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January 7th, 2010, 22:05
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/500x_500x_l4d2_achievements.jpgLeft 4 Dead 2 (http://kotaku.com/tag/left4dead2/), not being a Wii game, hasn't been playable by many people with motion controls. But PC peripheral maker Razer and motion-control company Sixense are teaming up at CES to bring motion control (http://kotaku.com/tag/motioncontrol/) to the PC's finest.
Sixense offers wand-shaped motion controllers (http://kotaku.com/5043561/sixenses-waggle-tech-on-its-way-to-consoles) that use an electromagnetic system as opposed to the Wii's acceleromater and infrared.
A press release hyping the new partnership between Razer and Sixense provides some details about how the controller system works:
Marking the next step in user interface technologies for gaming on the PC, Razer and Sixense scientists and engineers along with select PC OEM partners have been working on ultra-precise one-to-one motion sensing controllers that use electromagnetic fields to track precise movements along all six axes for use in current and future generation PC games. The absolute controller position is tracked to within a mere millimeter for positioning and to a degree for orientation.
The two companies are bullish on the collaboration, of course. Razer USA president Robert "Razerguy" Krakoff, (that's how the press release billed him, said: "The magnetic motion sensor technology combines precision and speed with the freedom of other motion sensing technologies to fill the gap between consoles and PC in terms of human interface devices." And Sixense chief Avi Arad "We are really excited to be working with Razer to bring motion gaming to the PC world. This technology collaboration will allow PC gamers to experience true-to-life gaming in a different dimension."
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/500x_custom_1262899150733_sixense.jpgOK, but how about a quote from someone who we can be sure has played and likes Left 4 Dead 2? The press release provides us Valve Software developer Chet Faliszek, who says: "With this controller, Razer and Sixense have created the most immersive way to play our games ...For us and for our customers, this release represents motion-enabled gaming that's more integrated and visceral than any platform has so far achieved."
Left 4 Dead is being demonstrated with the Razer-Sixense controller at CES. We have people at the show and those people will do their best to try their hand at this.
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Sixense offers wand-shaped motion controllers (http://kotaku.com/5043561/sixenses-waggle-tech-on-its-way-to-consoles) that use an electromagnetic system as opposed to the Wii's acceleromater and infrared.
A press release hyping the new partnership between Razer and Sixense provides some details about how the controller system works:
Marking the next step in user interface technologies for gaming on the PC, Razer and Sixense scientists and engineers along with select PC OEM partners have been working on ultra-precise one-to-one motion sensing controllers that use electromagnetic fields to track precise movements along all six axes for use in current and future generation PC games. The absolute controller position is tracked to within a mere millimeter for positioning and to a degree for orientation.
The two companies are bullish on the collaboration, of course. Razer USA president Robert "Razerguy" Krakoff, (that's how the press release billed him, said: "The magnetic motion sensor technology combines precision and speed with the freedom of other motion sensing technologies to fill the gap between consoles and PC in terms of human interface devices." And Sixense chief Avi Arad "We are really excited to be working with Razer to bring motion gaming to the PC world. This technology collaboration will allow PC gamers to experience true-to-life gaming in a different dimension."
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/9/2010/01/500x_custom_1262899150733_sixense.jpgOK, but how about a quote from someone who we can be sure has played and likes Left 4 Dead 2? The press release provides us Valve Software developer Chet Faliszek, who says: "With this controller, Razer and Sixense have created the most immersive way to play our games ...For us and for our customers, this release represents motion-enabled gaming that's more integrated and visceral than any platform has so far achieved."
Left 4 Dead is being demonstrated with the Razer-Sixense controller at CES. We have people at the show and those people will do their best to try their hand at this.
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