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Re: Rats Play DOOM

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Post by k0ba »

gpderetta wrote: post #3

Well, the most cyberpunk thing I have read today. No video of rats killing Daemons though, only a promising but broken link.

bUt liNk wOrks On mY cOmpUteR (seriously its not broken) ..but if so, check out this thread, tldr of the whole rodent VR setup: https://x.com/yolorun_capital/status/1996632980903620886?s=2...

Re: Rats Play DOOM

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Post by chickenhun »

ge96 wrote: post #28

> It maximizes immersion without obstructing whisker space hehe very important although... if the walls moved and touched the whiskers in conjunction with the game could be something

yeah good point! we actually have air puffs for that. we extracted from DOOM when a wall is hit in-game. when that happens, the corresponding side puff activates.

Re: Rats Play DOOM

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Post by autoexec »

escapecharacter wrote: post #10
ginkoleaf wrote: post #6

For those afraid to click: This does not appear to hurt the rats or involve doing any surgery on them.

Is it ethical to turn rats into gamers?

We've been putting rats in skinner boxes for a lot longer than we've been subjecting human gamers to them. I'd be more worried about the health effects of all that sugar water.

Re: Rats Play DOOM

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Post by ge96 »

chickenhun wrote: post #32
ge96 wrote: post #28

> It maximizes immersion without obstructing whisker space hehe very important although... if the walls moved and touched the whiskers in conjunction with the game could be something

yeah good point! we actually have air puffs for that. we extracted from DOOM when a wall is hit in-game. when that happens, the corresponding side puff activates.

that's cool, I assume the sound doesn't scare the rat/does its purpose, sounds like a better solution than a physical wall moving

also nice to see those classic cheap blue stepper motors ha

Re: Rats Play DOOM

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Post by stephenlf »

autoexec wrote: post #33
escapecharacter wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it ethical to turn rats into gamers?

We've been putting rats in skinner boxes for a lot longer than we've been subjecting human gamers to them. I'd be more worried about the health effects of all that sugar water.

10 microliter doses though. Pretty teeny tiny. But it is a valid concern.

Re: Rats Play DOOM

#38

Post by stephenlf »

Doom aside (very impressive), I love the concept of putting rats on a roller ball instead of in a wheel for exercise. It would be better on their backs.

Re: Rats Play DOOM

#39

Post by dinobones »

The year is 2034. Countless attempts at re-producing the sophisticated wetware of the brain have failed. Modeling research has proved unfruitful, with the curse of dimensionality afflicting every attempt at breaking the walls of general intelligence. With only a few million of capital left, and facing bankruptcy, they knew that only one option remained.

"Bring me the rats."

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