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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: maxy on September 11, 2012, 04:51:15 AM

Title: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: maxy on September 11, 2012, 04:51:15 AM
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2012/09/microsoft-envisions-where-gaming-is-going-and-its-wild.html

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According to a recent patent application filing, Microsoft envisions a totally immersive experience: Specifically, the patent states that "An immersive display environment is provided to a human user by projecting a peripheral image onto environmental surfaces around the user. The peripheral images serve as an extension to a primary image displayed on a primary display."

(http://www.patentlyapple.com/.a/6a0120a5580826970c017d3beab956970c-800wi)

(http://www.patentlyapple.com/.a/6a0120a5580826970c017d3beabad7970c-800wi)

(http://www.patentlyapple.com/.a/6a0120a5580826970c017c31bc70f3970b-800wi)
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n the example shown in patent FIG. 1, we see that the user is focused on the gameplay on his TV but may be aware of an approaching video game enemy from the user's perception of the peripheral image displayed on his back wall. In some embodiments, the peripheral image is configured so that, to a user, the peripheral image appears to surround the user when projected by the environmental display. Thus, in the context of the gaming scenario shown in FIG. 1, the user may turn around and observe an enemy sneaking up from behind.

 

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the environmental display is a wide-angle RGB projection display device configured to project a peripheral image in a 360-degree field around the environmental display.
(http://www.patentlyapple.com/.a/6a0120a5580826970c017d3beabc7c970c-800wi)

One step closer to real holodeck
yay?

 :lol
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: The Sceneman on September 11, 2012, 04:52:21 AM
fingers crossed for Virtual Sex Headset peripheral
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: archnemesis on September 11, 2012, 05:50:58 AM
It's not going to work well in any living room. We're still far away from having motion sensing controls being anywhere near accurate. It will be just be more on-rail shooters and self-driving racing games.
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: pilonv1 on September 11, 2012, 06:04:19 AM
I'd love to see the living rooms of the people designing this. Real people have weird shaped rooms and giant tables in front of their couches. No one has 40 feet of space to use something like this in.
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: archie4208 on September 11, 2012, 07:38:57 AM
This isn't a thread about the Steambox.

Ban maxy for false advertising.  :maf
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: archnemesis on September 11, 2012, 07:44:06 AM
What would be the purpose of a Steambox? Why not get a non-branded PC for less instead?
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: Eel O'Brian on September 11, 2012, 08:53:45 AM
i can't see how this would work in any non-foreveralone living room.

"Those trees being projected across my bookcase are really immersive!"
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 11, 2012, 08:55:06 AM
MS is smoking the good stuff.
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: Eel O'Brian on September 11, 2012, 08:55:44 AM
For this to be worth even 10% of a fuck, you will need an empty room without windows and everything from the ceiling to the floor painted flat white
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: pilonv1 on September 11, 2012, 08:57:14 AM
Maybe the only thing they know about people's living rooms is watching television where everyone lives in those large converted warehouses with incredible amounts of space despite their meager incomes.
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: Eel O'Brian on September 11, 2012, 09:04:46 AM
see: Friends
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: tiesto on September 11, 2012, 09:07:12 AM
Maybe the only thing they know about people's living rooms is watching television where everyone lives in those large converted warehouses with incredible amounts of space despite their meager incomes.

I love how modern-day commercials assume that every single 20-30 year old is a hipster living in an urban flat with a ton of space, hardwood floors, white walls and minimalistic Ikea furniture.
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: maxy on September 11, 2012, 10:31:58 AM
For this to be worth even 10% of a fuck, you will need an empty room without windows and everything from the ceiling to the floor painted flat white

Holodeck :bow2

This isn't a thread about the Steambox.

Ban maxy for false advertising.  :maf

Valve making a console just when consoles are on its way out.
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: Positive Touch on September 11, 2012, 04:04:47 PM
this'll be so awesome when in comes out in 2042
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 11, 2012, 04:33:36 PM
Valve making a console just when consoles are on its way out.

They've already saved PC gaming, console gaming shouldn't be a problem. Then one day maybe one day they'll do the impossible and save cellphone gaming.
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on September 11, 2012, 04:57:07 PM
Sony wants you to get a second job ... MS wants you to build a second room.
Title: Re: The Future Of Gaming
Post by: pilonv1 on September 11, 2012, 08:19:56 PM
see: Friends

I was thinking New Girl since it's a bit more modern but Friends is the standard.