Microsoft’s body-reading Kinect system has been a success, and a new version of the Kinect is in the works to support the next generation of Xbox. What improvements will this upgraded Kinect 2 bring to the table? Using leaked design documents, this article runs down the new features that we might be seeing in the future. CVG has the story.
Motion gaming is popular, especially with people who don’t want to learn their way around a complex controller. Improving the sensors that run a motion gaming system is a good way to bring the power of a motion device up to par, but the real test will be in what game developers do with it.
How else will we get a full range of motion for our virtual reality avatar MMO characters?