14 DAY TRIAL // Michel Tombroff, the creator of motion detection sensor iisu, said in a recent interview that he was not impressed by the technological side of Kinect, but rather by the strong marketing effort Microsoft put behind it.
Speaking to Eurogamer, Tombroff said that, “I don't know how they [Microsoft] did it on their side, but we've just put a lot of effort and many years of research into solving those problems before going to the market.
“They decided to go to market very quickly so they had to take some shortcuts.
“I will not comment on their behalf, but it took us a long time, so we don't see how anyone else… And it's not because you throw thousands of people at a problem that you solve it easily. Those are very complex problems.
“I'm not impressed with the technical result. But I'm impressed by the marketing efforts.”
Tombroff also said that he hoped to see iisu launch before the end of the year and that is was much better than Kinect in terms of movement recognition and lag. Furthermore, it can be used on a multitude of platforms.
He was not keen to talk about the integration of iisu on future consoles, but no because there weren't any offers. Apparently he was under a non-disclosure agreement with Sony.
He explained that, “If you look back at Sony and look at the evolution, they tried the PlayStation, then the PlayStation Eye, now the motion controllers. It's easy for someone like you who follows the market closely to see where they're going.”
Unfortunately he could not say anything about a potential collaboration with the Japanese gaming giant. All that he disclosed that, “I'm under NDA. I cannot tell you. By saying that, the answer is yes, but we cannot talk about it. I'm afraid I cannot comment.”
While many gamers hope that the motion control battle will finally end this year, it seems the war has just begun.