Project Natal drops hardware Motion detection to save costs!

[JaggedSac]

drkohler said:

JaggedSac said:

Well, it wasn't my idea, I read it here, so I figured they would be right...

"A player standing anywhere between 0.8 and 4 metres from Natal is illuminated with infrared light. A monochrome video camera records how much of that light they reflect, using the brightness of the signal to approximate their distance from the device and capture their movements in 3D."

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527426.800-microsofts-bodysensing-buttonbusting-controller.html?DCMP=OTC-rss&nsref=tech

I'm just guessing if they really used such an imprecise technique, then it would not have made sense for MS to buy that israely company that wanted to sell their tof system "for under $100". On the other hand, it would be nothing but an EyeToy*2 which would explain its low price.

Well, we shall see.