Video game concepts that might be useful in the real world
UncleSporky
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I don't mean junk like, I wish I had infinite ammo and my car never ran out of gas, ho ho.
Is there anything we create or simulate in games that might make good sense to develop or incorporate into real life, if such a thing is possible?
I was thinking about this after playing GTA4 quite a bit this weekend. I realized that the third person overhead view made it much easier to navigate than in first person within the game. This is true for many other games besides GTA, though GTA makes a good test case because of the way it attempts to model a semi-realistic world.
Is the third person view only helpful due to the way the game is designed, or would it have similar benefits in real life? I'd like to do a test drive with a camera mounted on a long arm, having that view in addition to our normal first person view.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIRUavithF8
Ok, so it might take some getting used to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuC1st-cA9M
Another example would be HUDs in general, although as I recall there has been some research that indicates HUDs can be more distracting than helpful?
Is there anything in games that can be or has been incorporated into real life?
Is there anything we create or simulate in games that might make good sense to develop or incorporate into real life, if such a thing is possible?
I was thinking about this after playing GTA4 quite a bit this weekend. I realized that the third person overhead view made it much easier to navigate than in first person within the game. This is true for many other games besides GTA, though GTA makes a good test case because of the way it attempts to model a semi-realistic world.
Is the third person view only helpful due to the way the game is designed, or would it have similar benefits in real life? I'd like to do a test drive with a camera mounted on a long arm, having that view in addition to our normal first person view.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIRUavithF8
Ok, so it might take some getting used to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuC1st-cA9M
Another example would be HUDs in general, although as I recall there has been some research that indicates HUDs can be more distracting than helpful?
Is there anything in games that can be or has been incorporated into real life?
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It would have a huge range of applications to the civilian world as well. Think of things such as minimaps, we've got those now for i-phones, and they're amazingly useful.
Yeah, this is a pretty cool idea. One thing I wonder about is how it actually works, if there's something in the display that counteracts the problem of focusing on things that are too near. I suppose it could do it similar to a Viewmaster or 3D glasses, and show overlays offset just enough that the information appears to be floating in midair.
THIS. I've also learned to "hit the apex" thanks to Ridge Racer, Gran Turismo, Forza, etc etc.
Also. Aim for the head during a zombieocalypse.
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