| Millennium said: I'm still curious as to how the Darwin figures out its position in space with no external point of reference. I'm fairly sure they've got to violate several major laws of physics in order to do that. |
It has. It uses earths magnetic field as a reference to its orientation (to the magnetic poles).
Here's something that NASA has come out with: http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/6114995/fulltext.html
Basically what Darwin does, is emulate Wii Sports type of games, or, as mentioned, swordfighting. The IR pointing function is one of the key elements in Wii Remote (what the Darwin is missing). If i understood Darwin correctly, it fails when player wants to change his/her position during gameplay (if some function is built around the positioning), while Wii Remote is built to register the change in players movements.
Well, i'd like to see the controller in funtion someday. I doubt it will really bring anything new and will be seen as Wii Remote ripoff.
Ei Kiinasti.
Eikä Japanisti.
Vaan pannaan jalalla koreasti.
Nintendo games sell only on Nintendo system.
