OLR: Exercise 2 – Topic 7

[OLR] Exercise 7.2 Nintendo and Wii.com
New devices come into being due to market competition. Visit the Nintendo company’s Web site and find abour their new Wii devices as a game interface device. Describe how Wii works, what makes it different to other game devices and how does it improve the game experience for the user. [250 words]

The Wii is a very interesting and innovative device. The first thing that grabbed my attention was the way that users interact with it. This product does not use the standard game controller that we have come to know from console game systems. This system users a wireless controller that users move around to interact with the system. An example of this is someone playing a tennis game would swing the controller around as if it were a tennis racket. This type of interaction gives users a much more immersive experince to the games that they are playing. It also in itself is a form of exercise, and there have been a number of cases of injury and damage caused by the new interaction method.

This vide provides a great example of how users interact with this system.

http://uk.wii.com/movies/54/

OLR: Exercise 1 – Topic 7

 The two devices that I have used alot recently are the Internet Phone and the Joystick.

Joystick

This input device allows me to interact alot more effectivly with certain games such as flight simulators easier taking control better and improving interaction with the software. A noteable example of this is in the game Battlefield 2 where I commonly switch from keyboard and mouse to joystick when entering aircraft in the game. This joystick allows for better control and precision when interacting with the ingame vehicles.

Internet Phone

I recently started using Skype alot to talk to a company overseas that I have my webserver. This device, that I was able to borrow from someone at work allows me to use skype like an ordinary cordless telephone. It means that I can walk around the house and use the service like I would a normal phone. This allows me to not be tethered to the computer when making calls.