We have seen it in the movies before right? It’s the future, The world is collapsing but one company is running things and everything belongs to that one organisation…. In the real world that company is Microsoft. Anybody following the E3 would have been unable to miss the alien technology Microsoft unleashed for the XBOX 360 known as Project Natal (Nat-all).

Imagine walking into your living room, telling your XBOX to switch itself on and then navigating the menus by simply swiping your hands through thin air. Imagine your XBOX recognising your face when you enter your room and automatically signing you in.. Maybe even greeting you. Imagine playing your favourite game with NO CONTROLLER.

Not possible right? …. Wrong!!

Project Natal takes the world of motion sensing and shits on the wii then wipes its ass on the PS3 whilst boasting Vocal and FACIAL recognition. The technology behind Project Natal puts you directly into the game for an experience never before seen or even honestly imagined. Lift up a hand and your avatar lifts up his hand, Shake your head and your avatar…. You get the picture right?

So what does this mean top the world of gaming? At the end of the day, the XBOX 360 is a gaming console so this technology is wasted if not used as a gaming device. Well, try to imagine yourself playing darts on the wii!! So you line up your shot then press another button and then you can finally make your throw based on speed of your hand flick…. Not the most interactive is it?

Now try to imagine playing darts using Project Natal. Stand up, Walk up to your line (Scripted), pretend to hold a dart and simply throw the invisible dart at the invisible dartboard… BULLSEYE. This kind of technology is not just a possibility, It is very real and very much on its way to our living rooms. Using laser technology, Project Natal scans your entire body and tracks it from that moment forth. It will even recognise if you are a man or a woman on its own.

Here is the clever part though (if that’s not enough) It will even track multiple players using the very same technology. I am so hyped on this right now and could ramble for ever.

Doesn’t sound real does it?

Take a look at the video above and see a live demonstration at E3 of Project Natal. Now do you believe it?…… Thought so!

Discuss.

Tags: E3 2009, MOTION SENSING, Project Natal, Xbox 360

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