http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/ Laser Tag/Electronic Game Design Forum Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:51:58 GMT ferret1963 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/358 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/358 ... Yes, this means we have just about reached the end of the tunnel where I had to keep quiet about exactly how the whole communications protocols worked. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:46:32 GMT dpm206 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/357 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/357 Does this mean that details of the accessory serial link protocol may be possible shared information - in the foreseeable future? ... LTTO patent has been Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:19:44 GMT ferret1963 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/356 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/356 Well it looks like there are only 5 of us here paying attention then. Maybe not that many, no telling if the early voters are still around! ;) Anyway since Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:15:46 GMT ferret1963 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/355 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/355 We just received notification from the Patent Office today that the LTTO patent has been accepted (with some changes as required by the Patent Examiner) and Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:19:02 GMT Douglas Marsh http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/354 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/354 well after posting the last one.. don't care (take that out) and you have 3 for change it and 0 for leave it alone.. guess that means the moderator(s) should Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:16:24 GMT Douglas Marsh http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/353 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/353 hahah... hmmm.. could you have possibly voted for "change it" ?? what if I vote for don't care ... then we're in a tie again! :P --Doug ... From: AlienRelics Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:06:37 GMT AlienRelics http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/352 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/352 Yeah, but the tie is between "change it" and "don't care". And it isn't a tie any more.... ;') Polymorph Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:06:25 GMT AlienRelics http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/351 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/351 He isn't just venting. I think there was even a spin-off from MilesTag at one time. Even if people follow the same standard, there is the problem of Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:03:40 GMT Douglas Marsh http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/350 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/350 Thanks for sharing... and you have a unique perspective of understanding laser tag from the commercial aspects. About cables.. yes, there has always been a Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:00:31 GMT lovedux http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/349 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/349 This is part 2 of the parent message. I am enjoying the attempt to remember the place accurately. At least the hardware descriptions should be correct. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:25:51 GMT dx9s http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/348 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/348 there is still on open poll (with a tie).. I haven't voted cause I haven't made up my mind. Should the name of the group change? Does that involve Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:55:37 GMT Douglas Marsh http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/347 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/347 That is a good way of putting it (Diversity)... I wonder where necessity fits in. I mentioned lowest common denominator (design approach) as a fall-back kind Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:44:52 GMT lovedux http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/346 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/346 My first link didn't come through. Just Google for "Star Laser Force." The first hit is the "Laser tag" article at Wikipedia. The second was to Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:40:24 GMT lovedux http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/345 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/345 In the few weeks I have been surfing for laser tag information, I've found that people want indoor games, urban style games, outdoor field games, outdoor Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:04:16 GMT Douglas Marsh http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/344 http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/laser_design/message/344 MilesTag was open.. and portions of the protocol are still available.. but parts would require reverse engineering at this point. Perhaps Jim would be willing