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."

Re:Activator

[bladx]

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 [destructoid.com]

Not A Real Metal Gear Game

[MediaStreams]

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.

 

Re:Ultimate Jedi Knight Interface

[Locke2005]

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 -- $$$.

Re:Activator

[Jurily]

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".

Re:Hi, Sony!

[Narishma]

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 [youtube.com]