For centuries the rope has been a symbol of community, friendship, and interpersonal communication. Inspired by the icon, the designers of Rope Revolution, a rope-based gaming system, identified popular rope games from around the world, incorporating them into a tangible rope interface where the focus is collaborative play. A compact motion-sensing and force-feedback module allows users to jump rope, fly a kite, ride a horse and a number of physical activities that connect players across virtual spaces.
Sony’s plan to make absolutely sure video gaming involves some sort of headgear for the conceivable future is proceeding apace, with further details of its head mounted display popping up to entertain/horrify us. ”So we have our new HMD – or head-mounted display – which was announced at CES earlier this year, and you can see that we can now get back to where we really wanted to get with virtual reality in the ’80s,” according to SCE Studios exec Mike Hocking.
The Kinect software for Xbox is a brilliant and innovative creation, allowing for the production of not only incredibly fun games, but also cool and interesting hacks/mods. A new project, entitled Synapse for Kinect, aims to use this technology to produce music.
Under development by Ryan Challinor, Synapse for Kinect uses the movement of your body to create musical pieces, such as Dubstep as demonstrated in the sample videos (see below). By day, Challinor is a programmer for Harmonix’s Dance Central series, and wanting to expand upon this amazing technology, he decided to make this project his night-time side project. Challinor himself explains it as “sort of a Kinect hack on steroids.”
Home Apple, the innovative home invention is for everyone. With a range of features incorporated in it, it has proved its worth as an inseparable invention. The basic function of this gadget is to provide a series of multimedia solutions. This enhances the usability of a particular gadget when connected with that. So, connect this gadget to the TV and Internet and see how your life gets revolutionized completely. Though this is no replacement for the traditional computer we have been using till now, but this will not be less than a feather in your cap.
At first glance this seems like a future Sony PlayStation console, an alternative to the Sony NGP. Created by Hirotaka Matsui, the PS Square is a conceptual smart mobile device that’s oriented towards members of the public who are 12 to 14 years old.
