Current Technology – Kinect

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Students will learn how current optical technology has changed the game design industry.

In your History of Game Design activity, you learned how video/computer game technology changes through time.  Among the most current technologies available for use by gamers is the Kinect system for XBox 360.  Using optical technology, players can interface with gameplay simply by moving and using the human body as the game controller.

ACTIVITY:  Read the article about Kinect by launching the link below.

XBOX 360……..How Kinect Works

Use these websites to read and conduct additional research about the Kinect technology.

Jameco Electronics

How Kinect Works Video

Download and complete the worksheet in the link below using information learned in the article.   Upload it to Edmodo when completed.

Worksheet: XBOX360……How Kinect Works