Laser Games
Laser Games is a phrase generally associated with a combat pursuit using fake guns - like laser tag.
Laser Game is generally used in countries outside of the United States where the phrase 'Laser Tag' is not popular within the local language - as the word 'Tag' in the USA and Canada is associate with the children's game of 'Tag' in which one player runs after the others trying to touch them (tag them) to make them the catcher.
Similar to paintball, there are styles of play that lean heavily toward full military simulations, and other types that are quick firefights to determine the best player on a small field.
In 1977, George Carter III conceived the idea for laser tag while watching Star Wars. After spending years working on the technology, the first Photon center opened in Dallas, Texas in 1984.
Commercial Laser tag systems vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, and centre to centre, but usually consist of a tagging device (which may or may not resemble some sort of handheld gun).
Members are usually identified by their unique playing styles, precise timing, knowledge of the mazes, and ability to earn large numbers of points. Furthermore, club members are players that may have formed a tight knit group, play regularly (usually weekly or bimonthly), and generally have opportunities to develop a squad strategy.
Specialty formats vary from site to site and from system to system. The technical capabilities of the system being used often dictate the formats that can be created.
Sometimes the tagging device has a laser beam, but always an infrared (IR) beam as well. The Infrared beam carries information about the device doing the emitting. Typically, the laser is merely a special effect, although it is not unheard of that the laser itself is the carrier of the information.
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