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Virtual Reality is a man made reality using a computer which virtual creates a 'world' where you can see things and touch (via the aid of a head set) things but they really aren't there.
This can be used for many things. Worldwide business meetings. They could have meetings where you can see, talk to and do about anything with people but they could be sitting down over 100 miles away. Or it could be used like a chat room, so that you could talk to your girl (boy) friend when you are in another country. But this has nothing at all to do with the future of gaming at all... or does it?
In five or ten years time when the Playstation 4 and Game Cube 3 is out, there isn't much it could really advance on, just a bit more power here, sharper graphics there. And gamers would be board of the 3-D appearance on a Television screen. So there must be a new, revolutionary experience, which will change things forever! And there is only one left, VIRTUAL REALITY.
At the beginning like most things, it will be much out of our price range (like IF the X-Box does turn out to be £500!), but it WILL drop down if people like Nintendo and Sony (etc) get their hands on the new technology.
This will mean that a whole new experience will be born! Just image what it could do! Playing Goldeneye when you can control Bond as he goes round the Facility level or seeing Hyrule field with your own eyes! But it will not stop here! Oh no, you can have online gaming so you can do this with real people in a virtual environment!
But there are two problems!
1. How can you move around a massive place in VR but still be in your bedroom?
There are two answers to this
Part 1. You can 2 gloves and inside them gloves are 10 buttons (1 for each finger) and they control all your actions, (much like the unknown Playstation glove, 3rd party).
Part 2. This will be very hard to make and to explain. You have a full 360 'treadmill'! What this is, is when you walk forward, the material underneath your feet moves as well so is seems that you are moving but your not, the hard part is, what will you do when you turn? This could be done with a motion sensor that detects where you’re facing.
This is the TRUE way forward for games, or, something much more advance than this will come out, but I can't think of anything that will beat the experience of playing a game, where your are playing the part of some, your self, using your body.
Here is to VR, the way forward for games and meetings!
NIS
This can be used for many things. Worldwide business meetings. They could have meetings where you can see, talk to and do about anything with people but they could be sitting down over 100 miles away. Or it could be used like a chat room, so that you could talk to your girl (boy) friend when you are in another country. But this has nothing at all to do with the future of gaming at all... or does it?
In five or ten years time when the Playstation 4 and Game Cube 3 is out, there isn't much it could really advance on, just a bit more power here, sharper graphics there. And gamers would be board of the 3-D appearance on a Television screen. So there must be a new, revolutionary experience, which will change things forever! And there is only one left, VIRTUAL REALITY.
At the beginning like most things, it will be much out of our price range (like IF the X-Box does turn out to be £500!), but it WILL drop down if people like Nintendo and Sony (etc) get their hands on the new technology.
This will mean that a whole new experience will be born! Just image what it could do! Playing Goldeneye when you can control Bond as he goes round the Facility level or seeing Hyrule field with your own eyes! But it will not stop here! Oh no, you can have online gaming so you can do this with real people in a virtual environment!
But there are two problems!
1. How can you move around a massive place in VR but still be in your bedroom?
There are two answers to this
Part 1. You can 2 gloves and inside them gloves are 10 buttons (1 for each finger) and they control all your actions, (much like the unknown Playstation glove, 3rd party).
Part 2. This will be very hard to make and to explain. You have a full 360 'treadmill'! What this is, is when you walk forward, the material underneath your feet moves as well so is seems that you are moving but your not, the hard part is, what will you do when you turn? This could be done with a motion sensor that detects where you’re facing.
This is the TRUE way forward for games, or, something much more advance than this will come out, but I can't think of anything that will beat the experience of playing a game, where your are playing the part of some, your self, using your body.
Here is to VR, the way forward for games and meetings!
NIS
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Alas wee simon a good en thats for sure
Heres hoping me old pal.
Heres hoping me old pal.
What you do is...
First click on the Chat room button at the top of the page.
Then when it's loaded up, you will see a white box with 3 type boxes the first is for your nickname, the second is your e-mail and 3rd is the room you wish to enter, you leave this box alone. Then click on connect.
This will take a while then you will get to my chat room!
First click on the Chat room button at the top of the page.
Then when it's loaded up, you will see a white box with 3 type boxes the first is for your nickname, the second is your e-mail and 3rd is the room you wish to enter, you leave this box alone. Then click on connect.
This will take a while then you will get to my chat room!
nintendo is simon wrote:
> Virtual Reality is a man made reality using a computer which virtual
> creates a 'world' where you can see things and touch (via the aid of
> a head set) things but they really aren't there.
This can be
> used for many things. Worldwide business meetings. They could have
> meetings where you can see, talk to and do about anything with
> people but they could be sitting down over 100 miles away. Or it
> could be used like a chat room, so that you could talk to your girl
> (boy) friend when you are in another country. But this has nothing
> at all to do with the future of gaming at all... or does it?
In
> five or ten years time when the Playstation 4 and Game Cube 3 is
> out, there isn't much it could really advance on, just a bit more
> power here, sharper graphics there. And gamers would be board of the
> 3-D appearance on a Television screen. So there must be a new,
> revolutionary experience, which will change things forever! And
> there is only one left, VIRTUAL REALITY.
At the beginning like
> most things, it will be much out of our price range (like IF the
> X-Box does turn out to be £500!), but it WILL drop down if
> people like Nintendo and Sony (etc) get their hands on the new
> technology.
This will mean that a whole new experience will be
> born! Just image what it could do! Playing Goldeneye when you can
> control Bond as he goes round the Facility level or seeing Hyrule
> field with your own eyes! But it will not stop here! Oh no, you can
> have online gaming so you can do this with real people in a virtual
> environment!
