, then you could have instant replay. How many times have you finished a game and then someone says "you should have shot that 7-ball differently"? Then you get into a 5 minute discussion on the exact placement of the balls. With a projection system like this you just hit a "previous inning" button several times and it projects the exact layout of the shot you want.
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I totally agree. One thing I do rarely is to play a video and try to run teh racks the way the pros do it. But this is a tedious process and I quickly get tired of it. How cool would it be to be able to project the ball placement on to the table and see the pattern the way the pro played it? Pretty freaking cool.
 
Like how y'all think, with the instructional and drill possibilities. They're endless.
Have it track where balls end up when you use english A vs. english B.
Let the motion sensor automatically track missed shots and kicks, maybe even reach a point
where it can calculate your accustats average automatically.
Have it automatically calculate the difficulty of a shot using Bob Jewett's formula, so you can
decide whether you like the thin cut or the long shot better.

Maybe use another device or remote control screen to light up a target area and then
play something like target pool where you try to leave the CB in that area, and it scores points
automatically based on how close you get.
 
CreeDo said:
Like how y'all think, with the instructional and drill possibilities. They're endless.
Have it track where balls end up when you use english A vs. english B.
Let the motion sensor automatically track missed shots and kicks, maybe even reach a point
where it can calculate your accustats average automatically.
Have it automatically calculate the difficulty of a shot using Bob Jewett's formula, so you can
decide whether you like the thin cut or the long shot better.

Maybe use another device or remote control screen to light up a target area and then
play something like target pool where you try to leave the CB in that area, and it scores points
automatically based on how close you get.
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Hey Cree, you've got to add audio to it. "I can't believe you missed that shot! You numbskull!" and other helpful phrases. "Take up golf!"

Since it will be able to sense the position of my cue, it could tell me if I'm aimed too far left or right.
 
bdorman said:
Hey Cree, you've got to add audio to it. "I can't believe you missed that shot! You numbskull!" and other helpful phrases. "Take up golf!"

Since it will be able to sense the position of my cue, it could tell me if I'm aimed too far left or right.
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I'd love a smartass table...
"I woulda gone with low left there."
"I hope you're not betting anything."
"That's 5 in a row now."
"WOBBLE BOBBLE!"
"Arf arf, go get the rack."
 
JB Cases said:
I totally agree. One thing I do rarely is to play a video and try to run teh racks the way the pros do it. But this is a tedious process and I quickly get tired of it. How cool would it be to be able to project the ball placement on to the table and see the pattern the way the pro played it? Pretty freaking cool.
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This is a great idea and could probably be done for relatively cheap prices (compared to all the motion sensor systems).

If you could get a hold of a recorded pool match, that was filmed from above the table, you could play that on a projector that is mounted above your table. As long as the aspect ratio is right, and the video projection of the pool table matches the dimensions of the table it is being projected onto, then you could just hit play and watch the pro run the rack right there on your table. Then you could place balls, pause, rewind and play to your hearts content, trying to duplicate their pattern.

This sounds like it could be a pretty cool project. I don't have the room to mount a projector above my table, but I'm sure someone does. That really would be an awesome practice tool!
 
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