Kinect vs EyeToy
Posted in Kinect Opinions on Jan 19., 2010
High-tech gaming systems have stepped it up a notch. It is Kinect vs. EyeToy, and they are in the homestretch now. Sony first came out with a state-of-the-art idea known as EyeToy. Never one to be left behind, Microsoft has come up with Kinect, and these two enormous companies are running neck and neck in a competition to determine which system is the most sophisticated and most likely to succeed in today’s competitive gaming world.
Kinect uses an RGB camera as well as an infrared 3-D depth map camera to capture a gamers’ full body motion and then they incorporate some state-of-the-art software that puts the whole program together. This technology reads a full body’s position in 3-D space allowing the gamer to use their entire body to be able to interact with a video game. It eliminates the need to use a game controller, either wired or wireless. However, it isn’t yet known how precise this technology will be at reading the more minute and intricate motions that a person makes while playing, such as the wrist positioning that may be used to roll a ball in virtual golf, tennis, or bowling games.
Sony’s motion controller for the Eye Toy program also uses a camera to see the position in 3-D space and it utilizes gyros as well as accelerometers to attain maximum precision. A gamer can use virtual toys while interacting with the games, such as swords, tennis rackets and even the person’s hands.
A Kinect EyeToy comparison shows the two programs currently running side by side, but Microsoft just may be pulling into the lead and giving it their all in the final stretch. Kinect is likely to far surpass Sony’s devices when they add their own hardware wands to the mix and tweak their software just a bit more. Kinect even has voice recognition as part of the program! These two systems are at war with one another, with each company attempting to outdo the other and make their system offer the ultimate gaming experience. Although Sony with their Eye Toy had a head start, Microsoft caught up and passed them in no time flat.
The real winner of this war in which Sony and Microsoft are engaged is going to be the gamer. Gaming’s future has taken a huge leap to a higher level and it will be both interesting and exciting to see where it may go from here.
