How do you feel about motion controls and VR in general...?

[The Big Bang]

The Wii was obviously a huge success, and that was in spite of the fact that motion controls were primarily a gimmick... Yes, there were standouts, but they were few and far between. (and the Wii Motion-Plus was obviously under-utilized)

XBOX followed suit with Kinect...but they quickly killed that off.

Sony joined in as well, but overall (referring to motion controls in general) I think (I...know) that there was A LOT LEFT UNTAPPED...in terms of games that could have been made.

The Wii U hasn't gotten off the ground with spectacular motion games...which is a shame.

And now it seems like companies are prematurely rushing into the VR space...

In my estimation, the ONE main thing stifling the evolution of VR gaming is the fact that hand movements are wireless.

There are various incarnations which track hand movements, such as controllers...and laser tracking devices...but if said movements were WIRED.........then things could get interesting VERY FAST.

Wired tracking means that rapid movements would be sooooooooooooo much closer to real-time, and also of MAJOR significance, the raw computing power wouldn't have to be so huge.

In conclusion, it seems to me that VR is going in the wrong direction...as consoles are not properly able to handle it in large part due to the wireless aspect.

What do you think?

 

[Pliny Pete]

I had fun with Wii bowling and tennis and the little bit of motion control in the other Wii games but Im not interested in VR at all
I'll never watch movies with 3d glasses on my head and I'll never play games with some contraption strapped to my face so as long as these gimmicks dont take over completely and ruin my games then I'm happy

 

[Dinkin_Flicka]

I hated motion gaming. It has it's moments playing with my young kids and when groups would game together for like bowling and stuff, but when it came down to game time for me motion gaming was the last thing I wanted. I never got around to playing Skyward Sword due to the motion mechanics. I just want a good old fashioned controller.

I'm split on VR gaming. I like the concept A LOT more than motion controls but I still kind of see it as a novelty, fun in short bursts, but won't turn to a VR set when I have a good chunk of time to play a game. I just don't like having all the gear strapped to my head.

My opinion might change as the tech gets better, equipment gets smaller and more responsive.

 

[Gref]

Currently I think the HTC Vive is where it's at but it's out of my budget. $800 for a peripheral device, albeit a really cool one, just doesn't seem like a smart purchase to me.

I could build another system or make massive upgrades to my current rig with that money.

 

[FreddyFingers]

Neither appeals to me.

Neither glasses or eyewear no matter how small.
Neither moving my legs or arms to simulate movement.

Ever try to play Fallout for 5 hours?
I wouldn't want to smell, feel or walk anything close to a hot, humid and radiated environment after fighting 100 mutants and walking 3-4 miles through crumbling, musty buildings.

I don't want to virtual walk it or raise my arms to jump and run. A 3d screen that wraps around your eyesight with super light weight glasses and you still used a controller might work, though.

Nothing really beats actual bowling, tennis, riding a bike, fishing their already simple so gtfoside. Do it.

 

[The Big Bang]

Neither appeals to me.

Neither glasses or eyewear no matter how small.
Neither moving my legs or arms to simulate movement.

Ever try to play Fallout for 5 hours?
I wouldn't want to smell, feel or walk anything close to a hot, humid and radiated environment after fighting 100 mutants and walking 3-4 miles through crumbling, musty buildings.

I don't want to virtual walk it or raise my arms to jump and run. A 3d screen that wraps around your eyesight with super light weight glasses and you still used a controller might work, though.

Nothing really beats actual bowling, tennis, riding a bike, fishing their already simple so gtfoside. Do it.

Of course. Nothing beats...LIFE.

On a related note, when one plays Pokemon Go, they are basically being controlled by the game...which is kind of funny.

...but what isn't funny is how much pure personal data can be gathered from playing it..........................

 

[SwamiLeoni]

I think the VR will be fun for scary and adventure games providing I can use a controller. If they can limit the scope to me looking from shoulder to shoulder I would be fine. I'm not really that into have to turn 180 degrees time and time again to play a game. Street Fighter tires me out as it is.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

While I'm a fan of the technology used to create it, it is not something that appeals to me. When I play video games, I kind of just want to sit there. The VR headset is cool though. Especially for flight simulators.

 

[fdswer]

I really want VR but 1200 is to much.

 

[pinger]

I have pre-ordered the PS VR headset. Curious to see how it goes. Teh potential is obvisouly there but needs to be tied in with a good game experience.

 

[Eyepokesftw]

Most in depth review on the current state of VR... It's not a good one.

 

[flex4life]

I'm saving up for new PC and HTC VIVE.

 

[Hitman81]

Zero interest.

 

[dAfTiE]

Most in depth review on the current state of VR... It's not a good one.

Best part of that one is Jeff said on GB or twitter that he considered issuing a takedown notice on youtube because it grossly misrepresents how he feels about the tech.

 

[Byron Pechorin]

Highly cumbersome.

 

[dAfTiE]

Kinect I've never had work right.
The double fine action theater was kinda fun because it didn't require the tech to actually work well.
I managed to get the kinectv2 to drive a rigged model in unity and Blender3d to do simple mocap, I did some really dumb shit with that thing, but for games it never worked for me.
Never owned a Wii, bowling was kinda ok, but very obviously not very accurate. motion+ was much better, but I didn't ever play any games that really used it well.
PSMove is the move, disc golf was ok, but that was it.
None of them did what the vive controllers do. Not even close.
No where near as accurate, and you don't get the depth perception that you do in VR.
Just the fact that someone would equate the tech is kind of offensive.

 

[Pepper Jack]

Like motion controls, VR is a bit of a gimmick imo. Nothing wrong with that but at least motion controls were a cheap gimmick. VR costs way too much and i would probably go back to regular gaming anyway.

 

[Kalmah]

Absolutely zero interest. Have avoided all the Wii, Kinect motion control gimmicks, will be doing with the same with VR.

 

[method115]

I was big on VR it sounded great and I had high hopes for it. After trying out the PSVR while it was cool in a way it's not worth the cost. Maybe after some graphical improvements I'll be more impressed as it stands I'll be passing on PSVR.

 

[Jumpy]

Maybe in 10 years VR will be the go to way to immerse yourself in a game. The concept of Sword Art Online is so awesome to me. Right now, I don't care about VR and motion controls are always wonky and meh to me.