Kinect Discussion

[GamerMan316]

never so widely will the death of a child be celebrated 

I still want a Milo he is cute

Well if the reports are true, decomp will have started now so you better get him quick before he rots away completely.

[GamerMan316]

Miyamoto: PS3 And Natal A "Great Honour"



Shigeru Miyamoto has described the invention of Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's PS3 Move as a "great honour", saying the pair is refining technology Nintendo created.

Speaking to CVG, Miyamoto said: "Nintendo should welcome the opportunity when or where something we have originally tried is intensified by somebody else, because that means that other people are trying to starting to show their appreciation for whatever endeavour we have made in the beginning."

He added: "The user experience we have created is going to be intensified by the advent of new machines from other companies. It's a new experience that we originated. So we really see it as a great honour."

[TaraJayne]

He looks like he's having so much fun

[Failed]

He looks like he's having so much fun

As a professional i can categorically say that he is a LUNATIC

[TaraJayne]

He looks like he's having so much fun

As a professional i can categorically say that he is a LUNATIC

Still he looks so happy. Lunatics have it made

[Failed]

don't you just eh? Tara

[CRracer_912]

He looks like he's having so much fun

As a professional i can categorically say that he is a LUNATIC

Still he looks so happy. Lunatics have it made

I noticed it always seems like you're in a chipper mood too 

[GamerMan316]

Sony Passed on Natal Tech, Explains Why

It's a little known fact that during the early days of the PlayStation Move, Sony had the opportunity to work with 3DV Systems, the Israeli based company now owned by Microsoft that specializes in digital imaging technology and the masterminds behind Natal. Ultimately, Sony chose to utilize a combination of light, a camera, and instruments used to measure the action of acceleration and magnetic fields instead of implementing the many patents undoubtedly held by 3DV. Recently, Dr. Richard Marks explained why.

During the recent Engadget Show, Dr. Marks treated viewers with a stunning display of the Move's potential and the type of impact it can have on the future of gaming. He also revealed the reasoning behind Sony's design decisions and the downsides of 3D cameras. When asked about investing research into 3D cameras like Natal's, Marks explained:

We tried a lot of different 3D cameras. I love the 3D camera technology; personally, I like the technology part of it. We worked closely with our game teams at what it would enable, and it enabled making the things we already did with EyeToy more robust, but it didn't really enable as many new experiences as what we were hoping it would enable, so it made the things we were already able to do a little bit more robust — which is good — but it adds a lot of cost and it didn't enable some of the other experiences we wanted to achieve.

In addition, Dr. Marks explains the purpose of having the Move employ glowing spheres.

Sometimes a tech demo doesn't translate into a product very well, for example, [in the tech demo] we were tracking those colored balls, but since there's no light in the ball or anything like that, the lighting in the room has to be good enough for the camera to see the color reliably and that makes for a difficult product when you don't have a control over those variables. And with the 3D camera it's a little bit similar that we found that there were some things we wanted to be able to do and sometimes it wouldn't work reliably for what we wanted to do.

Since there is no control over light conditions, Microsoft may have to include those red jumpsuits after all. Joking aside, it's worth noting that prior to being purchased by Microsoft, 3DV also reportedly approached Nintendo, hoping to be adopted into their family. In the end, concerns about latency and the costs involved lead to 3DV being dismissed as a solution.

Microsoft claims to have addressed some issues by improving the software of Natal. In addition, the original co-processor that was supposed to be integrated into Natal has been eliminated due to costs. Doing so not only effectively assigns all processing duties to the Xbox 360, but also taxes the system up to 15%, leaving less computing power for developers to utilize. This amount of headroom required will make it problematic to support software that was released prior to Natal.

It's interesting to get a sense of the amount of thought that went into engineering the Move. Given Dr. Marks' responses, Natal could very well be destined to be a glorified EyeToy. Not to downplay the abilities of Natal, but PlayStation Move already seems to be delivering much of its promise. Of course only time will tell which technology is best suited to usher in the next evolution in gaming.

[Astrex]

It's interesting to get a sense of the amount of thought that went into engineering the Move. Given Dr. Marks' responses, Natal could very well be destined to be a glorified EyeToy.

Agreed 

[GamerMan316]

It's interesting to get a sense of the amount of thought that went into engineering the Move. Given Dr. Marks' responses, Natal could very well be destined to be a glorified EyeToy.

Agreed 

Something i've been saying from the very beginning.

[Astrex]

It's interesting to get a sense of the amount of thought that went into engineering the Move. Given Dr. Marks' responses, Natal could very well be destined to be a glorified EyeToy.

Agreed  

Something i've been saying from the very beginning.

It's pretty much the same technology cleaned up with some steriods injected into its arse.

Will be something for children to enjoy but us 'real' men will be sticking to the game pads  

[CRracer_912]

you just don;t stirke me as being real mean

[Astrex]

you just don;t stirke me as being real mean

grrr was supposed to write men lol 

[Failed]

us real mean always use a joystick ... pads are for girls, like the iPad (see other hilariass post)

[Astrex]

us real mean always use a joystick ... pads are for girls, like the iPad (see other hilariass post)

lol Ipad, it's more like a super cool Sanitary Towel