According to recent rumours Microsoft is developing a new videocamera for its Xbox 360 videogame console that will allow players to control games with the movement of their bodies. This new device is rumoured to be a novel twist on Nintendo's Wii videogame console, which allows users to swing a tennis racket and other objects in games by holding a plastic wand in their hands.
Unlike the Wii however, the Microsoft camera won't require users to hold any hardware in their hands to control in-game action, people familiar with the matter say. The camera uses 3D technology to give players more accurate control over games than earlier game cameras did.
This all sounds a lot like a Microsoft version of the 3DV Systems camera which the company was reportedly set to buy earlier this year. Reportedly, Microsoft was planning to pay $35m for the firm, whose ZCams tech is likened to Sony's EyeToy, but with more precise imaging and motion sensing due to its 3D camera system.
Microsoft is no stranger to mimicking the EyeToy - it previously released the Vision Cam for the 360, which used player movements at input for XBLA titles and recorded player video in You're In The Movies.
Reports state the controller, tentatively called 'Xbox Fluid' will be unveiled at this year's E3 event. Microsoft's press conference at the event takes place on Monday, June 1st. An interesting development, I'll post on this again if it takes place as the rumours suggest at the E3 event.
Unlike the Wii however, the Microsoft camera won't require users to hold any hardware in their hands to control in-game action, people familiar with the matter say. The camera uses 3D technology to give players more accurate control over games than earlier game cameras did.
This all sounds a lot like a Microsoft version of the 3DV Systems camera which the company was reportedly set to buy earlier this year. Reportedly, Microsoft was planning to pay $35m for the firm, whose ZCams tech is likened to Sony's EyeToy, but with more precise imaging and motion sensing due to its 3D camera system.Microsoft is no stranger to mimicking the EyeToy - it previously released the Vision Cam for the 360, which used player movements at input for XBLA titles and recorded player video in You're In The Movies.
Reports state the controller, tentatively called 'Xbox Fluid' will be unveiled at this year's E3 event. Microsoft's press conference at the event takes place on Monday, June 1st. An interesting development, I'll post on this again if it takes place as the rumours suggest at the E3 event.
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