PS Move Precise Enough to Control StarCraft

[maxsp33d]

Thanks anyway but I'll keep using my MX Revolution for RTS and FPS.

 

[Manos]

[citation][nom]webbwbb[/nom]The real news here is that there is a possibility of using the Move on a PC.[/citation]

Thats not going to happen. I know so...

On topic personal comment: Who serious enough sould try to aim buttons and units with a wiimote even if its 0% laggy and 100% accurate. Its funny though how Sony is aware that may tarded and trigerhappy kiddos will actually count on such useless comment. Who serious enough gamer would actually consider pointing to guide and select his units..?

 

[Chris_TC]

[citation][nom]Foxer57[/nom]Even if you have steady hands, it will be really hard.[/citation]
Even if you have steady hands, after using this input device for an hour to play Starcraft they will either fall off or not be steady anymore.

 

[sceen311]

Sony basically took the very impute the gaming and movie industry's use for the majority of motion capture and put it on the end of a stick...

How could that be a bad idea?

And natal is cute and all, but if Sony did it right, tracking a ball should take less then 15% of the cpu time to utilize.
It doesn't have to figure out what's a hand and whats a face... just needs to find and track a ball, very specifically. not sure how it'll work if obstructed behind a swinging arm though...

 

[lejay]

[citation][nom]tearlach2[/nom]what are you talking about man, the dualshock3 does too work as a controller, I use it to play all mame and zsnes games. A little searching will find the driver.[/citation]
Notice the use of the word 'official'.

 

[Blessedman]

precision is one thing, lag is another thing. I want uber precise and near 0 lag, that is one of the big problems I have with the wii.

 

[tommysch]

LOL Using this to control starcraft, how to get pwned in the first 5 minute of a game.

 

[chunkymonster]

Regardless of the fact that the Move controller looks somewhat like a mis-shaped dildo, what it will all come down to is the game play and the number of titles released.


[citation][nom]Blessedman[/nom]precision is one thing, lag is another thing. I want uber precise and near 0 lag, that is one of the big problems I have with the wii.[/citation]Might want to check your batteries and distance from the receiver bar.

 

[zelannii]

[citation][nom]sceen311[/nom]not sure how it'll work if obstructed behind a swinging arm though...[/citation]

That's actually a feature of the system, moving the ball out of sight of the camera is a "trigger event." It's a basic maneuver to begin a combo or special move, and has other purposes as well. It can further discern when you stand still and put it behind your back and reveal it again, and when you spin where it comes back out from the other side of you.

You're right, targeting the ball only, and not hand positions and facial recognition is important and a much simpler algorithm to process, and the colors of the ball is MUCH easier to distinguish to identify an object than using a facial recognition system. I have to imaging Natal is going to have issues with lots of kids in the same family looking near identical, especially twins... Also, movement of the ball, combined with the accelerometer positioning from the handle is extremely precise compared to detecting subtle body movements using a camera only which doesn't use 3D positioning...

 

[back_by_demand]

OK, if this thing can be used to control PC games I want someone to make a good Jedi game where I can use actual sword movements to control a lightsaber.
Real sword fights
Real hacking and slashing
And I want it now!!!
And before someone says "can it be used to control Force Unleashed" that wasn't a good Jedi game. No blood. No limbs hacked off. No realism.

 

[SlickyFats]

The "light bulb" on the top everyone is referring to does shave a function, it is just like one of the orbs on a motion capture suit it is used for tracking movement/rotation/angles.

 

[sliem]

Why did they use StarCraft and not surgery-related software?

 

[Someguyperson]

The real news here is that there is a possibility of using the Move on a PC.

You do know you can use a Wiimote on a PC, right?

 

[chunkymonster]

[citation][nom]back_by_demand[/nom]OK, if this thing can be used to control PC games I want someone to make a good Jedi game where I can use actual sword movements to control a lightsaber.Real sword fightsReal hacking and slashingAnd I want it now!!!And before someone says "can it be used to control Force Unleashed" that wasn't a good Jedi game. No blood. No limbs hacked off. No realism.[/citation]

I was totally disappointed with The Force Unleashed for the Wii as I thought (before I bought it) that the Wiimote would act as a lightsaber but instead swing the Wiimote only got you the pre-arranged combos...LAME!

 

[back_by_demand]

[citation][nom]chunkymonster[/nom]I was totally disappointed with The Force Unleashed[/citation]
Sentence should have ended at that point.

 

[pink315]

lol, it looks like a sex toy

 

[gm0n3y]

This is like comparing a controller to a keyboard / mouse for FPS games.

 

[Guest]

I've actually got my hands on the Move at GDC last week (here's a video preview I did at Sony's press event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv2T_R1h6FY) and I have to say, it's a pretty precise device that rivals the Wiimote. Not sure if Starcraft is the best game to use it for though.