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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."
Ah ha ha... the "Activator"
The facial expressions of the guys in the video is almost equally as funny;
http://www.destructoid.com/sega-activator-the-crappiest-game-peripheral-26148.phtml
1. Kojima isn't directing the game
2. It's not a real Metal Gear game, just an action game with Raiden
3. It's multiplatform - PS3,PC, and Xbox 360
Even worse, just an hour after the Microsoft press conference an interview with Kojima quoted him essentially disowning the game.
Sure, it would be fun... but the controller would also cost over $500 and take up half your living room. I'm not sure there is a big home market for devices like that. For arcades, the insurance and maintenance would be problematic. Hmm... a power-jump inside a planetarium-style dome with 8 RGB projectors would make a really fun game, but again -- $$$.
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
Everything old is new again. Around and around we go...
No kidding. "Full-Body Controller-less Gaming" has already been invented. It's called "sport".
The PS3 has a more advanced version of the EyeToy called the Playstation Eye and it can do a lot of these things. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTarqm4FCDY
Mada mada dane.