Hey You Fallers!

[slowp]

Get to work. Find a software designer or video game writer or whatever, come up with a fake chainsaw and a new game. Like Wii or Guitar Hero. But make up a bunch of progressively harder cutting situations and put it in a game. Wow, it would be a real game of logging except you'd have to come up with a different name probably in order not to be sued.

You could start with a straight standing clearcut and then progress to snag falling in a housing development. I want a cut of the millions of $$ too.

 

[Metals406]

Get to work. Find a software designer or video game writer or whatever, come up with a fake chainsaw and a new game. Like Wii or Guitar Hero. But make up a bunch of progressively harder cutting situations and put it in a game. Wow, it would be a real game of logging except you'd have to come up with a different name probably in order not to be sued.

You could start with a straight standing clearcut and then progress to snag falling in a housing development. I want a cut of the millions of $$ too.

Patty, you're a GENIUS!!!!

I'd play that game for hours. . . Good on'ya.

 

[isaaccarlson]

THAT would be FUN!!!!

I have been looking for one for almost a year...haven't found one. I would shell out some $$ to get one if it was realistic. How would you control the cuts? You would have to have some type of CAD program built in.

 

[jburlingham]

If that game was available, it may motivate me to buy one of them games system thingys

 

[forestryworks]

if that game was available, it may motivate me to buy one of them games system thingys

+1

 

[slowp]

If that game was available, it may motivate me to buy one of them games system thingys

I just bought one. It says I have no balance. But I can hula hoop very well.

The saw thing would need to be noisy, like for real. Just as I was riding a virtual bike and trying to run over the joggers (which is not the object and the joggers all got out of the way) there would need to be a few things to get in the way, like some hippie logging protesters. Or a cranky forester. But first, the virtual chainsaw needs to be made.

 

[slowp]

This one makes you feel bad. It'll tell you that you are too fat. It tells you you have failed and have no sense of balance. It tells you you only burned one calorie after trying to bounce virtual soccer balls off your head. And the shoes that you are supposed to miss slam into your virtual head. I can't even ski good enough to go through the slalom gates, and I used to be a pretty good skier!! Nope, this one is not addicting. But the Falling Game could be. Unless the saw was made to weigh the same and you had to pack in all the gear, and now we're getting too real.

 

[385XP]

Get to work. Find a software designer or video game writer or whatever, come up with a fake chainsaw and a new game. Like Wii or Guitar Hero. But make up a bunch of progressively harder cutting situations and put it in a game. Wow, it would be a real game of logging except you'd have to come up with a different name probably in order not to be sued.

You could start with a straight standing clearcut and then progress to snag falling in a housing development. I want a cut of the millions of $$ too.

Sounds like fun. maybe they could put some skidding and trucking on there too.

 

[isaaccarlson]

I did it!!!! SeeEEEE?????

*holds up saw with wii remote duck taped to the bottom of the handle, and a small video screen on the chain brake.* All done, and it is just like the real thing!!!! And you can pack in all the gear....the only bad part is you can still get hurt.........AH HA!!!! *puts chain on backwards and sets chain brake*
ONLY $899.99!!!!!!!!

 

[palogger]

Im not a big game player but something like that would be great, even if i had to shell out the cash for the system and all

 

[Metals406]

I just bought one. It says I have no balance. But I can hula hoop very well.

The saw thing would need to be noisy, like for real. Just as I was riding a virtual bike and trying to run over the joggers (which is not the object and the joggers all got out of the way) there would need to be a few things to get in the way, like some hippie logging protesters. Or a cranky forester. But first, the virtual chainsaw needs to be made.

It could be a lot like Cabela's Big game Hunter. . . Instead of the Fin and Fur telling you you're shooting too close to a building, or that "You don't have a tag for that animal". . . It could be a Forester telling you, "You're cutting too close to that SMZ", or " You have cut outside your Unit Boundary, don't do that again".

Man that would be an awesome game. . . Pure Genius slowp.

 

[Meadow Beaver]

That's awesome, you can cut timber, build your own shop, mod your own saws, get leveled up to cut on wildland fires. You could chose any location in the world, oh man you could go so far with a game like that.

 

[Wishie22]

After entering my info and taking the fitness tests my MII grew a beer belly that made me think of the ####ydo joke, you know when your belly stick out further than your. Heck my MII took on the shape of Homer Simpson (whole family busted out laughing), then it stated I need to loose over 40 lbs.

