“I think where motion controls really work is making games more accessible. I would never have imagined my mum playing a bowling game, she’s in her late 60s. I couldn’t imagine her bowling, I couldn’t imagine her doing exercise in front of the TV, I couldn’t imagine her knocking down a tower of things with a control pad. The Wii and the motion control makes it accessible. I think that’s what motion control does – it makes games more accessible to people. I don’t think they replace typical control devices or typical interfaces, but they do definitely augment them. The right games work on the right platforms. They’re definitely here to stay and they’re definitely cool, and through the accessibility they’re bringing more people into gaming.” – Harvey Elliott, head of EA Bright Light studio in Guildford
Even in the short time that motion control has been available in the industry, it has proven to be very profitable and has allowed casual players to test out the waters of video gaming. And with Microsoft and Sony developing their own ideas based on motion control, that concept won’t be going anywhere any time soon.
