Today's worldliest game video: Xbox 360 Controller + Virtual Earth
by Kevin Kelly 
on Feb 27th 2007 12:01AM
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Video: Using Xbox Controller for Live Search Maps
We'll be starting to think about abandoning our mice altogether if things get as simple as this video makes them seem. Using the Xbox 360 Controller and optionally the Xbox 360 Wireless Gaming Receiver for Windows (good grief that's a mouthful), you can whiz in and out of Virtual Earth just like Hiro Protagonist in 'Snow Crash'.
It's like using the controller and turning the whole planet into one giant version of Flight Simulator. We knew that game would come back in a big way sooner or later. Next stop, Virtual Solar System.
Reader Comments (20)
Posted: Feb 27th 2007 12:12AM (Unverified) said
that's lame you'll never be able to turn the earth ccurately with a controller, true geographers use the kb/m
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Posted: Feb 27th 2007 12:36AM (Unverified) said
Is this an ad?
I just find it convenient that he plugs the wireless adapter and Lego Star Wars II and Flight Sim...both of which are currently the feature titles for Games for Windows.
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I just find it convenient that he plugs the wireless adapter and Lego Star Wars II and Flight Sim...both of which are currently the feature titles for Games for Windows.
Posted: Feb 27th 2007 12:52AM (Unverified) said
It'd be cooler with a wiimote. In fact, I believe that was posted months ago on here
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Posted: Feb 27th 2007 3:49AM lessthankris said
Sweet, cant wait to never use this useless idea.
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Posted: Feb 27th 2007 6:05AM (Unverified) said
Kb/M is more convenient, *especially* when navigating maps.
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Posted: Feb 27th 2007 10:44AM (Unverified) said
They're just those KB/M fanatics who get all uptight everytime someone shows you dont need a kb/m for everything pc related....
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Posted: Feb 27th 2007 1:43PM (Unverified) said
The video, if you guys are wondering, is by Brandon LeBlanc ("Sidebar Geek") from the group of blogs at TheHive.
You can find his blog at the hive here:
http://www.hive.net/Member/blogs/the_wow/
Or his more personal one @ http://www.mstechtoday.com
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You can find his blog at the hive here:
http://www.hive.net/Member/blogs/the_wow/
Or his more personal one @ http://www.mstechtoday.com
Posted: Feb 27th 2007 12:00PM (Unverified) said
He is just a little nervous doing it. Wasn't the navigation using the remore a lot smoother during the CES demo? Looks to me like his sensitivity is too low so he's turning really slow.
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Posted: Feb 27th 2007 12:27PM (Unverified) said
jesus christ, is the only way to portray sarcasm on this site by blatantly blurbing out !!!!1oneOMFGBBQ, it was a joke, some of you need to calm down
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Posted: Feb 27th 2007 12:33PM (Unverified) said
Ahh..i almost missed the sarcasm in the article myself! :(
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Posted: Feb 27th 2007 12:47PM (Unverified) said
That looked like he had no control and hw was struggling how fast things moved. He was jumping chaoticly from position to position. Either he doesnt know how to use analog sticks very well or they mapped the control sticks to simple digital inputs (just like holding down an up key).
If it is the latter that is pretty lame. Either way I don't see how this is impressive, there has been a USB driver for the XBox 1 controller for 4 years.
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If it is the latter that is pretty lame. Either way I don't see how this is impressive, there has been a USB driver for the XBox 1 controller for 4 years.
Posted: Feb 27th 2007 1:52PM (Unverified) said
Jeez, you people are negative. "Not impressed", give me a break. It's not supposed to be that impressive. It's just a fun little piece of code built into Live maps. Lighten up a bit, yeah?
It's a neat trick, using joystick input for a web app, and I hope that this is a trend that continues.
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It's a neat trick, using joystick input for a web app, and I hope that this is a trend that continues.
Posted: Feb 27th 2007 2:27PM (Unverified) said
@Tracert
Im glad you agree its not impressive. Why then should it be on the front page?
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Im glad you agree its not impressive. Why then should it be on the front page?
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