http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/31/primesense-fesses-up-its-the-magic-behind-microsofts-project/
Up until now, we haven't actually been able to find out too much about the ins and outs of Project Natal. For all we knew, it's a technology designed in the back stall of a unicorn barn, and the final name will somehow involve diphthongs from both "lasers" and "Robot Apocalypse." All jesting aside, this really does mark the first bona fide announcement about the nuts and bolts behind Microsoft's forthcoming motion sensing add-on for its Xbox 360, and lo and behold, the revealing is being done by the same company we sat down with earlier this month at GDC. Quite a few of you assumed that PrimeSense's webcam was indeed Project Natal in camouflage when we posted up our original hands-on, and while we couldn't confirm or deny those suspicions at the time (darn NDAs...), we can today. So, what's this mean for you? It probably means that PrimeSense is actively looking to get its 3D-sensing technology into as many gaming scenarios as possible, so what you're seeing in Natal won't be exclusive for long. Did your imagination just run wild? No? Have a look back at our GDC experience and try again.
Up until now, we haven't actually been able to find out too much about the ins and outs of Project Natal. For all we knew, it's a technology designed in the back stall of a unicorn barn, and the final name will somehow involve diphthongs from both "lasers" and "Robot Apocalypse." All jesting aside, this really does mark the first bona fide announcement about the nuts and bolts behind Microsoft's forthcoming motion sensing add-on for its Xbox 360, and lo and behold, the revealing is being done by the same company we sat down with earlier this month at GDC. Quite a few of you assumed that PrimeSense's webcam was indeed Project Natal in camouflage when we posted up our original hands-on, and while we couldn't confirm or deny those suspicions at the time (darn NDAs...), we can today. So, what's this mean for you? It probably means that PrimeSense is actively looking to get its 3D-sensing technology into as many gaming scenarios as possible, so what you're seeing in Natal won't be exclusive for long. Did your imagination just run wild? No? Have a look back at our GDC experience and try again.
