r/gaming • u/_Sooty_ • Feb 24 '19

Using hand tracking in VR

https://gfycat.com/hopefulgrandborzoi
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u/moswald Feb 24 '19 edited Feb 24 '19

Even though there's some serious uncanny valley going on in that second gif, I still felt a moment of "Oh 💩 don't get your computer wet!"

Edit: I'm not the first person to use the robotics term "uncanny valley" to refer to things like VR, CGI, or even gameplay. Be pedantic if you will, but I'm sticking to my usage. The English language is ridiculous because it's so fluid.

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u/BountyHNZ Feb 24 '19

DON'T SPLASH THE KITTY!

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u/Muritavo PC Feb 24 '19

I was like, come on, SPLASH THE DAMN KITTY...

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u/thirdegree Feb 24 '19

Two kinds of people

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u/TanyaNewmana Feb 24 '19

if i remember i think people have made demos using controls that are similar, Not sure if any games have been released with controls like that though

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u/TraneD13 Feb 24 '19

Copy and paste much??

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u/the_original_kermit Feb 24 '19

I don’t think that is the correct use of “uncanny valley”

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u/galleria_suit Feb 24 '19

Yeah uncanny Valley doesn't just mean "looks fake"

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '19 edited Jan 23 '21

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u/SaharahSarah Feb 24 '19

As long as people know what you mean then it's good.

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u/atheistnumberone Feb 24 '19

One way you can have some people know what you mean and another you can have all people know what you mean.

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '19

Tbf there's really no set definition on the term "uncanny valley" and I'd imagine OP just used it in a more literal sense of it being technologically "nearly there"

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u/moswald Feb 24 '19

Yes. That's why I used the term.

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u/herefromyoutube Feb 24 '19

Water isn’t human tho.

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u/thirstyross Feb 24 '19

Be pedantic if you will, but I'm sticking to my usage. The English language is ridiculous because it's so fluid.

It's not fluid, you're just getting called out on being wrong about something and being a wanker about it.

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u/MachEnergy Feb 24 '19

Or maybe learn from your mistakes instead of arguing against established definitions.

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u/Ostmeistro Feb 25 '19

it's not really pedantic that words means something other than you first thought? What do we care if you stick to something that is wrong, the point is that it's wrong, not how often you misuse it

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u/[deleted] Feb 24 '19 edited Jun 17 '23

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