Microsoft today introduced Project Natal, a method for interacting with games, controller free.The ground breaking technology was introduced by both Stephen Spielberg and gaming legend Peter Molyneux. Both believe the technology has the power to turn games into a true mass entertainment medium. Spielberg said "This is a pivotal moment that will carry with it a wave of change, the ripples of which will reach far beyond video games".
The technology behind Natal is fairly simple, a TV-mounted camera/microphone bar to sense motion, sound and movement. What's new and ground breaking is the tracking of 3D movement as well as 2D movement. The system is also able to scan users faces and sign them into Xbox live, as well as react to vocal tone and pitch, and process this data in real-time. The key to the system is accuracy and during one of the demos the presenter managed to move an avatar in a rather bizarre and un-human like fashion:
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What do you think? Is this the future of gaming, where you dont have to rely on the joystick? How do you think this will affect the PC gaming? Do you see something like this being implemented for the PC down the line if this technology picks up? I think its a cool idea for xbox looks interesting no need for a controller at all kind of involved more people to the game... But yeah feel free to comment
The technology behind Natal is fairly simple, a TV-mounted camera/microphone bar to sense motion, sound and movement. What's new and ground breaking is the tracking of 3D movement as well as 2D movement. The system is also able to scan users faces and sign them into Xbox live, as well as react to vocal tone and pitch, and process this data in real-time. The key to the system is accuracy and during one of the demos the presenter managed to move an avatar in a rather bizarre and un-human like fashion:
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What do you think? Is this the future of gaming, where you dont have to rely on the joystick? How do you think this will affect the PC gaming? Do you see something like this being implemented for the PC down the line if this technology picks up? I think its a cool idea for xbox looks interesting no need for a controller at all kind of involved more people to the game... But yeah feel free to comment
