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http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,67488943001_0,00.html

 

They seem to have improved Ricochet to have more detailed movement.  Looks very fluid to me.



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Wiimote waggle isn't enough for me. I need full body waggle!! At least you wont have to worry about rocketing a remote into your tv or someones head. I like how you can use your feet and stuff too though.

She mentioned there's a range of distance from the tv you have to be in. Do we know how big this is?




8th gen predictions. (made early 2014)
PS4: 60-65m
WiiU: 30-35m
X1: 30-35m
3DS: 80-85m
PSV: 15-20m

Every video I've seen so far it looks like they are having fun... man this could be big



 

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^^Thanks, I am too lazy to fix my embed :)



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The lag seems to still be there in the few shots that actually showed the tv and player at the same time. But it looks like fun. But i fear that that game is their A game.. i want more info on other games before i pass judgement.



STEKSTAV said:
The lag seems to still be there in the few shots that actually showed the tv and player at the same time. But it looks like fun. But i fear that that game is their A game.. i want more info on other games before i pass judgement.


E3 should clear all that up. Be patient.



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More info

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ramon-nuez/a-sneak-peek-at-xboxs-pro_b_468929.html

Yesterday, I was invited to a private Project Natal sneak peek. The event was held at the beautiful EZ Studios in New York City. I met with a member of the Project Natal product team. She gave us a brief explanation of the Natal vision and gave us only a few technical details:



* 3D camera

* IR camera

* Current games will not be compatible with Natal

* "Project Natal" is a code name and will not be the final name of the product

* [Work in progress] Use voice commands to control services i.e. music, videos, movies

* [Work in progress] Facial recognition

* [Work in progress] Use gesturing to navigate the XBOX menu structure

* [Work in progress] Distinguishing between the primary player and a spectator

* [Work in progress] Suppressing background noise


Once we were briefed -- we were given the opportunity to play a dodge ball (like) game. It was a great experience. There I was (without a controller) standing, kicking, swatting, jumping and working up a sweat. The responsiveness of the Natal system was incredible and very accurate. If I physically moved forward, back, swung faster or slower my dodge ball avatar responded in kind.

"Our advances in computer vision and audio-signal processing," Malvar notes, "have enabled the development of Project Natal, a new level of experience for Xbox, in which user gestures and voice take the place of the standard game controller.

-- Rico Malvar, managing director of Microsoft Research Redmond


Robert Bach, President of Entertainment & Devices Division, is very committed to the success of Project Natal. The Entertainment & Devices Division is leveraging social media in an effort to keep the XBOX community and media well-informed. If you want to be kept in the loop about Natal -- then follow the product news here:


* Tumblr -- Project Natal

* Flickr -- Project Natal

* YouTube -- Project Natal

* Twitter -- Project Natal

* Facebook -- Project Natal

* Hastags -- #natal #sneakpeak


I have met a number of employees from the Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division. They are all passionate about the products they support but the Project Natal product team boarders on evangelical. It's not the scary evangelical -- it's more in line with a profound passion. They are very proud of the work they have accomplished and can't wait to share their vision with the XBOX community this holiday season. Although there has been no public announcement on pricing Natal will most certainly be on my holiday wish list.


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^^This quote: "The responsiveness of the Natal system was incredible and very accurate." is good to hear.