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A hunting simulator having a projection of a moving target in life-size as in a natural environment is provided for practice shooting of a missile such as an arrow, dart, bullet, etc. The missile is detected in-flight in a detection plane set apart from a projection screen so the missile is detected

A hunting simulator having a projection of a moving target in life-size as in a natural environment is provided for practice shooting of a missile such as an arrow, dart, bullet, etc. The missile is detected in-flight in a detection plane set apart from a projection screen so the missile is detected undisturbed before impacting on the screen. The primary detector includes a continuously-illuminating LED emitter and a CCD camera sensor collocated with the emitter with a field of view in a detection area within the plane. Retroreflective tape on a perimeter about the detection area efficiently returns emitter radiation to the sensor. Detection is when a missile causes a shadow on the tape with an interruption of reflected light to the sensor, although in an alternative embodiment, the retroreflective tape is installed on the missile instead of the detection plane perimeter. In further alternative embodiments, second and third detection planes between the primary plane and an area from which missiles are launched are used to track and identify simultaneous missiles shot by 2 or more players. Computer-generated game sequences can also be projected instead of life-like hunting scenes.

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A practice simulator providing a moving scene toward which a missile is directed by a player from a launch area, comprising a screen, an image generator means for presenting a sequence of images of visual scenes at the screen, the images presented being of a size normally viewed by a player in a nat

A practice simulator providing a moving scene toward which a missile is directed by a player from a launch area, comprising a screen, an image generator means for presenting a sequence of images of visual scenes at the screen, the images presented being of a size normally viewed by a player in a natural environment that provides the player with a lifelike scene, presenting at least one moving target within said sequence of visual scenes, two spaced-apart emitters of electromagnetic radiation in a primary plane between the launch area and the screen and transverse to a missile flight path through which passes a missile proceeding from the launch area to the screen, each emitter fully illuminating a primary detection area in the primary plane, the primary plane spaced apart from the screen a distance such that the missile is detected in flight before arriving at the screen, a retroreflective surface on a portion of the perimeter of the illuminated detection area for reflecting emitter radiation back toward the emitter, two sensors, each with an electrical output signal responsive to emitter radiation, one of which is collocated with each emitter for receiving retroreflected radiation, each said sensor having a full field of view of the illuminated detection area, locating means responsive to respective output signals of the sensors for determining the missile position at the time of intersection of the missile with the illuminated detection area.