But there are two problems!
1. How can you move
> around a massive place in VR but still be in your bedroom?
There
> are two answers to this
Part 1. You can 2 gloves and inside them
> gloves are 10 buttons (1 for each finger) and they control all your
> actions, (much like the unknown Playstation glove, 3rd
> party).
Part 2. This will be very hard to make and to explain.
> You have a full 360 'treadmill'! What this is, is when you walk
> forward, the material underneath your feet moves as well so is seems
> that you are moving but your not, the hard part is, what will you do
> when you turn? This could be done with a motion sensor that detects
> where you’re facing.
This is the TRUE way forward for games, or,
> something much more advance than this will come out, but I can't
> think of anything that will beat the experience of playing a game,
> where your are playing the part of some, your self, using your
> body.
Here is to VR, the way forward for games and
> meetings!
NIS
VR has been in the development pipeline for about 20 years now and the only real applications that we've seen are military orientated. The hardware is just too expensive at present to convert over to gaming applications, and even in 10 years time, unless there is a MAJOR breakthrough in reducing hardware costs, I still don't think VR will be the next big step in gaming.
The treadmill idea is just too bulky to be used in a home environment, there's no reason why you can't have some kind of joystick to manoevre around in a VR environment, but the data glove IS a practical peripheral, although why it hasn't already hit the gaming market sometimes baffles me. It's a great idea and someone should invest some major moolah into getting it boxed and on the shelves. (They just have to make it compatible with existing games, that's all....).
An alternative to VR that has been discussed before in the FOG forum is the idea of a projected holographic image. Remember in Star Wars they were playing 'Holographic Chess' on the Millennium Falcon? That's the kind of thing we may be able to see. The technology that would be used is similar to the projection equipment already developed during VR research, but it is less bulky.
The difference here is that instead of being 'immersed' in your gaming environment, you can take a 'walk' around it and view it from all angles, even putting your viewpoint 'inside' the environment and taking a close look at the detail should you wish to.
Both are viable alternatives in the future of gaming, but I think that due to cost and practicalities that the holographic projection idea stands a better chance of making it onto the scene quicker than the VR idea.
> Virtual Reality is a man made reality using a computer which virtual
> creates a 'world' where you can see things and touch (via the aid of
> a head set) things but they really aren't there.
This can be
> used for many things. Worldwide business meetings. They could have
> meetings where you can see, talk to and do about anything with
> people but they could be sitting down over 100 miles away. Or it
> could be used like a chat room, so that you could talk to your girl
> (boy) friend when you are in another country. But this has nothing
> at all to do with the future of gaming at all... or does it?
In
> five or ten years time when the Playstation 4 and Game Cube 3 is
> out, there isn't much it could really advance on, just a bit more
> power here, sharper graphics there. And gamers would be board of the
> 3-D appearance on a Television screen. So there must be a new,
> revolutionary experience, which will change things forever! And
> there is only one left, VIRTUAL REALITY.
At the beginning like
> most things, it will be much out of our price range (like IF the
> X-Box does turn out to be £500!), but it WILL drop down if
> people like Nintendo and Sony (etc) get their hands on the new
> technology.
This will mean that a whole new experience will be
> born! Just image what it could do! Playing Goldeneye when you can
> control Bond as he goes round the Facility level or seeing Hyrule
> field with your own eyes! But it will not stop here! Oh no, you can
> have online gaming so you can do this with real people in a virtual
> environment!
But there are two problems!
1. How can you move
> around a massive place in VR but still be in your bedroom?
There
> are two answers to this
Part 1. You can 2 gloves and inside them
> gloves are 10 buttons (1 for each finger) and they control all your
> actions, (much like the unknown Playstation glove, 3rd
> party).
Part 2. This will be very hard to make and to explain.
> You have a full 360 'treadmill'! What this is, is when you walk
> forward, the material underneath your feet moves as well so is seems
> that you are moving but your not, the hard part is, what will you do
> when you turn? This could be done with a motion sensor that detects
> where you’re facing.
This is the TRUE way forward for games, or,
> something much more advance than this will come out, but I can't
> think of anything that will beat the experience of playing a game,
> where your are playing the part of some, your self, using your
> body.
Here is to VR, the way forward for games and
> meetings!
NIS
VR has been in the development pipeline for about 20 years now and the only real applications that we've seen are military orientated. The hardware is just too expensive at present to convert over to gaming applications, and even in 10 years time, unless there is a MAJOR breakthrough in reducing hardware costs, I still don't think VR will be the next big step in gaming.
The treadmill idea is just too bulky to be used in a home environment, there's no reason why you can't have some kind of joystick to manoevre around in a VR environment, but the data glove IS a practical peripheral, although why it hasn't already hit the gaming market sometimes baffles me. It's a great idea and someone should invest some major moolah into getting it boxed and on the shelves. (They just have to make it compatible with existing games, that's all....).
An alternative to VR that has been discussed before in the FOG forum is the idea of a projected holographic image. Remember in Star Wars they were playing 'Holographic Chess' on the Millennium Falcon? That's the kind of thing we may be able to see. The technology that would be used is similar to the projection equipment already developed during VR research, but it is less bulky.
The difference here is that instead of being 'immersed' in your gaming environment, you can take a 'walk' around it and view it from all angles, even putting your viewpoint 'inside' the environment and taking a close look at the detail should you wish to.
Both are viable alternatives in the future of gaming, but I think that due to cost and practicalities that the holographic projection idea stands a better chance of making it onto the scene quicker than the VR idea.
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