They are going to be a fad unless they can actually become easier to use than hands on controls.
Question of the Day, April 11, 2010
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I need a plain "no" option. I doubt motion control is a fad, but I don't think that it will spell the end of controllers. Heck, if nothing else, Microsoft Flight Sim will keep it alive.
I want an option where they coexist. I think that good motion control will eventually be made, by that I mean full VR where you feel like you're really there. However controllers wont go away because some things you cant do with motion controls
I dunno, maybe if Nintendo revives the U-force controller [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-Force] for the Wii2 it'll finally kill our need to hold onto something when playing videogames.
I really hope it's a fad. I mean, it's interesting and all, but it can't replace hands-on controlling. Certain types of games just wouldn't work very well with motion control anyway.
Motion controls BLARGH, I really hope that is not the future of games, like I hope 3D isn't the future of movies
It's a fad of casual gamers that is doomed to die once those people find the next new thing to bandwagon on to. Frankly, I think any of the consoles that cater to the fad (looking at you, Nintendo) and ostracize the dedicated fanbase that has made them the company they are today deserve to be shunned when those people get tired of the gimmick. We real gamers were here long before, and we'll be here long after, and if you want to not care about us then your company deserves to burn for it.
Really? Our only options are this whole idea of games responding to my movement is a silly fad that'll totally go away soon or that it will put an end to the concept of buttons?
Oh, or we get to pick the "durrr... this is too complicated for me" option as well, if we like.
Best poll evar.
Oh, or we get to pick the "durrr... this is too complicated for me" option as well, if we like.
Best poll evar.
This generation of the hardware is a fad for those companies mentioned, but I can see it being more prevalent and integrated in the second or third iteration. Once the technology has matured enough to detect and capture subtle movements (such as eyes), will it become more comfortable for people to use.
When a motion based controller can stop my arm above my head when the enemy blocks my character's sword with a shield, then and only then will motion controllers begin to compete with button controllers. On this day in the distant (if ever) future, the battle will begin and at that point it's anyone's guess which way it'll go. Until then the buttons will reign supreme and motion will be used for nothing but extra buttons via wiggling and point/click interfaces (and an inordinately large amount of shovelware games, but those don't really count).
Motion control is far too limited of course, so I'm kind of surprised that we only got two extremes as an option. Motion control is here to stay, since it can make for fun interaction, especially in the 'casual' 'games area, but it is pretty much impossible to remove the more standard controls.
What I do see happening in the near future is more 'touch screen' like interfaces. These touch interfaces are getting cheaper and apple is creating an intermediate product with the iPad. Imo it is just a matter of time until rts games incorporate these into their controls for instance. It'll take a few years for them to become somewhat mainstream, but then they'll change the way we interact with our computers forever I think.
What I do see happening in the near future is more 'touch screen' like interfaces. These touch interfaces are getting cheaper and apple is creating an intermediate product with the iPad. Imo it is just a matter of time until rts games incorporate these into their controls for instance. It'll take a few years for them to become somewhat mainstream, but then they'll change the way we interact with our computers forever I think.
For some types of games its the future, but for games that are hardcore and require long periods of play, I can't see it taking off. Just finished Silent Hill Shattered Memories, and though it uses the motion control, and it's less distracting than some games its shoe horned into, I was still disappointed about some of the places that the motion was used.
For casual its probably the future, for hardcore, its really just adding another layer of interaction that the gamer must cheat. I mean who that's played Wii games hasn't "cheated" the movements, by making the teeniest gestures and minimal effort. I'm sure that's not the intention.
For casual its probably the future, for hardcore, its really just adding another layer of interaction that the gamer must cheat. I mean who that's played Wii games hasn't "cheated" the movements, by making the teeniest gestures and minimal effort. I'm sure that's not the intention.
I voted no, but not because it's a fad. I think there's some potential for the technology, but unless someone finds a way to provide some level of tactile response, then there's still going to be some degree of control issues.
Eventually they might. Eventually they will. Motion control has the advantadge that there is no wear and tear. If the capabilities are extended I see no reason why it wouldn't replace hardware methods of input.