14 DAY TRIAL // Everybody's getting with the motion sensitive trend, as all the major consoles of this generation have received or are preparing to receive new technologies that will allow them to detect the movements of the player and imitate them in the games made for the platforms.
Speaking with VideoGamer on this subject, Harvey Elliott, the head of the EA Bright Light studios based in Guildford, has revealed that motion controls will have a long future in the gaming industry, as they will introduce more and more people to video games.
“I think where motion controls really work is making games more accessible. I would never have imagined my mum playing a bowling game, she's in her late 60s. I couldn't imagine her bowling, I couldn't imagine her doing exercise in front of the TV, I couldn't imagine her knocking down a tower of things with a control pad. The Wii and the motion control makes it accessible,”Elliott revealed. “I think that's what motion control does - it makes games more accessible to people.”
The studio executive, which was responsible for the hit Boom Blox franchise for Electronic Arts, has also revealed that these motion controls won't necessarily replace a classic controller, or make it obsolete, but will make the whole experience that much better. “I don't think they replace typical control devices or typical interfaces, but they do definitely augment them. The right games work on the right platforms. They're definitely here to stay and they're definitely cool, and through the accessibility they're bringing more people into gaming.”
With the Nintendo Wii paving the way for new technologies like Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's new controller, it definitely seems that we will be doing a lot of movement while playing our video games in the near future. Hopefully they will be implemented with a clear head, and won't impact the hardcore gaming experience.