Sony and Nintendo officially crapped their pants yesterday.

Microsoft revealed a motion 'controller' called Project Natal. I know, the name doesn't say much for it but beyond the crazy name the motion capturing camera will change gaming forever.

Microsoft began with one of their project leaders showing off the device. He simply walked in front of the camer and it figured out who he was and signed him into the Xbox.

Wait, that wasn't it. They then showed off a woman who was playing a 'brick breakdown' game where she would hit balls into a stack of bricks to knock them down. She was using her arms, legs, and head. Every single motion was captured and used in the game. It seemed that even the most slightest movement was detected by the camera. They also showed a paint application but that was near as impressive.

Microsoft also played a video with all sorts of different applications that the device can be used for. A simple swipe of the hand to move through menus and when you once you've chosen something off of the menu all you have to do, for example, is say "Play (insert movie title)" and it will start playing.

At the end of the presentation was the most impressive. Peter Molyneux came out and showed a game called Milo. Milo is a totally emotional character and you were able to communcate with him through the voice recognition. You can actually have a conversation with the character. It was simply amazing. The way that you could interact with a character and their environment was stunning.

Another great thing about the device is that all you'll need is the device. You won't have to upgrade the system that you already have. So if you don't like spending $500 every 4 or 5 years for a new system, you won't.

Project Natal has really stolen E3 this year and it seems that everyone is talking about it. Microsoft has sent the Project Natal kits to developers and hopefully we'll see some integration is some of the great games that we will see and even some integration with some games that we already love.

Well this is the first blog that I'm posting. I've been here for quite some time and no one really knows it. I've been a member of gamespot for like five years I do believe. I started posting sometime in the past year but I like to 'lurk' more than I post haha.

Well anyway I'm just sitting here being bored listening to music. I'm thinking about my big move within the next month. I'll be moving from my current apartment to a house that one of my old roommates owns. He was looking for someone to fill a room that he has so I took it. Also I am very tired of the current roommates that I have now. I work from about 8 to 4.30 and then go to class from after work till 10.30 at night. They think that they can party and be loud on the weekdays and I can't handle it anymore. I need my sleep. So hopefully this new dwelling will serve my needs.

So I guess that's it for my first blog. If you're reading this thank you. I've never really written a blog before so this was an experience for you and I!

Later,

Ross