This is an odd query, but y'all are the
optics experts and I'm stumped. I hope you can help.
I'm looking for a glowing
optical ring. The ring itself needs to be thin and any power cord attached to the ring also needs to be very thin. The ring should be about 3/8 to 1/2" in diameter.
The application is (don't laugh) computer gaming, specifically the kind of game that requires shooting of a firearm in simulated combat situations. The ring would be physically attached (suspended) in the center of a computer monitor and function as a constant reticle for use in accurately aiming weapons.
The need arises because most of these games, usually called First Person Shooters (or FPS for short) have reticles that expand and contract with movement or recoil. Most annoyingly, they very often blend into the swirling background during close quarters combat. A fixed, glowing, external reticle attached to the monitor would be very useful and likely to improve performance in close-quarters combat due to superior aiming capability.
I'm willing to McGyver something to fasten the ring to the monitor, probably with fishline and duct tape(!). This would need to be something that could be removed and re-installed relatively quickly.
But the basic requirements are the ring and power cord have to be very thin in order to not obscure the game field. Most FPS allow you to switch between close-quarters weapons and snipers -- or powerfully scoped ARs -- so whatever I come up with has to be thin enough to not interfere with scoped shooting.
Can you think of anything in the
optics world that might help me out here?
Thanks,
E
This is an odd query, but y'all are the [link=http://www.OpticsPlanet.Com]optics[/link] experts and I'm stumped. I hope you can help.
I'm looking for a glowing [link=http://www.OpticsPlanet.Com]optical[/link] ring. The ring itself needs to be thin and any power cord attached to the ring also needs to be very thin. The ring should be about 3/8 to 1/2" in diameter.
The application is (don't laugh) computer gaming, specifically the kind of game that requires shooting of a firearm in simulated combat situations. The ring would be physically attached (suspended) in the center of a computer monitor and function as a constant reticle for use in accurately aiming weapons.
The need arises because most of these games, usually called First Person Shooters (or FPS for short) have reticles that expand and contract with movement or recoil. Most annoyingly, they very often blend into the swirling background during close quarters combat. A fixed, glowing, external reticle attached to the monitor would be very useful and likely to improve performance in close-quarters combat due to superior aiming capability.
I'm willing to McGyver something to fasten the ring to the monitor, probably with fishline and duct tape(!). This would need to be something that could be removed and re-installed relatively quickly.
But the basic requirements are the ring and power cord have to be very thin in order to not obscure the game field. Most FPS allow you to switch between close-quarters weapons and snipers -- or powerfully scoped ARs -- so whatever I come up with has to be thin enough to not interfere with scoped shooting.
Can you think of anything in the [link=http://www.OpticsPlanet.Com]optics world[/link] that might help me out here?
Thanks,
E
