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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Techland Demos Xbox's Project Natal [Watch (HLS stream): Techland Demos Xbox's Project Natal](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/USIo7fqq.m3u8) (2:40)  _Published 2010-02-19. Contributors Peter Ha and Lev Grossman get a sneak peek of Xbox's new gaming system -- which uses your body instead of a control -- that will be available to consumers at the end of 2010_ --- Jul 27, 2023 1:20 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Xbox - Project Scorpio](/video/mf287oTd/) ### Xbox - Project Scorpio [The Techland Show, Episode 12](/video/63G5uS0B/) ### The Techland Show, Episode 12 [The Techland Show, Episode 4](/video/Oe51l37v/) ### The Techland Show, Episode 4 --- ## Transcript We're about to play Project Natal which is a game. It's not really a game it's more a way of life where your body becomes the controllers. No controller you'll hold in your hand. What you do on your body here, it happens on the screen. So, I'm gonna try to do it right now and not-- and not suck. Hang on. >> Oh! >> You're on the crack! Echoger on the corner. >> Okay. >> Same handball. >> It's pretty hard, isn't it? >> So, midwing, you just stand still. >> Come on, Peter! >> Okay. >> Well, this doesn't use the voice stuff especially, right? >> This demo does not. >> Yeah. >> The intent of this demo is to show the full body length-- >> Right. >> and then we have other, obviously, one at launch. And book our other experiences that incorporate voice. >> And is there an optimum distance that you stand from the thing? Does it care? >> You know, it does-- it does-- there will be a play area that will-- that well, works to define clearly when it comes out through marketing and the box experience. When I step in front of it sees me, like I >> said, there's 11 points, see me. >> Right. >> That 11 points on the body that see you and attracts. It's full body motion, so I can move every part and it's gonna see it. It sees depth, so I can walk back and forth. The biggest thing to the studio audience is that, like I said, it's gotta-- it's gotta be easy and it's gotta be [ unk ] in case you already know how to [ unk ] and you already know how to hold the ball. So, it's obvious. Let's do it. -[ unk ] >> Allright, the target we're going for is 360. >> Peter's on 355. I did like 340 or something. Apparently, good housekeeping at 360, so that's-- >> Let me try some [ unk ] >> that's the bar to get over. >> So, you didn't get to beat them? >> No, we have not beaten them yet. >> Okay. >> Peter out of 355, that was supposed to be gone. >> Okay. >> Flail it. >> I know! ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Techland Demos Xbox's Project Natal","description":"Contributors Peter Ha and Lev Grossman get a sneak peek of Xbox's new gaming system -- which uses your body instead of a control -- that will be available to consumers at the end of 2010","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/USIo7fqq/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2010-02-19T15:21:06.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/USIo7fqq.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/USIo7fqq/","duration":"PT2M40S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/USIo7fqq/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```