[games_access] Project Natal: Microsoft's Alternative Controller

[Mark Barlet]

we did a stroy on it the day it was announced and there are some great
comments from the community that may be worth taking a look at.

http://ablegamers.com/xbox-360-news/571-natal-be-a-disabled-gaming-revolution.html

Mark

On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Nathalie Caron <nathalie at gamefwd.org>wrote:

> I am preparing an article on the subject and will be contacting Microsoft
> with some questions.
>
> If you have some you'd like answered about this technology, please let me
> know asap and I will include them.
>
> NC
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 3:44 AM, David Colven <Colven at ace-centre.org.uk>wrote:
>
>> I have hopes that it may be a useful tool for people with Asperger's
>> syndrome or similar inter-personal communication problems.
>>
>> It would be interesting to see if it could be refined to produce switch
>> actions - I am with the Cambridge team at the AEGIS meeting and they are
>> very interested.
>>
>> How about the 3D web cam I've seen advertised?
>>
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>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: games_access-bounces at igda.org
>> [mailto:games_access-bounces at igda.org]
>> > On Behalf Of will wade
>> > Sent: 02 June 2009 19:14
>> > To: IGDA Games Accessibility SIG Mailing List
>> > Subject: Re: [games_access] Project Natal: Microsoft's Alternative
>> > Controller
>> >
>>   > Its a interesting development.
>> > I agree - as it stands its not that potentially useful to
>> > children/adults with a lot of movement. What would be interesting if
>> > the technology could be used to look at a particular reliable movement
>> > of a person for a particular output - e.g. move a hand inwards at a
>> > certain angle in relation to the body, or a head movement to the left,
>> > and that produces a output just like a switch. Something like this is
>> > currently being developed by the inference group at Cambridge so watch
>> > this space..
>> >
>> > w
>> >
>> > 2009/6/2 Nathalie Caron <nathalie at gamefwd.org>:
>> > > Hi Barrie, and group:
>> > >
>> > > I watched the Microsoft presentation yesterday and while it has a
>> lot of
>> > > potential to increase mainstream accessibility, I think there is
>> some
>> > way to
>> > > go in order for it to be accessible to all.
>> > >
>> > > I can already imagine one of my friends, who argued the same point.
>> He
>> > has
>> > > CP and is in a wheel chair with minimal hand coordination, has
>> managed
>> > to
>> > > adapt to use a controller, but does not speak (unless using a voice
>> > device).
>> > > I don't think Natal would be able to recognize his facial
>> expressions as
>> > > well, nor would it be able to find expressions in his synthetic
>> voice
>> > > (thinking in reference to that interactive game with the little boy
>> -
>> > Tobi
>> > > was it?)
>> > >
>> > > I think that if Microsoft was really serious about this, they would
>> have
>> > to
>> > > look, perhaps into neurofeedback for those who do not have the means
>> to
>> > use
>> > > their bodies, voices and facial expressions. Surely they have the
>> > ability to
>> > > implement something like this en masse.
>> > >
>> > > I don't know if they would consider that, or if they are satisfied
>> by
>> > having
>> > > already "broken new ground"... I guess we will have to watch and
>> see.
>> > >
>> > > Nathalie
>> > > http://gamefwd.org
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Barrie Ellis
>> > <barrie.ellis at oneswitch.org.uk>
>> > > wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >> Lots of potential for improved accessibility? But will it be
>> > realised...
>> > >>
>> > >> Microsoft announce Project Natal - gesture, facial expressions and
>> > voice
>> > >> recognition:
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> http://switchgaming.blogspot.com/2009/06/microsofts-new-controller.html
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> http://kotaku.com/5274317/microsoft-makes-you-the-motion-controller-
>> > with-project-natal
>> > >>
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