Very cool Wii Head Tracking demo

savemejebus

Just saw this on penny-arcade and it looks really cool. Imagine something like this implemented into a game.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw&eurl=http://www.penny-arcade.com/2008/01/23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw

Fnz

This was posted already but does look exciting. The PC, apparently, has had a similar head tracking peripherals for quite some time.

Listening to a PC gaming podcast; one of the hosts, Shawn Elliot, mentioned how crazy some Nintendo fans were going - raving about this tech demo. His takeaway comment was:

"Not all Nintendo fans are retards, but all retards are indeed Nintendo fans."

BKtje

Looks pretty cool alright

Jazzy

Fnz wrote: »

Listening to a PC gaming podcast; one of the hosts, Shawn Elliot, mentioned how crazy some Nintendo fans were going - raving about this tech demo. His takeaway comment was:

"Not all Nintendo fans are retards, but all retards are indeed Nintendo fans."

that guy sounds like a WITTY GENIUS.
my god, wat a clever comment. and for you to re-print it, a masterstroke i must say.

GhostInTheRuins

This is damn cool alright

Genghiz Cohen

Hellah cool, I was amazed when he did the head tracking on the camera.
Uber Pr0!

thelordofcheese

Fnz wrote: »

This was posted already but does look exciting. The PC, apparently, has had a similar head tracking peripherals for quite some time.

Listening to a PC gaming podcast; one of the hosts, Shawn Elliot, mentioned how crazy some Nintendo fans were going - raving about this tech demo. His takeaway comment was:

"Not all Nintendo fans are retards, but all retards are indeed Nintendo fans."

And this is why nobody likes PC gamers.

Krieg

Jazzy wrote: »

that guy sounds like a WITTY GENIUS.
my god, wat a clever comment. and for you to re-print it, a masterstroke i must say.

thelordofcheese wrote: »

And this is why nobody likes PC gamers.

Jesus, lighten up

Sarky

That WAS rather special. I really wouldn't mind seeing someone with game-developer sized wallets doing something with this idea. Actually having to physically duck and weave to avoid getting hit would make FPS games really rather interesting.

Fnz

Jazzy wrote: »

that guy sounds like a WITTY GENIUS.
my god, wat a clever comment. and for you to re-print it, a masterstroke i must say.

I guess you had to be there - context and stuff.

Your extreme sarcasm actually burnt my face a little. Well done!

Jazzy

yeah, truth and **** hurts when ur not talking arse

sprinkles

In fairness your point about it being on pc's for ages sounded petty... the technology int he wii is not new - but it's cheap and accessable to over 20m people... that makes it special.

PC fanboys really need to get laid

Jazzy

sprinkles wrote: »

In fairness your point about it being on pc's for ages sounded petty... the technology int he wii is not new - but it's cheap and accessable to over 20m people... that makes it special.

PC fanboys really need to get laid

wat? in between doing all the sums you have to do in the witcher? and in fairness, there is a raid at 10 tonite... how can u fit in a sex life with that sort of schedule ?

thelordofcheese

Asbad wrote: »

Jesus, lighten up

i stand by my comment.

sprinkles

Jazzy wrote: »

wat? in between doing all the sums you have to do in the witcher? and in fairness, there is a raid at 10 tonite... how can u fit in a sex life with that sort of schedule ?

I was using the same "narrow mindedness" that you used when you quoted - "Not all Nintendo fans are retards, but all retards are indeed Nintendo fans." just after you put down the OP.... but it seems that it was lost on you

Fnz

sprinkles wrote: »

In fairness your point about it being on pc's for ages sounded petty... the technology int he wii is not new - but it's cheap and accessable to over 20m people... that makes it special.

PC fanboys really need to get laid

I have little interest in one-upmanship when it comes to different platforms.

As I mentioned, someone had posted the above video before and I thought it looked great (all the possibilities) - it looks like it would be great craic if implemented on the Wii. Seeing it first, I thought it was going to be new technology (for the mass market). I have only recently heard that similar technology has been available to the mass market and was sharing the info.

The rest of my comment was just a subjectively humorous view of Nintendo fanboys from someone who works in the industry. He was referring to their response to this video - and how it confirmed to him "that old adage" quoted above. I have no strong feelings either way towards the fans - don't know enough about them to have an opinion- but I know Nintendo's fanboys have a reputation of being the most fanatical and loyal.

I wasn't expecting Jazzy to be quite so offended:

Jazzy wrote: »

that guy sounds like a WITTY GENIUS.
my god, wat a clever comment. and for you to re-print it, a masterstroke i must say.

Jazzy wrote: »

yeah, truth and **** hurts when ur not talking arse

Jazzy wrote: »

wat? in between doing all the sums you have to do in the witcher? and in fairness, there is a raid at 10 tonite... how can u fit in a sex life with that sort of schedule ?

There was... "truth"?

... and why are you so... damn... angry?

sprinkles

Anyway... the rest of that guys stuff on his website is pretty good. There was a thread on it before - If he can do this surely nintendo can come up with something even better......