This is gonna be the real controller, and ppl are going to be so mad it wasnt the fake leak.
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Nintendo files patent for object detection device/projector/controller (long, techy)
This is gonna be the real controller, and ppl are going to be so mad it wasnt the fake leak.
Fahzgoolin
Banned
This is super intriguing. The potential with this could be really really cool.
" - A device that can display images without any need for a traditional screen using various forms of surface projection - onto a table, onto a wall, onto a specialized surface attached to the unit (see the first image at the link) "
Miyamoto mentioned an idea for this back in 2006.
Miyamoto mentioned an idea for this back in 2006.
Captain Chaos
Member
Deep shit.
props
props
DrROBschiz
Member
Makes sense to do crazy shit with Amiibo and go a tad more traditional with the console if rumors are to be believed?
Im not crazy about this but it could be awesome for kids and families
Im not crazy about this but it could be awesome for kids and families
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
Ok, I think I get it now.
It's a device that uses a 360 degree camera and a curved surface mirror in order to view all around it and determine angular position and height\distance within a limited distance from the device.
Some of the use cases given in the examples include omnidirectional tracking of mutliple fingers (from different users coming from different directions) as well as determining whether or not contact has been made between an object and a surface: for example whether a finger is touching a card with a drawing of a button on it (thus making the card behave like an "actual" button) or whether an amiibo is touching a position on the board of a boardgame, etc. Another option proposed is that instead of using physical cards for the surfaces, that a projector be used to project an image, and the camera would be used to determine if the user's finger or the amiibo etc. "touched" the projected image.
Some peripherals are also demonstrated, such as the steering wheel\gearshift combo which is essentially just a plastic shell with little to no internal electronics, making it very cheap to manufacture. All input is translated into electronic signals via optical recognition of certain markers on the steering wheel.
it's definitely related.
It's a device that uses a 360 degree camera and a curved surface mirror in order to view all around it and determine angular position and height\distance within a limited distance from the device.
Some of the use cases given in the examples include omnidirectional tracking of mutliple fingers (from different users coming from different directions) as well as determining whether or not contact has been made between an object and a surface: for example whether a finger is touching a card with a drawing of a button on it (thus making the card behave like an "actual" button) or whether an amiibo is touching a position on the board of a boardgame, etc. Another option proposed is that instead of using physical cards for the surfaces, that a projector be used to project an image, and the camera would be used to determine if the user's finger or the amiibo etc. "touched" the projected image.
Some peripherals are also demonstrated, such as the steering wheel\gearshift combo which is essentially just a plastic shell with little to no internal electronics, making it very cheap to manufacture. All input is translated into electronic signals via optical recognition of certain markers on the steering wheel.
Anyone remember this?
it's definitely related.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Soon in 2020, the Nintendo Holodeck.
Alcotholic
Banned
Anyone remember this?
When was this patent filed? Before or after the one in the OP?
R
Rösti
Unconfirmed Member
That patent was originally filed on March 10, 2014.
Dark Cloud
Member
If this is truly hologram gaming then this thing will be the next Wii. And my excitement and most casuals will be through the roof.
They're all in white lab coats and they all have crazy hair and shifty eyes. Each one has their own personal Igor.
TheSlySoul
Member
So Amiibo support is seperate, that will save some controller space. Honestly for the best considering how MP10 and Amiibo Festival does them.
ichtyander
Member
I'm probably totally misinterpreting this but this is what I'm getting from it
Except it has the ability to recognize the position of objects around it
The system reminds me a bit of Sprout by HP. It's basically a PC combined with a projector and 3D scanning tech (using Intel's RealSense) so that you can basically project anything on the flat surface below the projector and it will track the exact position of your hand. You can also place an object onto the same surface and have it scanned and generated into a 3D mesh.
EDIT:
Didn't really go through the entire Nintendo patent, not saying it does 3D scanning, just that it reminded me of the Sprout.
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Maybe I didn't understand the patent well, but where did you read that this goes about kids and families?
I can't believe NX will target that group again. They even said that after the wiiu, nx wouldn't be anything like wii or wiiu. It will also start with a whole new installbase, starting from Zero.
It's possible that using a a 360 degree mirror and some trickery could result in a image which can follow you as you look around it.
My first thought was - effectively - Amiibo Eye Of Judgement.
Secret Fawful
Member
I hope Nintendo does more with projectors and augmented reality, so I can interact with a 3D Mario in my room and poke his belly, until he clutches it and goes "Hoohoo!" like the Pillsbury Doughboy.
giant_frying_pan
Member
Can't wait for the fake mockup based on this patent!
Portugeezer
Member
My 3D printer is not ready...
DecoReturns
Member
Get ready for a new fake, that turns out true, but is fake after all
gamerMan
Member
If this thing does holograms I would be totally be excited. That would really be the next step for Mario. I don't think this has anything to do with the NX though because how would Zelda Wii U work on the NX. Regardless, I really hope Nintendo goes in a different direction. The first time I saw Mario 64 completely blew my mind. We haven't had anything like that since.
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
I feel aroused and confused!
MadOdorMachine
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There was a display at a Nintendo booth at E3 in the early days of Gamecube that was very similar to this. It was either the E3 right before or right after Gamecube launched, but I remember the display was cylinder shaped and see - through. Inside there was a hologram of Fox McCloud from StarFox Adventures.
This was a real thing. I remember IGN had pictures of it back in the day, but I've looked several times for it over the years and can't seem to find it anymore. Does anyone else remember this?
This was a real thing. I remember IGN had pictures of it back in the day, but I've looked several times for it over the years and can't seem to find it anymore. Does anyone else remember this?
Sounds like Magic Leap's "totems" idea.
Right!? I've been saying this forever. When I was a kid and the first leaked screenshots of Mario 64 were in an issue of EGM talking about "Project Reality," I got so excited, and all I could do was lay in bed and daydream about a Mario hologram that I could control and make leap onto my bed or desk.