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Project Natal
Brief Description
The Project Natal prototype was launched in 2009 at E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo).
The device is an extension of Microsoft's Xbox gaming console, which combines 5 Key technologies.
- A Time of flight 3d Camera for recognising depth and points of interest (people) within complex 3d envrionments.
- Facial recognition for identifying individuals by sight rather than by a common username / login data entry process.
- Speech recognition (including acoustic source localization and ambient noise suppression ) for communication and navigation in noisy environments.
- Full body motion capture for recognising a person's movements and applying it to an in game avatar.
- Video capture for scanning real world objects and then placing them within virtual environments.
Peter Molyneux , of Lionhead Studios, produced the 'Milo' tech demo for the prototype launch at e3. Although he claims that it is technology science fiction hasn't imagined yet, the Milo demo (which features a virtual boy that can interact with a human using the Natal system) is eerily similar to Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrik's HAL 9000 computer from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
See Peter Molyneux's Milo presentation here: E3 09 Microsoft Press Conference: Peter Molyneux "Milo Demo" [you tube]
Related Links
- Time Of Flight Camera [wikipeida article]
- Sweidsh Robotics company, CSEM, Human-Robot-Interface contactless with 3D-Camera [you tube]
- Bill Gates interview, with mentions of Natal in the workplace [CNET Article]
- World Builder - fantasy? for now
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