teh "what did you buy today"-thread

[bartre]

suck it bitches.

[Mathius]

^^Oh you dick!

[Opethian]

butt wider!

[SamIAm]

I don't have a camera to take a better picture, just my laptop, but I spent just a few bucks on some things and was able to make this for my Virtual Boy:



It works freaking beautifully. If you've ever played a Virtual Boy for more than 20 minutes, you know that the real problem with the system isn't the red, it's that it hurts to play it. If you use the stand and put it on a desk, you have to hunch over and strain your shoulders/neck/back. If you lie down, the system itself is pretty heavy and can fall off your face, so you have to remain perfectly still. I used to recline in my chair and put the stand on my arms, but I still couldn't budge, and my arms would fall asleep. Coming out of a 30 minute session felt like waking up from surgery.

This is a great solution. All the weight of the system is held by the ropes, and the head-strap keeps the system in place. I can lean my head back on my chair, fidget all I like, and play this thing with nearly the same level of comfort as watching a normal TV.

[cjameslv]

I don't have a camera to take a better picture, just my laptop, but I spent just a few bucks on some things and was able to make this for my Virtual Boy:



It works freaking beautifully. If you've ever played a Virtual Boy for more than 20 minutes, you know that the real problem with the system isn't the red, it's that it hurts to play it. If you use the stand and put it on a desk, you have to hunch over and strain your shoulders/neck/back. If you lie down, the system itself is pretty heavy and can fall off your face, so you have to remain perfectly still. I used to recline in my chair and put the stand on my arms, but I still couldn't budge, and my arms would fall asleep. Coming out of a 30 minute session felt like waking up from surgery.

This is a great solution. All the weight of the system is held by the ropes, and the head-strap keeps the system in place. I can lean my head back on my chair, fidget all I like, and play this thing with nearly the same level of comfort as watching a normal TV.

SAM!! That pic is from the future! Crazy though figured in the future people would use full color vr headsets not mono red...

[Mathius]

samIam, you're my hero.

[synbiosfan]

It's a fun system in short bursts.

I'm glad yours arrived safely. I sold one last year and it arrived with one of the lenses not working. I found out it's common and there's a fix at least. I still felt bad so I gave a full refund and sent links for the fix.

[xelement5x]

It looks like one of those hanging sex chairs, but for a Virtual Boy. 

I am.... intrigued.   

[SamIAm]

Here's what I did in a little more detail. Bear in mind, this all cost about $5.




Above my chair is a hanging light fixture. I attached to it this doohickey, which was originally built for a headrest of a front seat of a car so that you could hang your suits or your purse or whatever.





To that doohickey, I attached two loops of elastic rope. These came with s-hooks on them, as well as a length-adjustment bit. Don't worry, the light fixture's weight tolerance is in no danger of being exceeded.






Those are shoelaces. New shoelaces, of course. You can see how the goggle side is shaped is such a way that the strings won't slide off, but the other side isn't, so I had to tie them together there. This also makes a great place to put a head strap. Additionally, the s-hooks can be moved back and forth to adjust the forward tilt of the unit.





Finally, the headstrap. This is the part I'd kind of like to replace, since it was not made for a head, but for tying books together. It's not elastic, and it doesn't grip quite as well as it could. Nonetheless, it's adjustable, and it has velcro, which is easy to deal with when you can't see anything because you've put the Virtual Boy up to your face.





Whoa yeah, baby. I could play this all day.

EDIT: Great avatar, or greatest avatar?

[toymachine78]

Looks hazardous lol

[bob]

*PICTURES*
Whoa yeah, baby. I could play this all day.

Innovations finest hour.
And i love the blatant disregard for the light on the ceiling.

[DragonmasterDan]

It works freaking beautifully. If you've ever played a Virtual Boy for more than 20 minutes, you know that the real problem with the system isn't the red, it's that it hurts to play it. If you use the stand and put it on a desk, you have to hunch over and strain your shoulders/neck/back. If you lie down, the system itself is pretty heavy and can fall off your face, so you have to remain perfectly still. I used to recline in my chair and put the stand on my arms, but I still couldn't budge, and my arms would fall asleep. Coming out of a 30 minute session felt like waking up from surgery.

What works for me is reclining back on a recliner or pillows at an angle and setting the virtual boy that way. You don't have all the weight going straight down on your face and it's not likely to slide off unless you move around a lot.

[SamIAm]

What works for me is reclining back on a recliner or pillows at an angle and setting the virtual boy that way. You don't have all the weight going straight down on your face and it's not likely to slide off unless you move around a lot.

That's pretty much what I did before. About half the weight was going down on my face, and the other half on my forearms through the stands.

It's better than lying down or using a desk, but trust me, this is better.

Innovations finest hour.
And i love the blatant disregard for the light on the ceiling.

Thanks!
The ropes detach very easily because they use s-hooks, so it's really no big deal.

[synbiosfan]

Is it DoxPhile endorsed/approved?

[Necromancer]

Put a wing on it and evo will bite.