The ultimate computer game that banishes handheld controls and allows players' gestures to dictate the action on screen is to be launched by Microsoft.
The Microsoft Xbox 360 uses 3-D camera technology, and is aimed at challenging the dominance of the Nintendo Wii, reports The Times.
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The Microsoft camera, which is the first to be able to sense 3-D motion, is based on technology developed by 3DV Systems, an Israeli company recently acquired by Microsoft. It uses infrared light to detect real-life gestures and the players' distance from the camera. This information is then converted into a related movement on screen.
A source close to the Microsoft project said: "By taking away the controls altogether the game becomes so easy to operate that even your grandmother can master it."
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