Microsoft used Katamari to show off Natal. In Katamari, player uses nothing except hand gestures to control the Katamari ball. The control seems responsive although there are some lag in controlling the ball.
Seven heavy weight developers are pleased with Natal potential. Natal not only requires no controller, but also detects face, so emotion element can be included in future games. They discuss that potential Natal is not limited to games, but the way experience can change. (Computer interface ala Minority report, Shopping online, or even doing business).
Verdict: Natal seems much more promising than Sony's wand. Natal is great in enhancing gameplay, but it is doubtful if people really want to play Halo by jumping all around and mimicking imaginary gun in their hands.
According to previous interview with Nintendo's Miyamoto, during the development of Wii, Nintendo already aware of this technology and looked into it, but decided to scrap it saying that it didn't meet their technical requirement. Maybe Nintendo knows something that Microsoft doesn't? Who knows. Natal still has a year before launch, so Microsoft has plenty of time to polish Natal.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Natal and Wand: impression so far (part 2: Natal)
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