Yup yup, now I've got you. We were shooting at the same thing, just you described it way better. It's a bloomin marvelous idea man, let's hope it catches on with a dev or 2.
On 11/23/09, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > It's the idea of two people on one computer with a set of headphones, ---- > and thus a full sterrio field, each, that I'm driving at here. > > As I said, imagine troopanum, with each player having control over a > different gun with it's own targiting sound, cooperatively trying to shoot > down the spaceships, ---- or competing against each other for score. > > This has been possible for main stream players by having two characters on > the same screen right sinse the 1970's, ---- mulotiple headphone jacks would > make it just as possible in audio. > > Of course, external speakers might be an option, but personally I've never > had any luck playing complex audio games with speakers at all. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Chesworth" <[email protected]> > To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 5:18 AM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Multiple headphone jacks and gaming? > > >> Other than the fact that a passive splitter jack halves the signal >> each set of headphones are being sent, which most likely wouldn't even >> make a particularly noticeable difference unless you're using mega >> good cans, there's nothing but fun to this idea. I remember playing >> Mortal Kombat 3 and some flavour of Quake over LAN when I was at a >> college with a very liberal IT department hehe, but in actual coding >> terms I should imagine playing over LAN isn't too much different then >> playing over whatever protocol people choose to use to connect gamers >> over the internet, except there'd probably be even more tech support >> involved for the devs because LAN options are way easier to mess up. >> >> Dark, were you thinking more along the lines of a 2 player setup where >> each player has half the keyboard or if a game was turn-based? So 2 >> people yes, but on one computer, as opposed to more traiditional LAN >> or net play? >> >> If so, it sounds like fun. >> Actually even if not, it sounds like fun. >> >> Scott >> >> On 11/23/09, dark <[email protected]> wrote: >>> mmmm, where did I say I was going to wear two sets? >>> I was thinking of this for having the advantage of a complete and complex >>> sterrio environment for multiplayer audio games, ---- multiplayer >>> meaning, ---- two people! >>> I tested the jack myself by plugging in two sets of headphones and >>> listening >>> to the quality on both successively, ---- sinse the last thing I'd want >>> when >>> I'm sitting down to watch through Doctor who with my friend is to >>> suddenly >>> find one set of headphones had pants audio quality! >>> Beware the Grue! >>> >>> Dark. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >>> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >>> [email protected]. >>> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >>> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >>> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >>> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >>> list, >>> please send E-mail to [email protected]. >>> >> >> --- >> Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] >> If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to >> [email protected]. >> You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. >> All messages are archived and can be searched and read at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. >> If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the >> list, >> please send E-mail to [email protected]. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
