Dear GD,When i played Half-Life and SWAT 3 I used to get so engrossed, especially in a moment of 'stealth' that I would end up physically leaning to try and get an advantage against the enemy. Then I came across a demo of the game "Thief" where for the first time was given the option to lean and peer round corners etc.I thought what good idea but again was getting so engrossed in the game that whenever i went to lean in the game i would still find myself physically leaning too!! Then I came up with this idea: Why not actually have a sensor on each arm attached to an elasticated band and they could be worn on the upper arm with sensors on your desk so when you lent either left or right both sensors would cross each others paths as such and 'connect' which would create the leaning effect. Its an idea that could be incorporated into any first person shooter and I think it would give that more personal interactive 'feel' to a game.

Game Control - Leaning in a game

Barry Bawden
barry.bawden@cableinet.co.uk

I think you are onto something, this would for sure give games a more interactive feel. Neat!!!

Idea Reviewer:
-Vegard Aure-