Two months ago I wrote about a couple of projects to move avatars using hand and body guestures. Well, now Second Life avatars can be controlled by just moving your body and hands. As this YouTube video below shows, the 3D webcam from 3DV Systems has been connected to the 3D virtual world Second Life so that your avatar’s movements are made purely by moving your body (no need for mouse and keyboard).
This is still in its early stages of development and the 3D webcams won’t be available until later this year. However, it’s definitely on its way now and it will help language learning feel even more immersive when in virtual worlds.
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