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Natal Wins Time Magazine Honors
A better invention than the AIDS vaccine and teleportation, apparently.
by Ryan Geddes
November 12, 2009 - Microsoft's upcoming Project Natal motion control system has been named to Time Magazine's list of the 50 Best Inventions of 2009, beating out such strong competitors as the AIDS vaccine and teleportation to come in at a respectable No. 5.
Despite the fact that Natal and its 14 launch games won't be available until November 2010, Time gushes about the system's ability to remove the barrier between people and software:
"Project Natal uses several cameras, plus a highly specialized microphone and a lot of fancy software, to track the gamer's body and interpret his or her voice. You move your hand, and the Master Chief (or whoever) moves his hand. It's that simple. And that cool."
We're definitely excited to spend some quality time with Natal, which wowed us at E3 2009 and has been looking better and better each time we see it. But as much as we're looking forward to throwing a Paint Party or acting like we're bowling in front of a 360 instead of a Wii for a change, we've got to give a slight edge to the scientists at the University of Maryland's Joint Quantum Institute, who actually managed to teleport information from one atom to another a meter away (No. 6 on the list).
Also, some NASA scientists figured out how to make things levitate (No. 39).
Check out the list for yourself and then let us know where you think Natal fits among the best inventions of the year.
IGN: Natal Wins Time Magazine Honors
Damn even a gaming website is able to scoff at this news.
With the delay of a camera based motion "controller" it's doubtful you'd even be able to play a shooter with it. lol @ Time Magazine.
Natal Wins Time Magazine Honors
A better invention than the AIDS vaccine and teleportation, apparently.
by Ryan Geddes
November 12, 2009 - Microsoft's upcoming Project Natal motion control system has been named to Time Magazine's list of the 50 Best Inventions of 2009, beating out such strong competitors as the AIDS vaccine and teleportation to come in at a respectable No. 5.
Despite the fact that Natal and its 14 launch games won't be available until November 2010, Time gushes about the system's ability to remove the barrier between people and software:
"Project Natal uses several cameras, plus a highly specialized microphone and a lot of fancy software, to track the gamer's body and interpret his or her voice. You move your hand, and the Master Chief (or whoever) moves his hand. It's that simple. And that cool."
We're definitely excited to spend some quality time with Natal, which wowed us at E3 2009 and has been looking better and better each time we see it. But as much as we're looking forward to throwing a Paint Party or acting like we're bowling in front of a 360 instead of a Wii for a change, we've got to give a slight edge to the scientists at the University of Maryland's Joint Quantum Institute, who actually managed to teleport information from one atom to another a meter away (No. 6 on the list).
Also, some NASA scientists figured out how to make things levitate (No. 39).
Check out the list for yourself and then let us know where you think Natal fits among the best inventions of the year.
IGN: Natal Wins Time Magazine Honors
Damn even a gaming website is able to scoff at this news.
With the delay of a camera based motion "controller" it's doubtful you'd even be able to play a shooter with it. lol @ Time Magazine.
