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Here's a bizarre piece of gaming news. In Frankfurt, Germany, toilets all around the town are being upgraded with racing games designed around "Piss-Screen" technology. The idea is being used to prevent drunk driving. As such the best place for them to install this magical creation known as a Piss-Screen? Bars, clubs and other places of the nature.

I'm sure some of you are wondering now what a piss-screen is exactly. The Piss-Screen is a visual display that is built into the wall at about eye level and then connected to the special urinal below. The game automatically starts when the person begins to urinate. Players will be able to control themselves in the racing game by urinating on different sides of the urinal, right side to drive right, left side to drive left.

Should you crash during the game, the game will then suggest you take a taxi instead and provide the numbers for local taxis. Honestly, I have to say this is one of the coolest ideas I've heard, especially on the prevention of drunk driving front.

Source: GamerNode

For a first hand look at the idea there's a couple of videos up at the Piss-Screen's website.

This post has been edited by Zero_Hawk on 14th August 2007 10:19

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That sounds like it would create a lot of splatter, making public bathrooms even more unsanitary.

This post has been edited by kuetipo on 14th August 2007 13:16

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Oh god I'd love my life if the bars here took the same approach. Not because I'm entirely worried about drunk-driving, but just the idea of turning the ridiculous amount of pee you generate after a night of drinking into something fun and hilarious is too much for me.

Oh, those Germans.

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That is the coolest bathroom idea I have ever heard of. Well they be putting them in America?.

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I'd be even more impressed (or just amused) if they made a version for the ladies' room... XD

I Wouldnt mind playing that game. Is it only racing games?

Hehe, and here I am, going to Germany next summer. I'll be sure to try these out.

It's an interesting idea but it certainly makes for short games. And replaying it involves a good half hour wait; luckily there's plenty of beer on hand while you wait.

Myself, I'm more of the opinion that a toilet should stay a toilet. I find the idea interesting but I'd rather slip into a toilet, do my business, and leave without further distractions so I can get back to playing pool or pretending I'm interested in someone else's conversation.

Edit: Wouldn't it be less expensive to just have those alco-test thingies on hand instead of shelling out for urine-tactile urinals, flatscreens, the software, the electricity costs, and the occasional cost of maintenance and repairs?

This post has been edited by Silverlance on 14th August 2007 22:38

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Hehe, and here I am, going to Germany next summer. I'll be sure to try these out.

It's an interesting idea but it certainly makes for short games. And replaying it involves a good half hour wait; luckily there's plenty of beer on hand while you wait.

Myself, I'm more of the opinion that a toilet should stay a toilet. I find the idea interesting but I'd rather slip into a toilet, do my business, and leave without further distractions so I can get back to playing pool or pretending I'm interested in someone else's conversation.

Edit: Wouldn't it be less expensive to just have those alco-test thingies on hand instead of shelling out for urine-tactile urinals, flatscreens, the software, the electricity costs, and the occasional cost of maintenance and repairs?

Sir, my friend, you underestimate the power of pleasure in alluring human beings.

The only possible problem is the splatter, of course, not counting the fact that they kinda waste money and electric power. But anyone drunk enough to find this thing highly amusing will probably put in however many tokens it'll take to operate it.

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Hahaha, oh those Germans and their excretory obsession.

That's so awesome, I'd love to try one of those.


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This makes me very glad that I am not old enough to legally go to bars, German or male. D: Public washrooms seem unsanitary enough as it is without adding extra ways for potential mess. ;___; The whole trying to prevent drunk driving angle to it is kinda cool, though.

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The only possible problem is the splatter, of course, not counting the fact that they kinda waste money and electric power.  But anyone drunk enough to find this thing highly amusing will probably put in however many tokens it'll take to operate it.

The splatter seems it could get very bad, if you've seen their website. Picture this: you're drunk. Fairly drunk. Not "side effects of standing up may include facial-ground impacts" drunk though, just "now who the heck filtered the floor through some kind of 2D sine wave?" drunk. The stage where you're wobbling about after a good dozen or so beers. Ever tried pissing when you're in that stage? For some reason, your body decides to give you a hand by moving about so your hands don't have to do the aiming. This "moving about" usually involves making a fancy murale on your bathroom wall if you're not sitting down.

