Get Up and Move Without Gear! Xbox Natal, a "smart" gaming environment.

I'm waiting for Xbox Natal to cross my path. Microsoft, can you hear me?



(I meant to write about this a while ago.)

Here are facts 5-6 out of 12, from "Project Natal in Detail" post on the XBox website:

• "Fact #5: In addition to “Project Natal” tracking your full body movement in 3-D, it also recognises your face and facial expressions. It can even detect the change of emotion in your voice. Three facts in one – yummy."

• "Fact #6: “Project Natal” remembers your face and voice so that you can connect to Xbox LIVE without the need to reach for a controller. This is the future!"

• "Fact #7: “Project Natal” is the world’s first system to combine an RGB camera, depth sensor, multi-array microphone and custom processor running proprietary software. Memorise this sentence then say it out loud faster and faster."

If you visit the Project Natal website, you'll find links to related articles, a gallery of videos, and a place to sign up for news updates.

Urban Screens and Media Facades

Link to a video an post about Urban Screens:

Revisiting Urban Screens: 555 Kubik Facade Projection; info about media facades...

Touch Screen and Interactive Displays Biz News, Part 1: NextWindow; Schematic

Here is more news from the interactive touch-screen industry:

NextWindow Introduces 2700 Touch Screen Overlay for New Wave of Education and Entertainment Applications

NextWindow Touch Screen News 2009 - Earns Windows 7 Certification

NextWindow Multi-TouchCreativity

Schematic Multi-touch Wall for Cannes

Multi-touch with Microsoft's Silverlight 3 and Windows 7

Tim Heuer's post on his Method~ of ~Failed blog provides a good overview of Microsoft's Silverlight 3, Windows 7, and multi-touch.

PookyTouch & PookyTooth: Multi-Touch & BlueTooth plug-ins for Mozilla Firefox!

PookyTouch- Enabling Multi-Touch in Mozilla Firefox- A good demonstration of what the Pooky Firefox plugins can do.
(Thanks, Maarten for the info- the people in the video are speaking in Dutch, not German, as I'd previously guessed.)


Here is the information from duskmage's YouTube channel:

"PookyTouch enables the use of Multi-Touch events in HTML (or XUL) pages in Mozilla Firefox. PookyTooth enables the use of bluetooth in webpages. For more information, downloads and some hands-on Multi-Touch experience, please view our website at http://pooky.sourceforge.net/"

Thanks to Seth Sandler (AudioTouch) for the link.

Telepresence @ InfoComm 2009: Howard Lichtman's review

Howard Lichtman, of the Human Productivity Lab, wrote an interesting post reviewing various Telepresence companies featured at InfoComm 2009:

Telepresence at InfoComm 2009: A Review


According to Lichtman, "telepresence is the science and art of creating visual collaboration environments, networks, and strategies that duplicate in-person meeting experiences as completely as possible in both internal and external business communications. Effectively leveraging telepresence as an organizational and collaborative strategy can improve productivity and effectiveness by enhancing business communication, collaboration, and reducing physical travel."

(I'm a bit short on time today, so for more information regarding telepresence, take a look at the various links I've posted on this page.)

Here are a few items from Lichtman's post:

Musion Announces First Live Transatlantic Interactive 3D Hologram Public Broadcast

DVE Huddle Room with REALroom 3D (TM) option (augmented Reality/holographic appearance) -from http://www.devetelepresence.com/


Howard Lichtman's YouTube Channel