Gametrak Controller Wins Award 84
Philipp Lenssen writes "According to German Spiegel Online, the Gametrak controller by In2Games just won the "Best of GC" award at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. Cyber-glove Gametrak is announced to launch across Europe next month for the Playstation 2. Once the right software is released (fighting game DarkWind comes first) you should be able to punch opponents, use golf clubs, dance around, and bounce virtual basketballs. A demo video is available."
Hand Motions (Score:5, Interesting)
Funny you mention it. (Score:5, Informative)
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When I get it, I will say... (Score:4, Funny)
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Re:When I get it, I will say... (Score:2)
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In other news.... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:In other news.... (Score:1, Offtopic)
Girl at the end of clip (Score:3, Funny)
The girl at the end of the clip totally made me perk when she said, "come in and play"... with the accent and everything...
Then a series of words flashing on the screen:
"Punch"
"Swing"
"Block"
"Bounce"
"Sw
I'm sure that one particular verb we're all thinking of "inserts well" into the above sequence
How I presume it works (Score:5, Insightful)
For those who can't get the video, it looks like the tracking system is pretty simple (and likely pretty robust) - each cord connecting a velcro glove to the base station is on a pulley (hence the wheel-like things on either side of the station), This gives the system distance data. To get angle data, the cords come out of the base station through joystick-like nozzles.
It mentions it can get 1mm accuracy within a 3m cube - I wonder what the latency is like, or how much 'pull' there is on the gloves (I wonder if future versions could change the amount of pull in order to simulate weight).
Good luck to these guys - it looks like it could actually work well unlike some other alternative-input devices (*cough* P5 glove *cough), and if it works with a PS2 > PC converter, I'll be getting one to muck around with as soon as I can.
Re:How I presume it works (Score:3, Insightful)
Also, this is meant to be played in front of a TV- why do you need the full 6 degrees of freedom, will it so radically alter your gaming experiance to be able to spin around in circles with your arms out? Or will you be served just fine by looking at the TV and being
Re:How I presume it works (Score:1)
Now for all those peple who say they could do it quicker in real life than the people do in games, they can put up, or shut up ^^
Re:How I presume it works (Score:2)
The FAQ says that it's USB, although they don't say whether you will need a driver on the PC or whether they will supply one. They do say that it will only be bundled with a console game initially.
already exists (Score:1, Informative)
Re:already exists (Score:2, Informative)
Are you talking about Para, DMX, or EZ2Dancer?
Re:already exists (Score:1)
usb connect - pc emulator? (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:usb connect - pc emulator? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Cool idea (Score:1, Funny)
Sure thing, anything else we can do for ya?
"anything else we can do for ya?" (Score:2)
also, I want a cup of joe and a donut ready when I come to check on this monday morning...
Thanks for asking, really...8p
Don't be alarmed (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Don't be alarmed (Score:1)
I have no idea what cooling liquid silicon sounds like, but I imagine it'd be similar to the sound a car makes after your turn it off.
(How in the hell does any of this have anything to do with a new human input device?)
Re:Don't be alarmed (Score:2)
The site has been Slashdotted and the server can be heard melting from here, you insensitive clod!
minority report GUI? (Score:5, Interesting)
Nintendo Powerglove (Score:3, Insightful)
links are dead..... (Score:1)
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Re:links are dead..... (Score:1)
Re:links are dead..... (Score:5, Informative)
I almost feel sorry for them... (Score:4, Interesting)
The 80's called.. (Score:5, Funny)
(Burn, Angelfire, Burn!)
Re:The 80's called.. (Score:2)
Now only a step... (Score:2)
But they will all be rendered obsolete by neural connectors evetually
Re:Now only a step... (Score:1, Funny)
I shed a tear for humanity.
Fencing (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Fencing (Score:3, Informative)
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Alternate Picture (Score:2)
Demo Video (Score:3, Informative)
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Why does the video have English subtitles? (Score:2)
Re:Why does the video have English subtitles? (Score:1)
When the guy is SPEAKING in English. Do people have that hard of a time understanding an accent?
deaf people might well have difficulty
Go ahead... keep punching! (Score:1)
Mommy! (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Mommy! (Score:1)
For those of you who haven't watched the video (Score:2)
I'm in shock! (Score:2)
Future FPS controllers (Score:2)
One idea would be a kind of virtual mouse-and-keyboard: control by way of tiny finger movements tracked by laser.
Another: helium filled globes on which your hands rest, exerting vertical and horizontal pressure. The rotation, elevation, orientation would translate as movement, firing, etc. Basketball players would have a natural advantage. ;-)
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Before the usual whining starts, yes it has been proven that aggressive kids get even more aggressive, but "normal" kids aren't significantly affected. After all, it's a parenting issue, not a media issue. Being a father myself, I wonder where the concept of being responsible for one's kids went. Peo
Mattel PowerGlove (Score:1)
Re:Mattel PowerGlove (Score:1)
Nightmare on Elm Street 6 from memory.
What the heck happened? (Score:1)
Powerglove rules (Score:2, Funny)
damn (Score:1)
I hope no-one has duplicated my strap-on weapon simulator for q3
Do they honestly think it's going to work? (Score:1)