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by chiph
4697 days ago
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The local BestBuy had one set up & I played with it for a few minutes. Really Interesting, but not all that applicable to how I use a computer on a daily basis. I think it's greatest potential will be in gaming. Imagine casting a spell by using the appropriate arcane hand gestures. Or swinging a sword - it can tell the difference between an overhand and a side cut, and a blocking move. |
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I've had a Wii, and a Kinect, and gesturing as input got annoying very quickly with both. It's something that just sounds fun, but isn't.
Even with the Nintendo DS, when you'd use a stylus to trace a certain shape to trigger an action, it didn't translate well to sustained gameplay. Though it remained workable longer than with Wii/Kinect gaming. Simple swipes with a stylus or finger (on a screen) continue to work well, whereas even simple arm or hand gestures quickly become annoying and fatiguing.
It turns out that pressing buttons works just fine, and is actually ideal, even if other input methods sound sexier.