Project Natal...say what?

Xbox 360 is soon to have a whole new way to connect.

Take the video capabilities of a standard web cam, combine them with the motion-sensor capabilities of a Wii controller, and what do you get? PROJECT NATAL.

Limiting the amount of equipment you need, it makes your body the controller. You can play games solo, or with other people. And it knows who you are. It can identify your facial features, and body structure. It recognizes your voice. Sounds a little creepy.

Want to see something creepier?
Meet Milo.



We now have digital friends. Someone that reacts in the same way that real people do.
Am I the only one who sees this as a major step back in our society? Right now we're trying to keep in touch with everyone through a website or phone, next we're making friends with people on a different realm. What's next?

I like the idea from the first video of interacting with other people with the same software. Getting face time without having to leave home. Even playing against other families. Awesome.

But creating a technology that turns face-to-face time into face-to-screen time? That frightens me a lot.

This, I don't consider to be gaming.
I don't quite know what to call it.
It just isn't gaming....