Artless Gamer

Big Daddy or VR

Looks like gaming is taking a step further towards proper virtual reality. The BBC featured this article about an all new form of real time gaming. I am not sure that this can be called virtual reality, though. It’d be more like transposed reality.

To summarize the article, laser sensors and cameras will be used to map out the entire area of a racing track which will be made available for download to gamers. After download of the track, gamers can use the recorded copy of the track to race along with the real racers – at the same time.

What catches my interest is the future use of this technology. In the article they are talking about using this on different sports such as skiing and sailing. I suppose on the internet we can be a little more frank with our anticipations. I want Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 to be making use of this technology. Demolition Derby would be Streifenhecht’s first choice. Personally, I’d rather run the “real” streets of New Mombasa and hunt down some “real” Brutes.

Just imagine Leroy Jenkins in one of these.

They claim this tech will be ready in 2010. I am not so sure that our processing power will be ready for it, though. Or is it our wallets that won’t be ready? I am not so sure. If it’s going to be out there next year, though, I hope consoles will be the first ones to test drive this. I don’t want to buy yet another new graphics card.

Another concern would be the distinct lack of video game feeling. We play video games with high expectations in graphic design and performance. But nobody really expects 1:1 likeness to real life. I wonder if this technology could take away some of the “wonder” of video gaming.

We’ll see, I guess.

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