Microsoft Confirms Acquisition of 3DV Systems, Makers of Natal

Posted by BaXpAcE on 06/25/2009

Microsoft has officially annouced the acquisition of 3DV Systems, the technology firm who developed the motion sensing technology used in Project Natal after the Antitrust Authority approved the deal. Financial details are not known.

Globes Online Writes:

3DV, which develops technology for identifying movement in three dimensions, was in the headlines two weeks ago when, at the E3 games exhibition, Microsoft launched Project Natal, a system that makes it possible to control games through movement and voice alone. It is believed that the system was developed on the basis of technology from Israeli companies 3DV and Prime Sense. Lichtman would not respond specifically about the Israeli center's involvement in developing the system, and said that "when there's something to tell, we'll do so."

Source: Globes Online

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