Tue, Oct 09, 2012 | 22:55 BST
Microsoft demo shows off Digits controller
One of Microsoft’s Cambridge research team has invented a pretty amazing new controller. Called Digits, the wrist-mounted arrangement of sensors and cameras allows for “freehand 3D computer interaction without gloves”; you’ll be able to wiggle your fingers mid-air as if you had a control pad. The creators apparently wanted to make a motion control system more accurate than Kinect; it doesn’t even require line of sight to your TV, although it does need to be tethered in its prototype form. Hit up Microsoft Research to view a video and read more.
Thanks, Eurogamer.
6 comments
#1
Se_7_eN
09/10/12, 11:04 pm
NO
#2
Dark
09/10/12, 11:17 pm
hey as long as we can use the normal controller , it is all good…
oh whom i’m kidding,they will force this crap down into our throats!!!
#3
OlderGamer
09/10/12, 11:32 pm
PowerGlove 2.0
#4
zinc
10/10/12, 12:28 am
This goes beyond gaming & is fantastic. IF & its a big IF, its brought into the mainstream…
No more “point & click”, simply “Point”… Brilliant stuff.
#5
SuperGuyverUSA
10/10/12, 12:50 am
Ok, not what I was expecting… But it could work. What consoles really need is the experiance that people can’t get by playing with their phones and tablets. I’m not sure how I feel about this, but we’ll see where it takes us.
#6
The_Red
10/10/12, 7:08 am
Well, at least this one seems to work and do so while looking responsive, unlike that other MS device.