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Light gun

A light gun is a pointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games, typically shaped to resemble a pistol.

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Positional gun

Models

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Light gun

Nodes88
Edges87
Triples130
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022727
Components1

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Light gun

Top relations

related to Models · 85
Light gun → AIM Controller, APF Electronics, ASCII, Atari, Beam Gun, Binatone, Cannon, Centre, CIT Alcatel, Clay Shooting System, Coleco, Colour TV, Electronique, EMS, Fun Sportsrama, Gallery, Game, General Home Products, Granada, Groupe SEB
related to history · 16
Light gun → Balloon Gun, Beam Gun, Bullet Mark, In, Killer Shark, Laser Clay Shooting System, Missile, Nintendo, Periscope, Seeburg Ray-O-Lite, Sega, Sega's, Sega's Periscope, The, These, Wild Gunman
related to Positional gun · 15
Light gun → Console, Cross Fire, Early, Judgment Day, Nintendo's Battle Shark, Positional, Resident Evil Survivor, Revolution, Sega's Sea Devil, Silent Scope, Space Gun, Taito's Attack, Terminator, The, This
related to Infrared emitters · 6
Light gun → GunCon, PlayStation, The Wii Remote, Time Crisis, Wesley Yin-Poole, Wii Remote
related to Rectangular positioning · 4
Light gun → By, Rectangular, Sinden Lightgun, This
used for · 2
Light gun → the PlayStation 3 port of Time Crisis 4, the PlayStation 3 port of Time Crisis 4.Rectangular positioningRectangular positioning is similar to image capture
is a · 1
Light gun → pointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games
see also · 1
Light gun → Light

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Important terminology

gun light arcade screen games positional game target first early targets 1977 video nintendo infrared pistol guns shooting sega's released

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Light gunis apointing device for computers and a control device for arcade and video games0.90text
Light gunused forthe PlayStation 3 port of Time Crisis 4.Rectangular positioningRectangular positioning is similar to image capture0.80text
Light gunused forthe PlayStation 3 port of Time Crisis 40.80text
Light gunrelated to historyThe0.60section
Light gunrelated to historyIn0.60section
Light gunrelated to historySeeburg Ray-O-Lite0.60section
Light gunrelated to historyThese0.60section
Light gunrelated to historySega's Periscope0.60section
Light gunrelated to historyPeriscope0.60section
Light gunrelated to historySega's0.60section
Light gunrelated to historyMissile0.60section
Light gunrelated to historyKiller Shark0.60section

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