Research on the PlayStation Move began as early as 2001, stemming from parallel development of the EyeToy which was eventually released in 2003. An early prototype version of the Move was demonstrated in a technology demo known as "Magic Duel" in 2001, in which developers experimented with color-based 3D controller tracking, including prototypes using spheres.

I have to say, this is probably my favorite series on this channel right now. I've always wondered how some things worked in video games, especially the 3DS video. Keep up the awesome videos!

Awesome breakdown of the move, kinect and 3DS man! You should do a few more of these, like the virtual boy and some other stuff! Also the 16 and 8bit gems series is stellar too. Keep up the solid and information packed videos!

"Lets hear it for the lowest common denominator" I subscribed because of this.

Explaining physics with videogames... I would love this guy to give classes in my high school.

very interesting video. Thanks for explanation. All makes sense.

Your videos are so badass man, so glad I discovered ya!

@bcta302 If you watch the video, you'll see that the only part of the PS Move that I note was first used by the Wii were accelerometers in the controller (I didn't even mention that Wii MotionPlus used gyroscopes first). Sony's innovations involving the Eyetoy, PS Eye, and orb tracking system are all theirs, and I give credit where it's due. All that said, this is an informative piece, and not meant to incite fanboyism. Similarities noted were tongue-in-cheek and used for comedic effect.

This video made my head blow up, after my hard drive

I enjoyed this video infinitely more, because of the usage of FF IX music in the second half.

Copying other companies' products is just another part of entrepreneurship . You just have to remember who did it first, ALSO who is doing it better. The PS move attempt to improve the motion sensing controls from the Wii, which is good. May the evolution of video games continue to make gaming more fun.

Nice use of the second overworld theme from Chrono Cross. One of my favorite game tunes.

kudos for using Yasunori Mitsuda's music :)

You're in YGS 42. Well done.

Holy shit, you just blew my mind even though I have no clue what you're talking about. Thank you :)

Damn! The hidden track song in the Symphony of the Night cd! Nice going!

I would like to see a video where they explain in a simple way what things the ps move can do that the Wii remote plus cannot, or vice versa. Thanks!

@LocoLogo95 I've already said this but "I remember hearing somewhere that Nintendo wanted to create a console with a disk drive, so they teamed up with Sony, but then Sony ditched them and that console became the PS1, which would mean that Nintendo wasn't copying Sony with the Gamecube because they were already planning on making a disk-using console in the first place." However, someone named pooody informed me afterwards that it was actually Nintendo that ditched Sony.

I loved how much info and smartness you put into it. your a very intelligent i like that. :) keep making your videos!

you are hilarious. im glad i subscribed. the part where you took the money from that hand was comedy gold!

Software engineers are smart people, they know how to work it. And the move is still more precise than a motion plus

great video! your really coming into your own!

"The Nintendo GameCube (ニンテンドーゲームキューブ Nintendō Gēmukyūbu?), officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan[4][5] and GCN in North America,[6] is a video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan." Thanks wikipedia, but if you could get the exact date of when the move demo was out that would be good.

I feel informed. This was a really great information session. I don't feel as anti Move as I once was. And win for Chrono Cross and Xenogears music.

No actual date was released, BUT I believe that it was shown on Tokyo game show 2001 (February?)

You're thinking of the Playstation Eye. That was shown in 2001. The Playstation Move came out in 2010.

was that a chrono cross song at 3:15? not sure if it's from Chrono Cross or another PS1 game, but it sure brought back some nice memories

Great, and informative video

i love how all the best games that would utilize the motion contollers the best use mouse and keyboard on the PC... Mount and Blade warband + expacs and mods, chivalry, and war of roses

You make this not just easy to understand but fun and make me want to learn more about everything! Can you do one on the wii and wiimotion pulse like what makes move better then wii with motion pulse?

you sir need to be my tech teacher

I found it highly fascinating! :)

I think the magnetometer is to find the direction that the controller is pointing. How else can you tell?

You. Guys. Rock.

Awesome video!

@zilph82 it's from castlevania symphony of the night. i believe it was heard when putting the game into a normal cd player.

3:20 That song's from Chrono Cross in the 2nd over world.

The Wii Remote works. o-o I've used it for over four years, and never had any problems with it.

me as the zapper though the to red buttons are definedas a different light so the a buttton on gyromite is blue and the b butoon is red

At some point I stopped paying attention to the explanation and noticed the familiar background music. Chrono Cross!

Excellent and highly informative video - really enjoyed this and the Kinect video even if the science sometimes goes over my head - hehe :P

Love the video.. Most of the people I know would stop watching after......well after reading the title.

hi, no, i wasn't trying to answer an other post. I was answering your post, but yes, perhaps I should've have make it as a reply to Mr Stefan van Westing's post, but that would make even less sense. He already answered something that, you might find, is making sense. I was simply adding to the conversation beyond the obvious. The tomato joke is hilarious though.

Very informative and useful! Thank you! Just a comment: the video gets a little boring at the semiconduction fragment (althought I can understand it, not everyone can and it's not soooooo important). Thank you again!

It works by flashing a color on the screen. 2 colors 1 for A and 2 for B

I suppose it might of been inspiration from the tech demo, but maybe somehow it MIGHT of been coincidence that they both had the same idea, it might of been scrapped, seen as though we didn't see it till 2010 again. Seeing the success of the Wii they thought "Lets give it another go."

I loved it! Thanks for the lesson, even though I have no interest in the PS Move. Now I hope you do Kinect next.

@ClanOfTheGrayWolf Awesome!!! you answered dude, I just wanted you to reply my comment, so like that people can see the video's url I sent. Because seriously, it gets annoying when people say "Move" copied Wii. I take back everything I said, I said it to make you reply. I didn't mean to disrespect.

