HMZ Immersive Pleasure Device

[blzd1]

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/09/11/s ... lay-at-tgs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 7oCTRIUCk8

Sony to Show Prototype Head-Mounted Display at TGS

"What level of immersion is it possible for people to achieve? Now, a new entertainment experiment explores that possibility: The HMZ Immersive Pleasure Device head-mounted display. Developed as an open experiment, this model has a head-tracking system and live camera."

[blzd1]

Sorry Zaptruder,

Didn't see your post.

[rmcclelland]

I thought this was pr0n related for sure.

Sony does certainly have the right skill sets already in place to lead in the VR industry. However, it doesn't seem to have the right culture. To me, the HMZ-T1/T2 look like they were designed by people who think they know better than consumers. I doubt they prototyped over and over until is was right/comfortable, rather it was just designed and built.

If they've paid any attention to consumer sentiment, they would have completely changed the form factor to make it more comfortable. Now I don't really see them making something great until will after the consumer Rift has shipped.

[brantlew]

Sony is obviously clueless. We know they demoed the Rift at E3 and surely they have heard the complaints about the HMZ form factor. How they could green-light this release instead of going back to the drawing board is beyond me. It just serves to weaken my already shaky faith in them. Between the lack of imagination with the Move, the failure of the Vita, and now the HMZ debacle, these guys just seem to have their heads up their a$$es when it comes to gaming.

[android78]

Yeah, I'm in two minds. Sony appear to be making some progress, but for all their money, they seem to be focused on making something that looks futuristic and good on a fact sheet rather then a really great experience. It amazes me that they still have such a poor layout of UI with the PS3 after all these years. It is really clunky and ugly, giving me little faith that they are able to create good products anymore!
The tech they create might be good, but they really need to sort out their final delivered product.