COLLAPSIBLE ENCLOSURE FOR PLAYING GAMES ON COMPUTERS AND GAMING CONSOLES
First Claim
1. A portable, collapsible enclosure for use with a portable game console or computer for playing video games on a large screen television where the game involves tracking the position and movement of a moving object, the enclosure comprises a fabric cover and a frame which is movable between a collapsed position whereby the enclosure may be easily stored and an expanded position for playing a game, the fabric cover of the enclosure in the expanded position having an open front, side and top walls and a rear wall, the rear wall being a netting material which is selected to arrest the movement of a moving object projected into the enclosure through the open front, while permitting a user to observe an image displayed on a large screen television placed to the rear or side of the enclosure.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a portable, collapsible enclosure for use with a portable game console or computer for playing video games on a large screen television where the game involves tracking the position and movement of a moving object. The enclosure has a fabric cover and a frame which is movable between a collapsed position whereby the enclosure may be easily stored and an expanded position for playing a game. The fabric cover of the enclosure in the expanded position has an open front, side and top walls and a rear wall. The rear wall is provided as a netting material which is selected to arrest the movement of a moving object projected into the enclosure through the open front, while permitting a user to observe an image displayed on a large screen television placed to the rear or side of the enclosure.
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- 1. A portable, collapsible enclosure for use with a portable game console or computer for playing video games on a large screen television where the game involves tracking the position and movement of a moving object, the enclosure comprises a fabric cover and a frame which is movable between a collapsed position whereby the enclosure may be easily stored and an expanded position for playing a game, the fabric cover of the enclosure in the expanded position having an open front, side and top walls and a rear wall, the rear wall being a netting material which is selected to arrest the movement of a moving object projected into the enclosure through the open front, while permitting a user to observe an image displayed on a large screen television placed to the rear or side of the enclosure.
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15. A game system for playing video games on a large screen television where the game involves tracking the position and movement of a moving object, the game system comprising a game console or personal computer having a one or more user input devices, a memory in which the program for running a game is loaded, and an output connected to a large screen television for displaying the game, a portable, collapsible enclosure having a fabric cover and a frame which is movable between a collapsed position whereby the enclosure may be easily stored and an expanded position for playing the game, the fabric cover of the enclosure in the expanded position having an open front, side and top walls and a rear wall, the rear wall being a netting material which is selected to arrest the movement of the moving object projected into the enclosure through the open front, while permitting a user to observe an image displayed on a large screen television placed to the rear or side of the enclosure, the frame including a collapsible base to which are attached collapsible poles to support the enclosure, the collapsible base comprising side members attached to a rear member by releasable locking pivots which have releasable locking means to releasably lock the side members and the rear member when the collapsible base is in the expanded configuration, one of the user input devices of the game console or computer being an object tracking device connected to the game console or personal computer and attached to each of the side members of the collapsible base to track the movement of the moving object through the enclosure and pass the position and velocity vector of the moving object to the game console or personal computer.
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