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    Motion Detection: A Look Back

    powerglovedisplay.pngCan't wait to get your hands on a Nintendo Revolution controller so you can give the parts of your arm above the wrists a workout for a change? Soak up a few of the precious minutes until launch by reading GameDaily's retrospective on motion-detecting video game interfaces from the U-Force (Huh?) to the EyeToy (Oh, that).

    Nintendo fared slightly better with a device they introduced with the help of Mattel called the Power Glove. This device strapped onto the arms of young gamers and allowed them to program a number of motions through this glove. Nintendo had a lot of confidence in the device, and even briefly included a mention for it in their promotional Fred Savage movie The Wizard.

    Going Through the Motions: Motion Detecting in Games [GameDaily]

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