Motion control in games
Reconsidering my old story about Nintendo, I came across an advertisement for Power Glove, the controller for the NES prefix, which was released in 1989. Until now, I believed that motion control in the gaming industry began precisely in the era of Nintendo Wii, PlayStation Move, Microsoft Kinect - an unforgivable mistake.
Therefore, I climbed deeper and decided to find out when traffic management began in the gaming industry and what is happening in this area now.
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Price: $ 80 in 1989 ($ 152 in 2013)
Game console: Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom in Japan)
Manufacturer: Mattel in the USA, PAX in Japan
Sold to about 100,000 in the USA
The first controller for games that tracks the position of a player’s hand in space is Power Glove, which was released in 1989.
Special receivers were installed on the TV, and the glove was connected to the NES. The sound emitted by the receivers was reflected from the glove, after which the position of the glove in space was calculated by triangulation method. The system perceived the movements of the fingers: it was possible to box with a blow, shoot with the flexion of a finger, etc. Glove buttons let you program actions.
The technology was far from ideal, so the phrase of the hero of the film “The Wizard” “I love the Power Glove. It's so bad! ” Eventually became a meme.
Glove, by the way, "played" a role in the sixth film about Freddy Krueger - a photo at the top of the post.
Advertising controller. "Power Glove: everything else is children's toys."
Manufacturer: Pelican
Accessory designed for Nintendo 64 and released in 1998. The kit consisted of two devices - a receiver and a controller: the first one was connected to the set-top box, and the second one was stuck into the joystick. Management was tilted .
The absence of commercial success is indicated by the fact that very few people know about the existence of such a device.
The Wii Remote was announced in September 2005. Wiimote allows players to control characters and objects in the game using hand movement or pointing at objects. Connects to your Nintendo Wii via BlueTooth. The gadget was accompanied by household injuries and breakdowns of television equipment .
Production and sales of the Nintendo Wii are completed .
Wii advertising
Wii Nunchak
Game console: Sony PlayStation 3
Manufacturer: Sony Computer Entertainment
Sold: 15 million
Sony in 2010 decided to finally present an analogue of the Nintendo Wii, so that PlayStation fans could also jump in front of the screen and shoot down vases. The principle of the motion-sensitive controller for the PS3 is based on contact with the camera. The LEDs inside the sphere, the accelerometer and RS (rate sensor) allow you to recognize the position, speed and angle of the controller.
Overview of weapons for the PlayStation Move .
Just a couple of months after the release of the PS Move, Microsoft introduced Kinect, a touchscreen gaming controller for the Xbox 360. Two years passed before it became possible to use this system on a PC. The system consists of two depth sensors, a color video camera and a microphone grille. In 2011, Microsoft sold over 10 million Kinect systems, setting a new Guinness World Record.
Kinect recognizes voice commands, poses, gestures and objects. Even applications are being developed that understand the gestures of the deaf-and-dumb and translate it into text.
In 2011, sales of the device for personal computers Hydra , operating on a principle similar to the PlayStation Move, began. Supported in a huge number of games , because of what now I plan to buy it.
The device uses magnetic motion sensors, which allow, according to the manufacturer, to accurately calculate the location and orientation of the controllers.
What are you playing?
Which option do you like more and more convenient?
It is interesting:
Nintendo story led by Hiroshi Yamauchi
IMotion - 3D motion controller with tactile feedback
Weapon Review for PlayStation Move
Nintendo Discontinued Original Wii Game Consoles
Therefore, I climbed deeper and decided to find out when traffic management began in the gaming industry and what is happening in this area now.
')
Do you have something to add? Please write about this in personal messages or comments!
Power Glove for Nintendo
Price: $ 80 in 1989 ($ 152 in 2013)
Game console: Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom in Japan)
Manufacturer: Mattel in the USA, PAX in Japan
Sold to about 100,000 in the USA
The first controller for games that tracks the position of a player’s hand in space is Power Glove, which was released in 1989.
Special receivers were installed on the TV, and the glove was connected to the NES. The sound emitted by the receivers was reflected from the glove, after which the position of the glove in space was calculated by triangulation method. The system perceived the movements of the fingers: it was possible to box with a blow, shoot with the flexion of a finger, etc. Glove buttons let you program actions.
The technology was far from ideal, so the phrase of the hero of the film “The Wizard” “I love the Power Glove. It's so bad! ” Eventually became a meme.
Glove, by the way, "played" a role in the sixth film about Freddy Krueger - a photo at the top of the post.
Advertising controller. "Power Glove: everything else is children's toys."
N64 TILT CANCER
Manufacturer: Pelican
Accessory designed for Nintendo 64 and released in 1998. The kit consisted of two devices - a receiver and a controller: the first one was connected to the set-top box, and the second one was stuck into the joystick. Management was tilted .
The absence of commercial success is indicated by the fact that very few people know about the existence of such a device.
Wii Remote
The Wii Remote was announced in September 2005. Wiimote allows players to control characters and objects in the game using hand movement or pointing at objects. Connects to your Nintendo Wii via BlueTooth. The gadget was accompanied by household injuries and breakdowns of television equipment .
Production and sales of the Nintendo Wii are completed .
Wii advertising
Wii Nunchak
PlayStation Move
Game console: Sony PlayStation 3
Manufacturer: Sony Computer Entertainment
Sold: 15 million
Sony in 2010 decided to finally present an analogue of the Nintendo Wii, so that PlayStation fans could also jump in front of the screen and shoot down vases. The principle of the motion-sensitive controller for the PS3 is based on contact with the camera. The LEDs inside the sphere, the accelerometer and RS (rate sensor) allow you to recognize the position, speed and angle of the controller.
Overview of weapons for the PlayStation Move .
Microsoft Kinect
Just a couple of months after the release of the PS Move, Microsoft introduced Kinect, a touchscreen gaming controller for the Xbox 360. Two years passed before it became possible to use this system on a PC. The system consists of two depth sensors, a color video camera and a microphone grille. In 2011, Microsoft sold over 10 million Kinect systems, setting a new Guinness World Record.
Kinect recognizes voice commands, poses, gestures and objects. Even applications are being developed that understand the gestures of the deaf-and-dumb and translate it into text.
Razer hydra
In 2011, sales of the device for personal computers Hydra , operating on a principle similar to the PlayStation Move, began. Supported in a huge number of games , because of what now I plan to buy it.
The device uses magnetic motion sensors, which allow, according to the manufacturer, to accurately calculate the location and orientation of the controllers.
What are you playing?
Which option do you like more and more convenient?
It is interesting:
Nintendo story led by Hiroshi Yamauchi
IMotion - 3D motion controller with tactile feedback
Weapon Review for PlayStation Move
Nintendo Discontinued Original Wii Game Consoles
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