Feb 21, 2006, 4:21 GMT
Singapore - Researchers in Singapore are developing a computer game enabling players to conduct a symphony played by virtual musicians by using motion detection technology, the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) said on Tuesday.
Music students will find the software useful in practicing how to wave a baton with the software tracking the movement and grading their skill, said NTU's gameLAB director Tony Chan.
The technology can also be used in other types of games than the 'Virtual Orchestra,' the researchers told The Straits Times.
A player could eventually use it to navigate the environment in a 3D game and pull a trigger to shoot enemies.
Players currently have to use less intuitive controls such as a keyboard and mouse or a joystick.
'The lab looks at the possibilities of technologies five to ten years down the road,' Chan was quoted as saying.
'Research is focused on developing artificial intelligence, going beyond the keyboard and mouse to interfacing with the machine using technologies that enable human-computer interaction,' he added.
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