early Virtual reality?

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O.K, first id like to say that i considered putting this in general gaming, but this is virtual reality and not games.

wouldnt it be cool, if there were these two packs you could download (purely optional) for amazon.com, or some other website u could buy things from. The packs were:
a virtual reality download, where you create a character (only his image), then walk around a virtual store, browsing games and DVDs, then when you see one you like you could simply press a button and a huge data screen comes up, filling the screen with info. The simulation would have loads of graphis modes, meaning you could downlad a version that was exactly the same but had dynamic lighting and graphics. The VR could be updated pretty easily too, as you could A) DL all the data, then go offline and browse around with no loading, or B) DL all the new textures for the cases quickly, then when veiwing the info it loads like a website.

The second packis a MP version- and if its popular, hell maybe even a retail version would come out where theres a big map, you select where you want to go then walk along a street with all the shops you want to go in. Shops could create there own store and place advertisements around! then, when u pick something u want to buy u place it into a VR trolley and wheel it over to the checkout- it minimises the game and sends you to the website with your items.
They could put microphone usage on it and an easy mute system to stop spammers. they could even make a solo mode to stop intruders (maybe you want to buy something thats rather saucy and u dont want people in the store to see) and even something that makes you able to not just mute someone but make them dissappear enirely- meaning you simply cant interact or see them and walk straight through them.
Think of the potential? realistic sounds could be created, so as people walk away they become fainter. I know its an impossible task, but lets start a discussion about what we would like to see in it. Hey, they could even make it realistic so that you could push people over and there shopping spills! then u get arrested! w00t!!
plus, if people didnt like it they could just do it over the net normally ;)
 
^ I second that..
EDIT: Dammit! Everytime I second something, someone posts in between my post and the post I want to second!! :flame:

Are you talking about a "SMSIM" (Shopping Mall Simulator, for you uneducated poor ones... ;) ) ??

Doesn't sound like alot of fun, to be honest.. what's the main draw of the game again?
 
its not a game, really. just thought it would be cool, having a VR shopping simulator, from ur home. it would be easily possible for a SP too. I dont mean making a shit one, i mean one where it actually LOOKS like a store- gr8 graphics, real layout... imagine if you could actually DL any store in the UK/ USA... like search for GAME or VIRGIN stores and DL that exact shop, and its updated with what they actually have in stock by a computor everyday!
 
im totally lost....do u mean like a virtual store online?? and u can buy stuff and see other customers??
 
Pauly said:
im totally lost....do u mean like a virtual store online?? and u can buy stuff and see other customers??

yes, thats right.
well... i mean i just thought it up so it can be whatever u want. the whole point of this thread is to show ur ideas, so if u think another thing... like a whole virtual city would be cool then post it. Hey... that WOULD be cool! :D
 
why would u walk in a virtual store when u can hit amazon.com search key? virtual city would be neat
 
O.K, ill give u the lowdown of my ideas. First, u DL the graphics pack- low (HL graphics) medium (good graphics) or high (Deus ex 2 / far cry!!) the highest sizze would be like 15 mb. why? read below...
All this is is a lobby. its good graphics, and at the end there is PC screen. go up to it, and it will run a simulation, asking u questions.
1.What firm runs the store you wish to visit? for me, id select GAME.
2.what country do u live in? for me, id select UK. it shows a big map with dots on it showing the stores.
3.What county? for me, id select East sussex. the map zooms in.
4.What city? After selection, the computor displays the nearest stores.
6 nearby stores found. GAME churchill sq. GAME lewis road etc.
Now u select the store u wish to go to, and it comes up with data telling u the stores current staff, how many items its selling, a small 3D rotating model of the store and how many MB it is for DL. If you with to DL, u click and select either save to disc, save to file (stores it in the simulator's folder in C:/ or open (does not save.)
Once DLed, you can freely roam around the store looking at the games availiable. Obviosly no-one will record what the store looks like, but AS the computor at the till rgisters what games have been bought, it will update what is in stock. You would be able to refresh and see whats in stock. then, once the game u want is found, select to reserve it and a message will be sent to the PC by the till. they will send a reply and ask for ur details, etc.

now u ask, whats the point? im not saying something like this would happen now but its a cool idea for the future where 1mg internet connections are normal and 50mg connections are the equivalent of 600k / 1mg today. Now ive said the shop, u can imagine the potential for vertual cities. Vice city is so cool- image what it would be like with HL2 detail?? and if it was a real city, like london? u could travel to london without spending a penny- then the company that makes the VR city could sell it to other games developers (with the mayor of londons permission) meaning the next Tony hawk or GTA may just be in REAL london.
 
It would be the sims with real word stores and when you bought stuff your credit card actually gets charged and they ship it to you... Meh sounds dull really, no offence, but searching on html pages is quicker and more efficient... Nice idea though, keep thinking.

MMOSE
(massivly multyplayer online shopping experience)
 
How long until we get cheats and or start teamkilling other shoppers? :D
 
Virtual reality has much more interesting possibilitys than that...
/me looks at britney spears
/me thinks he should stop there...


/on topic
I honestly I dont think virtual reality will arrive for quite a while. Games these days are getting much shorter trying to keep up with current graphics and theres only around 20-30 levels in them. Imagine how long it would take to make dozens of realistic VR scenes.
 
ooh, virtual cinema, virtual strip club, virtual arcade, the possibilities are endless. if enough people had it, we'd never have to turn them off, it'd kinda be like the matrix. although I wouldnt like to see a netsplit. thousands would die.
 
actually, there could be a funny matrix joke in there somewhere, something about loads of people dropping dead and something saying net.split or something like that. i'll let you people make it up, you're all funnier than me. probably.
 
what they could do is make a factory of scout drones and PRETEND its amazing graphics, but ur actually going around and REALLY killing peole from remote control.... giant scam ;)
 
Suicide42 said:
what they could do is make a factory of scout drones and PRETEND its amazing graphics, but ur actually going around and REALLY killing peole from remote control.... giant scam ;)

Ooh just like in that robin williams movie... the one with the toy factory... One Hour Photo
 
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