To make those games more challenging, enchanting, intuitive and fun, developers applied
motion gestures for each spell.
Not exact matches
Inc.com has profiled products like Leap
Motion's hand -
gesturing device and Memoto's life - logging camera, but if you're looking
for more hardware inspiration — and a little educational primer — we've compiled your go - to starter hardware guide to SXSW.
One of the venture capital firms behind Leap
Motion, a company that has developed a 3 - D
gesture - control technology, is offering entrepreneurs $ 25 million to create apps and other technology
for the platform.
Examples include noninvasive cancer screening, ultrafast data transmission and,
for gaming, refined
motion - sensing and
gesture recognition.
The Leap
Motion gesture interface
for PCs was actually hacked into a photo management system called Project Agatha...
«Skinput works very well
for a series of
gestures, even when the body is in
motion,» the researchers say, with subjects able to deftly scroll through menus whether they moved up and down or flicked across their arm.
The scenes would play better in silence, as the movie could let the actors»
motions and
gestures do the talking
for them.
«Rampage,» a Warner Bros. release, is rated PG - 13 by the
Motion Picture Association of America
for «sequences of violence, action and destruction, brief language and crude
gestures.»
(Released by Walt Disney
Motion Pictures / Marvel Studios and rated «PG - 13»
for prolonged sequences of action violence, and a brief rude
gesture.)
Obviously, with the crux of the Wii version's controls based on
gesturing and other
motion - based actions, Shattered Memories has also had to make some control concessions
for its PSP port.
In the case of Steel Battalion: Heavy Armor, rather than ask gamers to open their wallets
for another ridiculous controller, the game controls are comprised of a standard 360 gamepad
for movement / firing supplemented with Kinect
motion gesturing used to simulate the complexities of commanding a VT (Vertical Tank), which is essentially a tank with legs.
For the same price, the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 2 11 offers better performance, a unique Lenovo
Motion gesture - based control app and other helpful software.
For those who want a more hands - off approach, the Lenovo
Motion application uses the Yoga's webcam to interpret
gestures.
Verizon announces the Pantech Perception
for this Thursday and the phone will include Pantech's take on contactless
gesture control in
Motion Sense.
I particularly appreciated being able to change the stylus
gesture for turning pages: I preferred using a right - to - left swipe (in imitation of a page turn in a paper - and - ink book) over the default left - to - right
motion.
In the video, you're walked through the
gesture motions that will be used on the device much like how the tutorial
for the BlackBerry PlayBook appears.
Good thing is Microsoft's fix
for this is pretty straight forward, but scrapping its
motion gestured control is not one of them.
They mixed just the right amount of
motion control into the game so that
gestures don't get confused
for each other.
Nonetheless, the tracking of the Leap
Motion Controller has been really nice
for us, as the
gestures remain intact even at these lowered framerates.
For example, once Cappy was suspended in air, I was able to perform
motion gestures with the Joy - Cons to send the hat flying in different directions.
Microsoft's new sensor works wonders in this intense scrap, accurately detecting swipe and thrust
gestures as you wave and flail your fists
for survival, at one point literally reaching out, grabbing the crazed cat girl by the scruff, and pulling her to the ground in one immensely satisfying
motion.
This first - person platformer (slated
for the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift later this year) utilizes a unique
motion system that lets you run hundreds of miles per hour, climb up walls and even soar like Superman by using intuitive hand
gestures.
Many praised the attempt at offering a
motion control scheme
for the Wii, however some had issues with the overall responsiveness of the
motion controlling, as combat could devolve into simple
gestures, which is a shame as the actual combat mechanics are possibly some of the deepest in any Zelda game.
HoloLens owners will be able to control their worlds via voice commands (
for example, saying «lightning strike» will cast lighting onto your town), and can pan around the environment with
motion - based
gestures.
Wii controls are shown off, with lock - on features
for strafing and
motion controls to aim and
gesture between different visor modes.
