The Controller Revolution
(How Have they Affected the Video-games industry)
Have You Noticed Anything Changing lately ?, Remember when we can just use a normal controller to play on the xbox, And on the playstation. it was just you controlling the controller, but now on the xbox 360, you can use your body from the kinect motion sensor to play a game like dance central where you can dance in your living room without using any controller at all. Same with the playstation 3, however you can play a game using a handheld motion sensor wand. As you can see the Controller revolution is Changing quickly. In this essay I will explore how these controllers are changing in the video-games industry.
Microsoft introduces the kinect for xbox 360, The kinect has become the fastest selling gizmo ever. Kinect for Xbox 360 changes how you watch TV, movies and sports, play games and listen to music. It lets you enjoy endless entertainment by using your voice or moving your body. The kinect enables users to control and interact with the xbox 360 without the need to touch the xbox controller. It features spoken commands. For example, when you turn your xbox on, it directs you to the home page, you just have to simply say xbox for the kinect to turn and then you don't have to use the controller, plus you can either watch a film or play a game. Its Aimed at broadening the xbox 360s audience beyond its typical gamer base. The Kinect is mostly targeted at a family audience, There are games like Kinect Sports which is created by the developer, Kinect sports brings family together, and keeps them entertained with games they can get involved. Microsoft is a big competitor against Nintendo and sony.
Conclusion.
As you can see when nintendo introduced the wii, with the motion sensor. You have noticed that technology has changed and Nintendo, sony and Microsoft are introducing the motion sensor where you can hold a handheld controller wand or nothing at all, the motion sensor will capture your every move and give the best gaming experience yet.
Nintendo started of as a card company, and it started to develop arcade games because of technology changing. Nintendo created the wii motion plus which is added on the wii controller, which creates a more accurate shot to play the games. The wii is most likely to be targeted at a family, because they would find it more easier and more fun . The Nintendo Ds is targeted at younger children, and casual gamers, because it has less control buttons for casual gamers which means it would be more easier and for the children, games are produced by nintendo as a first party develop and most of the games they develop are targeted at younger children. Overall Nintendo controls are changing fast. The Wii U, is an upcoming video game console from nintendo which changes the relationship between you and your television, it also features the wii motion plus and is introducing a new control, The Wii U gamepad, where it has control buttons to use but also features a touch screen where you can interact with that and it would show up on the television.
Microsoft introduces the kinect for xbox 360, The kinect has become the fastest selling gizmo ever. Kinect for Xbox 360 changes how you watch TV, movies and sports, play games and listen to music. It lets you enjoy endless entertainment by using your voice or moving your body. The kinect enables users to control and interact with the xbox 360 without the need to touch the xbox controller. It features spoken commands. For example, when you turn your xbox on, it directs you to the home page, you just have to simply say xbox for the kinect to turn and then you don't have to use the controller, plus you can either watch a film or play a game. Its Aimed at broadening the xbox 360s audience beyond its typical gamer base. The Kinect is mostly targeted at a family audience, There are games like Kinect Sports which is created by the developer, Kinect sports brings family together, and keeps them entertained with games they can get involved. Microsoft is a big competitor against Nintendo and sony.
Playstation Move is a highly precise motion controller that works with the playstation eye camera to track and translate the players movement, delivering the most accurate gaming experience yet. 24 games available this season for playstation move and 15 more expected at the end of the year. The PlayStation Move motion controller features an orb at the head which can glow in any of a full range of colours. The PlayStation Move navigation controller is a one-handed supplementary controller designed for use in conjunction with the PlayStation Move motion controller for certain types of gameplay. Sony has made the playstation move as their own major platform launch which has an aggressive marketing campaign to support it. Playstation Move has targeted many audiences, like families, children and many adults, It supplies games that would suit their genre in games.
Conclusion.
As you can see when nintendo introduced the wii, with the motion sensor. You have noticed that technology has changed and Nintendo, sony and Microsoft are introducing the motion sensor where you can hold a handheld controller wand or nothing at all, the motion sensor will capture your every move and give the best gaming experience yet.
