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Re-Examining the Immersion Factor For First-Person Shooters

Posted by Soulskill on from the be-one-with-the-rox dept.

An opinion piece on Gamasutra looks into the common perception that a first-person view provides a much more immersive experience in shooters. The author argues that this concept needs to be reconsidered, as immersion nowadays is more dependent on what you see, rather than how you see it. The question is further complicated by ever-improving technology and new control schemes. "It's important to realize that making a first-person game almost necessarily means making a game for the dedicated gamer. Innovations on the interface side could help lower the casual block, perhaps through the Wii, Project Natal, or the PS3's new motion controller. Regardless, it will take a lot of work and concerted effort to penetrate the casual audience with a first-person camera. The question is whether we even need to, when there are so many camera systems that games have yet to fully explore."

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  1. Symantec closes in on Vladimir Syrkine, cracker by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Here's one scumbag's capture

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=1334140&postcount=6

    http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=241557&cid=19649963

    Saw this on pocketinformat.com and slashdot

    http://www.pocketinformant.com/Forums/index.php?s= 7c5317a05ae84814ac6bb4ab9a83e2ea&showtopic=11368&s t=0&p=61900&#entry619003 [pocketinformant.com]

    cracker iFalleni
    aka Fallen
    aka F/\LLEN
    aka Syrkine, Vladimir
    aka Vladimir Syrkine
    russian living in australia, undergrad at university of sydney (honor roll according to univ.)

    vsyr4253@it.usyd.edu.au

    vsyr4253@mono.ug.cs.usyd.edu.au

    As of 27-Jun-2007 (one day after this first posted) Vladimir Syrkine
    has gone into hiding. Vladimir Syrkine had cracked and distributed 100s of software titles before being caught.

    pirate mmtorrent
    formerly pirate aBroad
    formerly pirate bathrinath
    formerly pirate sertoli
    aka Anderson Barbosa de Oliveira
    aka Anderson Barbosa
    aka Anderson B Oliveira
    aka Andros
    aka androabo
    aka mike terr
    aka Barbol
    aka tttsmith
    aka bathrinath

    As of July 2008 Anderson Barbosa de Oliveira is using the alias mmtorrent. He may also still be using the alias aBroad, which he has for more than a year, but only sporadically as that alias is mainly used by him as he tries to cover his tracks: all bathrinath warez uploads he's done the past year (1000s) were changed to the alias aBroad, though board software being what it is, he's not been successful in doing much covering up.

    As of 27-Jul-2007 (one month after this first posted) Anderson Barbosa de Oliveira (androabo) uses bathrinath as his alias/aka. androabo has pirated more than 1000 software titles in the last year. He continues distributing warez to this very day, as he has every day for many years.

    living in brazil

    andersonbarbosa@cardiol.br

    Know them? They have pirated your stuff. Google them to see what it is these two hoods do.

    http://games.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=241557&cid=19649963

    1. Re:Symantec closes in on Vladimir Syrkine, cracker by negRo_slim · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I thought the Fallout3 immersion factor was quite hi due to it's sound and lighting.

      --
      On the Oregon Cost born and raised, On the beach is where I spent most of my days
  2. What's the penalty for premeditated rape? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Regardless, it will take a lot of work and concerted effort to penetrate the casual audience with a first-person camera."

     

  3. penetrate the casual audience... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    concerted effort to penetrate the casual audience with a first-person camera

    DO NOT WANT.