For years, the biggest selling point of the Wii was it's
gesture - based controls, which allowed you to play a sword game by waving your remote like a sword or throw a football by mimicking an overhand throwing
motion.
As well as the obvious buttons on the front and sides, they have gyroscopes
for motion controls, an NFC chip
for reading Amiibos, an IR sensor
for gesture controls, and a genuinely impressive set of vibration motors which create the most finely - defined rumble effects on any console we've seen.
Adding to the increased WWE - like experience is a new
gesture system where the Superstars do subtle movements during matches, such as
motioning with their hand
for the opponent to get up or adjusting the waistband of their tights.
For more than sixty years, Virginia - born artist Judith Godwin has explored abstract painting, recording
motion and
gesture with brushstrokes on canvas.
The
motion of the waves prompted a new and unique process
for Motherwell, as he turned to an increasingly spontaneous, instinctive, and automatic working method that relied on intuitive
gesture and
motion - driven brushwork.
The
motion, voice commands, and natural
gesture tracking technology can make these glasses easy to use and intuitive
for hands - on tasks.
Example NUI componentry includes a sensor subsystem that may include a microphone
for speech and / or voice recognition; an infrared, color, stereoscopic, and / or depth camera
for machine vision and / or
gesture recognition; a head tracker, eye tracker, accelerometer, and / or gyroscope
for motion detection and / or intent recognition; as well as electric - field sensing componentry
for assessing brain activity.
While the applications
for a sound - based AR platform haven't been fully realized yet, Bose made its AR glasses plenty capable with
gesture control, voice assistant support, Bluetooth, and a full range of
motion sensors.
The Settings > Smart assistant >
Motion control menu is home to even more optional
gestures, including flip to mute — and various knuckle
gestures for taking screenshots, recording the screen and enabling split - screen multi-window mode.
Finally Microsoft notes that Natural User Interface (NUI) componentry may include a microphone
for speech and / or voice recognition; an infrared, color, stereoscopic, and / or depth camera
for machine vision and / or
gesture recognition; a head tracker, eye tracker, accelerometer, and / or gyroscope
for motion detection and / or intent recognition; as well as electric - field sensing componentry
for assessing brain activity.
One option is to calibrate them
for motion detection and various
gestures.
There are a few minor customizations, like Moto Display and Moto's own
gestures (make a chopping
motion to toggle the flashlight,
for example).
It's generously sized, supports multi-touch
gestures, and the texture is perfect, providing enough resistance
for motions to feel defined without resorting to outright grit.
Other shortcuts use a combination of
motion and
gestures: lifting the phone with the screen off and swiping down pulls up voice dialing,
for instance, while swiping up unlocks.
The Action comes with four
motion gesture options, i.e., Double karate chop
for torch and twist
for quick camera, lift
for moto Voice and Approach
for Moto Display.
For the enhanced experience, the ZenFone 2 Deluxe comes with features like Easy Mode, Interruptions (more like Do Not Disturb mode on other smartphones), ZenMotion with touch and motion gestures, glove mode, quick trigger for one - handed mode, SIM Manager for proper naming of SIMs if both the slots are having active SIM car
For the enhanced experience, the ZenFone 2 Deluxe comes with features like Easy Mode, Interruptions (more like Do Not Disturb mode on other smartphones), ZenMotion with touch and
motion gestures, glove mode, quick trigger
for one - handed mode, SIM Manager for proper naming of SIMs if both the slots are having active SIM car
for one - handed mode, SIM Manager
for proper naming of SIMs if both the slots are having active SIM car
for proper naming of SIMs if both the slots are having active SIM cards.
In
Motion Gesture, you can do things like, shaking the tablet to take a screenshot.There's even a «Kid Mode,» where you can turn your tablet into a protected environment
for a youngster set with parent controls and a timer.
Gesture - based
motion controls and one - handed keyboards are available, as is an «Easy Mode»
for those in search of idiot - proof simplicity on a big screen.