Forget motion controlled systems that still use a controller like the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation Move. Heck, you can even forget about motion controlled systems that require you to wave your hand or other parts of your body, like Microsoft's Kinect. The next generation of motion control is already on it's way.
Picture this: you're playing an FPS (or other first-person view game) and instead of pushing a control stick or keyboard button to move down the next path all you do is *look* in the direction you want to go. Imagine reading a webpage that automatically scrolls as you read - no mouse or keyboard action required. Sound interesting? Then check this out:
The folks at Tobii teamed up with Lenovo to create 20 prototypes of this Windows 7 laptop that they unveiled yesterday at the CeBIT conference in Hanover, Germany. That strip just below the screen is the current eye-control sensor, and there's also a large hump on the back. Neither is attractive or practical, but it is just a prototype. Future plans entail the sensor becoming much more narrow - about the size of the small space below the laptop screen today. If you'd like a review of how it it performed (I'll give you a hit: excellently) head on over to
Endgadget and check out their video of the laptop in action.
Between the new BCI technology and this new eye-control system, we are two steps closer to synchronicity. The future is coming! Are you ready?
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