How the hell do light guns work?

The Red Scare · Post by **The Red Scare** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:26 am

ya know, the gun controllers used for shooting games...how the fuck do they work on regular TVs? how does the game know you're pointing at the right place on the screen? I suppose the technology can't be that complex, because its been around since the Duck Hunt era...

Someone please explain this to me, it has perplexed me to no end :!:

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:29 am

The gun shoots a beam of infrared light at the TV screen which bounces back into the gun. The angle of the incoming light beam determines where your "shot" falls on the screen.

I think.

(Actually I kind of just made that up, but it makes sense).

Useff · Post by **Useff** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:29 am

http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/question273.htm

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:30 am

Oh. Nevermind then.

Beek · Post by **Beek** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 3:45 am

Ahhh, that explains why there was a flash with a box around the duck when you shot in Duck Hunt.

If you shot a beam of light at your TV, it's highly unlikely it would bounce back at the gun.

blabberingbullshit · Post by **blabberingbullshit** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 4:02 am

i always wondered this also

Combo7 · Post by **Combo7** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 7:53 am

Beek wrote:If you shot a beam of light at your TV, it's highly unlikely it would bounce back at the gun.

DOOD IT'S LIKE ECHO LOCATION

Useff · Post by **Useff** » Fri Oct 15, 2004 8:33 am

MC LYTE BEHAIVS AS BOTH A WAVE AND A PARTICUL

Andvil · Post by **Andvil** » Thu Jun 30, 2005 10:13 am

Useff wrote:MC LYTE BEHAIVS AS BOTH A WAVE AND A PARTICUL

underappreciated