http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/ Engadget Comments for PrimeSense talks full-body motion control at GDC, gives us a video demonstration http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/
Is Engadget getting money from Sony these days?]]>Mar 11th 2010 2:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/That is the absolute first thing I though of when I saw the image.
I can't believe that they didn't mention Natal? The thing looks almost exactly like the Natal "eye" thing.]]>Mar 11th 2010 3:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/
I believe Natal uses dual IR cameras that work as a range finder (building a 3d image with software) and not time of flight. I'm not sure about this device however. Seeing as both cameras on this appear to have different size lenses my best guess is that it is time of flight with a visible light camera making it closer to PlayStation Eye rather than Natal.]]>Mar 11th 2010 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.primesense.com/category/product_technology

Natal doesn't do color and instead mimics your movement on a 3d avatar. This is like PlayStation Eye but with an added dimension.]]>Mar 11th 2010 3:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/
Scolling down this page, I stopped because I thought it was an article on Natal from the pictures. Definitely a huge likeness to Natal, and it uses the same technology...]]>Mar 11th 2010 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/
We are both wrong it seems, Natal is an "amplitude modulated continuous wave".

http://www.newscientist.com/commenting/browse?id=mg20527426.800&page=2

"Our IR does not pulse and it is not based on a TOF system (which usually pulses). Our light source is constant much like you would expect a projection system to work in a conference room."]]>Mar 11th 2010 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/
Well, I posted the comment not expecting comparisons about the technological foundations of each technology. I was hoping for Engadget to make some comparisons given their experience with both Natal and now of Primesense. ]]>Mar 11th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/
From what I've read I believe they use structured IR light, not modulated:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_scanner#Structured_light]]>Mar 31st 2010 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/
Confirmed: http://www.primesense.com/category/reference_design

Light Coding = Structured Light]]>Mar 31st 2010 1:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Honestly, get a life dude...]]>Mar 11th 2010 2:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/
*glances at his webcam with paranoia*

But honestly if it could easily read your gestures, so you aren't waving your arms around like an idiot just to change the channel, it might be cool.]]>Mar 11th 2010 2:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 2:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 2:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/
Yeah, this will work oh so well when I'm trying to watch a movie with kids playing in the family room. "No, you changed the channel - throw your brother the other way now!"]]>Mar 11th 2010 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://blogs.ft.com/techblog/2009/09/microsofts-natal-secrets-revealed/

Why didn't you ask?]]>Mar 11th 2010 2:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Honestly ? He's Right .. :) ]]>Mar 11th 2010 2:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/
Honestly, get a sense of humor dude...]]>Mar 11th 2010 2:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Um, its the same thing, just different software. The article posted by Game_Ender states that MS is using PrimeSense hardware.]]>Mar 11th 2010 3:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/darnit! that was supposed to be a reply to AlienSix]]>Mar 11th 2010 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Um, its the same thing, just different software. The article posted by Game_Ender states that MS is using PrimeSense hardware.]]>Mar 11th 2010 3:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 31st 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/I agree..]]>Mar 11th 2010 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 2:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 3:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/
And it sounds like they were purposefully over-technical to make you think they were doing something new or different or special. They just do the same as Natal.

And I remember Microsoft saying a long time ago that they want to use Natal in areas other than Xbox... nothing to see here. Move along.]]>Mar 11th 2010 3:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 3:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 3:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 4:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 4:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 4:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 4:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/
Although I wonder, why can't we have a mix of those technologies, why is it every year only one or the other? Maybe Natal will change that.]]>Mar 11th 2010 6:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/What happens when you try to get it on in front of the tv?
and your mother Skypes in..

I accidentally in front of my mother.
"I'm sooooooo sorry baby! please! I didn't mean to! You accepted the call when you swung your hand to beat me!"
"Mom! Mom! I can explain!"
Mother has a heart attack...

Serves you right for having kinky crazy sex =P]]>Mar 11th 2010 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/I mean, the room in the video looked EXACTLY like the one in the Natal intro video, as does the camera, and the gesture control mechanism.
Am I just slow, or is my confusion justified?]]>Mar 11th 2010 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/11/primesense-talks-full-body-motion-control-at-gdc-the-possibilit/Mar 11th 2010 4:54PM