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Gametrak Controller Wins Award

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the insert-dirty-joke-here dept.

Philipp Lenssen writes "According to German Spiegel Online, the Gametrak controller by In2Games just won the "Best of GC" award at the Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany. Cyber-glove Gametrak is announced to launch across Europe next month for the Playstation 2. Once the right software is released (fighting game DarkWind comes first) you should be able to punch opponents, use golf clubs, dance around, and bounce virtual basketballs. A demo video is available."

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  1. Hand Motions by Satertek · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It would be great if some of the dancing games like DDR could add in hand motions to the dance steps.

    1. Re:Hand Motions by DoktorGonzo · · Score: 4, Informative

      There are a couple of games kind of like that already: Para Para Paradise and Dance ManiaX. You don't really have to move your feet for them, though. I suppose in combining those with DDR, you'd start having issues with where to put the sensors if you were playing doubles (covering both pads at the same time).

  2. When I get it, I will say... by Reconfigures · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I love the Power Glove. It's so bad."

  3. In other news.... by keiferb · · Score: 4, Funny

    The porn industry was buzzing today over the next generation sex toy.

  4. How I presume it works by FrenZon · · Score: 5, Insightful

    For those who can't get the video, it looks like the tracking system is pretty simple (and likely pretty robust) - each cord connecting a velcro glove to the base station is on a pulley (hence the wheel-like things on either side of the station), This gives the system distance data. To get angle data, the cords come out of the base station through joystick-like nozzles.

    It mentions it can get 1mm accuracy within a 3m cube - I wonder what the latency is like, or how much 'pull' there is on the gloves (I wonder if future versions could change the amount of pull in order to simulate weight).

    Good luck to these guys - it looks like it could actually work well unlike some other alternative-input devices (*cough* P5 glove *cough), and if it works with a PS2 > PC converter, I'll be getting one to muck around with as soon as I can.

  5. usb connect - pc emulator? by gotmemory · · Score: 5, Interesting

    looks really cool to me. It uses USB to connect, so perhaps a pc emulator could be made.... Imagine surfing the web by punching links.

    1. Re:usb connect - pc emulator? by karnal · · Score: 3, Funny

      So then we could really use it to punch that darn monkey to win money?

      --
      Karnal
  6. Don't be alarmed by Kadmium · · Score: 4, Funny

    Don't be alarmed, folks, the pinging sound you hear is that of silicon, slowly cooling from its melting point 1410 degrees C. Presumably this is where the term from which "ping" sprang.

  7. minority report GUI? by prestwich · · Score: 5, Interesting

    So, how about that 'Minority Report' GUI driven by one of these babies?

  8. Funny you mention it. by nobodyman · · Score: 4, Informative

    The next version of DDR will sport integration with eyetoy, and will have modes that incorporate hand motion in concert with the foot steps. check it out

  9. I almost feel sorry for them... by Akki · · Score: 4, Interesting

    The videos still download at over 1.5MB/s. That's going to be a hefty bandwidth bill.

  10. The 80's called.. by iantri · · Score: 5, Funny
    .. and they want their gimmicky game controllers back.

    (Burn, Angelfire, Burn!)

  11. Re:links are dead..... by raphman · · Score: 5, Informative

    At atari.de you can find some pictures and a video

  12. Fencing by silvergoose · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Now we can have games where you can actually fight with a sword, rather than just press a button to attack, another button to parry, etc...

    1. Re:Fencing by blackicye · · Score: 3, Informative

      This has also been released in public arcades, In the form of Blade of Honor (Tsurugi) Linkage below: http://www.coinopexpress.com/products/machines/ded icated_machines/Blade_of_Honor_(Tsurugi)_606.html