Project Natal

With Project Natal, to be released by end of 2010, Microsoft promises to bring in the next generation of gaming experiences. With a baton-like long, flat "depth, face/object recognition and motion sensor" coupled to your standard Xbox 360, you will now be able to play games using every inch of your body, moving in real time and real space, "interacting" with the game through body movements, speech and gestures.

Imagine sitting on a couch in your living room, playing a quiz game, over the Internet with your cousins. When the quiz master asks a question, you can raise your hand or press the buzzer (your knee), and then answer the question. Or, when you are racing a bike, you can sit on your sofa, lean into the wind and take tight turns by shifting your weight. And of course, you can play a very exhausting game of tennis by running and jumping all over the living room. Never once needing a mouse, keyboard, joystick or any other contraption.

Not just in gaming, but you can apply the same technology to dozens of other applications, opening a whole gamut of "unwired, non-touch" user interactions with your applications.

The possibilities are endless...