Microsoft has innovated continually in developing novel interaction modalities, or natural user interfaces. Surface and Project Natal are two examples. While these modalities rely on sensors and devices situated in the environment, we believe there is a need for new modalities that enhance the mobile experience. We take advantage of sensing technologies that enable us to decode the signals generated by the body. We will demo muscle-computer interfaces, electromyography-based armbands that sense muscular activation directly to infer finger gestures on surfaces and in free space, and bio-acoustic interfaces, mechanical sensors on the body that enable us to turn the entire body into a tap-based input device.

Primero fue Nintendo con su consola Wii, después anunciaron una mejora en su sistema de detección del movimiento con Wii Motion Plus, este año, la compañía ha centrado gran parte de sus esfuerzos en este dispositivo. Por su parte, Microsoft sorprendía a todo el sector con su revolucionario Project Natal, un sistema que no precisa de ningún accesorio, el controlador es el propio jugador. Ahora, Sony ha presentado su propio sistema de detección de movimientos, que tendrá como base Eyetoy. La cámara que debutó en Playstation 2 y que ya tiene una versión en la tercera consola de la compañía, ampliará sus posibilidades con un nuevo mando capaz de captar el movimiento. De esta forma, se conseguirá una experiencia que trasladará con gran precisión los movimientos del jugador a la pantalla. Para mostrar las posibilidades de su nuevo accesorio, Sony ofreció en su presentación varias demostraciones técnicas como luchas de espadas o disparos en primera persona. El mando, que posee una luz en un extremo, aparte de mejorar la detección de movimientos, puede convertirse en diferentes objetos dentro del juego (mazas, bates, señales de tráfico…) según se requiera. Sony, en clara referencia a Project Natal, ha explicado que los botones son necesarios, algo que han aprendido muy bien de su experiencia con Eyeto

www.xbox360downloads.info Project Natal Xbox 360 Motion Camera Revealed do you think it will be more popular than the wii? FREE Xbox 360 or any other console on the market at the link! projectnatalxbox360.blogspot.com We all knew it was eventually coming, well here we finally go! The simple tagline explains it all, You are the controller! There will be a motion sensor camera that senses your every move, from driving to fighting. You will use your entire body to interact with the game with the use of full body motion capture. You can use your own gear to scan images, such as a skateboard that will be translated directly into the game. This new feature will also include voice recognition, for areas such as game shows where you will be able to shout out the answers and the game will understand what you say. The device is shown at the end of the trailer, pictures coming soon. I guess the motion sensor controller and the game was nothing but a rumor, but the motion sensor idea is indeed alive! It is announced to be called Project Natal and will work with every Xbox 360 as well as being sold with Xbox 360s in the future. Steven Spielberg comes on to talk about how this new technology will revolutionize gaming by allowing anybody to play video games by using your entire being instead of being hindered by a controller. Looks interesting indeed..

Hopefully this lives up to the hype Microsoft has now created for their motion controls.