Hi Phil, Yeah, I've heard about this. It sounds pretty interesting from a gaming point of view. It will be interesting to see this technology as soon as it is available for the mainstream market.
On 6/26/12, Phil Vlasak <[email protected]> wrote: > Microsoft Windows 8 tablets will have Touch pressure-sensitive keyboards. > When it is released later this year, the keyboards will detect different > amounts of force on the keys. > This could lead to fighting games that allow variable Punch and Kick > strength, or car racing games with variable throttle and braking controls. > Just imagine a racing game that allow you to go faster the harder you press > > the up arrow key, or a first person shooter where you can have different > walking and running speeds or different jump heights based on how hard each > > key is depressed. " > It will be more intuitive if you could jump higher or swing a club or bat > harder by pressing harder on the key. > And You could have adjustable turning speeds in flight simulators, > You could turn a single shot gun into a machine gun by pressing harder, > and have adjustable strength tosses of bowling balls and baseballs. > There will probably have to be practice ranges so you can determine how far > > your golf shot will go based on the amount of pressure on the key. Other > gaming applications could be pulling back the string on a bow to fire an > arrow farther, or making sure you throw a grenade far enough to hit the > monster. > http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/06/how-microsofts-tablet-touch-cover-could-change-game-controls/ > > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://mail.audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