Sony: bu-bu-but we got this shiny ball too see. We're not ripping anyone off honist. We started this motion gaming shit. Eyetoy baby! What you mean Power Glove? Kirby tilt and what? Game Boy Camera? Hey where'd all our customers go? Oh yeah. XBox.

It checks for red or blue when it sees green on the screen, something like that

--- Started out this whole thing.

nive vid man, explained everything, yes i mean everything. i got lost half way but still watched whole vid. i give my credit it to u. go PS move

How do you explain that?

Roo, you are very smart and obviosly work in technology. How do you find the time to make these great videos? Was your job outsoursed to India? Keep up with the great vids...

How does the Wii Remote Plus fare against Playstation Move?

can eye play work for move

The move has a noticeable delay in reading motion inputs. It's accurate but not condusive to fast paced intuitive action. I'm also, along with a lot of hardcore gamers, not a huge fan of motion controls. I think a controller is more intuitive and precise. Plus, most actually fun games require performing actions in games that are better mapped to triggers or buttons anyway.

Culpepper, to moss, to THE KING

I'm definitely subscribing since you put chrono cross...

You're not alone! FFIX had the best soundtrack

the imaginitively named motion controller. *holds up wii remote* ...I don't have a prop budget. Best. Line. Ever.

So dose that mean you are going to do a video on how nintendo finally decided to jump up to ps3 and xbox 360's levle of gaming with the wii U but is still left in the dirt with the new ps4 and xbox one

how can you confirm that statement?

Wow is that Final Fantasy IX music in the background?

@StraightOutaPortland How?

where did you get your pictures from, I was wondering if I could use them for a presentation

@pooody I remember hearing somewhere that Nintendo wanted to create a console with a disk drive, so they teamed up with Sony, but then Sony ditched them and that console became the PS1, which would mean that Nintendo wasn't copying Sony with the Gamecube because they were already planning on making a disk-using console in the first place. I haven't done any research though, so it might not be true.

The song at 3:09 is from crono cross, thumbs up if u know what im talking about!!

@FreebersJeebers listen, I'm not that knowledgable about gaming, all I was trying to say is let people play what they want without bashing them for it.

Roo i got to tell you that sony´s PS MOVE got shown at E3 back in 2001! Wii was shown at E3 2005 for the first time i believe. soo actually nintendo took the idea from Sony. it took soo long because sony was waiting for technology because face it, nobody would have bought PSMOVE controller for 500dollars.

You kind of sound like PatTheNESPunk. You're awesome!

Still for sale in our country I Live in aussie

Love your Chrono Cross soundtrack.

Well Sony already announced that the move will be naturally compatible with the PS4, so it may have a chance

The music playing near the end is from FFIX?

to further your point, joysticks are old technolgy, Nintendo introduced them as analog sticks with the 64 when the PS1 had D-Pad only. and well guess who came out with anolog sticks a few months later? but it was different, they were being original, i mean who else put TWO joysticks at the time? /= |

Now I want to go play the Fight: Lights Out for some strange reason.

@zilph82 yes, and the casltevania black disc song, and chrono cross. reviewer has good taste

Granted, the Wii came first and Sony said "Oh hey these guys found some money, let's steal their ideas and make it better and keep the profits!"

Also the Wii was being created from day 3 of the gamecube.

the nintendo 64 controller was the first to bring back joysticks in gaming and every company is using them now including sony.

Chrono Cross!!! Well my night has been made.

What if you tried to play in space? Without gravity, the accelerometer would mess up?

maybe in terms of its manufacturing costs, retail price and having a hard time to sell it as something as innovative as wiimote six years late to the scene?

can u do how 3d cameras work :) ?

There's not really much to ROB as his basic operation is basically the same as the zapper. Unlike the zapper though, the game encodes the commands using pulse width modulation (Wikipedia it for more details) which basically flashes the screen on and off to send different commands in binary with a flash being a 1 and a blank 0. ROB has some circuitry inside of him that does timing and interprets this and moves accordingly. This form has some interesting specifics tinyurl(dot)com/c8apq84

at 03:20, i smiled. chrono cross music ftw

What's the song that starts at 8:40?

@TheOnlyBrainsaw Same way. Just add another camera.

i noticed too. i was going to say "chrono cross".

What is the song that plays on 3:27?

My brain! You're too smart!

@maniacchris But Sony started Move's technology before Wiimote came out... After watching that video I sent, I think it's not fair to say that Sony copied the Wii more. Clearly Move is based on its own technology, a technology develop before Wii came out. It's a controller that you're going to hold with only one hand, then logically it has to be shaped in that way (a stick?), even if it looks like the Wiimote. And even in that video you can see that what supports the ball is a stick.

@itsjenyoumen what did konami do that was so great compared to nintendo?

@rupertacdc and microsoft copy playstation buttons to get and xbox360. example: X box 360 (name) x [] O (buttons)

Wii was in development as soon as the Gamecube came out

So basicly 1+1 is 2 right?

Gamecube's release= 2003, The first move demo= 2001

'everything comes from sony' | If i recall Nintendo has apparently made the leaps and changes to what Gaming has been now. SNES made X-Y and L-R buttons N64 made Joystick controller ability AND Rumble pack. (Not a addon.) Wii made Motion controls. (Not a addon.) And Now. Wii-U has given Dual screen gameplay. You know. Without Nintendo. I think Sony and Microsoft (Aka Xbox company) woudl still be sitting on their butts making screens and PC parts. Since Nintendo is how gaming consoles really--

I WISH THE PS3 WASN'T SO EXPENSIVE!!!!! im going to buy one in a year in a half!!!!!!