Microvision demos projection game controller

Microvision Logo Seemingly, Microvison will bring a new dimension to gaming at the Intel Extreme Masters PC gaming tournament in Edmonton, Alberta. The prototype of a weapon-styled projection game controller will offer gamers an insight of a new technology that projects a follow-you-anywhere video image up to 200-inches via a handheld game controller.

Microvision’s laser projection engine claims to deliver a distortion-free image on nearly any flat or curved surface. The game tournament demo in Canada will reveal the versatility of Microvision’s PicoP display engine beyond streaming movies, music videos, camera-phone snapshots and business presentations.

“The game application takes advantage of our PicoP display engine’s infinite focus. We believe that Microvision’s technology can be used to create a new level of realism and interactive freedom for gamers. As the worldwide market for video games exceeds $50 billion, we are very excited to partner with Intel to showcase this new advance in gaming technology to the world’s best gamers at Intel Extreme Masters,” quoted Ian Brown, Microvision’s Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

“Intel believes that radical innovations like Microvision’s laser projection engine will continue to drive the gaming industry forward. We are pleased to demonstrate how Microvision’s technology and the Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 processor Extreme Edition can create a new way for gamers to become immersed in the game world,” explained George Woo, Intel Corporation’s Marketing Manager of the Intel Extreme Masters.

Apparently, the hardware details and specifications of this prototype are not yet made official. Seemingly, gamers will be able to try out Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising game at the Intel Extreme Masters PC gaming tournament.

The projector game controller may unleash a new genre of gaming.