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It begins? Sony patents that break-apart controller
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Dragona Akehi
Retired
Uh guys? This actual product is not going to look anything like what is in the patents. They do this to be specifically obscure. Remember Nintendo's wiimote patents? Yeah.
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Azelover said:
All the detection magic is performed by the PSEye (visual and audio-wave signals) which is connected to and powered by the PS3
.majortom1981
Member
I think nintendos way of doing this is better. Have the camera on the controller and the leds on the tv .
Sonys way seems that a stationary camera will have a harder time keeping track of leds in motion then having the camera in motion and stationary leds.
Also this isnt anything diff then nintendo has tested with .
Nintendos wii mote is the way it is not because of tech but because of how cheap they can make it and still be usable.
Sonys way seems that a stationary camera will have a harder time keeping track of leds in motion then having the camera in motion and stationary leds.
Also this isnt anything diff then nintendo has tested with .
Nintendos wii mote is the way it is not because of tech but because of how cheap they can make it and still be usable.
leroy hacker
Member
Panajev2001a said:All the detection magic is performed by the PSEye (visual and audio-wave signals) which is connected to and powered by the PS3
But the sound is generated by the controller. That's what he meant.
Dragona Akehi said:
From a totally different patent, but I wouldn't mind if it looked like these:
Second one:
The thumb-tracking area could be used for other input too..like stylus perhaps. Or could be multitouch. I just wonder how equivalent it would be to an analog stick, but I could understand why they'd use a flat tracking area here rather than a stick (i.e. for comfort when you have it flipped over and are using the side with buttons).
But overall, that design is quite interesting..and certainly aesthetically a lot more pleasing than the designs in the other patents. Gimme that merged with the position detecting functionality of the OP patent, please..
ThatObviousUser
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Looks like balls.
road2serfdom
Banned
pcostabel said:
They are not at all equivalent. Nintendo's way, you move your wrist 0.1 of a degree and it appears as a signfificant shift in the dots of the sensor bar picked up by the camera. Ever used a video camera and not held your hand steady? Sony's way you move your hand 0.1 degree and even a 50 megapixal 200fps camera would not to pick it up consistently. Sonys way might work for waggle but it is useless as a pointer. So no Conduit or Metroid Prime 3 type control.
road2serfdom
Banned
Camera in the hand is so much better. Imagine a video camera in your hand with a dot on a white wall. Twist your hand a tiny bit and the dot the camera 'sees' moves dramatically across its virtual screen. Now imagine a camera that can be 200fps and cheap because it is not a real color camera like the eyetoy but only needs to "see" two infared dots. So now the camera sees magnification of you tiny movements at 200fps and sends info over Bluetooth at 200-300 fps. That is the kind of precise control that I don't think a gyroscope could match, certainly not an affordable one.saunderez said:
ace harding: private eye
Member
I beg to differ. Gyroscopic mouses shit all over the Wiimote for accuracy as a pointer. I use the Logitech MX Air with my 42" LCD and I can consistently hit hyperlinks, window trimmings etc. The only issue they have is they lack orientation, which is something could be fixed with a complementary IR system.road2serfdom said:
If gyroscopes were so expensive Nintendo wouldn't be able to offer MotionPlus.
MickeyKnox
Member
That's amazing.Somnid said:
This one speaks for itself.
Byakuya769
Member
Wired said:
Doesn't look too comfortable
Yea, I did not know that many sperms could penetrate one egg.
Azure Dream
Member
Anyone remember back when we knew the Revolution was going to have some sort of strange controller, but no idea what it would be like, and the drawings that ensued? :lol
I can't believe Figure 21 is "and if the player executes a perfect bicycle kick with PS3motes strapped to his legs..."
I can't believe Figure 21 is "and if the player executes a perfect bicycle kick with PS3motes strapped to his legs..."
Kill Your Masters
Member
Who comes up with this shit? Yes I absolutely have enough space in the living room, and balls of steel to perform something like this. Also my floor is made of grass so I won't feel much pain if I fall on it.Somnid said:
This one speaks for itself.
I know I know, it's just a patent, but still, even getting this idea...
Galactic Fork
A little fluff between the ears never did any harm...
Somnid said:
This one speaks for itself.
Isn't that overkill? He's right by the goal and the goalie's not anywhere in sight. Unless he IS the goalie and the player just slipped while playing.
flipswitch
Member
I see a lot of potential in this.I just wonder if regular ice cream scoops will work with this, or do I have to buy Sony ones?
Paracelsus
Member
Hellraizer said:
I'd buy three copies of a 3D beat-em-up with that fighting system.
