IR is better FPS control than Mouse & Keyboard

[vlad321]

noname2200 said:

vlad321 said:

noname2200 said:

vlad321 said:

Well it seems you want reality so why not just go and do that then? As for games that encourage people to move physically, how many of those same people would actually want to go and play games where they shoot god knows what?

First sentence is too silly to dignify. No, really, you're goofy. Lol.

 

Second sentence, two points. One, you're changing your tune now (look back to what you wrote before, compare it to now).

Second, it is harder to say. I can name a few off the top of my head (me, my friends, some family), but who's to say about the rest? DDR has a devoted arcade fanbase, and the arcade fanbase also tends to like their arcade shooters. I can't speak for how much overlap there is there...and neither can you.

You're also making the mistake of thinking that because you don't like something, others won't. You'd prefer to be a sloth on your couch when playing your shooters. Some of us wouldn't. Some think they would, but may find out differently when they try it (Playing Is Believing!). The reverse is equally possible. I recall this same argument springing up when the Wiimote was first unveiled. How's that working out?

Long story short: you built a thesis on a structure that is both flawed and the product of stereotypes rather than data. You may still be right, but it would be more through luck than through proper analysis.

 

 

Interesting because I can name only 2 people that enjoy DDR and shooters and that's me and my friend, and she's not all that much into shooters anyways. However, how many of those children, mothers, grandmothers, that bought the Wii, WiiFit, Wii Sports, and other such movement games would ever buy a game like Halo? It seems not too many. The games are well liked but the overlap of shooters and physically demanding games is not that great. Also for the VR, are you suggesting we will have grand halls where we will be able to run and shoot? Because I don't see any other way of us getting VR unless our bodies can be physically inert.

I also already stated why the mouse is better than the IR. If I lift my hand from the mouse, my character won't go berserk, if I rest my hand with an IR pointer, it's gonna completely fuck up where I'm aiming/looking.