Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[MIT tech makes gesture controls cheaper, more colorful]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/21/mit-tech-makes-gesture-controls-cheaper-more-colorful/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/21/mit-tech-makes-gesture-controls-cheaper-more-colorful/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/05/21/mit-tech-makes-gesture-controls-cheaper-more-colorful/#commentsSit down, Natal. Move over, Move. MIT researchers have unveiled a new breakthrough in gesture control technology: Multi-colored spandex gloves. Created by researchers Robert Wang and Jovan Popović, the gloves require nothing more than a standard webcam and special software and contain no electronic components whatsoever. The software simply recognizes various colors and shapes printed on the gloves and translates the image into an accurate 3D representation of the hand.

Rather than translate the hand position data on the fly, the software actually identifies the image it sees and checks it against a database of hand position images. Upon finding a match in the database, the program displays the corresponding 3D image. The only apparent downside is that the program requires several hundred megabytes of memory to run, though Wang notes that the amount of standard computer RAM is continually increasing, with most current computers including 4GB.

Wang cites video games as one of the most obvious applications for the technology, which would allow gamers to easily manipulate objects within a game world. Of course, every console maker has its own motion control solution, at least in the offing, but the gloves have an advantage: They should cost "about a dollar" to manufacture. The only thing the technology seems to be lacking is a punchy marketing name ... Cue Joystiq Publishing to the rescue: "The Amazing Technicolor Dreamgloves!"

Give us a call, MIT, and we'll get these babies off the ground. The rest of you can see the gloves in action after the break.

[Via GamePolitics]

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JoystiqMIT tech makes gesture controls cheaper, more colorful originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 21 May 2010 20:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>amazing-technicolor-dreamglovesgesture-controlgesture-controlledjoystiq-publishingmitmotion-controlFri, 21 May 2010 20:45:00 EST<![CDATA[Ars discusses rumored Xbox 360 motion sensor]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/06/ars-discusses-rumored-xbox-360-motion-sensor/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/06/ars-discusses-rumored-xbox-360-motion-sensor/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/06/ars-discusses-rumored-xbox-360-motion-sensor/#comments
Microsoft's rumored motion-sensing peripheral for the Xbox 360 may have actually been on display to the public under a different banner, Ars Technica suggests. The meat of this speculation (tofu compact for vegans) is that the site actually saw the same technology at the Consumer Electronics Show last year, and Microsoft is allegedly buying 3DV, the company responsible.

Back at CES 2008, 3DV apparently had a small web-cam that could detect movement and interaction, telling Ars at the time that it planned to release the item in the "sub-$100 area." Ars states that the technology was already "mature" at the time and was like having a "Microsoft Surface -- without the Surface." It's all still "rumor and speculation," but it seems Ars has found some missing puzzle pieces between the couch cushions.

[Via Engadget]

JoystiqArs discusses rumored Xbox 360 motion sensor originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 May 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>e3-2009engadgetgesture-controlledmicrosoftmotion-sensingrumorsound-sensingXbox-360Wed, 06 May 2009 09:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Rumor: Motion-sensing 360 peripheral spotted]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/02/rumor-motion-sensing-360-peripheral-spotted/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/02/rumor-motion-sensing-360-peripheral-spotted/http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/02/rumor-motion-sensing-360-peripheral-spotted/#comments
You know E3 is less than a month away when the Joystiq rumor page has near daily stories. Be that as it may, a tipster over at our sister site, Engadget, has spotted what seems to be a new peripheral for the Xbox 360. Though details are scant, the source notes that rather than holding a motion sensing peripheral of some sort, a camera, mic, and sensors will pick up "full body movement and sound." Here's the full bulleted list of features (again, according to the tipster):
  • Full body and hand gesture control of games / characters.
  • In fighting games you kick, punch, duck, dive, jump and so forth with your body.
  • It also picks up small hand gestures like pinching, grabbing and scrolling.
  • There will also be video conferencing and games with video.
  • Trivia game over the internet with live images of each person playing. When a question pops up, they can clap to buzz in.
  • You can "move objects on your screen" and the other party can see what you're doing in real time.
  • Sensor detects only the person playing, not folks observing on the couch.
Between the potential Sony hardware reveals of the "PSP Go!," a new motion-sensing PS3 controller, and now Microsoft potentially showing off a new motion and sound-sensing peripheral, E3 2009 should at very least be full of (somewhat expected) surprises!

JoystiqRumor: Motion-sensing 360 peripheral spotted originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 02 May 2009 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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