GDC08: Head tracking Easter egg included in BOOM BLOX
by Candace Savino 
{ Feb 22nd 2008 at 5:00PM }
Well, as it turns out, we don't have to be wistful anymore.
In a continued effort to make us look bad, the creators of BOOM BLOX revealed yesterday at GDC that the game would incorporate some head tracking. Before you get too excited, executive producer Lou Castle told Joystiq that this would only be an "Easter egg inclusion."
This feature won't be an integral part of the game, clearly, but it's still a big step for gaming nonetheless. We're a little worried that in order to use this feature, the player must make their own LED headset -- we think most people won't bother doing that, and thus miss out on something great. Castle said that they weren't going to promote the feature, and we're assuming that it's for this reason. Whether you take advantage of the head tracking option or not, though, it's still a laudable inclusion in our eyes.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Blue_Falcon @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:03PM
I think I smell some crow...
Mr Khan @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:36PM
The wiifanboy staff are going to have to eat a whole Murder by the time this is over, i am thinking
Or it could be Red Steel redux
lol, Simpsons. "It's a Murder, honey, a gang of crows is called a Murder."
Candace Savino @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:41PM
@ Mr Khan
Nah, we'll just make Chris eat it. I'm not too fond of crow, myself.
;)
Sonic_13 @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:20PM
It's definitely a cool concept, but not a very practical one (at least in its current state).
I hope they continue to work on this idea as I would love to see something like this implemented in future games.
G-Man @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:31PM
WiiWare will probably be a great place for developers to experiment with this. How about Tempest, with head tracking, on WiiWare for $15? I'd buy that.
raindog @ Feb 22nd 2008 11:38PM
They'd have to come out with the Wii Knob for that to be any good. Tempest with anything other than a knob really sucks.
Deozaan @ Feb 22nd 2008 7:00PM
Why not just duct tape the sensor bar to your head? Or buy one of those wireless sensor bars and do something with that.
Really all you're doing is changing position of the Wiimote and the sensor bar. Wiimotes go on TV, Sensor bar goes on self.
JacKal @ Feb 25th 2008 3:18AM
@Deozaan
I was thinking the same thing when I read this, though putting the sensor bar on your head sounds really uncomfortable
Knoxximus @ Feb 23rd 2008 12:37PM
I'm gonna run to Home Depot and get something like Johnny had. SWIIIIIIIIIIT!
Perverted @ Feb 23rd 2008 3:57PM
If I was smart enough, I'd so be trying this...
As said Wiiware should test the waters for it. Maybe the easter egg is to see if people are interested?
Croove55 @ Feb 26th 2008 12:01PM
Who says you're going to have to remove the sensor bar for this to work? It does make the programming easier, yes, since that allows the Wiimote to function as the stable camera, but it'd all be a matter of inverting the axises in the wiimote's infrared camera (much like it does normally, as you can see if you've ever adjusted the sensitivity options in the Wii menu) and you just have to hold a wiimote on top of your head, much like in warioware. The reason Johnny Lee used the sensor bar on the hat was because it was less challenging to program and did technically make a cooler hat.