Google Glass turns paintball into a real-life FPS

Of the many fun things that you can capture from a first-person point of view with Glass, this paintball match is certainly now high on the list.

The idea of a real-life killcam is a little too exciting not to try. Paintball games are one of the many places where a first-person POV video isn’t easy to capture, though. You could strap a GoPro to your helmet, since those cameras are just about as durable as they get, but it’s not really first-person and in a paintball match, you don’t really want a camera strapped to your head to cause you to stick out. The ideal camera would be right beside your eye, capturing everything you see and allowing you to both look at your mistakes and share your glorious victory later.Glass, as it seems, is exactly what the doctor ordered.

The Titanium band that hugs Glass to your head makes this camera ideal for something like paintball. You don’t have to worry about it moving around much, and you don’t have to worry about accidentally turning off the video. The only downside to this is battery life, as Glass can only record for about 20 minutes on a full charge before needing some juice. You could go all-out and rig a battery pack to your suit with a USB cable snaked up to Glass under your helmet, which would give you the ability to record until you ran out of storage on your Glass.

As long as you’re alright with putting yourself and your $1,500 face-computer at risk, there’s really no limit to what you can capture through Glass. That probably shouldn’t be taken as a “challenge accepted” statement, but if you happen to capture something even more fun, then who are we to judge?