Four researchers from University of Washington have unveiled a new device that allows the use of gestures to control the internet called WiSee. The device works by connecting to a router and seeing how gestures affect the Wi-Fi network signal. When a movement is made, the movements disturb the steady Wi-Fi signals which act like a kind of radar allowing the tracking of movements.
This technology, while working for navigating the net at this point could, if used correctly, certainly be used for a wide range of uses, including games. With the Kinect out, having a device like this that utilizes something as commonplace as a Wi-Fi signal could mean having games controlled by movement, or possible connection with services like Steam’s The Big Picture mode.
Source: GigaOm
