Who besides me is getting this for ED?

Alexander R

Alexander R
rgmarett said:
Nope. Watch the video again it's more than that.

Forget the FPS part (although that shows Microsoft are serious about this concept as FPS are their biggest market). Look at the karting game set in the snow, where the lights represent snow fall - it's another level of immersion.

There are other effects, like when a character fired a shotgun and it used clever lighting tricks to make it look like the entire room shook.

What I like most about it though, is that this is progress. It's asking what else can we do. You'll always get nay-sayers, that's humanity for you, some want to visit the stars others want to go back to a time without technology altogether. (I may have made this more epic than it requires)

Okay. I like it. Good for Microsoft. Better than most of the stuff that came out of CES. Look we made a bigger TV. Wow.
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I agree with this. If you look carefully it scanned the room at the beginning and actually took an image of the bookshelf etc. Then, when the gamer shoots his shotgun in the game, the image of the bookshelf is shown to vibrate in the room; creating an illusion intended to make the game more immersive.

Show me a projector that already does that.
 

Alexander R

Alexander R
:p The forums are grinding to a halt again :p

I'd love to see what Frontier could do with this tech w/Elite. Having the starfield turn to hyperspace around your room would be cool. Could also use it as a wrap-around cockpit view perhaps using vector graphics, for situational awareness... :D
 

Wolfs Spirit

Wolfs Spirit
I am waiting for something more interesting :

"Microsoft Patents Virtual Reality Goggles, Gaming Helmet"

then i wont need no beamer or monitor anymore and wherever i look.. all i see would be Elite and space
 

Bikky

Bikky
Alexander R said:
I agree with this. If you look carefully it scanned the room at the beginning and actually took an image of the bookshelf etc. Then, when the gamer shoots his shotgun in the game, the image of the bookshelf is shown to vibrate in the room; creating an illusion intended to make the game more immersive.

Show me a projector that already does that.
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But the projector doesn't do that. The projector displays what the input and programming tells it to display, so a PC with laser scanner and colour recepticle, hooked up to a standar projector, or even LARGE TV, and appropriate software programming will do exactly the same.

Don't get me wrong, it's a fantatic idea and seems well delivered, but it's the people behind the design and programming that make it work, The projector is just that.
 

Jason S

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Personally I don't like it that the projected images are often in the clip shown to be a different style to that on the screen and of course you can still see your household stuff under the projection.

If I want surround images I would not go for that. Instead I would go for Oculus Rift or a standard projector and sit close to the projected image so it fills most of the vision.

I went to the transport center in Luzern Switzerland that had a 360 degree projector in a circular room with white walls. That was amazing and felt like everything was moving when it was not. Of course not practical for people to have circular rooms with all white walls and no household stuff.
 
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Jason S

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I also think that in the future very much larger and curved screens may be a better thing. They are too expensive at the moment though.
 

mattman

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The new batch of VR headsets (eg oculus rift, when the consumer version is released) will provide serious immersion. I'm looking forward to that! Otherwise I'll need to build a spaceship cockpit :smilie:
 

Kerrash

Kerrash
Two words:
Oculus Rift

This is an interesting idea, I had heard about it in progress a while back, it is nice to see a concept video.

I see this as a living room gimmick to impress friends really. If I want immersion I will lock the door and put on my VR headset k-thx-bye ;)
 

KING5TON

KING5TON
Quite a few Grumple-stiltskins in this thread.

It's a concept video and it looks good to me

Sure it's not going to be as good as the Occulus rift.
Sure it's not going to be good as a expensive projector and massive screen.

If made it will be a hell of a lot cheaper than the Rift (probably a 1/3 or 1/4 cheaper) or a proper projector +massive Screen (probably like 1/10 to 1/20 cheaper).

It'll add something to games on their next Xbox (which probably won't support the Rift :( ) but it won't take away anything. What's the problem?
 

Darren Grey

Darren Grey
Looks better than the Occulus Rift from my perspective. No silly thing stuck to your head. Would likely be expensive though, and as has been said requires a specific room set-up, playing in the dark, etc.

Still, would be very cool in Elite with the starfield and hyperspace tunnel effects. If I had a tonne of money then this could be nice to have.
 
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