Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Virtual Reality—Is it going to last? (part 2)


Consider the short-lived motion-control fad for a moment before looking at VR. It was a neat concept-- move your body to control things on screen--but people wearied of this "feature," so much that Microsoft had to begin selling their XBox360 without the initially mandatory Kinect. I played a number of motion-controlled games and they were indeed fun, but for a short time. Gaming for me (and I think for many others) is a way to relax after a long day at work, and moving around in front of my TV was just not as appealing as sitting back on my couch with a controller--a far more precise and relaxing way of interfacing with the game. In my opinion, if VR is going to be successful with gamers at least, it will need to pass that "couch potato" test.

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