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So I'm not sure how many of you have the Kinect, but it is basically an awesome video game technology that can track your every movement with no controller as well as depth and lateral movement.
Anyway, I was thinking, how cool would it be to have haunt tours of ACTUAL haunts that you could "walk" through using the Kinect. Could this work?
I mean you film and map the entire haunt and then you walk someone through with a camera and let the actors and animatronics do what they do. I think it would be an amazing thing where people could visit haunts like Netherworld, The Darkness, Pirates of Emerson, and on and on all in the comfort of their own home! New haunts could frequently be added as downloadable content. Best of all for you owners out there, licensing fees! Think of what you could do with the additional revenue?
There are some drawbacks of course. Scares would only be able to come from the front, or as someone is "turning a corner" rather than 360 degrees. I guess you could figure out a way to do it with a couple people going through but you still lose a group aspect. Personally I would rather it be a walkthrough rather than a game, but its likely some would want some game aspects. The biggest one is the audience large enough for this sort of thing? I think it might be... and think of the exposure for the haunt industry?
Anyway, was wondering what you guys thoughts are. I wonder if I could get a game developer to consider something like this? Thoughts?
Anyway, I was thinking, how cool would it be to have haunt tours of ACTUAL haunts that you could "walk" through using the Kinect. Could this work?
I mean you film and map the entire haunt and then you walk someone through with a camera and let the actors and animatronics do what they do. I think it would be an amazing thing where people could visit haunts like Netherworld, The Darkness, Pirates of Emerson, and on and on all in the comfort of their own home! New haunts could frequently be added as downloadable content. Best of all for you owners out there, licensing fees! Think of what you could do with the additional revenue?
There are some drawbacks of course. Scares would only be able to come from the front, or as someone is "turning a corner" rather than 360 degrees. I guess you could figure out a way to do it with a couple people going through but you still lose a group aspect. Personally I would rather it be a walkthrough rather than a game, but its likely some would want some game aspects. The biggest one is the audience large enough for this sort of thing? I think it might be... and think of the exposure for the haunt industry?
Anyway, was wondering what you guys thoughts are. I wonder if I could get a game developer to consider something like this? Thoughts?
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