Reminds me of that Incantor wand controller
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/moveablecode/incantor-ma...
Maybe you'd want a difference in heftiness of the controller, but a similar swinging/waving api?
Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games
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Re: Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games
#122Earlier quoted context omitted.
Next biggest problem is that, in reality, Medieval duels rarely lasted more than a minute before one side was fatally injured. Not nearly long enough for a video game.
I'm curious; do you have a source for this?
I was one seeing an olympic fencing event on TV. The duels were incredibly short.
Re: Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games
#123Rune! Was awesome. The way you could make your sword move with the mouse was amazing. Accuracy is what it is about. If this game could capture that feeling I am aboard.
Re: Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games
#124Biggest problem with these games (I've found, anyway) is that your sword controller cannot magically stop in mid air when your virtual sword hits another sword or a wall or whatever. It really ruins the immersion.
I wonder if it is possible in some way with gyroscopes. Not going all the time, but spun up quickly, to provide counter resistance for a specific direction of rotation. You could spin up two, in opposite directions, to counter the torque from acceleration. Difficult to spin them up fast enough, but perhaps just the sensation of some resistance would be enough feedback.
More ambitious idea: Make the controller a grip on the end of a robot arm.
Re: Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games
#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is why I don't like games talking about how 'realistic' they will be. Firstly, because anything that runs on a standard computer will be far from reality anyway, and secondly because often users don't actually want reality (eg. most FPSs have far from realistic walking speeds - for good reason. Also stylised graphics etc.). That said, the concept of different styles of swordplay is great - and having more 'reali…
Surely any game where you can respawn even once is already extremely realistic. Would anyone want to play a war simulator FPS that starts with a cutscene of the Normandy landings and has a 50% chance of immediately being cut down by a machine gun whereupon the game quits and deletes itself off your hard drive?
Relevant PBF comic: http://pbfcomics.com/134/
Re: Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games
#126I don't mind putting a bit of cash towards projects where those involved really don't have the resources to pull it off otherwise, but does Neal Stephenson really not have enough cash to bootstrap this himself?
There are tons of things I would like to do, that I could afford to do, but that I still won't do if I have to bear the whole financial risk myself. I'm sure that's true for a lot of people.
If I had to bear your financial risk, I would expect a return: if I'm an investor give me shares, if I'm loaning you money give me interest. Why do I not deserve the same rewards as any other investor? I find the entire proposition offensive.
Re: Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games
#127I don't mind putting a bit of cash towards projects where those involved really don't have the resources to pull it off otherwise, but does Neal Stephenson really not have enough cash to bootstrap this himself?
Stephenson is no doubt an extremely successful writer, but that doesn't confer the type of resources that being an extremely successful entrepreneur does. And game development doesn't come cheap either, especially not innovative game development.
He already has wealthy game entrepreneurs on board. Did you notice the big guy smithing a crowbar? That's Gabe Newell, with a personal net worth of 1.5 billion dollars. His company, Valve, is thanked on the Kickstarter page, as well as Bungie.
These people already have the resources and industry support to do what they want to do (the exquisitely produced videos are themselves a testament to their resources!), but for some reason, they're asking the man on the street to carry a share of the financial risk in exchange for no share of the returns.
As interesting as the idea is, if you contribute to this Kickstarter you're a chump.
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#128Biggest problem with these games (I've found, anyway) is that your sword controller cannot magically stop in mid air when your virtual sword hits another sword or a wall or whatever. It really ruins the immersion.
It will also have to drastically downplay the importance of footwork. In a real swordfight, where to put your feet is nearly as important as where to put the sword.
I had a kendo instructor who said that footwork was 80% of the physical side of it. A fencing instructor said something similar. Boxers and boxing coaches also understand this.
Re: Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games
#129Biggest problem with these games (I've found, anyway) is that your sword controller cannot magically stop in mid air when your virtual sword hits another sword or a wall or whatever. It really ruins the immersion.
I wonder if it is possible in some way with gyroscopes. Not going all the time, but spun up quickly, to provide counter resistance for a specific direction of rotation. You could spin up two, in opposite directions, to counter the torque from acceleration. Difficult to spin them up fast enough, but perhaps just the sensation of some resistance would be enough feedback.
I believe this is what Blade of Honor (Tsurugi) did, though I can't find any deeper reference to the controller.
Re: Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games
#130Earlier quoted context omitted.
Next biggest problem is that, in reality, Medieval duels rarely lasted more than a minute before one side was fatally injured. Not nearly long enough for a video game.
I'm curious; do you have a source for this?
Ogami Itto can slice up 15 people in 2.3 seconds. Does that count?