PS Move Developers Researched ‘Glove’ For Gaming
It’s probably safe to assume many of you may not remember a specific peripheral for the original Nintendo Entertainment System: the Power Glove. Even though that controller scheme failed miserably, some of the lab rats at Sony had once pondered about bring back the ‘glove’ for the PS3.
Nintendo’s Power Glove was a break-through in technology for its inception back in the beginning of home entertainment. It was the first controller that allowed the user to recreate his/her hand movements onto the television screen in real-time (sound familiar?). However many of the users complained about the lack of precision and the difficulty to use it. Sadly (or thankfully), the Power Glove failed, earning itself one of the worst controllers ever created.
Fast forward 20 years later, we finally learn that Sony had once decided to take the glove approach, which could have been the new PS Move, and potentially another disaster. In an interview with NowGamer, Dr. Richard Marks, one of the creators of the Move, said that they had began their research using a glove device.
“We had some work into gloves, [but] very quickly we realized that actually having to put something on isn’t a very social experience. So many people don’t want to put something on to play a game, so we did some things where we put things inside of your hand where it would feel kind of like a glove, but not quite, that also is a little bit abstracted, it’s neat, has some really cool effects, but the move is kind of a balance of what people already understand of a controller.”
Perhaps, the world wasn’t ready yet to harness the power of the glove when it was released for the Nintendo. Maybe, this generation would’ve been more receptive. However, my memory of using the device is enough for me to be thankful that Sony didn’t fall into that same trap. What the PS Move is already promising for us, is exactly what most have been wanting to see and enjoy.
We’ll be looking forward to seeing the PS Move, and not a glove, hit stores this September.
9 Responses to “PS Move Developers Researched ‘Glove’ For Gaming”
i’m actually surprised there is no wii power glove. i allways wanted a power glove but they cost too much when i was a kid i think , i don’t remember how much they were.
“So many people don’t want to put something on to play a game”, like 3d glasses?
Yes, like 3D glasses. Fortunately though, 3D is optional.
This might be the Kinect sub-controller technology that will come out to make the Kinect more popular. I like options and if a third party vendor can be allowed to do this for the PS3 Eye and motion control then you could see this for some games especially inFamous or others that use hands as magic generators as part of the gameplay.
hello …
i believe that glowing glove with modern technology & material could have been better than the actual wand, it would have been a Kinnect-like play with tracking device a la MOVE & so win the motion control war ….
we must not see old failures as eternal issues, at that time the technology wasn’t that good & the games themselves were far in terms of experience or augmented reality. ….
having sensors & force feedback in a glowing glove that doesn’t weigh too much would be just fine, for next-gen i’ll say, when 3D will be better & we’ll want more of that ‘inside the game’ feeling.
cheers!
I hear square wheels are making a comeback too. :S
Yeah I saw those wheels on an 2013 Range Rover… (December 21st 2012) LoL
I think that if a third party did a glove for the PS3 it would find a few buyers.
I had a power glove when I was a kid, and man did it suck. I ended up cutting the cord off it and used it for a costume accessory. It did look pretty cool though.
Man, I thought I was the only one that cut the cord off and used it for a costume accessory… LOL…