My Gaming Forum - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS/3DS, PS Vita http://mygaming.co.za/forum/ Discuss your consoles, portables, and exclusive games en Wed, 22 May 2013 05:08:23 GMT vBulletin 60 http://mygaming.co.za/forum/images/misc/rss.png My Gaming Forum - Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS/3DS, PS Vita http://mygaming.co.za/forum/ PS4...errr...tease? http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/31217-PS4-errr-tease?goto=newpost Tue, 21 May 2013 10:41:38 GMT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=QjXU1anoC5Y

Okay, yikes. If this was Sony's attempt at stealing away attention from M$ on the date of their new XBOX reveal they failed pretty dang hard. I know it's a "teaser" - but my word, this is the equivalent of closing your eyes and thinking about it.
]]> Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS/3DS, PS Vita Neo http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/31217-PS4-errr-tease Wii U: Two Years of Negative Brand Momentum http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/31190-Wii-U-Two-Years-of-Negative-Brand-Momentum?goto=newpost Mon, 20 May 2013 09:40:50 GMT I thought this was a very interesting article. ---Quote--- Nintendo’s biggest mistake was allowing the Wii U’s problems to grow into a popular...
I thought this was a very interesting article.

Quote:
Nintendo’s biggest mistake was allowing the Wii U’s problems to grow into a popular internet meme/internet joke where everyone laughs at the product. People post animated gifs to joke about it. A room of game developers at GDC laughed with Mark Rein as soon as Wii U was mentioned. Wii U is now a meme. Wii U is now a joke inside of the gaming community. And it’s Nintendo’s fault for allowing the negativity to reach that high of a point.
Full story.
]]> Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS/3DS, PS Vita Eugene http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/31190-Wii-U-Two-Years-of-Negative-Brand-Momentum DUST 514 – Free on the PlayStation®Network http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/31095-DUST-514-–-Free-on-the-PlayStation®Network?goto=newpost Wed, 15 May 2013 11:55:05 GMT DUST 514® is completely free-to-play on the Playstation®3 and PlayStation®Network. Attachment 4927...
DUST 514® is completely free-to-play on the Playstation®3 and PlayStation®Network.

Dust 514.jpg

Any Good?
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]]> Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS/3DS, PS Vita Mouks http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/31095-DUST-514-–-Free-on-the-PlayStation®Network <![CDATA[Microsoft Teases Immersive 'IllumiRoom' Gaming Experience]]> http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/30830-Microsoft-Teases-Immersive-IllumiRoom-Gaming-Experience?goto=newpost Tue, 30 Apr 2013 07:30:38 GMT

Ahead of Microsoft's May 21 Xbox launch, the team at Microsoft Research this week revealed more details about IllumiRoom, which brings a more immersive and interactive gaming experience right to your living room.

IllumiRoom is described as "a proof-of-concept system that augments the area surrounding a television with projected visualizations to enhance traditional gaming experiences," which means everything from extending gameplay to the borders of your living room to making it appear as though it's snowing inside the house.

"Peripheral projected illusions can change the appearance of the room, induce apparent motion, extend the field of view, and enable entirely new physical gaming experiences," the team said in a research paper about the project.

To bring IllumiRoom to life, the team used a commodity wide field of view projector (InFocus IN126ST) and a Microsoft Kinect sensor, which were mounted behind a player's head as they sat on a couch in front of the TV. The Kinect sensor captured the color and geometry of the scene, and the projector displayed the illusions around the TV screen. The system is self-calibrating, the team said, so it can work in any living room.

What will you see? Microsoft showed off a few options in a demo video (below), starting with Focus+ Context Full, which basically brings whatever game is on your TV right into the living room, expanding your view. With Focus+ Context Edges, meanwhile, only an outline of the gameplay will escape the TV. There's also Focus+ Context Selective, where only certain parts of the gameplay become part of the living room; with a first-person shooter, for example, IllumiRoom could bleed only weapons fire or explosions out of the TV, Microsoft said. It could also point out players just out of site on the TV screen with markers to the left and right of the TV. IllumiRoom can also display beyond the TV, opening up your field of vision.

Like a gaming version of Instagram, meanwhile, IllumiRoom allows for different filters, like saturation or black and white. Something known as Radial Wobble can also distort reality. There's also effects that allow for falling snow, as well as lighting and objects that emerge from the game and fall onto the floor and walls.

IllumiRoom is not limited to gaming; Microsoft said the option to extend the TV screen and show a panorama view could be applied to movies and TV shows, too.

IllumiRoom will likely not be ready for primetime by the time Microsoft's May 21 event rolls around, but researchers are hard at work.

"Before the IllumiRoom system can be in every living room, the final form factor, cost and computational requirements of the system must be determined," they said in the paper. "While there are many unanswered questions regarding peripheral projected illusions, we hope we have demonstrated that they are worth answering."

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]]> Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS/3DS, PS Vita Mouks http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/30830-Microsoft-Teases-Immersive-IllumiRoom-Gaming-Experience PS4 DUALSHOCK4 features! http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/30772-PS4-DUALSHOCK4-features!?goto=newpost Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:16:53 GMT EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Watch the new video where developers discuss some of their favourite DUALSHOCK4 features! Including what makes each feature unique...
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

Watch the new video where developers discuss some of their favourite DUALSHOCK4 features! Including what makes each feature unique and how it will make your game play experience much more dynamic.

]]> Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS/3DS, PS Vita Mouks http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/30772-PS4-DUALSHOCK4-features! Platform price discrepancies http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/30743-Platform-price-discrepancies?goto=newpost Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:41:59 GMT I kinda understand the price differences between consoles and pc as (from what I understand) devs have to pay Sony/Microsoft to publish games on...
I kinda understand the price differences between consoles and pc as (from what I understand) devs have to pay Sony/Microsoft to publish games on their respective console (not sure how much though). But why does there seem to be such a massive price difference between pc and console? And between 360 and PS3 sometimes? Is this the retailers fault? Case in point -> Borderlands 2 @ kalahari.com....

PC: R282
XBOX: R660
PS3: R377

Really?
]]> Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS/3DS, PS Vita remnant http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/30743-Platform-price-discrepancies Trade: Tiger Woods 14 (Xbox360) http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/30724-Trade-Tiger-Woods-14-(Xbox360)?goto=newpost Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:45:01 GMT I have Tiger Woods 14 (Xbox360) with an unused online code to trade for either Tomb Raider or Bioshock Infinite. I am in Kuilsriver, Cape Town.
I have Tiger Woods 14 (Xbox360) with an unused online code to trade for either Tomb Raider or Bioshock Infinite.

I am in Kuilsriver, Cape Town.
]]> Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS/3DS, PS Vita bokka1 http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/30724-Trade-Tiger-Woods-14-(Xbox360) XBOX 360 Headset recommendations? http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/30715-XBOX-360-Headset-recommendations?goto=newpost Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:04:57 GMT
My xbox 360 headset was unceremoniously trashed last week (how I do not know but it involved someone who helps with cleaning etc.) and now I'm in need of a new one.

Mine was the old school wired headset and mouth piece but now I see there are a few different models about. Can anyone recommend a decent headset?

Budget R300-R400 at a push.

Thanks!
]]> Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS/3DS, PS Vita bradbear117 http://mygaming.co.za/forum/showthread.php/30715-XBOX-360-Headset-recommendations