Now picture this. You're that drunk, only you have stuff moving in front of you and you have to piss to the left and to the right in order to avoid crashing. You whirl to the left to overcompensate for deficient motor skills, but your body decides to go that extra mile and you end up spraying the guy next to you. Suddently a car comes at you so you quickly whirl to the right (ignoring the angry guy to your left.) Oops, now two of the bar's large, burly patrons' fists want to have a quiet word with your face.

Hopefully they'll have little side-panels to prevent accidents. Otherwise I'm staying the hell away from german pubs.

Also, that website implies that this is free (ie, the game starts as soon as you get into position, so to speak.) If there's no revenue to be made (not that I'd want to pay money for a mere 10-15 seconds of entertainement ) it doesn't sound like it'll be very wide-spread. They'll probably just be in a select few large bars/clubs/funeral homes who have money to burn... for the time being, that is.

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Greatest idea ever.

Quite frankly, im more interested in the urinal creating a blue light. The video on how they made it was hilarious, on how they tested it with the hose, but still its weird - amazing.

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Public washrooms seem unsanitary enough as it is without adding extra ways for potential mess. ;___;

I second that.

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The whole trying to prevent drunk driving angle to it is kinda cool, though.

And that.

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I would go out to bars SO much more if they bring this to America. Although I understand the connection between a racing game and drunk-driving, I feel like the venue for this lends itself more to a first-person shooter type game. Let's hope they come up with that next. Plus a home version (which would clearly be for the Wii )

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(which would clearly be for the Wii )

You know, the Wii's been out for a while, and this is the first time I've heard a post-release pun on its name.

Weird. But quite welcomed.

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Every man here's probably played "Toilet Racer" at some point, I'll bet. Sounds like a good idea, but don't you have to get more drunk to keep playing?

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I'd be even more impressed (or just amused) if they made a version for the ladies' room... XD

It's obvious that the ladies would have to use an emulator ;)

And to go back to the topic - I am so not going into public toilets in Germany anymore.

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They'll probably just be in a select few large bars/clubs/funeral homes who have money to burn... for the time being, that is.

...wait..."funeral homes"?

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That is an awesome name. And even more awesome if it came out for the Wii..."use the wiimote to direct your stream of piss!"?

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it sounds too expensive to be realistic, just like all those other great ideas...

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and how did i guess that it had to be from germany?

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that is probably the coolest idea ive ever heard

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I think that while this sounds like a funny idea, i doubt this makes for very long driving time... And you don't have a guarantee that the drunk people will call the cab... And this will surely make a mess..

Good and Funny idea

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i can see the expensive part of it, but they could also replace the game. theyll be too drunk, they wont notice that they are taking a leak on the atm screen...

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I read about something like this a few years ago in Electronic Gamers Monthly. It sounds...interesting.

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Gogo: If only they had those in ffvi, *hic* then i wouldn't have to wear all of these *hic* clothes that covor up the fact that *hic* I have scars all over my body *swig* from a monster fight, *hic* whille i was drunk, on teh *hic* way home from a bar, and i chose not to ask for a ride *hic* if they had this back then, then I wouldn't be mocked *hic* so much. *empy bottle**committs sepuku becasue of no more beer*

Kefka: if only they had those in ffvi, i wouldn't have gone insane from drunkenly pissing poison on my drunk brother, with me pretending to be a monster, scarring him for life. *sobs* *destorys the world*

Daryl: If only they had those in ffvi, i wouldn't have drink and fly-ed. They owuld of told me, i was drunk... (the game does not specify if Daryl is guy or girl, so we can assume either, but most of the time, people assume that daryl is a girl, becasue setzer and daryl are best friends.)

Terra: If only they had those in ffvi, i wouldn't have fried fifty magitek soldeirs when i was 5...

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This post has been edited by Rangers51 on 19th October 2007 00:57

I'm behind this kind of idea. It's proactive, fun, and for a good cause.

Two things come to mind, though.

One, the mess the poor cleaning folks will have at night's end.

Two, they should scrap the racing game and install Tekken 3. Imagine playing Tekken 3, the biggest button mash frenzy of our time, with Piss Command.

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Good the gameplay is easy, playing while being drunk is really hard. Hey, maybe this could be a campaign against that too?
But could this create long lines to the toilet? Us gamers would stack up on beer and be in there all night!

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