Hi Tom, Yeah, exactly my point. I noticed when playing with my son's little helicopter the same skills I use in Shades of doom etc came into play with that heli because I had to listen carefully to where it was going and use my spacial orientation to turn it before it crashed into a wall or make sure it was high enough to clear a lamp etc. The skills required to operate both are similar.
As far as the tanks goes I'd love to get into those. I've seen some really cool models out there, and I could imagine my son and I driving them all over the place attacking and seeing who can score the most hits. They are a great little hobby that's for sure. Cheers! On 1/6/12, Tom Randall <kf6...@comcast.net> wrote: > Hey Tom and all. > > Yes there seems to be quite a bit of interest in this which is pretty cool. > Yes you are right that there are definitely some gaming aspects to operating > these things. As I think I mentioned in an earlier message one needs to > have pretty good spatial understanding to operate these things especially > things like the helis. Also the type of hand/ear coordination that we > develop for gaming is very useful for flying these models around or driving > them as the case may be. > > As for engaging in mock battles my wife and I will occasionally drive my two > 1/24 scale tanks around the house and see who can score the most hits with > their infrared cannon. She's got some sight so I usually get my head handed > to me lol. > > Game on. > > Tom --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
