Gaming Just Got Better

If you haven't seen the latest X-Box offering from Microsoft, then you are in for a big surprise. Now the Nintendo Wii has some real competition. Check out this video of how gaming and simulations are heading for a whole new rethink. The impact on business and fitness simulations cannot be underestimated especially as this opens up a whole new market for people fed up with the current range of game controllers of joysticks and button devices. In general, how we interact with computers could be on the verge of change if Microsofts new game controller or should I say non-game controller takes off. One of the problems I have had with the wii has been using the wand, while running with wii fit or bowling, boxing or tennis, etc. The Microsoft solution means you can potentially scan a tennis racket (the Natal as its called comes with a camera) and use that for playing in an online game. Or as shown in the video scan a skateboard and simply use that with its correct dimensions in a game. Or maybe just use your hands to manipulate screen menus and use voice control for selecting and playing a movie. So it could be the start of the end of keyboards, mouses, joysticks, and button controllers. What about touch-screens. If the future means all you need to do is wave your hands in front of a screen and you can interact with the program, then we could be on the verge of a big shakeup of not just the gaming industry but also the PC market.