The future of motion based controllers!

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Re: The future of motion based controllers!

Post by Johnimus Prime » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:14 am

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I don't think it will catch on - unless they can do something about the sensitivity. Your arm would ache like fuck after an hour of using that thing! Force feedback mouse maybe?
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Re: The future of motion based controllers!

Post by Jonnywhy » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:22 am

The Falcon...It gets its name from the bird that is a natural predator to the mouse.
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They do some weird stuff at Reading Uni with something caled haptics, I've had a go and it is really strange, you move your hand in the real world, pick up a virtual ball yet you feel it with your hand and can't close your fingers together even though there's nothing inbetween them! It's bizarre
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Re: The future of motion based controllers!

Post by Jonnywhy » Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:28 am

Haha, that news reporter wasn't really interested in what that guy had to say methinks, too busy slaying zombies.
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