BigGameHunter reports that, similar to the futuristic computer sequences of browsing through an interface with gestures, visualized in director Steven Spielberg's 2002 science fiction feature "Minority Report", Microsoft is specially adapting its 'Xbox Kinect' technology for Windows computers, enabling users to also control their PCs with a wave of the hand.
"Building on the existing 'Kinect' for 'Xbox 360', we have optimized certain hardware components and made firmware adjustments which better enable 'PC-centric scenarios'," said Craig Eisler, general manager of the Kinect for Windows program.
A small device sits on top of the console or television and translates the gamers' body movement to commands in racing, fighting and dancing titles.
The Windows version will offer the prospect of users controlling everyday office applications simply by moving their hands, with Microsoft's new 'Near Mode' for the PC version of Kinect, suitable for capturing smaller movements more accurately while working at a desk.
In "Minority Report", the computer interface product employed was a 'g-speak spatial operating environment' system that handled interactions in space, as a combination of gestural i/o, recombinant networking and real-world pixels.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Minority Report"...
BigGameHunter reports that, similar to the futuristic computer sequences of browsing through an interface with gestures, visualized in director Steven Spielberg's 2002 science fiction feature "Minority Report", Microsoft is specially adapting its 'Xbox Kinect' technology for Windows computers, enabling users to also control their PCs with a wave of the hand.
"Building on the existing 'Kinect' for 'Xbox 360', we have optimized certain hardware components and made firmware adjustments which better enable 'PC-centric scenarios'," said Craig Eisler, general manager of the Kinect for Windows program.
A small device sits on top of the console or television and translates the gamers' body movement to commands in racing, fighting and dancing titles.
The Windows version will offer the prospect of users controlling everyday office applications simply by moving their hands, with Microsoft's new 'Near Mode' for the PC version of Kinect, suitable for capturing smaller movements more accurately while working at a desk.
In "Minority Report", the computer interface product employed was a 'g-speak spatial operating environment' system that handled interactions in space, as a combination of gestural i/o, recombinant networking and real-world pixels.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Minority Report"...
