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“Watch The Dot” is just a red dot on the screen that you
stare at while the camera monitors how still you're sitting
by tracking facial and body movement. The timer shows
how long you’ve been watching it and constitutes your
score. The computer camera would watch you and make
sure you’re just
sitting there and not cheating by hitting
“play” and walking away.
The list of top players would be displayed like “Johan from
Sweden watch the dot for 12 hours, 46 minutes and 22
seconds. Points are also given for lack of movement that
the camera would measure as well.
Wii Fit: Zazen aka Lotus Focus
https://www.youtube...watch?v=FEvJAc4cxoM
Watch the candle... [zen_tom, Jan 30 2021]
Yup. Watch the dot dot com is already taken.
https://www.watchthedot.com
[doctorremulac3, Jan 30 2021]
Looks like we're already here.
https://www.youtube...watch?v=NWIlScfHwOU
All the dot com names are taken. [doctorremulac3, Jan 30 2021]
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There's a "game" for the NeuroSky brainwave-sensing headset that pretty much does exactly this. |
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Also, // World's most boring video game. // is Baked - anything with a golf theme. |
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Have you played "Golf War"? That's a game where you
use your club as a weapon, drive your golf cart over
your enemies, use exploding golf balls etc. |
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Probably not because there's no such game. Yet. |
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The Wii people effectively did this using a balance board
you had to sit on cross-legged and watch a candle flame.
The idea was to sit perfectly still and focused - the wobblier
you got, the more the flame would flicker and eventually,
game over. Longer concentration times meant sweet high
scores. It was strangely compelling. |
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The balance game sounds a lot more complicated than the dot game |
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OK, let me make it worse. |
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You can also switch to a version that's just a red
dot with a timer and the rules allow
you to walk away. When you come back it might
say
"Keep it up! You've had the dot on your screen for 4
hours, 32 minutes and 24, 25, 26 seconds and
counting. |
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This is not so different from the immensely profitable Pachinko. |
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No I meant simpler is better. I like the dot |
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I like the dot. Might become an internet thing.
Clickbait link titled "Game where you just stare at a
dot hits the market." people go to watch the dot dot
com and... let me see if that's available... aaaaand
of course it isn't! (link) |
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"These aren't the dots you're looking for... " |
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Add a camera for pupil-tracking, and move the dot to follow
(precisely) the saccades. This results in the dot disappearing
as the retinal cells get over-loaded (may only work for 1 eye
at a time). So you can be staring at a dot that you can't see,
but (for example) anyone else who walks past can. |
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See? Now THAT'S an exciting Friday night! |
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"Yes, the long winter evenings must simply fly by ..." |
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