"Minority Report"-Like Control For PC

An anonymous reader writes "A startup named Mgestyk Technologies claims that they have an affordable solution for 'Minority Report'-like PC control. They have released a video in which they use hand gestures to play games like Halo and Guitar Hero, as well as perform 'multi-touch' interactions for applications like Google Earth. Engadget and Gizmodo discuss the potential of the technology but point out that the system has visible lag when used for gaming. Will camera-based interfaces ever meet the low-latency demands of gaming? For how much longer will we still be using keyboards, mice and joysticks?"

hmm..

[max99ted]

..I thought this type of input was found to be tiring after using it for only 5 or 10 minutes? Or is that just for slashdot types? :)

Three Words...

[FFCecil]

Johnny Chung Lee

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ [cmu.edu]

He did this ages ago with nothing but a Wii remote, some IR LEDs, and bits of reflective tape. And all his code is openly available!

If you're interested, take a look around his site at some of the other stuff he's done... and not just with Wii remotes, either. The man is a genius. I love the projector calibration work he did. I mean, he's turned folding fans and umbrellas into screens!

Re:hmm..

[YrWrstNtmr]

Track eye movements. A wink is a click. A two-eyed wink could be back, or escape. Such a system could work with goggles or sci-fi contact lenses. If we need to add hands on top of that for gaming or CAD or Photoshop, that would be fine. But the basics start with what we're looking at, with our eyes.

The several years old 'Nouse' [newscientist.com]. Nose tracking for mouse movement, blinks for mouse clicks.

Re:Porno

[sdpuppy]

No - for your particular application you'd want something like this:
http://inition.com/inition/product.php?URL_=product_glove_vti_grasp&SubCatID_=26 [inition.com]

CyberGrasp haptic feedback interface - its a cyberglove with tactile feedback

In other words, (RTFL)

With the CyberGrasp force feedback system, users are able to explore the physical properties of computer-generated 3D objects they manipulate in a simulated 'virtual world.'

The difference between that and the "Minority Report" type interface is like the difference between IMax 3D and print media.

I suppose it depends on what you prefer.