Microsoft Debuts Full-Body Controller-less Gaming At E3

quintin3265 writes "At today's Electronic Entertainment Expo press briefing, Microsoft unveiled Project Natal, a technology that eliminates the controller from gaming on the Xbox 360. In one demo, a player used her arms and legs to hit balls in an attempt to destroy a brick wall, and in another game, an employee threw virtual "paint" on a canvas to create a painting, even drawing an elephant using a silhouette feature. An accompanying video also demonstrated automatic login using facial recognition, videoconferencing with other Xbox Live members, and participating in a gameshow against another family through the Internet using speech recognition."

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Oblig. PA

[Anonymous Coward]

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/5/18/

Re:too much work

[Chabo]

Well, then when you feel lazy, feel free to look like a toolbox. ;)

Full body power glove

[BigJClark]

The full body power glove. This one isn't doomed to failure. Not at all..

Re:Full body power glove

[Yvanhoe]

Not a power glove, still... I won't take anything "full body" from Microsoft. Ever.

Re:Full body power glove

[SetupWeasel]

The company that can't make a decent mouse thinks they can bust through all of the drawbacks of voice recognition, visual recognition, and gestures in a single bound?

This is going to be a lot like watching someone get kicked in the nuts: hilarious.

Exercise?

[_Shorty-dammit]

If I wanted to exercise I wouldn't be playing video games.

Finally they can make a slashdot oriented game

[Anonymous Coward]

Pelvic thrust supremacy!

Re:too much work

[CarpetShark]

Back when DDR first came out, one of my friends...went from a 220-lb pudgy kid, to a 170-lb lean, muscular guy. It was hugely impressive!

Yeah, trying to make music on a RAM chip can do that to you. You should be a pal and buy him an ocarina.

What we need is....

[need4mospd]

What we really need is a gun that we could use to hunt ducks. I bet that would sell a lot more than this silly body controller....

Re:too much work

[Trouvist]

And I'm entirely certain if you had asked him to dance at Prom or Homecoming he would have started hopping up and down moving his legs back and forth to the pace of the song...

Porn?

[freedom_india]

Forget carnage and hurt.
Iam thinking about Porn.
Imagine people playing Porn with Alba or Simpson in VR and in their excitement let their goo fly around!
Hallelujah!!!

!demo

[nog_lorp]

I don't know about you guys, but that looks strongly like a product of the marketing department, not a "set up the box and get a camera" style demo. Complete with cheesy clapping and cheering from the people on the couch.

Re:too much work

[FunkSoulBrother]

For a guy with a wife, you should be more cognizent of the fact that it is indeed desireable (on occasion) to rub one to Teens in Tight Jeans 2.

Re:Activator

[interkin3tic]

No kidding. "Full-Body Controller-less Gaming" has already been invented. It's called "sport".

Or, if you're into FPS, it's called "murderous office rampage."

Re:too much work

[Anonymous Coward]

yes i ran miles on that mat as well. and boy were my hands tired from hitting the ground so fast!

Re:Activator

[ChromeAeonium]

Or, if you're into FPS, it's called "murderous office rampage."

Otherwise referred to as Monday.

Re:Activator

[darthvader100]

Operation Office Freedom

Re:too much work

[Jedi Alec]

Lifting weights with one hand + playing Freecell or Peggle on the other > Wii Fit.

Now, I don't know about you but I generally like the muscles in my body to be somewhat...balanced.

Going through life as a skinny guy with a huuuuuuge left biceps, wonder what the ladies will think about that ;-)

Re:Activator

[Anonymous Coward]

Or, if you're into FPS, it's called "murderous office rampage."

Otherwise referred to as Monday.

Actually Tuesday is the prefered day for "murderous office rampage." No one has enough energy on Monday to make it fun.

Re:too much work

[omibus]

Better link for you: http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/5/18/