Comments on: Motion Plus Plus http://www.edery.org/2009/06/motion-plus-plus/ For those interested in the business of making good video games. Entrepreneurial spirit a must. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:32:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: David J Edery http://www.edery.org/2009/06/motion-plus-plus/comment-page-1/#comment-258475 David J Edery Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:26:44 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=1014#comment-258475 Wow... I've never heard of the Bio Sensor. :-) Can't say I'm surprised it didn't get much developer support, given the context in which it was released! Wow… I’ve never heard of the Bio Sensor. :-) Can’t say I’m surprised it didn’t get much developer support, given the context in which it was released!

]]> By: Mark DeLoura http://www.edery.org/2009/06/motion-plus-plus/comment-page-1/#comment-258449 Mark DeLoura Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:17:34 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=1014#comment-258449 The vitality sensor doesn't seem to be particularly new; it's similar to the Bio Sensor produced for Tetris64 in Japan about a decade ago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_64). It'll be interesting to see if it gets more support from developers though, now that exercise gaming is becoming more mainstream! The vitality sensor doesn’t seem to be particularly new; it’s similar to the Bio Sensor produced for Tetris64 in Japan about a decade ago (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris_64). It’ll be interesting to see if it gets more support from developers though, now that exercise gaming is becoming more mainstream!

]]> By: drdon http://www.edery.org/2009/06/motion-plus-plus/comment-page-1/#comment-258410 drdon Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:12:09 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=1014#comment-258410 I have to agree with your first paragraph. For me, the console is not the be-all-end-all of games. Especially in this day and age where there are so many platforms and so many approaches to games and even what a game is. I am an old fart, but still love to play compelling games. A while back, I was playing Metal Gear with a neighborhood kid. I totally sucked at it. Give me Samarost! I have to agree with your first paragraph. For me, the console is not the be-all-end-all of games. Especially in this day and age where there are so many platforms and so many approaches to games and even what a game is. I am an old fart, but still love to play compelling games. A while back, I was playing Metal Gear with a neighborhood kid. I totally sucked at it. Give me Samarost!

]]> By: Kim http://www.edery.org/2009/06/motion-plus-plus/comment-page-1/#comment-258046 Kim Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:47:45 +0000 http://www.edery.org/?p=1014#comment-258046 >the number of people who have ridiculed Nintendo’s Wii Vitality Sensor Not unlike E3 a number of years ago, where the industry as a whole ridiculed the Wii. Amazing how closed people are to new ideas. On sony: I'm actually feeling now like there's a chance they'll get some 'escape velocity'. They're close to getting a critical mass installed base, their HW has the most headroom in it (so they'll benefit more than others from a longer life cycle), the Blue-ray selling point is still a good one as the format gets more momentum, and they still have a lot of momentum in the PS brand. They were clearly furthest behind in the motion-sensor arena, but there's some interesting stuff that can be done in combining a camera with a wand, and there's a chance they might undercommit and overdeliver on that front. (On the other hand, the reality of Natal cannot *possibly* live up to Molyneux's hype. >the number of people who have ridiculed Nintendo’s Wii Vitality Sensor

Not unlike E3 a number of years ago, where the industry as a whole ridiculed the Wii. Amazing how closed people are to new ideas.

On sony:

I’m actually feeling now like there’s a chance they’ll get some ‘escape velocity’. They’re close to getting a critical mass installed base, their HW has the most headroom in it (so they’ll benefit more than others from a longer life cycle), the Blue-ray selling point is still a good one as the format gets more momentum, and they still have a lot of momentum in the PS brand.

They were clearly furthest behind in the motion-sensor arena, but there’s some interesting stuff that can be done in combining a camera with a wand, and there’s a chance they might undercommit and overdeliver on that front. (On the other hand, the reality of Natal cannot *possibly* live up to Molyneux’s hype.

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