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This game can currently only be implemented in an immersive Virtual Reality Environment. (It is essential that the players be able to walk around the table).
The "Table" is a sphere with the appropriate number of holes and floats in the air. The game simulates the attraction of the balls to the
table (same as gravity on Earth), the coefficients of static and dynamic fraction for billiard balls on felt, etc. The cue is a 6 degree of freedom tactile feedback device that simulates the actual feel of hitting the balls.
The rules are roughly the same as the actual game. Since there are no corners to bounce off of, the balls must circle the table until they either hit other balls, end up in holes, etc.
This game can also be used to teach spherical geometry concepts to lazy math students...
Magnetic Pool
Magnetic_20Pool
2 word combinations are often already taken. [bigsleep, Mar 20 2010]
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You could even add a variety of shapes. Why not try playing on a torus, or a moebius strip? |
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Green ball, great circle route, Nor' by nor' west pocket. |
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I like the torus idea. I think Moebius strip is much more suited to virtual mini-golf (which might be a way better idea than this one...) |
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I'd play the actual thing. |
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Use a spare rocky planet, giant balls made from captured asteroids landed on the planet surface, the only problem is what to use for the cues. Atomic explosion rockets fired by remote control? |
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This could be implemented using a magnetic sphere and ferrous balls. Preferably in a zero gravity environment. |
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What [pocmloc] said - 3rd rock corner pocket. |
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3D is so difficult to visually compute as a player, but nice [+] |
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Magnetic 2D pool ala [BHd] I could definitely go for. |
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Strictly, pool on a 2D surface that is curved in 3D. The trick shots you could pull with the toroidal version attract me. |
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iron core balls and monopole motor points which act as both sensors, grip and motion-assist, controlled by software to compensate for gravity and lack-thereof... wouldn't be a totally natural shot, but it would be playable and look pretty awesome. But sadly you wouldn't be able to see any shot that went over the horizon. |
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