The Future of Gaming
Dear Procrastinators,
The big E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) is going on this week. Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo all announced their new gaming technologies:
Sony: Wii-like controller
Nintendo: A new, more accurate, Wii controller
Microsoft: NO CONTROLLER NEEDED
Look ma, no hands!
It is obvious that Microsoft is the clear winner here. Now you won’t even need to find (much less pick up) your controller to start playing. You will just walk in front of your TV, be recognized by the system and start playing, Minority Report style. You may even get some exercise from moving around as you make the on-screen character follow your moves.
But that will require work and effort, and therefore runs counter to everything this site believes in.
Fortunately, Procrastinators, I have a solution. And it will be a reality in just a few years.
Researchers at Emotiv have figured out how to control objects on screen using brainwaves. Imagine just thinking what your character should do and having it respond, all from the comfort of your couch with nary a need to lift a finger. Shoot the bad guy? Think it. Pass the ball to T.O. in Madden? Think it. Exercise on your wii board? Think it.
This, my friends, is the future of gaming.
Two-Week Wrap-Up: May 11 – May 22
*runs, gasping, to the keyboard*
Hello, procrastinators! I hope you’ll forgive my labored breathing and flushed cheeks. I’ve been off procrastinating. It takes a lot of work not to do my work! Now that we’re all here together, though, let’s look back over the last two weeks’ editions of The Daily Procrastinator and make sure that nothing escaped your notice.
TDP served up a healthy portion of technology posts, beginning with TallGirl’s reminiscences about the space shuttle we have all come to know and love. Somehow, replacing it with a capsule just doesn’t seem right. Speaking of technological advances with which TallGirl is not 100% comfortable, she also pointed out that two recently revealed “innovative” cars share an uncanny resemblance. BigRedPoet contributed to the technological frenzy by offering his opinion on a soon-to-be-released technology from XBox360 that will revolutionize video gaming. TallGirl addressed technology once more as she lamented the absence of old-fashioned customer service and human contact in the modern business world.
FlashCap directed a post toward collectors and hobbyists as he revealed his collection of Marvel Universe action figures. Simultaneously, he called down a pox upon Hasbro for luring him into collecting yet another series of tiny plastic superheroes. The pictures are pretty astonishing.
I've heard of unreceptive women, but this is ridiculous.
The subject of good ol’ everyday life got some attention on TDP in the past two weeks. TallGirl discussed her recent “opportunity” to serve on a jury and also provided some enlightening tips for avoiding your civic duty. My inner procrastinator is smiling. Next, TallGirl revealed that there may or may not be an undead creature in her rose garden. Is it possible for plants to return, rotted and shambling, from the grave? Finally, BigRedPoet saw a product this week that he simply could not resist writing about. It’s difficult to explain. Just go check it out…
In what’s beginning to look like a pattern, BigRedPoet posted a concert and album review this week. This time, his attention is turned toward a young singer and songwriter who hasn’t yet made the bigtime, but who is destined for great success. Long live old-time music!
Finally, BigRedPoet addressed the topic of physical anthropology. A new fossil, nicknamed “Ida,” has recently been discovered in Germany, and she promises to open many doors of insight into humanity’s earliest ancestors. In this post, you can check out pictures of the discovery, read BRP’s reactions, and find out about the recently published book about Ida.
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