"Its [Microsoft's] Project Natal product, announced in June, eliminates the controller entirely--instead of a player holding a gadget, a special device mounted beneath the TV uses a video camera, an infrared sensor, and software to identify a player's motions. The gamer's actual silhouette, not a generic avatar, can then be inserted directly into games."
- Cristo
I don't about this. Seems too gimmicky. I'd like to see a really good example use. Putting your hands out to drive a car looks silly
- Rodfather
Rodfather, sports games seem like a natural. E.g. snowboarding. Also, there's a lot of more advanced Wii fit like stuff they could do. The camera could analyze yoga poses, for example. It could also give a more complete picture of your overall health (body shape, posture), and there could be shopping applications that show you wearing new clothes.
- Cristo
The downside to this technology is there's no haptic feedback. They might want to have accessories for that.
- Cristo
there were similar game using the playstation eye webcam but those games were gimmicky too. Let's face it, gamers are lazy too. :)
- Rodfather
Cristo - The "haptic feedback" systems in gaming are quite poor anyways. A vibration contoller (shaker) isn't real haptic feedback in the most honest sense of the term. There is no real resistance against the human input. I remember a few steering wheel controllers that have had real haptic feedback systems and those were quite good. I went to a conference on haptics and audionics in...
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- Chris Greene
But I don't want to get totally off topic. Natal is cool anyways.
- Chris Greene
I'm a recent iPhoner and I agree totally... whew that thing stinks for making calls. I get dropped calls everywhere... either my big mellon is an EMF beacon or the iPhone has issues.
- SAM
check ebay starting now, Morg. With Droid launching today you will see a bunch of iPhones getting dumped soon
- Josh Haley
I've never had one, but there was a lot my BB did that the iPhone didn't, and anyway, AT&T have a crap network, and customer service, so I avoid them.
- Ian May
i don't notice as much because i rarely make calls.... i'm a data kinda guy
- Jeff (the メガマクダジ of FF)
I use about 60-80 minutes a month, and most of those are incoming calls. I use Email, Twitter, and other data- drven apps on my phone way more than I ever speak in the darn thing! I'm sure I'm not alone in that.
- Ian May