MARCUSDJACKSON on 28 April 2012
| Pokemonbrawlvg said: @MARCUSJACKSON http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_Remote Development of a motion enabled controller began in 2001, coinciding with development of the Wii console. In that year, Nintendo licensed a number of motion-sensing patents from Gyration Inc., a company that produces wireless motion-sensing computer mice. Nintendo then commissioned Gyration Inc. to create a one-handed controller for it, which eventually developed the "Gyropod", a more traditional gamepad which allowed its right half to break away for motion-control. At this point, Gyration Inc. brought in a separate design firm Bridge Design to help pitch its concept to Nintendo. Under requirement to "roughly preserve the existing Game Cube [sic] button layout", it experimented with different forms "through sketches, models and interviewing various hardcore gamers". By "late 2004, early 2005", however, Nintendo had come up with the Wii Remote's less traditional "wand shape", and the design of the Nunchuk attachment. Nintendo had also decided upon using a motion sensor, infrared pointer, and the layout of the buttons, and by the end of 2005 the controller was ready for mass production. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Move Research on the PlayStation Move began as early as 2001, stemming from parallel development of the EyeToy which was eventually released in 2003. An early prototype version of the Move was demonstrated in a technology demo known as "Magic Duel" in 2001, in which developers experimented with color-based 3D controller tracking, including prototypes using spheres. In 2008 Sony began work on developing a commercial product, integrating inertial sensors into the motion controller, and refining the device from an engineering and a design perspective. All from Wikipedia. Make what you will. |
so what you're telling me from wiki is that they both started work on motion controls at the same time. if it's on the internet then it must be true.
well done. as a Sony fan, it's shocking to see from you. as a ninty fan, i feel proud lol. oh the confliction i feel in my heart. i'm so confused lol. so who came up with the idea first. neither, the tech still predates either companies ambitions.
