Motion sensing in gaming world to be rehashed with InvenSense's SmartMotion 4.0

Want to be able to play tennis in your office in the scanner room of your office, while you wait for your turn? Want to be able to throw hoops, shoot baskets, or just make the kitty jump without pressing a button? Motion Sensing technology is the new flavor of the gaming world and has revolutionized the gaming world for all the time to come. Every major console maker now includes some option that will enable the motion sensing experience and this has even spread to the realm of PC. Razer just released a final shipping date on their Hydra control and next in line is the Invensense , a company whose parts are responsible for the working of innumerable motion based peripherals , is unveiling it’s new platform – SmartMotion Platform with 9-axis motion fusion engine – which promises to be the next big thing in motion sensing. SmartMotion 4.0 has been engineered specifically for the mobile handset and tablet market.

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SmartMotion 4.0 is a complete software platform that in combination with the InvenSense flagship MPU-6000 MotionProcessor will deliver robust, well-calibrated 9-axis sensor fusion data using its field proven and proprietary MotionFusion engine. martMotion 4.0 brings real solution value to OEMs by enabling rapid integration of MotionProcessing technology and providing complex 9-axis sensor fusion algorithms, robust multi-sensor calibration and integration with leading mobile OS APIs to deliver responsive gaming experiences and predictable navigation heading performance while at the same time reducing processor load by 10X.

The greatest thing about this platform is that it has the capability to pave way to more motion-specific apps for smart phones and tablets , which in turn are vital to location based and gaming apps. Though it is difficult to predict how fast OEMs and developers start snagging up this neat tool, we can expect this to soon become an integral part of the motion-sensor based world.

Source: HotHardWire