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Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 9:21AM (Unverified) said

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check this out.

http://gaming.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1294203.php/Search_warrant_reveals_VA_Tech_killer_had_no_video_games

just proof that the killer played no video games.

my heart is with the victims.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 9:23AM (Unverified) said

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To first post. Shut up, ok, we know already....it doesn't need to be trolled into the comments.

Second, that's pretty funny....looks like the vision camera is more powerful then we all know! haha.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 9:38AM (Unverified) said

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+1 for #1 to shutup.

So, I believe that this man is, in fact, wearing magic pants.

That is the only explanation I can think of.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 2:24PM (Unverified) said

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+2 for #1 to shut up

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 9:49AM (Unverified) said

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2 n 3 need to calm down, and joystiq needs to sort out a better way for people to submit links, because thats clearly what hes doing. telling people to shut up jsut makes you into jerks.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 9:45AM (Unverified) said

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The ONLY reason anyone should have an Xbox Live Cam..
http://www.digg.com/gaming_news/Are_Bundle_s_worth_itXbox_Live_subscription_Vid_Cam_Games_XBLA_Points
Though I think having my crotch as my face in Rainbow Six intrigues me.. but I have no doubts I have been beaten to that idea.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 9:46AM Bacon Deity said

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Are you serious? It's simple optics! The reflected light from the window hits the TV and comes back at you. More specifically, what you see on the screen is not what the camera sees, what you see on the screen is mixed with what the camera sees. So you experiance "Optic Illusion." You're camera is fine, you're ok too. It's just the light, my friend! I take physics.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 10:30AM (Unverified) said

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I had to watch this thing twice before I figure out what was going on - the problem: this story is titled incorrectly. Should say: Xbox Live Vision camera turns player translucent. At no point in time does this person become invisible during this video.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 11:01AM Bearxor said

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#6 has it. When I saw it I thought to myself 'close the curtains you idiot.'

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 11:02AM (Unverified) said

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He should have had someone walk behind him for the lol factor.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 11:24AM Boo Radley said

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Actually #6 is wrong. The camera has burn in from the bright light of the window. Because the camera does not have an iris to limit the amount of light coming in and adjusts light levels through software it is very susceptible to damage from bright light. It the same thing you get in your eyes from a camera flash or staring at a bright light, but it's probably permanent on the camera. I bet if he changes the camera angle the curtains will still be visible as though the camera were pointed at it's original spot.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 11:28AM (Unverified) said

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#11 You are correct, when I changed the angle of the Camera the couch still seemed to be in the same position and didn't line up with the new view.

Burn-in it is.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 12:15PM (Unverified) said

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Dang, I too late to solve your worldly problem!

I thought it was Burn in too! :( can I have a cookie?

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 12:51PM (Unverified) said

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at the end of the video he says im going up and down but actually does the complete opposite. just thought i would throw that out there.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 2:45PM (Unverified) said

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Could it be because he is recording off a reflection?

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 3:27PM (Unverified) said

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@ fps_gene

Yes, you take physics but do you understand the problems that CCD based cameras suffer from?

CCDs suffer from a problem known as 'burn in' in which an image that shines upon the CCD sensor for too long will cause a permanent 'ghost image' in the video produced from it.

It's clear from the video that the background and the bright white light coming in through the window present the CCD with an extremely high contrast image. There is burn-in along the border of couch and window (dark and light).

This is simple stuff....and it does not require a background in physics to understand and explain.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 3:42PM ill trooper said

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"I take physics"


genius catch phrase... Reminds me of a time when one of my high-school friends declared "I'm the leader-type." Declaring it doesn't necessarily imply command of the concept.

Posted: Apr 22nd 2007 5:34PM Bacon Deity said

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@ 16. I didn't know that it was a "CCD" camera, that's why I theorized of the illusion. But in this case, it's a burn in then.

Posted: Apr 23rd 2007 1:03AM (Unverified) said

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you need to disable god mode..

Posted: Apr 23rd 2007 9:08AM (Unverified) said

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Base ring of chameleon.

Posted: Apr 23rd 2007 1:14PM Mal F4cti0n said

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Can someone please fix all the mistakes in this post.


"it's not every friend will tell your when you get the power to become translucent."

"He said he figured out later that the camera, much many televisions, is capable "

"We're also envious of Deric that he's found something to do with the Vision camera so long that his couch got burnt in."


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