Essence of Action
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One
virtual arsenal does them all -
Whichever light saber, tennis racket, baseball bat, katana, golf club, gun, whip or even fishing rod, you can now control its virtual counterpart with natural instinctive swings as easily as the real thing. With 3DXense, the first affordable but ultimate 3D/6-DOF controller, comes the dawn of full 3D gaming experience. This
technology is the most cost-effective
mean for full-spherical, 3D/6-DOF motion tracking that previously can only be
achieved by expensive magnetic or ultrasonic trackers costing thousands of
dollars. Imagine
that the gamers can now interact with baseball just by swinging a bat like in
real life, with precise 3D physics of ball’s return, or chop targets along any
desired plane-of-cut in sword games. It
also has the further advantages of being wireless, accurate,
real-time, easy to use, has no moving parts and interference-tolerant. This
would remedy the one last regret of sword/sport action games – so far players
can’t have a realistic saber-fight with instinctive swings.
Chopping
target along any plane-of-cut
6-DOF
Gun-tracking working on all types of monitor While
being suitable for inputting natural instinctive sword/bat swinging movements in
sword/bat-action games, it can also be used for gun-tracking in shooting games
that to-date can only be achieved with the “Guncon” technology.
Its main advantage over “Guncon” is that it can be used with
all types of display hardware (LCD, Plasma, CRT, projector, etc) while Guncon can only be used with conventional bulky CRT monitors.
With LCD and Plasma HDTVs (which both PS3 and Xbox 360
have catered for) becoming more popular nowadays, this technology is expected
to become the dominant mean for console-based shooting games. Its
6-DOF tracking is also capable of combining the joystick function for locomotion
controls with gun-pointing function in the same device.
It is also wireless.
Wireless 6-DOF gun-tracking on any monitor type
Healthy Gaming It is also a mean for achieving “healthier gaming” – a trend
initiated by the dance pad. The
“game pad generation” saw the increase in obesity because the kids just sit
on the couch for hours – only their fingers are being exercised, while the “Dance-Dance
Revolution” would require them to exercise their legs.
The “3DXense” would further increase the gamers’ level of
exercise while gaming because they will be exercising their upper abdomen and
arms as well.
Virtual golf with realistic physics Why
ultimate Technology ? Its underlying basis of sell is that we live in a 3D world and hence our
natural interaction skills are actually 3D/6-DOF, but the current consumer-level
input devices (gamepad, mouse, keyboard, joystick, dance pad, etc.) are all 2D.
So far the games’ HCI has been built on superimposing/convoluting 2D
inputs in the virtual 3D world, which is highly unnatural and require the
players to put in steep learning curve and spend weeks getting familiarized with
the controls.
This
technology, together with existing 3D graphics and sound hardware,
would for
the first time provide the mass consumers the full 3D gaming experience. For decades to come, this
technology is, by a huge edge, hard to be circumvented by any competing
technologies (magnetic/ultrasound, gyro/acceleration sensing, etc) in terms of
cost-effectiveness. It is therefore
expected to stay for a long time. It
is a firm step in the evolution of gaming interactivity.
3DXense
Enhances
Your Project ü
natural instinctive swings of swords, racquet, club, etc., as if
swinging the real thing - no more superimposing 2D mouse and keyboard commands
onto 3D interactions !! ü
accurate physics of impacts/ ball-returns - twist the racquet
slightly and see how the ball is directed back ü
chopping virtual objects along any desired plane-of-cut ü swaying 3DXense to influence flow of objects / flock of particles/ swamp of bees/ forces in the 3D virtual environment ü
tracing 3D magical symbols of spells ü
combining handheld arsenal's controls with 3D locomotion within
one device ü realistic whip- or rope-plays ü Gun can be used on all types (LCD, Plasma, CRT, projector) TVs and monitors ü Combining Gun and joystick/locomotion function in one tracker ü Healthy gaming - exercising the upper abdomen and arms while having fun ... and much more !
How It Works 3DXense (patent-pending) is a USB input device that uses Infra Red (IR) tracking technology to track the positions of the IREDs (InfraRed-Emitting Diodes) on the tracker wand. The driver algorithm then reconstructs the 6 degrees-of-freedom of the tracker wand and uses the info to move the virtual arsenal, such that the user would handle the virtual arsenal exactly as he moves the wand in 3D space. This technology is highly tolerant to noisy environment and does not require specially prepared environment for its operation. It is also fast-responding, wireless, feather-weight and does not take up large space to operate. Main features ü full accurate 3D/ 6-DOF tracking ü
very affordable ü wireless - no entangling wire to impede free manipulating movement ü small-size and feather-weight - just a small "AAA"-size torchlight ü
highly tolerant to cluttered environment - compared to other
existing 3D tracking technologies, the wand does not require special preparation
of 'clean' operating environment ü fast response (3ms) - no observable lag ü fast 68 fps update rate ü no moving mechanical part - performance won't be degraded by wears and dirt-cloggings ü very-low power consumption - 1 X "AAA" size battery for days of usage ü little desk's space required for mounting all the components ü large span of tracking volume ü Optimal technology - Will stay for decades to come !!
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