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Sony files three patents for Glove Controller for use with PlayStation VR
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Your brain does function most optimal when you first wake up if you focus. Lots of Brain Age DS morning training, lol.
I actually think, an input device on the side would be very useful. It would be less awkward and distracting for options or open menus in comparison to use gestures, have constantly icons around the player or the need for another device in the hand, while wearing gloves.Also made me think of this
King Mystery
Member
hobblygobbly
Member
Except it actually works. Which is awesome. It's years and years of speculation and possibility finally coming together.
And here we go.
Exactly what I thought. I am not interested in VR, but this actually looks pretty damn advanced based on the schematics. Very cool.
jimbobsmells
Member
I'm sure Jeff_Rigby has that beat.
It's ok to clean the headset. It's also ok if you wash your hands before using the gloves.
Heck...put on some medical/safety gloves....then put on the PSGloves. Haha
figadapaura
Member
Clean your stuff.
Pretty much. With VR it will be about being immersive and the outward aesthetics won't really matter.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Why is all your stuff so dirty, though? That might be a you problem rather than a VR problem.
Cynn
Member
How's #TeamOneButtonJoystick doing these days? I know #TeamRotaryDialPongConsole were really giving them the business last I heard.
Yeah, thanks guys!
I wonder how many Kinect memes we can repurpose
We need to add powerglove into this one
UpUpDownDown
Member
Dick attachment or VR fails.
BiGBoSSMk23
A company being excited for their new game is a huge slap in the face to all the fans that liked their old games.
Minority Report is finally here.
The next step is force feedback with some kinds of motors or pistons that hold your fingers back to the dimensions of whatever objects your hands touch.
Edit:
Obviously not strong enough that a glitch could snap your fingers back...
The next step is force feedback with some kinds of motors or pistons that hold your fingers back to the dimensions of whatever objects your hands touch.
Edit:
Obviously not strong enough that a glitch could snap your fingers back...
They'll actually keep your hands clean when you use them to eat doritos.
Specialmias
Member
The day 4chan haxxors break your fingers.
Nerdkiller
Membeur
So basically, Sony saw that modified power glove on Upupdowndown and thought, "Hmmm...we might actually make something out of this".
I am on the same team. But this does look like it could be some potentially neat tech.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
They should just buy whatever Leap motion is making now, before someone else does. This seems clumsy and convoluted in comparison.
opticalmace
Member
Monochromaticx
Member
Possumowner
Member
The Power Glove is ALIVE.
Implemented correctly with VR it could be brilliant
Implemented correctly with VR it could be brilliant
"This is the design that we came up with. There may be people that complain about its sizing, but that's something which users and game software developers will have to adapt to.
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Nobody would criticize a renowned architect's blueprint that the position of a gate is wrong. It's the same as that."
Seriously though, I imagine they'd have to ship small/medium/large...
Anyway, it's good they're investigating fine-grained finger capture, haptics etc. Final commercial forms may differ and be more refinsed but I think a new input method that can do that has to be on the cards for the second (PS5) iteration of PSVR.
Just_myles
Member
A legit patent. Lets get it!
I can see the pieces cutout where the finger would be placed.
He's so bad.
Militaratus
Member
I forsee a lot of petting and massage minigames/features in future games. It's so bad.
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
The question is: will it see the light?
And here we go.
(Beat ya, March 2010.
) I can finally dig out the old pic I did when the Move was first announced. (Ooops, the old img host is banned now.)
I said this was the future months ago, glad to see Sony is making it. I hope this doesn't stifle competition though. Glove controllers are obviously the way of the future when it comes to VR so I hope that Sony isn't the only ones allowed to make them. It will probably be five years or more until there are glove controllers that give you the illusion of touch in a virtual environment.