Microsoft has launched new interesting new control system for the Xbox 360 console, at E3 in Los Angeles called - Project Natal. The concept is very much in resemblance to Microsoft Future vision that the sofware giant had earlier given demo of. The new gaming & gaming experience is actually controller free gaming system that is fully hands-free control system and use face recognition and motion sensors. In Microsoft owns word it says; A revolutionary new way to play: no controller required. See a ball? Kick it, hit it, trap it or catch it. If you know how to move your hands, shake your hips or speak you and your friends can jump into the fun - the only experience needed is life experience. At demonstration, Microsoft Game Studios Creative Director Darren Bennett demonstrates painting with Xbox Project Natal, video below: During the demonstration of the project at Los Angeles, British developer Peter Molyneux showed how this game controller Natal could not only recognize faces, it could recognize facial expressions to determine what mood a player was in and react accordingly. The project natal is still in its early stage and development is under going along with the content such as more games ...

Finally, Google has launched its product for this category as well, where till now SecondLife has its major stake, google through its service Lively.com now offering people to build their virtual life by creating 'Avatars' as their very own clone, play with them and roam around in 3D virtual world, make friends and interact in real time with your friends' avatars. Be who you want on the web pages you visit, says Google official blog post, where user with google's Lively.com's service can create their own virtual world just like what SecondLife.com has done earlier. Through Lively users can create avatars, change its looks or wardrobe, be it your surroundings, environment such as furniture, nearby objects, rooms where your avatar put up and decorate your places etc. Lively is a outcome of Arizona State University social networking project where Google wanted to create SecondLife's rival. Eventhough in beta and asking for feedback, Lively.com is ready for all actions to download and give it a try against SecondLife

A new web app has arrived but cocktail of two most hyped subject of Web 2.0 - Gaming + Social Networking, a new breed but indeed a good product to experience for end users who made both Gaming and Social Media on top of all web apps. Doof is all about playing games, interacting with community members and competing/ challenging them with features like Doof Messenger, private/ public chat and challenge any one for a game. One can see each others profiles with its community driven features, send tickles, comments, animated gifts and invite for being friends. For a gaming freak its a new way to game on and interact at the same time with others gamers and even more participate in community network with bunch of features to get carried away and for the game addiction there are trophies, medals to earn and competition, leagues to play in to satisfy the fetish for gaming. Other trait to look for is customization in Gaming space to play in, one can customize the color, size, and position of panels to adjust by drag and drop feature so one can customize spaced whatever he feel like. Doof also inculcate news feeds for members to put ...

Gaming industry seems to grooming in a more positive way, so positive that it now want you too get rid of stress hormones and bring about changes in yourself by seeing things in more positive way. A new video game designed by McGill University researchers has been launched that help to train people to change their perception of social threats and boost their self-confidence, moreover it is said that it reduce the production of the stress-related hormone cortisol. Mindhabit is gaming website that help people to cut down their stress and pump their self confidence and the game MinHabit Trainer is game that inhibit principle of research conducted by Dr. Baldwin’s at McGill University. The game 'MindHabits Trainer' applies three principles of social intelligence, as used in Dr. Baldwin’s research: activation, inhibition and association. The game and website again is result of what is called social networking meme going more than a hype these days, this gaming website that titled as - "Great games from serious science" is just another mashup of social networking + Online Gaming + Psychometric tactics. As per the website - "Research shows people who feel better about themselves and are better connected to others are healthier. In fact, experiencing ...