TrueMotion 3D enables true motion control
By Joseph L. Flatley 
posted November 25th 2008 10:57PM
posted November 25th 2008 10:57PM
READ - video at Engineering TV
READ - Sixense website
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But... Sixaxis isn't meant to be the primary control.
isn't xbox and Ps3 developing a new type sensor,
but that wii is really impressive, but i wish they do a WiiPro or something that gives HD graphics
Can they utilize this tech to make VR goggles? Probably combined with a handle controller to move forward/shoot it would be a totally awesome FPS experience.
Not just VR but augmented reality too (where you may have a cameras on the outside of the VR goggle).
Get the perfect virtual world, and then you don't need anything from the current one...
Seriously, I am looking forward!
they did that in the 90s did go too well, (even in the Nintendo did something similar not exactly but similar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Boy )
@Ayman
Arguably that's largely because the technology just wasn't up to the task back in the 90s. Portable displays were primitive, as even the article you link to points out.
Interesting that you mention using 3D goggles with this tech. I saw a demo of this exact thing at SIGGRAPH in 2004, and they used VR goggles, and it was freekin awesome. They also had this system working with a early version of the 3D monitor technology, and it wasn't as fun because that monitor required you to stay in one spot to see in 3D, and that didn't work so well with gesture technology.
But yes, VR goggles + this tech = super nerd win. Not so practical for the home, or even work environment, but great as a tech demo.
There are several companies that have been selling this type of technology for more than a decade, such as Polhemus and Ascension. We used them in the CAVE in 1991 providing full 6-degree of freedom tracking. Those systems cost about $10,000 today.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey61u9J5Bgs&feature=channel
Sixense's product would be a breakthrough if the cost could be brought down to about $100.
There are no words. I am just plain amazed.
This is absolutely incredible if it works as advertised. Who wouldn't want to actually get up and be QB in Madden for example. May not be fully possible now, but as the tech evolves, combined with VR or other immersion tech, could be a total game changer for the gaming industry.
looks great!
does anyone know what music is playing in the background?
Don't know the actual artist but sounds a hell of a lot like something that would be created by the Gorillaz.
Easy Muffin by Amon Tobin from the album Bricolage.
Pffft as if Gorillaz:
Amon Tobin - Easy Muffin
Yes, I was going to say there's no way it was Gorillaz.
I can't wait for TrueMotion 3D Wii ping-pong. It'll be like actual ping-pong, but in your living room instead of your parents' basement.
It sounds nice and all but people are lazy :/
What we're all truly waiting for I believe is either a Holodeck of some sort or something we can control with our minds.
I like this TrueMotion 3d Biz, but I'm being a realist.
yo if it's too realistic, wouldn't it kinda suck, i can't golf in real life, but i'm reaaallly good at wii sports golf, the guy in the video couldnt even hit the golf ball past like a few yards
Presumably the game developer would still let you tweak the difficulty.
But does a subnovice difficulty really exist?
I think developers are going to start having a really hard time trying to program character models to move corresponding to the player's hands. You're going to see a lot of very twitchy quarterbacks and sword fighters.
What? I decided to flip the 4-iron into the air? -Attention: you broke your character's arm. Please refrain from spastic movements for the best game play experience.-
This worked best in the 2d environment, obviously.
Sometimes limitations are good things.
He was having a pretty hard time hitting the Jedi ball with the light saber.
I also wonder if WiiMotion+ and these types of things are going to drastically destroy character-specific fighting styles.
"Link now moves like an untrained 8-year old! Crap! Let's decrease the difficulty even more."
And to quote an extremely tired response, "No one will ever need more than 640Kb of memory." *
*Quote may not be actually wording, but commenter is too buzzed to look it up.
You need to look at a bit of software called NaturalMotion endorphin.
Its basicaly inteligent IK-based charecters for gaming, and its *perfect* for be combined with motion plus and stuff like this.
Fixed-charecter animations are completely incompatable with 1:1 motion controll systems, so game developers need to rethink.
But there is techniques, like endorphin, out there for having decent charecter motions combined with getting the location of the hand to match reallife input.
As for Link, I think actualy controlling directly the sword motions is going to FAR outweigh the negatives of the charecter not looking as cool when fighting. Allthough in many ways fighting would probably look more cool anyway, seeing as it would be more dynamic and unique, rather then just 3 or 4 preset animations player other. The game could use a few simple tricks if nesscery to help the player. Slowing down time, being the most obvious.
As for difficulty, it wouldnt need to be easier or harder, just different. Generic slashs wont cut it anymore, make the player have to aim for gaps in the armour, for instance. You cant aim a sword with buttons or stick, but motion controll lets you easily. So the game should require it more.
Actual fighting games would probably need to be done completely differently, but frankly, I think that needs to happen anyway.
Theres only so much can be done with button combos.
Now someone release the Playboy Mansion for the consoles already! :p
this would be the mad shyt when tripping!
I'd hate to be a hater, but unless he's holding the controller at an angle it doesn't look very accurate in proportion to his arms
To quote strong bad: "Oooooh, if you want to be possessive then it's just 'I-T-S', but if it's a contraction, then it's 'I-T-apostrophe-S'...scalawag."
Wii opened the door to motion-sensative gaming?
What about the playstation's EYE-toy????
Sounds like cool indoor sports to me =)
It sounds like the technology is very similar to the magnetic tracking hardware made by Polhemus and other companies. This technology has existed for decades, but the cost has always been out of reach of the consumer. If cost is coming down enough for it to be affordable then this is great.
It looks photoshopped!
sorry i just had to
Why do we need controllers? Why can't it just track US?
Know where we are pointing, how we are moving/leaning etc. and react to that?
Anyways. There needs to be a VR helmet with head tracking for the consoles and the PC.
Combine it with a motion sensitive controller apparatus like a wii-mote.
Is it just me, or was there a lag behind his movements, and the screen?
Very noticeable lag time in the bat and club swing. Need to remove 100% of the lag or it wont feel natural.
meh. I'd much rather see some Head Tracking be put to good use than hand tracking. even this "amazing" demo looks laggy and annoying. :\
Too laggy, and I didn't see much that the Wiimote+WMPlus couldn't handle.
Music is from Bonobo, im sure of
Regarding the VR and head tracking. Have any of you seen Johnny Chung Lee's projects regarding the Wii (http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/)? It's not new, but it didn't looked like anyone in here have seen what he has done already.
Scroll down to the section "Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the Wii Remote" and let your jaws drop. He has a fully functional head tracing for the Wii and the sourcecode as well - not even mentioning the other cool stif he makes with the Wiimote and the IR camera.
EA said they would make a game som point in time that would support this - anyone know about the title?