Ellie Gibson 09:34 (BST) 05/06/2007
Talks video recognition technology as possible evolution of control
Bill Gates has revealed that his vision for the future of gaming involves a new control system where players swing a bat or racket as they would in real life - but said it won't be the same as the Wii.
As reported by AllThingsDigital, Gates' comments came during a panel interview which he took part in with Apple boss Steve Jobs.
Turning to the subject of how the home PC's role is evolving, Gates said, "As we get natural input, that will cause a change... Software is doing vision and so, you know, imagine a game machine where you just can pick up the bat and swing it or the tennis racket and swing it."
The interviewers suggested Nintendo has already created such a machine in the form of the Wii - but Gates replied, "No, thats not it. You cant pick up your tennis racket And swing it. You cant sit there with your friends and do those natural things.
"Thats a 3D positional device," Gates continued. "This is video recognition. This is a camera seeing whats going on."
Gates has previously been critical of Nintendo's strategy with Wii. Back in January he was quoted as saying, "Look at the resolution you get with a controlled experience like that. Say to yourself, how in terms of using a game for a long period of time, what kind of accuracy and capability do you want?"
Bill Gates w wywiadzie z 30 maja 2007 dla All Things Digital podzielił się swoją wizją na temat kontrolera gier nowej generacji. Dzięki niemu gracze mogliby machać kijem bejsbolowym lub rakietą do tenisa, jak w rzeczywistości. Jednocześnie zaznaczył, że nie chodzi mu o rozwiązanie znane z konsoli Wii.

Gates powiedział, że chodzi bardziej o urządzenie pomiaru pozycji w trzech wymiarach i rozpoznawanie obrazów. "Nie możesz wciąż podnieść swojej rakiety do tenisa i wykonać zamachu w grze" - dodał.