Submitter: Starlight - (http://www.gamezine.co.uk)
Site Tags: details microsoft project natal xbox 360 relaunch
Category: XBox 360
Microsoft is bringing more to the Xbox 360 than simply a new way to play games; you might be seeing a significant upgrade to the console's graphics thanks to a couple of new initiatives.

Project Natal, which will launch at some point next year, is set to bring a new way to play video games.

Microsoft's Shane Kim has already stated that the controller-less peripheral will receive a launch as big as...

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Submitter: PS3 News - (http://www.gamingfront.net)
Site Tags: nintendo rejected project natal motion-sensing technology
Category: Nintendo Wii
According to the Financial Times, Nintendo rejected the camera-based technology for the Wii that Microsoft is using in Project Natal.

Nintendo reportedly tried to develop games using camera-based sensors, but instead opted for accelerometers.

To quote: The Financial Times have this week revealed that Nintendo rejected the camera-based technology for the Wii.

The Nintendo...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://www.eurogamer.net)
Site Tags: e3 2009 microsoft execs natal derived 3dv
Category: XBox 360
Microsoft's Shane Kim has said that the systems making up Project Natal have been in development "for a long time", and distanced the full-body motion-sensing camera from the company's acquisition of 3DV Systems.

Following the announcement at the platform holder's E3 conference on Monday, many assumed that Natal's technology and 3DV's (seen in late 2007 prior to the company's...

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Submitter: Takavach - (http://gamingfront.net)
Site Tags: microsoft set bring 3d motion control xbox 360 pc games
Category: XBox 360
First reported as a rumor, Microsoft now stands to acquire 3DV Systems for the relatively small sum of $35 million.

3DV Systems has raised over $38 million from investors like Rafael Development Corporation and The IDB Group since its inception in 1997. Obviously this will result in a significant loss for the investors.

With the acquisition of 3DV Systems,...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://www.hiphopgamershow.com)
Site Tags: xbox 360 glimpse into future 3dv systems
Category: XBox 360
Recently there’s been a lot of talk about Microsoft picking up 3DV systems. This would be implemented onto their future console known as of now, the Xbox 720.

If rumors are true, Microsoft’s next console will utilize motion sensing in a true next-generation way. Heck, maybe it can even surpass the Wii with its outstanding motion controls.

If for some...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
Site Tags: pc industry news coming holodeck
Category: PC/Tech
Virtuality reality at a desktop computer has always seemed so — how should I say it? — unreal. Now a new generation of inexpensive video cameras that sense 3D information is taking a tiny step toward the Star Trek Holodeck.

Take a peek at the video that Mitchell Kapor and Philippe Bossut posted Friday demonstrating software that allows navigation in virtual world environment without a mouse...

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Submitter: Starlight - (http://gaming.monstersandcritics.com)
Site Tags: wii z cam news
Category: Nintendo Wii
There’s little doubting the phenomenal impact the Nintendo Wii has had on the videogame industry since its arrival in November of 2006, bringing with it demographic-busting creativity, motion-sensing controls, and a sense of fun generally lacking in its more ‘hardcore’ hardware rivals.

Further to the host of (generally poor) third-party peripherals and accessories...

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