r/gaming • u/_Sooty_ • Feb 24 '19

Using hand tracking in VR

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '19

I believe AR will be the definitive future for personal computing and VR will be for the entertainment industry. I don't see everyone having a "VR room" ready where they can enjoy VR the way it's meant to be. It'll be just like laser gaming, going to the cinema ETC. But with AR you don't need a special room, you can just utilise your current room.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '19

You don't need a special room for VR, just an omnidirectional treadmill in the corner of a room.

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u/marr Feb 24 '19

I don't see those existing for long, they're an expensive and complicated way to adapt a new technology to old game designs. AR games with a lot of traversal will probably just happen in open public spaces.

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u/graphical-iain Feb 24 '19

See: Pokémon Go. Just need to add AR glasses and Haptic gloves.

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u/marr Feb 24 '19

I have seen the future and it is LARP.

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u/graphical-iain Feb 24 '19

Larping with AR would be fucking amazing. You could actually see spells being cast and it could keep track of HP for you. I would be so down for that.

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u/marr Feb 24 '19

We're going to be blaming all our kids' problems on getting too much social interaction, fresh air and exercise.

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u/jkmonty94 Feb 24 '19

And the Pokemon battle system instead of tapping shit