disolitude said: Well technology is fairly simple and straightforward, so Im sure many companies could buy it. The software behind kinect is key...that apple/Sony/Nintendo can not buy and have to make their own. |
Probably, the most delicate part is calibration, in a large open space, IR light reflected by players should stand out quite sharply against a dim background, but they can't know in advance how bright each domestic environment will appear for that particular wavelenght used (and choosing it to be bright for the largest possible range of clothes and skins and for the narrowest one of furniture materials and wall paints must have been another delicate task).