Virtual Haircut

[Rising_Dusk]

This is a virtual barbershop. It's awesome and works great. Just close your eyes with your headphones on, listen to it, and you'll see what I mean.

Important:

• You must use your earphones and close your eyes to get the effect to work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXm6SuUigI&fmt=18

[Intoxicated Crayon]

It was awesome! When he whispered into your ear I was like... O _ O

[Deschain]

Actually you don't need to close your eyes for the effect to work. And yeah the whisper totally got me; I was frickin' terrified.

Seriously I wonder why there isn't a horror game that exploits this mechanic.

[Loki]

Because it needs headphones.

[Deschain]

So? They aren't really expensive and are often common place.

Worst case scenario you can fall back to surround system or plain 2.1.

[Oxygen]

Because it needs headphones.

there are special olympics for cripples, you know?

[Loki]

there are special olympics for cripples, you know?

Not everyone are cripples, you know?

So? They aren't really expensive and are often common place.

And?

[Rising_Dusk]

there are special olympics for cripples, you know?

There are banlists for trolls, you know?

[Pigger]

That was fun

I'm sitting in the library and right when the knocking came I was like, OH Shit! Someone knocked something over in here!

Silly me.

[Rising_Dusk]

Yeah, when I did it I totally thought someone was at my door. xD

[Deschain]

So? They aren't really expensive and are often common place.

And?

Just saying that requirement for headphones isn't much of a barrier to enter.

[Loki]

So are a lot of things, but it doesn't mean people are willing to get it.

[Deschain]

True, still I find it hard to believe that there isn't a horror game that uses/exploits that effect. It really wouldn't have to be a hard requirement (as you can default to surround system or even a 2.1 system).

[Rising_Dusk]

The effect gets really distorted from speakers, actually. For instance, at my computer setup, I hear strange echoes listening to the haircut. It really only works for me with headphones.

[Deschain]

Yeah but you could use effect on headphones only and make a special use case when surround sound option is present (using surround sound option of generating 3d sound). If there are just 2.1 speakers you could turn the effect off.

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