Sony may have stolen the Wii Remote idea from Nintendo. But now they have improved on it and seems that the 3D tracking technology has been adapted for traditional Sony PS3 game controller. At least that’s what todays Sony patent filing for “Hand-held Controller Having Detectable Elements for Tracking Purposes” indicates.
To detect various user motions Sony plans to use game controller with embedded LEDs on the front of the device and external camera to capture the movements of game controller. The the image analysis allows to track the users manipulations and determine controller position and orientation. Image capture and special software also enables the game console to perform physics analysis and determine the position, orientation, acceleration, velocity, etc., of the controller thus fully tracking and interpreting the users movements.
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Sony to make a Wiimote-like controller
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