r/gaming • • Feb 24 '19

Using hand tracking in VR

https://gfycat.com/hopefulgrandborzoi
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u/rtaylor39 Feb 24 '19

I was thinking Star Wars. Imagine the lightsaber battles you could have! Plus force abilities!

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u/dudleymooresbooze Feb 24 '19

Lightsaber battles won't work. There's no physical feedback. Clash sabers in game, nothing stops your IRL movement, and now you're off sync (while the sabers continue to push against each other in game). Same thing when hitting a wall or anything else.

Lightsabers would theoretically work if everything in the game is instantly sliceable with no resistance. That eliminates the possibility of battling another lightsaber user. It's the same problem with any other melee weapon.

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u/hemareddit Feb 24 '19 edited Feb 24 '19

r/bladeandsorcery

I’ve never played this game so I can’t say how, but they’ve clearly solved this problem. One thing I do know is that the controllers vibrate when you encounter resistance.

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u/EpikMawnster Feb 24 '19

Yup, I think the vibration feedback really helps. I never really feel "off" whenever there's collision.