Laser tag
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Laser tag is a recreational
Since its birth in 1979, with the release of the Star Trek Electronic Phasers toy manufactured by the South Bend Electronics brand of
Laser tag is popular with a wide range of ages. Laser tag tournaments are staged for local, regional/state, inter-regional, national, bi-lateral international, and international levels.
History
In late 1970s and early 1980s, the
The first known toy to use infrared light and a corresponding sensor was manufactured and marketed in 1979 as the
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In 1982,
In 1986, the first Photon toys were sold, nearly simultaneously with the Lazer Tag toys from Worlds of Wonder and several other similar infrared and visible light-based toys. Worlds of Wonder went out of business around 1988, and Photon soon followed in 1989, as the fad of the games wore off. Today there are laser tag arenas all over the world bearing various names and brands, as well as a large variety of consumer equipment for home play and professional grade equipment for outdoor laser tag arenas and businesses.[6]
In 2010, a news article appeared claiming that Lee Weinstein developed and opened the first commercial laser tag facility. In June 2011, the ILTA posted the results of a public record request from the City of Houston showing the opening date for Weinstein's "Star Laser Force" to have been 16 April 1985.[7]
In March 2009, upon the Winnenden school shooting, the German government announced that it would ban games such as laser tag and paintball, claiming that they trivialize and encourage violence. It later retracted this assertion.[8]
Equipment and technology
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Laser tag systems typically use infrared signaling to track firing of the beam. In indoor play, a visible light combined with
See also
References
- ^ "How do Laser Tag Guns and Sensors Actually Work?". interestingengineering.com. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System, the Federation of American Scientists Military Analysis Network, accessed 13 November 2006
- ^ TagFerret's Laser Tag History Page, a historical reference to consumer laser tag product from a toy industry insider.
- ^ "Anniversary". Lasertagmuseum.com. 28 March 2014.
- ^ "Georgte Carter III Joins ILTA Board". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ History of Laser Tag Archived 23 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, International Laser Tag Association, accessed 17 September 2006
- ^ "History of the laser tag industry". Laser Tag Museum. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
- ^ "Germany moves to outlaw paintball". BBC News. 9 May 2009.
- ^ "No Real Lasers in Laser Tag aka Lazer Tag".
- ^ "Czym jest laser tag? > Wielka Spluwa". Archived from the original on 30 August 2018.
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