Last posts on natural human-computer interaction2026-11-12T05:24:55+01:00All Rights Reserved blogSpirithttps://starter.blogspirit.com/https://starter.blogspirit.com/en/explore/posts/tag/natural%20human-computer%20interaction/atom.xmlAndrea Gaggiolihttp://gaggio.blogspirit.com/about.htmlProject NATAL: The gaming revolution has arrivedtag:gaggio.blogspirit.com,2009-06-23:17834202009-06-23T17:25:00+02:002009-06-23T17:25:00+02:00 I am probably not the first to post about Microsoft's NATAL project, but...
<p>I am probably not the first to post about Microsoft's NATAL project, but who cares?</p> <p>The fact is, I literally lack the words to express how deep I am impressed by this new gaming technology.</p> <p>I have no idea if/when this product will come to the shops, but it's hard to believe that Microsoft will have any more competitors in the game industry after its launch.</p> <p>Announced during Microsoft's <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10253306-235.html" title="Xbox takes center stage, opens E3 2009 -- Monday, Jun 1, 2009">annual E3 press conference</a>, Project Natal is the point of arrival of several years of r&d by an Israeli start-up called 3DV Systems, which Microsoft <a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10239304-235.html" title="Report: Microsoft taking on Wii with motion-sensing camera -- Tuesday, May 12, 2009">recently acquired</a>. Microsoft Xbox Senior Vice President Don Mattrick did state that Project Natal would be compatible with every Xbox 360, but the cost is top secret..</p> <p>The technology (see video below), allows users contolling games, movies, and anything else on their <a section="luke_topic" href="http://www.cnet.com/xbox-360/">Xbox</a> system with their body alone, and without touching any hardware.</p> <p><object data="http://www.youtube.com/v/03thQvGRVvQ&hl=it&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="374" height="251"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/03thQvGRVvQ&hl=it&fs=1&" /> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /></object></p> <p>If it's a real product and not just a marketing invention, it could also have important applications in the field of cybertherapy, in particular for neuro-motor rehabilitation. The advantages of this technology are quite clear: there is nothing to wear for the patient and it's possibile to use motivational gaming scenarios of all kinds.</p> <p> </p>