Outspoken game developer Peter Molyneux isn\u2019t convinced that Microsoft\u2019s SmartGlass technology is a viable consumer product, and worries that it\u2019s just a shiny new toy that \u201cus tech boys get really excited about.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an interview with IGN, Molyneux voiced his concerns over the multi-screen Xbox interface.<\/p>\n
“The thing about the SmartGlass is that the tablet is a thing that you have with you all the time. Now, in that sense, I understand completely as a consumer and I’m excited to see what these guys do with it,” he said. “But I do have a problem with it.<\/p>\n
“I now have a screen in front of me on my lap and a screen up on the wall that I’m looking at. Which one should I be looking at? Should I be looking up at the big screen and down, or at my lap and up? Should I be checking down on my lap every few seconds? What’s going to incentivize me to move my eyes from the wall to my lap?”<\/p>\n
Molyneux is however intrigued to see how developers solve the \u201cwhere to look\u201d issue.<\/p>\n
“In a way, part of me is excited by this. But part of me is worried that this is a bit of tech which us tech boys get really excited about, and until I see some really great uses of that SmartGlass or the Wii U GamePad, the jury is out for me to be honest with you<\/p>\n
“The real use for me is how it’s used as part of the entertainment experience, and then that divided attention that you’re demanding of a player is going to be really challenging to balance well.”<\/p>\n
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