Look Out, Wii. Here comes XBox 360!
According to a Wall Street Journal article, “Microsoft Corp. is developing a new videocamera for the Xbox 360 console that will allow players to control games with the movement of their bodies.” It looks like the Nintendo company’s uber-popular gaming system, Wii, is about to have a little competition. According to the article, a camera is being developed that can sense motion in three dimensions, and this camera is made to be attached to the XBox 360. It will “watch” video game players’ movements and translate them into control of the game.
As an XBox 360 owner, I’m totally psyched about this. The camera, which is supposed to become available in 2010, could revolutionize game play. Imagine using not only your hands but your whole body to control your video game system. Also, unlike the currently available Wii controllers, this camera will free the player from having to hold any kind of controller. It’s completely hands-free.
As a thirty-something, this advancement in video game technology literally stuns me. My first video game system featured games and controllers like these:
I seriously LOVED this game.
The progression from Combat on the Atari 2600 to Assassin’s Creed on XBox 360 is almost unbelievable.
It's so beauuuuutiful.
I thought my copy of Assassin’s Creed was a bad-ass as video games could get. Wrong! Imagine playing this game with full-body control. My mind is boggled by the mere possibility.
