That report points to Microsoft subsidiary Rare developing actual handheld hardware, but being unable to meet development deadlines. A few days later, reports surface of the technology making use of a gyroscope and sensor bar.
Little is known about timing except that the product could be announced at E3 the following month. The company provides the first demos of the technology in action, including controlling the Xbox dashboard and playing Riccochet--what would eventually become the Rally Ball minigame included in Kinect Adventures.
Microsoft also shows off a virtual-painting app. Along with the presentation, Microsoft says it's sending out Project Natal development kits to select developers to get them started on making games that will be ready in time for when the hardware add-on finally ships to customers. The next day the company details a revision of the Xbox hardware that adds a special plug for the Kinect controller.
The connection provides power without the need for an AC adapter, like the old units needed, and also enables the sending of information. Microsoft responds, telling CNET it does not condone modification of its products, and that the hardware has built-in hardware and software safeguards to keep such customizations from happening.
Microsoft also pledges to "work closely with law enforcement and product safety groups to keep Kinect tamper-resistant. Microsoft launches Kinect in Europe.
Some assume the Kinect is another tale of Microsoft hardware woe, but it was both groundbreaking and innovative. After all, Microsoft was an enterprise and consumer software provider that in the 30 years prior to that, had rarely deviated into the world of hardware with the exception of its Microsoft Mouse foray.
So when Microsoft introduced its Xbox gaming console in November , people took notice. And despite the odds, Redmond hit the ground running against the likes of Sony and Nintendo.
Since its launch sixteen years ago, the Xbox expanded beyond just being a simple gaming box to include applications and streaming services.
But Microsoft realised it had to offer more than just a gaming console, and it was looking to develop cutting tech around the way that people interacted with software. Its Project Natal device for Xbox was first demonstrated in June , and to many people, it looked like the future of technology.
The Kinect is an approximately nine-inch 23 cm wide horizontal bar connected to a small circular base with a ball joint pivot, the Kinect sensor is designed to be positioned lengthwise above or below the video display.
The device features an "RGB camera, depth sensor, multi-array microphone, and custom processor running proprietary software", which provides full-body 3D motion capture, facial recognition, and voice recognition capabilities. The Kinect sensor's microphone array enables the Xbox to conduct acoustic source localization and ambient noise suppression, allowing for things such as headset-free party chat over Xbox Live.
The depth sensor consists of an infrared projector combined with a monochrome CMOS sensor, and allows the Kinect sensor to see in 3D under any ambient light conditions. The active depth-sensing range of the depth sensor is adjustable, with the Kinect software capable of automatically calibrating the sensor based on the gameplay and environment conditions, such as the presence of couches.
Kinect is reportedly based on software technology developed internally by Microsoft and hardware intellectual property acquired from time-of-flight camera developer 3DV Systems. Before agreeing to sell all its assets in March , 3DV had been preparing its own depth-sensing webcam controller, known as the ZCam.
Described by Microsoft personnel as the primary innovation of Kinect, the software technology enables advanced gesture recognition, facial recognition, and voice recognition. The skeletal mapping technology shown at E3 was capable of simultaneously tracking multiple users for motion analysis, with a real-time feature extraction of 48 interest points on a human body. Depending on the person's distance from the sensor, Kinect is capable of tracking models that can identify individual fingers.
At the Kinect's original announcment while still known under the name Project Natal , three technical demos were shown to showcase the accessory when it was revealed at Microsoft's E3 Media Briefing:. During development the Kinect was known just as " Project Natal ". The name follows in Microsoft's tradition of using cities as code names.
0コメント