Multi-player electronic entertainment system

Abstract

A multiplayer electronic entertainment system with a central simulator style device surrounded by a plurality of video game style devices. The simulator style device has a two-player cab with collimated visual displays. The two-player cab is mounted on a hydraulic motion base. Each video game style device is fixed and has a direct view cathode ray tube display. All game devices are interconnected via an Ethernet switch, so that each participant is visible to the others in the electronic imagery that is created on the game devices.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A multiplayer electronic entertainment system, comprising: 
 a simulator style device;    a plurality of video game style devices arranged in proximity to said simulator style device, and    network means including a network switch to electrically connect said simulator style device to each of said video game style devices.    
     
     
         2 . The multiplayer electronic entertainment system of  claim 1  including a game computer connected electrically to said network means, and a tracking computer connected electrically to said network means.  
     
     
         3 . The multiplayer electronic entertainment system of  claim 2  wherein said plurality of video game style devices are arranged in approximately a circle arrangement around said simulator style device.  
     
     
         4 . The multiplayer electronic entertainment system of  claim 3  wherein said plurality of video game style devices are oriented with their screens facing away from the center of the circle, whereby both the video game screens and the simulator style devices are viewable by onlookers.  
     
     
         5 . The multiplayer electronic entertainment system of  claim 4  wherein said simulator style device is physically elevated whereby the view of said unit to players and onlookers is enhanced.  
     
     
         6 . The multiplayer electronic entertainment system of  claim 4  wherein the simulator style device includes a three-degree of freedom motion base.  
     
     
         7 . The multiplayer electronic entertainment system of  claim 6  wherein each of said video game style devices includes a 29 inch cathode ray tube display and a 15 inch LCD touchscreen display.  
     
     
         8 . The multiplayer electronic entertainment system of  claim 4  additionally comprising a fence between said simulator style device and said video game style devices.  
     
     
         9 . The multiplayer electronic entertainment system of  claim 6  wherein the simulator style device includes two player seats.  
     
     
         10 . The multiplayer electronic entertainment system of  claim 9  wherein said simulator style device includes two wide area collimating displays.