Natal Technology a Gift To the Disabled, Amputees 79
SlappingOysters writes "Natal could be capable of a lot more than was originally thought. Gameplayer has some information about how the technology will function in multiplayer, and goes on to reveal how it is intelligent enough to give full-bodied virtual movement to disabled gamers. The site had previously revealed that the Natal dev kits have been with developers for a couple of months, suggesting that the device may not be as far off as has been suggested by some media outlets."
Re:Possibly, but unlikely (Score:5, Informative)
To be honest, you can't ask companies to consider *all* disabilities. I agree that, for instance, a ramp should be mandatory when staircases are present to access a building, because in that case, wheelchair-bound people just cannot access the building on their own. But color blindness is hardly disabling, it's merely an inconvenience.
A friend of mine is color blind, and his solution for hard-to-see computer images was to disconnect the red VGA pin and reconnected it in parallel with the green. His display is truly atrocious, but apparently much easier to see for him and he likes it that way. Anyway, just saying, a bit of solder and 5 minutes may take care of all problems with video game colors for color-blind people, so I don't think video game companies should bear that burden really.
rtfa, please, editors... (Score:3, Informative)
it's all speculation, by an Aussie reporter, that it MIGHT be beneficial to disabled gamers.
according to tfa, he speculates, that since it's supposed to work with partially obscured body parts, eg. swinging an arm behind someones back, it might also be usable to amputees.
While i applaud the idea, I'd like to see it in action before we proclaim it our new controller-less overlord.
I'm still waiting for the generic, computer/tv/dvd/ect. peripheral for remote-less control of electronic equipment in my home.
Re:Such pessimism... (Score:3, Informative)
Actually, most of the comments seem to be jokes on disabilities. Which in many ways is worse...
Please Stop Trolling (Score:1, Informative)
k?
Re:Possibly, but unlikely (Score:3, Informative)
My father was color blind. Apart from buying atrocious outfits on his own, it didn't affect much of his life.
Only thing that bothered him, was that he wanted to enjoy visual arts like paintings and tried some oil painting himself.