http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/11/05/sony-prepping-motion-tech-to-top-natal/ The only tech you need Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/11/05/sony-prepping-motion-tech-to-top-natal/comment-page-1/#comment-43424 Vaughn H Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:41:01 +0000 http://www.electricpig.co.uk/?p=47108#comment-43424 Sorry, folks, but this is far too little, far too late, and not even associated with their gaming enterprise. Microsoft's Surface computing is years ahead of what they've got here and, to boot, has had very usable SDKs in the hands of developers for years. (never mind the fact that consumers aren't using it yet) Even Windows 7 has full native multi-touch built in and support for apps. As for topping Natal with a facial recognition & tracking demo? Please. This is like comparing someone's homemade cardboard box "car" with an actual working vehicle. Natal does full 3D body motion capture and makes it readily usable by game developers. Doesn't take much to go code what they demoed here using a $5 webcam. I understand optimism & hope for Sony, but this is beyond wishful thinking. Sorry, folks, but this is far too little, far too late, and not even associated with their gaming enterprise. Microsoft’s Surface computing is years ahead of what they’ve got here and, to boot, has had very usable SDKs in the hands of developers for years. (never mind the fact that consumers aren’t using it yet) Even Windows 7 has full native multi-touch built in and support for apps. As for topping Natal with a facial recognition & tracking demo? Please. This is like comparing someone’s homemade cardboard box “car” with an actual working vehicle. Natal does full 3D body motion capture and makes it readily usable by game developers. Doesn’t take much to go code what they demoed here using a $5 webcam. I understand optimism & hope for Sony, but this is beyond wishful thinking.

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