Recent content by lavalamp

Cool! :) Indeed, rock band et al are good examples of how motion control can enhance an experience in ways a simple controller can't, but I agree with you 100%: it's completely game specific. And vice versa: you shouldn't be trying to shoehorn motion control in games that simply can't...

Understood. Thanks for indulging my crazy hypotheses :) I do appreciate it is quite a lot to try to imagine :)

Hey Scrustle you're making a very valid point. And in fact you're right, it does make the point a bit moot. I guess I squashed two different questions in one and this is where the confusion comes from. I suppose really the two different questions I was asking were a) Would you go for...

Some great and interesting arguments from both ends of the spectrum. Keep them coming!

Some great responses from people, nicely documented and argued. One thing that I would point out is to remember that the scenario the poll is based on is hypothetical. Don't try to answer the questions by thinking about existing motion control titles. Those of you who say that the...

I am curious as to whether hardcore gamers are actually inherently turned off by the concept of motion controlled gaming because of the physical exertion required, or whether it's purely down to the fact that this particular type of gaming tends to be associated with shallow experiences that...