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I hate VR controllers. I'd prefer to play VR games without them. I'd prefer they do hand and eye tracking to determine what I'm doing, like look at a zombie a

I hate VR controllers. I'd prefer to play VR games without them. I'd prefer they do hand and eye tracking to determine what I'm doing, like look at a zombie and and go pew pew pew with my finger guns. The only VR headset I've tried that can do hand tracking (Oculus Quest) sucks at it and games there didn't pick up on it as an input at all, as far as I know. However, just because VR controllers won't exist for the Apple Vision at release it doesn't mean they never will. Perhaps Apple will release some later, or it'll be a third party release. Heck, someone might unironically release a Nintendo Power Glove style controller that works incredibly well with Apple Vision.

criddell 3y ago
My family went to a Sandbox VR store and played a zombie game. In it they gave you “guns” that the cameras could track. I put guns in quotes because when you remove the headset you see that you were basically holding a stick with reflectors on it, but in VR it sure felt gunish.
throwuwu 3y ago
That’s a unique take. Especially for guns in VR which feel incredibly natural with a controller that is basically a pistol grip with a trigger. For people really into Pavlov they even sell kits to mount the controllers together into a rifle configuration with attachments for a shoulder strap and buttstock. I’ve never heard of a successful shooter game that uses finger guns.
- redundantly 3y ago
  > I’ve never heard of a successful shooter game that uses finger guns Because none exist.
HyperSane 3y ago
Why do you hate VR controllers?
- redundantly 3y ago
  > Why do you hate VR controllers? Sensitive hands and wrists. Pain and fatigue using them. Having to swap out batteries. Recharging AAs is a hassle, but I don't like using disposable ones. More clutter to keep track of, store and organise. Kids misplace them frequently. More crap to have to keep clean, sweaty and oily hands leaving residue on them. Would rather just have a single device, the headset, that I put on and not have to deal with a bunch of other accessories.

criddell 3y ago

My family went to a Sandbox VR store and played a zombie game. In it they gave you “guns” that the cameras could track. I put guns in quotes because when you remove the headset you see that you were basically holding a stick with reflectors on it, but in VR it sure felt gunish.

throwuwu 3y ago

That’s a unique take. Especially for guns in VR which feel incredibly natural with a controller that is basically a pistol grip with a trigger. For people really into Pavlov they even sell kits to mount the controllers together into a rifle configuration with attachments for a shoulder strap and buttstock. I’ve never heard of a successful shooter game that uses finger guns.

redundantly 3y ago
> I’ve never heard of a successful shooter game that uses finger guns Because none exist.

HyperSane 3y ago

Why do you hate VR controllers?

redundantly 3y ago
> Why do you hate VR controllers? Sensitive hands and wrists. Pain and fatigue using them. Having to swap out batteries. Recharging AAs is a hassle, but I don't like using disposable ones. More clutter to keep track of, store and organise. Kids misplace them frequently. More crap to have to keep clean, sweaty and oily hands leaving residue on them. Would rather just have a single device, the headset, that I put on and not have to deal with a bunch of other accessories.