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Kharay1977:

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Kharay1977

2010-06-30 09:43:25 am

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looks less laggy then the wii, it actually looks convincing if everything is not faked:

I have my doubts about the technology itself though, using light (in specific colors) to track motion.

Ntsc:

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Ntsc

2010-06-30 02:15:29 pm

Quote from Kharay1977:

I have my doubts about the technology itself though, using light (in specific colors) to track motion.

It is the same technology used for mocap. They use reflectors and leds sometimes in combination with infrared lights.

It will have similar problems as the Wiimote. The wii mote has problems due to it being infared. You can easily test it by pointing your wii mote at an exposed light without a shade and the remote will pick it up. It happens in my old living room since I had some theater type lights built into the ceiling.

The wiimote and ps3s motion control work in reverse of eachother though so the Wiimote is useful for pointing but cannot be tracked in space while the ps3 - in that video - can only be used to track its location. Id assume that is why they are talking about a seprate shooting attachment.

Poision Envy:

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Poision Envy

2010-06-30 04:56:12 pm

Death to skinfags, sieg heil.

that looks pretty neat actually.

It would be cool if the Wii would let you use two controllers at once (kinda like how the guy was picking up blocks and stuff in that video).

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arkarian

2010-06-30 06:01:57 pm

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Quote from Poision Envy:

It would be cool if the Wii would let you use two controllers at once (kinda like how the guy was picking up blocks and stuff in that video).

not sure exactly what you mean, but the wii certainly does support two controllers at once; there just aren't many games that make use of it because most people only have one controller. it's best for rail shooters -- house of the dead overkill in double mode is a lot of fun.

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Kharay1977

2010-06-30 10:23:31 pm

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Quote from Kharay1977:

I have my doubts about the technology itself though, using light (in specific colors) to track motion.

It is the same technology used for mocap. They use reflectors and leds sometimes in combination with infrared lights.

It will have similar problems as the Wiimote. The wii mote has problems due to it being infared. You can easily test it by pointing your wii mote at an exposed light without a shade and the remote will pick it up. It happens in my old living room since I had some theater type lights built into the ceiling.

The wiimote and ps3s motion control work in reverse of eachother though so the Wiimote is useful for pointing but cannot be tracked in space while the ps3 - in that video - can only be used to track its location. Id assume that is why they are talking about a seprate shooting attachment.

You don't have to tell me how shit the Wiimote really is. I own a Wii and never use it anymore. Take a guess as to why. As I said, I have my doubts about Sony's approach to this technology as well. As much as I have doubts about M$'s approach as well. Although, that one has caught my curiosity a bit more. Mostly because it removes the concept of a physical controller completely. Which makes it just that more interesting.

Still, I fully expect both Kinect and PlayStation Move to end up as useless and annoying to use as Wii. ;)

[quote="Ntsc"][quote="Kharay1977"]I have my doubts about the technology itself though, using light (in specific colors) to track motion.[/quote]

It is the same technology used for mocap. They use reflectors and leds sometimes in combination with infrared lights.

It will have similar problems as the Wiimote. The wii mote has problems due to it being infared. You can easily test it by pointing your wii mote at an exposed light without a shade and the remote will pick it up. It happens in my old living room since I had some theater type lights built into the ceiling.

The wiimote and ps3s motion control work in reverse of eachother though so the Wiimote is useful for pointing but  cannot be tracked in space while the ps3 - in that video - can only be used to track its location. Id assume that is why they are talking about a seprate shooting attachment.[/quote]You don't have to tell me how shit the Wiimote really is. I own a Wii and never use it anymore. Take a guess as to why. As I said, I have my doubts about Sony's approach to this technology as well. As much as I have doubts about M$'s approach as well. Although, that one has caught my curiosity a bit more. Mostly because it removes the concept of a physical controller completely. Which makes it just that more interesting.

Still, I fully expect both Kinect and PlayStation Move to end up as useless and annoying to use as Wii. ;)

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Poision Envy

2010-06-30 11:01:47 pm

Death to skinfags, sieg heil.

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not sure exactly what you mean, but the wii certainly does support two controllers at once; there just aren't many games that make use of it because most people only have one controller. it's best for rail shooters -- house of the dead overkill in double mode is a lot of fun.

I meant something like one person using two controllers at once, as opposed to a wii mote + numchuck.

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arkarian

2010-07-01 12:14:14 am

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ok yeah that's what i meant too. there are a few games that do this (rail shooters in particular) but you're right, it's a very underused concept. oh well.

Kharay1977:

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Kharay1977

2010-07-01 05:44:51 am

Quote from Poision Envy:

Quote from arkarian:

not sure exactly what you mean, but the wii certainly does support two controllers at once; there just aren't many games that make use of it because most people only have one controller. it's best for rail shooters -- house of the dead overkill in double mode is a lot of fun.

I meant something like one person using two controllers at once, as opposed to a wii mote + numchuck.

That... could be interesting.

*imagines a Star Wars game*

DUALWIELDING LIGHTSABERS!