 

[slowp]

After entering my info and taking the fitness tests my MII grew a beer belly that made me think of the ####ydo joke, you know when your belly stick out further than your. Heck my MII took on the shape of Homer Simpson (whole family busted out laughing), then it stated I need to loose over 40 lbs.

I tried it out at a friend's house yesterday. It said I was too (The O Word) and had a Wii age of 46. I was happy with the age except it meant I'd have to wait 9 more years to retire.

Today, I couldn't figure out what to do to keep the red line in the blue or whatever, and it said I was 63 years old. I almost did run it up to the highway!

I think it would be an entertaining thing to have in a bar. Now, back to the falling game. Would utilization be part of it? Making the most volume per tree?

What size bar? Chainsaw, that is.

 

[Metals406]

I tried it out at a friend's house yesterday. It said I was too (The O Word) and had a Wii age of 46. I was happy with the age except it meant I'd have to wait 9 more years to retire.

Today, I couldn't figure out what to do to keep the red line in the blue or whatever, and it said I was 63 years old. I almost did run it up to the highway!

I think it would be an entertaining thing to have in a bar. Now, back to the falling game. Would utilization be part of it? Making the most volume per tree?

What size bar? Chainsaw, that is.

I think if it were as close to real life, the better. You start off in a fallers-apprenticeship, and have to complete certain falling challenges to earn your "golden wedge". LOL

Then once you complete your apprenticeship, you can "apply" to work for different companies (like Columbia). You get "falling points" to advance to different companies and regions, and harder jobs (ie. line falling, flat, helo, west coast fir and reds, east coast oak, etc). Deciduous trees have different challenging aspects to conifers. Also different dangers. . . Widow makers, barber chair, coming back on the saw, springing back off limbs and shoving the butt back at you, wind, etc.

Like most games out there, money is "banked" from working to buy better equipment along the way (saws, axes, chains, ported saws, etc). So you'd start the game with a stock 44 or 372 as an example.

Production is rewarded. . . I'd be neat to have different settings for pay for different jobs/challenges. . . Gypo, Busheling, scale, piece, hourly, etc.

Patty, you should seriously pursue this idea!!! I think it would take off, and you could retire early.

 

[slowp]

But I'm not a computer guru. I could ask the valley computer fixer guy if he knows anything. Then I'd get some boys who are very familiar with chainsaws and video games for ideas. Then there's still a few good fallers around, some of the older guys could have input on old growth. That might be one of the things earned, falling a punkin Doug-fir. Or Redwood.

 

[Cedarkerf]

Between the book your gonna write and the game your gonna be set.

 

[Metals406]

But I'm not a computer guru. I could ask the valley computer fixer guy if he knows anything. Then I'd get some boys who are very familiar with chainsaws and video games for ideas. Then there's still a few good fallers around, some of the older guys could have input on old growth. That might be one of the things earned, falling a punkin Doug-fir. Or Redwood.

Exactly. . .

Don't let this idea die, it's a good'n.

 

[dingeryote]

SlowP,

Brilliant Idea. It IS feasable to do, and the only thing needed is a market big enough to pay for development.

Which means it ain't gonna happen.

Unless of course it is ONE customer with giant bottomless pockets that is reponsible for the training and certifying of LOTS of fallers.

So SHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Go find you a geek that can do the software, and call some of your Fed side training buddys and find out who does appropriations for training aids.

I figure 300 units at $300,000 each is chump change for Barry these days, and it IS for the safety of all those workers on the Bailout dime.....AND you would be creating at least 400 Jobs!!!

If the U.S. Army can invest Billions in combat simulators, why not a couple Million on felling sims?

I'll call my Senator Monday. She likes to spend my money on uselss stuff normally, and will be tickled to hear I found something I approve her spending taxes on for a change!

When ya become a Gazillionaire, you'll still hang with us low lifes right?

LOL!!!

Brilliant idea!


Stay safe!
Dingeryote

 

[IcePick]

I agree, this is a fantastic idea. Many times I have done a google search for a "logging game" or "timber falling game" with no success.

However I did stumble across a wild land firefighting game that had the potential to be the greatest thing ever, but with the choppy game play it gets old real quick.