e3 2009

11.21.09

PlayStation 3 Joins the Motion-Capture Gaming Party

Sony joins Microsoft in playing catch-up to Nintendo's bestselling Wii

By Dan Smith Posted 06.03.2009 at 1:15 pm 5 Comments

After Microsoft's announcement at the E3 conference of Project Natal, Sony unveiled its own version of motion-capture gaming, both playing catch-up to Nintendo's Wii. Using the Playstation Eye camera and a colorfully globe-tipped controller, the new hardware claims to allow true 1:1 motion response.

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Wii Vitality Sensor Monitors Gamers' Heart Rates During Play

Innovative new direction for interactive play or creepy medical device disguised as a game?

By Brett Zarda Posted 06.03.2009 at 11:43 am 4 Comments

Apparently Nintendo executives frequent PopSci.com. Last year we evaluated the Wii Fit and begged for more technical ways to quantify how hard someone is working on the Wii. Yesterday, at the E3 conference, Nintendo did just that, unveiling the Wii Vitality Sensor--a finger-clip heart rate monitor add-on.

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Microsoft Guns For Nintendo With Project Natal, A Full-Body Motion Controller

Using cameras, motion and audio sensors and complex processing, Microsoft's forthcoming Xbox 360 add-on turns your entire body into a video game controller

By John Mahoney Posted 06.01.2009 at 5:47 pm 8 Comments

Project Natal: via Game Trailers

Today at E3, the annual video game conference in Los Angeles, Microsoft took the wraps off Project Natal--a sophisticated new sensor bar for the Xbox 360 that installs under your TV and tracks your every move, effectively translating your motions directly to those of characters or objects in the game. And judging by the demo video they released, it looks pretty incredible.

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E3 Expo 2009: The PopSci Preview

What will next week bring? New games, new hardware

By Scott Steinberg Posted 05.26.2009 at 11:15 am 3 Comments

Courtesy of annual tradeshow the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the holidays come early for PC and video game enthusiasts every year. Running June 2-4, 2009 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the trade-only event is expected to draw 40,000 attendees hot to catch a glimpse of this and next year's biggest releases.

Though just a shadow of its 2000-2006 glory years, when skate ramps and strobe lights dominated due to recent invite-only policies and publisher cutbacks, the confab's still expected to be ground zero for industry announcements. With the rumor mill already buzzing, here's a sneak peek at what could be some of the convention's biggest titles and unveilings.

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