Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games
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Re: Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games
#2He's been wanting this since the mid-90's - not downplaying or being snarky, just making a point. This reminds me of Hero in Snow Crash.
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#3I'm in from the headline alone.
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#4As a former kendoka, this is a wet dream. I can finally put all that kata to good use!
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#5Anyone remember Die by the Sword? Admittedly it was more sword flailing than sword fighting, but it's the only game I've played that had a semblance of direct control. It was also the first game to use IK for everything from sword fighting to rope swinging and ladder climbing. Even nowadays it's rare to see IK used in games for anything except relatively minor pose fix-ups (blending canned poses offers better control, and IK fix-ups can then be applied on top to get perfect alignment for aiming, etc).
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#6Biggest 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.
Re: Neal Stephenson wants to revolutionize sword fighting video games
#7He's been wanting this since the mid-90's - not downplaying or being snarky, just making a point. This reminds me of Hero in Snow Crash.
Hiro.
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#8Don't know about a sword fighting game, but I would gladly part with $20 to see Snow Crash rewritten in the past tense :)
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#9Gotta have that TFU
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#10I 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?