Meet Milo: your best virtual friend in the real world (updated)
About two weeks ago we were introduced to Microsoft´s Project Natal. Microsoft’s Project Natal is the first game console without a controller. The system has a 3D camera that maps the exacts position of your hands, your fingers, your feet, your header, your nose, everything in a 3D map. This allows you to control the game with only your body, in great detail, and no controller is needed. Furthermore, it recognizes voice and faces and supports complex video chat.
Here is a promovideo of it
What really intrigued me was the video about Milo: A virtual character that intuitively reacts to you every moment like a real person! Watching the video it made me realize how our cognitive behavioral wins it from our common sense! If Project Natal and especially a character like Milo does what Microsoft promises it will do, it could be very much the future of gaming where two different worlds will merge to one. There are already many options you can think about to use this kind of Augmented Reality in the real world on a daily basis…
Check this video of Milo:
Update: Following a rumor of 1UP it is set that project Natal is in fact the cornerstone of the new Xbox console. However it’s not confirmed yet but we could see a new console from Microsoft in fall 2010 then. Read more here.
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