yeah, ok, but how are you gonna watch porn? I mean, your screen would be going crazy.

Unless there is a "masturbation mode". Then right on.

nystreetfilms

@Jrsy is the dude, playin' the dude, disguised as another du...: HA! My hope would be with delight, and not leaving and refusing to answer your calls ever again...

CSUSam

@september11th:

strongly agree

djfoxx64

Sweet! Doritos @ 1:59

VirreVojj

@Zodduska: I agree, tactile feedback is so... satisfying

mikeg1130

I think your arms would get tired. But, its a good start

TheCapt

I wonder how it would react if I held up my index, middle and pinky fingers?

Jrsy is the dude, playin' the dude, disguised as another dude

"A little lag"? In a shooter you could be killed twice before your actions are translated into the game... It looks kinda neat, but I don't see this making the mouse and keyboard obsolete.. yet.

PimPee

until you have holographic display overlays on your hands and the delay is gone i'm sticking with mouse/keyboard.

GreyHammer

This is way sick, but i would probably use it in addition to mouse/keyboard/tablet/etc. rather than in place of.

I don't really understand everyone's beef with having buttons and keys...

Daytodaz3

OMG THATS BADASS!!!!

ZetaCrossfire

Are you Mjoking?

surfer88

epic fail.

september11th

Cool idea but I'm not digging the massive delay.. and I'm not sure I could live without tactile feedback.

Zodduska

This is the ultimate MCE controller. Shed the remote!

jzh797s

@Jrsy is the dude, playin' the dude, disguised as another du...: It searches for a pic of a douchebag comedian who thinks he funny.

Mr.DuckSauce

I'd rather use a keyboard and mouse. This "Wii" type stuff just doesn't interest me at all.

RudeandRude

@CSUSam: Yes, I would have to follow it with an extended thumb and pinky...

"Call me."

Jrsy is the dude, playin' the dude, disguised as another dude

Interesting...

Now type me a 20 page essay. Without the keyboard.

But in all seriousness... this would probably be nice for presentations... and maybe as a remote control replacement, IF it works well at a distance.

As far as I see, it uses a camera and recognizes gestures.

If it's anything like any other camera software that uses recognition, it:
1. Uses considerable ammounts of resources
2. lag is innevitable
3. needs a controled environment
4. will be buggy at times
5. completely useless for fps/guitar hero, besides making a video filled with bs that had to be done 10s of times to get it right (or fake)

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

It doesn't look as fun as it's sounds.

Undoubtedly

Looks like it'll be a while before this is practical...
Although I'm pretty sure better response times than this exist. I remember the EyeToy being at least this snappy.

tobz1000

@Jrsy is the dude, playin' the dude, disguised as another du...: I wonder how it would it I held up my middle finger only.

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

@djfoxx64: strongly agree with lasers

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

I was sold as soon as I saw that it worked with Crysis.

DO WANT.

Evangelion

Total failure. The delay would make it impossible to use properly and down right unproductive.

This is no better then what we saw a few years ago. Did they actually spend money on this R&D to get absolutly no where?

JEmlay

That's some darn long lag.

Games would get tiresome too, especially games with long levels, or like GTA. Besides, the lag just kills it for me.

aznxenocide

I'd prefer some type of wrist contraption that senses the tendons in my arm, though it wouldn't work well for the fatties. :(

grawss

I could not hold my heand on the air for about 30min-so how the f** can i play my games again??

winsucker

@Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I completely agree, if you can't type on it then it is worthless to anyone that uses a computer. Maybe cool for like driving games on a console system.

midwestkel

You mean you have to use your HANDS?? It's like a baby's toy!

markarian

@nystreetfilms: or it could become highly interactive

gokusfanclub

Telekinesis.

Voohoo

@Zodduska: tactile feedback??? How about the ability to type? You'll notice it never once shows them trying to type in anything.

Cliff_Dangers

my arms got tiered just watching that

spider2544

I'll stick with my 2000 dpi mouse, thank you very much!

unibrow4o9

At 3:47 end credits...

Techonolgies?

Well, I guess that's what you get "air typing" with a gesture controlled computer.

BeautifulAgony

Sorry, but with all of the gesture-based touch-screen mind-control nonsense coming out, is there anyone who really, genuinely thinks we'll ever get rid of solid, mechanical interfaces? I really don't see any of it going away in any of our lifetimes.

Moonshadow101

But how would I type WORDS with it? They never show WORDS.

Some of us still use words instead of pictures for everything you know.

Ajh

@nystreetfilms: If you can set up to read the gestures I make with my... nevermind.

bpapa9013

@Zodduska: Yeah it would be kinda cool for multimedia crap or REALLY casually browsing the web, but I think they are really reaching with Crysis, the delay in that flight sim was unbelievable!

I'm also wondering what kind of range that camera has, could you mount it on a tv and use it from anywhere in the room, and what if someone who "talked with their hands" came over? Would their gestures constantly be screwing with your HTPC's controls?

Color me far from convinced.

bpapa9013

@Mr.DuckSauce: But you have no image available...

Jrsy is the dude, playin' the dude, disguised as another dude

@Evangelion: So long as you don't mind sucking at Crysis in exchange?

bpapa9013

@jzh797s: Yes, HTPCs are the only thing I see this catching on for in the near term, but see my quote above regarding full room coverage and people who "talk with their hands"...

bpapa9013

I thought the purpose of a computer was produtivity, efficiency, and effectiveness.

Producing the most output with the least input... I don't know how this is even productive.

Enough of these novelty items.

gothamdarkknight

@Zodduska: Feedback.... and my arms would get sore.

Kymeira

Holding your hands up so long is going to be an agony.

With the Wii controllers you can let your arms rest on your legs. Impossible with this crap.

Also look at the way they steer, doesn't seem to be possible to make subtle turns, they only make big short movements for that.

Herman

waiting for porting this to phones :)

shpe11

This is the wave of the future.

jdhuck

This seems cool, but I just wonder how it could possibly handle things in RPG or RTS games. I've got like 35 keybinds to worry about....

Saboth

Remember every complain about the Wii? Welll, they were all proven to be untrue because Nintendo is not insane. This company, however, inherits all of those complaints and then some. This idea, while not terrible, could never be mainstream. It's just ineffective and inefficient. Also... kinda need to be able to type. Plus, can't wait to see how leaning back in your chair switches the open window. I'll stick with what's proven.

KassiaHaoe

Eliminate the lag, figure out some way of giving feedback, and I might eventually want to use this, but I'd def have to set up surround sound and a larger screen to do it.

LastOne

It looks like it has potential but i honestly couldn't imagine gaming with just this, but using it to activate a mic or pause the game would be cool especially if you could use expressions instead of holding up your hand. Imagine this; instead of pressing a button you wink to activate the mic, or you stick out your tongue to pause the game.

reapdaslaughter

i know what will eventually replace this technology: a small hand held device that sits on your desk. you move it about an inch and accomplish the same thing as flailing your arms about.

elegantelliot

Does anyone know the song they play at the beginning?

jeff3410

yeah making gestures at my screen, with emphasis at the prolonged periods of time i spend in front of the screen...
now moving stuff around with your thoughts,that's something we could all enjoy. no more moving around, your muscles are tired and the last thing you need is a mouse and a keyboard, exhausting the little energy you have left.

dreamcast