Technology moves at a quick pace. Video games has been a major beneficiary with the introduction this year of the "next-gen" gaming consoles the Nintendo Wii and the Sony PS3 to do battle with Microsoft's Xbox 360. Probably the coolest innovation is the Wii's motion-controlled controller, the Wii Remote. Instead of simply moving a joystick and mashing buttons, you control the action by motioning the controller itself.
This technology greatly expands the possibilities for video gaming. Take golf games, for example. Now it's possible to play a golf video game by actually "swinging" the controller. Can you say, "a golf simulator in your living room for around $300?
Check out this video of EA Sports' Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2007 in action on the Wii in the hands of the great Tiger Woods himself. It's well worth a couple of viewings:
If anyone has played this game, please let us know your thoughts.
4 comments:
What if you log a boatload of hours perfecting the Wii controller technique only to discover those hours of simulation have grooved yourself a trashy swing. What may work well on the Wii may not translate to the course. That said... I'm itching to give it whack!
It's almost real, these video games. I wouldn't be surprised if these did significantly help your game.
ZooTrouble
Its still a game. I have a wii and bought Tiger Woods last weekend and have played it for about 6 hours. There is nothing in the game that translates well into real life. Anything but a full swing is hard to master and I have made around 5 holes in one on the game.
Its still a fun game. My buddies and I love to play it and talk smack when someone hits it 40 extra yards on a pitch.
I still enjoy the tennis game more.
mov'in day at agusta town
-holy cow.
-what a day..
-the wind was 'a howl'in...
-the boegies were 'a mount'in....
-the wheels were 'a fly'in off all over agusta town.....
-the crowd's were gasp'in.
-nick faldo was weep'in..
-for his brothers in arms...
-the leaders were bleed'in....
-and the cut liner's kept creep'in back into the day....
-sunday is now wide open.
-with many in bed 'a hope'in..
-for the wind to die down...
-for the greens to slow down....
-for the gods to come aroun'.....
-if only tom watson were still in agusta town.
-to show these young guns how to stare the wind down..
-to wipe off the frown...
-an' try not to drown....
-take the masters crown.....
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