Kikizo has an critique piece evaluating the Xbox 360's approaching motion-control scheme, Project Natal, and discussing why it's a bigger step forward for mixed media gaming than many people think. Quoting: "[Natal] accurately perceives players in 3D space, simultaneously mission control over 48 joints on your body, enabling it to accurately redraw your outline in real time as you move about. On a several 'debug screen' in the closed-doors session, we could witness for privately the 'mind's eye' of Natal, visually showing how it dead understands where we are, how we're moving, where we are in 3D space, how far in front of my face my hand is, whatever. It can supposedly even track discharge hand and finger steps when it switches into this more finely-tuned mode. ... There is a unforeseen feeling of tactility and iPhone-like fluidity and precision to the way Natal works." Another interesting bit of news about Natal is that Wii-hacker Johnny Chung Lee is part of the circuit team. We've discussed some of his creations in the past.

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