Sony also announced its own one-to-one motion tracking system which works in conjunction with the PlayStation Eye.
Although no official name was given for the system, its controllers consist of a short stick with a ball on the end, so for lack of a better word we're calling it a PlayStation Wand.
"The human body is a great joystick." -- unknown
Full Motion as I describe it in a gaming context is the tracking of the player's body as an input device.
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2009-06-04
2009-06-01
Microsoft Announces Project Natal
Microsoft has announced "Project Natal".
Promotional Trailer:
Basic Gameplay Demos:
Milo Demo:
Promotional Trailer:
Basic Gameplay Demos:
Milo Demo:
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Microsoft,
Project Natal
2009-04-29
04-29 Presentation
Today I gave another, more refined Full Motion presentation than the one from earlier this month. It can be found online HERE.
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Networking
2009-04-11
Linking Cap

A "Linking Cap" -- as I call it -- is a 3IRLED cap that has one-to-one motion tracking built in.
What a Linking Cap does is link together each device's relative location.
If we had such a cap, we would eliminate the need for a stationary head tracker Wii remote.
A "one armed" or "onemote" Full Motion system is where one hand holds a WiiMot+ (a.k.a. "Wii remote augmented with a Wii MotionPlus") and the other hand holds an ordinary nunchuck accessory.
In a "one armed" Full Motion system, this would mean you only need one Wii remote and one Wii MotionPlus (in addition to the Linking Cap).
Your in-hand WiiMot+ would acquire its relative data as usual and link with the Linking Cap by simply pointing its IR camera at the cap's three IRLEDs. Since the Linking Cap has built-in one-to-one motion tracking, it doesn't need the IR head tracker in order to tell the system its location. The only thing that matters is where the TV and floor are relative to the player. After linking, the system knows the relative locations of "TV to WiiMot+", "Floor to WiiMot+", and "WiiMot+ to Linking Cap". That's all the system needs for a "one armed" Full Motion system.
For a "two armed" or "twomote" Full Motion System, the only difference is two in-hand WiiMot+ have to link to the Linking Cap.
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Head Tracking,
Wii MotionPlus
2009-04-10
04-10 Presentation and Facebook Group
Earlier today I gave a presentation about Full Motion. It is available online HERE.
A Facebook Group about the Full Motion Project has been set up. It can be found HERE.
A Facebook Group about the Full Motion Project has been set up. It can be found HERE.
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Networking
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