Razer, Sixense Bring Motion Controls to PC
Motion sensing controllers are finally coming to PC games thanks to Razer and Sixense.
It was bound to happen, especially with Microsoft and Sony jumping on board the motion sensing bandwagon. According to Razor, it has teamed up with Sixense Entertainment to bring "true-to-life" motion sensing and gesture recognition to PC gaming. The announcement, like most others released today, stems from the CES 2010 show in Las Vegas where the company is demonstrating the technology using the PC version of Left 4 Dead 2.
"Razer is extending its vision for PC gaming by partnering with Sixense on this exciting new endeavor," said Robert "Razerguy" Krakoff, president, Razer USA. "The magnetic motion sensor technology combines precision and speed with the freedom of other motion sensing technologies to fill the gap between consoles and PC in terms of human interface devices."
Razor believes motion sensing will bring big bucks to the company and the PC gaming industry, sinking $20 million into its Razer-MDA IDM Lab that was built specifically for researching motion detection technology for PC gaming. The final product, according to Razer, uses electromagnetic fields to track precise movements along all six axes for use in current and future PC games. Razer said that all products displayed at CES 2010 this week will hit the market later this year.
As it stands, Valve seems rather pumped about the motion sensing technology integrated into its PC version of L4D2. "With this controller, Razer and Sixense have created the most immersive way to play our games," said Chet Faliszek, team lead on L4D2. "For us and for our customers, this release represents motion-enabled gaming that's more integrated and visceral than any platform has so far achieved."
W00t, we say. W00t.
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valve supports everything, that's why i love them so much
Magnets and CRTs don't mix well. As long as they've thought about that, then I'm tentatively excited.
What six axes? There are only 3 axes in a 3-dimensional continuum like ours! (4 if you count time.)
...please spell razer as razer, not "razor"
six axis is usually used to define both directions of each of the three axis. its not really an accurate term, but people use it anyway.
Holy shit, sounds epic! Though, what's missing is price estimation and release date, unless I was too busy picturing myself actually using them...
...that is if they are affordable. We all know Razer and their wonderful pricetags ;D
Magnets and CRTs don't mix well. As long as they've thought about that, then I'm tentatively excited.
CRTs, lol.
Welcome to 2010.
...stfu I have a CRT at home
-goes to crawl in a hole and die for having VGA monitor-
What's CRT?
Seriously, even your speakers have magnets in them and I'm sure they don't distort your monitor at all. Unless you're waving this controller 2 inches away from the screen, nothing bad will happen.
I'm glad innovations also come to the PC and not only to consoles! Let's how this turns out and how games adapt to this technology.
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Magnets and CRTs don't mix well. As long as they've thought about that, then I'm tentatively excited.
CRTs, lol.
Welcome to 2010.?"
The college that I go to still uses them, don't get me wrong, they suck ass, but some do have a really high resolution. Some people do have them, but flatscreen is where it's at!
This would probably be nice if the price was right and it would integrate well with existing games.
...stfu I have a CRT at home-goes to crawl in a hole and die for having VGA monitor-
Its fine to use a CRT, but if you are in the business for cutting edge technology (i.e. Motion sensing input), you better start with a decent monitor. 1920*1080 24'+ is a strict minimum.
Its like having a Ferrari but being too broke to put gas in it.
Sadly, that is somewhat the case with my card. Gainward 8600 Bliss 1GB GDDR3 and it has HDMI compatibility but I find the prices too high for monitors to bother to upgrade it.
I'm not sure if it's because of where I live (malta) but there's also the factor that I'm just 18 with part time job. That doesn't help much either I'd say
Six axes - three of motion and three of rotation / attitude.