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All Work And No Play Makes Rick A Dull Boy

ProPutt Goes Lefty. As many of you know, I am a fan of the Oculus Quest VR headset, and love testing new stuff. I have posted about the beta I am running from TopGolf, ProPutt VR, which brings golf to the VR genre. ProPutt is the first foray into VR golf, and it is a hit. The new update I installed yesterday allows me to play from my natural left handed side, and it is amazing. Imagine yourself in an immersive VR cartoon world, with mountains and streams and deserts and you are standing on, and walking around on a virtual putting green. I can't wait until TopGolf creates a complete golf course. I am driving Diane crazy by making her move the living room furniture so I have more room. Who needs to leave the house? And, now, on the first tee, it is the FutureLawyer. The crowd is in a hushed silence as he approaches the ball. He steadies himself over the putt, swings and taps the ball towards the waiting hole. The crowd cheers as the ball falls into the cup. On to the next hole.

Pro Putt VR - Location, Location, Location

Here are some shots of the great places you will be able to go when you play Pro Putt VR. It's like going on vacation in your head. Keep in mind that, in VR, you are actually standing in these places and walking around, with a 360 degree view. It's really like being there. And your mind suspends your disbelief and it feels like you are in a cartoon.

Golf In The Middle Of A Pandemic

ProPuttVR. After I got home from work today, I needed to zone out from news coverage and law practice. I have signed up for the beta version of a new VR game, Pro Putt, by TopGolf. Before that, however, I watched a VR version of a Chernobyl documentary, in which you are guided by a tour guide who was 9 years old when the 1986 accident happened. It is eerie to be in the middle of the town where it happened. In VR you really get a feel for the place, 35 years later. But, that is as depressing as watching news coverage of the Pandemic. So, VR golf is a flight into a fantasy world, in which you stand over a golf ball with a putter (the Right controller), and strike it while you are standing in the middle of a VR landscape. Very cool. Robert Holzhauer, the Director of Operations, is very proud of the progress they have made. The game beta, Version 5, is feature filled:

Overview of Beta V5:

- 3 Courses, with 2 Difficulty Modes per Course

- 4 Gameplay Modes per Course (Campaign, Stroke Play, Play a Bot, and Multiplayer)

- Topgolf Putting Lounge

- Practice Green

- Leaderboards

 

I can't wait for a VR version of a full golf course. I may never have to fight the Florida heat again. (I'm kidding). But, for now, this is as close as I am going to get to a golf course, since, as a high risk old person, it isn't smart for me to be outside a lot. Thanks, Robert. Keep up the good work. The rest of you, if you haven't sprung for an Oculus Quest headset yet, you are missing out on the next computer revolution. Now, where is my putter?

ProPutt - How To Spend Your Time In A World Gone Mad

ProPutt. Locked up in your house? Avoiding traffic and people? Trapped with your family, most of whom you have had no contact with for years? Well, now is the perfect time to dust off your VR headset, and and head to the virtual links for a round of virtual golf. What, you don't have a VR headset? Sorry, but I have been preparing for this moment for several years. With the Oculus VR headset out for a year now, and collecting virtual games and entertainment for a lot of that time, I am ready to lose myself in a virtual world where nobody dies; at least, not permanently. Enjoy your life. You only get one in the real. And, it will end. Today, I go home early, and VR golf.

Classic Games On The Galaxy SmartWatch

Galaxy Watch Games. Execupundit posits that Space Invaders will come to my SmartWatch next. Sorry, Michael, it's already here. In fact, there are a bunch of classic games available for Samsung SmartWatches. Watch and learn. 

If You Absolutely, Positively Want To Waste More Time At Work

Space Invaders In Color. Until David Colarusso develops a color version of Space Invaders, here is a free one for Windows 10 that is guaranteed to get old geezers to avoid any work they should be doing. I was intrigued by the designation of the game as "Early Childhood". This is proof that old men are really children in disguise. Now, go zap some aliens.

What, Me Work? Not If I Can Play Asteroids

Asteroids. David Colarusso is ruining me. I have a big hearing on Monday, and am supposed to be preparing for it. Instead, I am becoming re-addicted to Atari games, and now I have bookmarked Asteroids to go with Space Invaders. A pox on thee, Colarusso! You vile neat's tongue! You bull's pizzle! Now, back to shooting at Asteroids. Jeez.

Lunch Hour Time Wasting

space invaders   Eating lunch at your desk? I am. What to do? Don't be that guy. Don't sit there eating one bite at a time and staring at a screen. Load up this MIT project. If you recognize this screen, you are old as dirt. This is the first great Atari video game after Pong. Yes, Space Invaders. Now, go get 'em.

 

FutureLawyer Takes Command Of A Starship

Last year, I bought myself an Oculus Quest VR headset, which is a marvelous bit of tech that really transports the user into another reality. This year, I purchased the Star Trek Bridge game for it, and it is amazing. Your controllers are your hands, and you actually punch buttons on the control panel, and interact with the crew. It isn't the Enterprise, but the Aegir (Copyright concerns, no doubt); but, you can really get lost in this game. I am not much of a gamer; but, the VR simulations of geographical locations, museums, and fantasy environments are a marvel to navigate in. Check out the demo to get a flavor of the game; but, you won't really get it until you put a headset on yourself. I can't wait to try this game after a couple of Jamesons.

 

Happy Thanksgiving - Who Knew? Giraffes Like To Play Chess!

Elly has a new temporary home in the living room; at least, until my full sized bust of Julius Caesar arrives. I am thankful for another day to play chess, to love my family and friends, and to look for joy in all things. Eat, pray, love.