The video is pretty exciting and shows what can be done with Project Natal. In the first demo, it shows a kid becoming the ninja warrior in a game, where the on-screen character moves as he moves. The same happens when it shows a girl playing soccer, or the boy becoming a cute blue monster. The video goes on to show a kid bringing his skateboard to the screen, and the camera recognizing the design and bringing it into the game. I think this is slightly misleading, because I doubt it will actually work like that. I'm thinking of it more as a RFID reader, where it will only work with predetermined items.
Project Natal also features face and voice recognition. Look at the camera, and the Xbox will log you in. Voice recognition is shown off in a trivia game, where the game asks someone a question, and the system recognizes what the boy says.
But I see several problems with Project Natal. First, I see this only being useful for games that don't require someone to move in several directions. Although it recognizes body movement, how will you be able to move around in a game like Halo? Another problem is for people that don't have much room to move around in. Remember Wii-related injuries? Try out Natal-foot-through-TV injuries. Ouch? Then there's the problem with fat people. Before, a fatty could just kick back on the couch and enjoy zoning out on the TV. I'm not sure if that fatty will enjoy getting up and running around a lot.
Project Natal looks very cool and could become revolutionary, but only if it works well. If it works as well as you see it in the video Microsoft has produced, this thing will blow all the other consoles out of the water.
