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NEWS: IBM's Sword Art Online Virtual Reality MMO Project Streams In-Game Combat Footage

Unfortunately, this is what current VR can do. You stand in place and wave around a glitchy sword. Its an alpha, so obviously it would get better, but you can't fix the standing in place issue. Even a VR headset like the Vive would only let you move around in a small boxed area.

It's alpha footage, I'm sure that they'll get things working better. There are solutions for the standing-in-place issue, like the Virtuix Omni "treadmill" that would allow movement outside a small box. I assume that when they say special footwear to track movement, this is the type of solution that they are referring to.

All of that said, I think it is a mistake for them to release footage before any actual combat is possible. This video is disappointing on all fronts.

Mirri wrote:

It's alpha footage, I'm sure that they'll get things working better. There are solutions for the standing-in-place issue, like the Virtuix Omni "treadmill" that would allow movement outside a small box. I assume that when they say special footwear to track movement, this is the type of solution that they are referring to. All of that said, I think it is a mistake for them to release footage before any actual combat is possible. This video is disappointing on all fronts.

That treadmill looks like it could work. The combat does have potential, it just needs more refinement.

@ Nyren:

I didn't see any sign of crouching in that video and jumping looks like it's just asking for trouble. However, despite your pessimism, at least one mildly popular video game has managed to succeed under the limitations imposed.