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This is neat, but hot holy fuck I hope it isn't mind bendingly expensive. For all the complaining people do about marketing to the "casuals", marketing to the hyper rich gamers is a ton worse IMO.
This is neat, but hot holy fuck I hope it isn't mind bendingly expensive. For all the complaining people do about marketing to the "casuals", marketing to the hyper rich gamers is a ton worse IMO.
First of all, in order for an actual virtual reality interface to work, we would need a huge apparatus a-la lawnmower man or even just a giant ball to stand in so that we have an actual area to move around inside. A simple "walk in place" manometer would look ever dumber than just wearing giant goggles over your eyes while masturbating to large amounts of 3D "Virtual" porn.
My bullshit detector is going off the charts.
ANd anyone someones says it When will these fuckin idotis stop with all this gimmick bullshit we just want controllers, not motion control, not 3d, not some stupid virtual reality just good old fashioned controllers.
ANd anyone someones says it When will these fuckin idotis stop with all this gimmick bullshit we just want controllers, not motion control, not 3d, not some stupid virtual reality just good old fashioned controllers.
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I think the best thing we as gamers can do about this is just go ahead and shit all over things we haven't seen yet and know nothing about. That's what we do best around here isn't it?
Right now, Jayson/LegendaryBiohazard would be jizzing their pants and ripping everyone who says anything other than them...
This virtual insanity, we're livin in.
Has got to change, yeah
Things, will never be the same.
And I can't go on
While we're livin' in oh, oh virtual insanity
Oh, this world, has got to change
Cos I just, I just can't keep going on, it was virtual.
Virtual insanity that we're livin' in, that we're livin' in
That virtual insanity is what it is
Has got to change, yeah
Things, will never be the same.
And I can't go on
While we're livin' in oh, oh virtual insanity
Oh, this world, has got to change
Cos I just, I just can't keep going on, it was virtual.
Virtual insanity that we're livin' in, that we're livin' in
That virtual insanity is what it is
Two weeks ago I volunteered to help improve Duke University's DiVE (Duke immersive virtual environment), which is a small cube-shaped room with images projected onto every wall (all six surfaces). I wore a set of glasses that made things look 3D (extending way into the distance or coming into the room with me) and tracked my head's position and orientation. I was also given a pointer, like the Wiimote, that was also tracked.
It was kind of disorienting, but being able to pull the cabinets open and feel like my hand really is opening a door, picking up cereal boxes and throwing them at the cat, etc. was pretty amazing. It wasn't really a game, but it was incredibly fun to play around with for a while.
The system obviously works differently since the display is the room around you rather than an HMD. I enjoyed it a lot (it gave me that incredible sensation you only get when you're doing something entirely new, like using the Portal gun for the first time), but I don't know if it would lend itself to gaming. Some games, yes, but not all.
If they can come up with something worth it, then go ahead, but make it brilliant and don't just do it because "it seemed like the next step, we guess." I don't know how an HMD would differ gameplay-wise from what I tried, but if it would actually add something worthwhile, and they can make it affordable, I'd love it.
It was kind of disorienting, but being able to pull the cabinets open and feel like my hand really is opening a door, picking up cereal boxes and throwing them at the cat, etc. was pretty amazing. It wasn't really a game, but it was incredibly fun to play around with for a while.
The system obviously works differently since the display is the room around you rather than an HMD. I enjoyed it a lot (it gave me that incredible sensation you only get when you're doing something entirely new, like using the Portal gun for the first time), but I don't know if it would lend itself to gaming. Some games, yes, but not all.
If they can come up with something worth it, then go ahead, but make it brilliant and don't just do it because "it seemed like the next step, we guess." I don't know how an HMD would differ gameplay-wise from what I tried, but if it would actually add something worthwhile, and they can make it affordable, I'd love it.
.... What kills Virtual reality isn't the processing power or the graphics.
Plenty of awesome games have existed with a minimum of both.
What kills virtual reality .... Is the stupid headset that they want to charge in most cases more than it would cost to buy a large screen television. If they can price the headgear realistically then they should be able to finally push VR out the door and not have it bomb. Again....
Plenty of awesome games have existed with a minimum of both.
What kills virtual reality .... Is the stupid headset that they want to charge in most cases more than it would cost to buy a large screen television. If they can price the headgear realistically then they should be able to finally push VR out the door and not have it bomb. Again....
Hm. I don't want to wear a ridiculous headset or mask, or whatever it is to play my games. I don't wanna wear dumb glasses, and I don't want to wear even dumber glasses. Oh well.
"3D content isn't the only gimmick from the eighties that Sony wants to shove down our throats."
Wait... which company has the entirely 3D oriented system? Oh, yeah.
Wait... which company has the entirely 3D oriented system? Oh, yeah.
@SephirothX: At least Nintendo did it the smart way and put it in a portable, no repurchasing of a TV required.
Still don't understand why Sony didn't allow the 3D to work with 120hz TVs. The PC does it!
Still don't understand why Sony didn't allow the 3D to work with 120hz TVs. The PC does it!
I'm all for this. There's so many old techs that had potential and we finally are catching up with reasonable production and technology
Unless... We are in an alternate reality... Then it would be a double alternate reality! Therefore cancelling out the supposedely real world! Ahhh!!!
Why would this be a bad thing? I wanted virtual reality when I was a kid and I STILL want it. Haters can go to hell.
Just because something is possible doesn't mean it will be profitable.
I believe we are witnessing a corporate downward spiral within all Sony divisions.
All recent news concerning Sony point to this.
I believe we are witnessing a corporate downward spiral within all Sony divisions.
All recent news concerning Sony point to this.
For once it's not pure hype. In the late 90s I bought a pair of Sony Glasstron HMDs, mostly to watch DVDs in planes and such. The low resolution made them impractical though so only a few weeks later they were back in the box. Fast forward almost 20 years. I remembered I had these glasses somewhere in a closet and decided to try playing Test Drive Unlimited with them. The game provides unrivaled visual and acoustic immersion as it stands. Playing it with a decent steering wheel like a G25 and a head tracking device make the experience incredible. The glasses brought the game alive though. At least they showed the potential because as expected, the low resolution turned out to be the limiting factor.
The technology has been here for a long time, either at exorbitant prices ($20k for a pair of HD hmds) or low resolutions (1024x768). If Sony managed to bring down the costs, this is the real deal, no gimmick like the current 3D tech or immersion-killing multi-monitor setups for nerdy tech hoarders, like eyefinity.
HD HMD's are the immersion junky's holy grail.
The technology has been here for a long time, either at exorbitant prices ($20k for a pair of HD hmds) or low resolutions (1024x768). If Sony managed to bring down the costs, this is the real deal, no gimmick like the current 3D tech or immersion-killing multi-monitor setups for nerdy tech hoarders, like eyefinity.
HD HMD's are the immersion junky's holy grail.
I personally can't wait but it will be quite a while before that is released to the public i assume.
It makes me think of that PS9 commercial they used to air. Where a guy holds an orb in his hand(the PS9) and is transported into the game. If the can make it like that I might be interested.
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