Tuesday, June 2, 2009

The Next Big Thing? Controller-free Gaming

At the big E3 electronic gaming conference, held each year, companies such as Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony unveil new games and new technology you can use to play games. One highlight at E3 2009 was Microsoft's announcement of Project Natal. It's similar to the Wii's motion-control system, but it doesn't require anything like the "Wii-mote." It's a camera pointed at you, that recognizes your body movements, you face, even your voice.

Gamers, what do you think? Is it an improvement on the Wii-mote? Or does having to do all the work take the fun out of video games? What kind of games would this work best for? Is being watched by your game system okay, or intrusive?

No comments: