Microsoft’s ‘Project Natal’ is in action

-by Mahbub Manik

A highly interactive motion gaming technology which allows gamers to use their whole body as a control mechanism is being built by Microsoft under it’s grand initiative termed ‘Project Natal’. The technology is a motion controller in a camera, that uses object, movement, and voice recognition to deliver a new kind of gaming experience.

Legendary movie director Steven Spielberg admitted that he was impressed by the technology.The technology can be added onto the existing Xbox 360. Microsoft has yet to set a release date for the technology. Some commentators note that it could be a year before the device finds its way to store shelves.



Caption: A module that can be added onto the existing Xbox 360, Project Natal incorporates sensors that track a player's full body movements while responding to spoken commands, directions and even shifts in emotional tone


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Along with the hardware, the console has software that tells the Xbox how to find 48 of the body's joints.

Caption: For games involving more than one player, Natal has the ability to distinguish the voices of the competitors from those of other people in the room.





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