Imagine bringing video game characters through your house: New system allows for high-accuracy, through-wall, 3-D motion tracking

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 - 19:40 in Mathematics & Economics

Imagine playing a video game like Call of Duty or Battlefield and having the ability to lead your virtual army unit while moving freely throughout your house. Gaming could become this realistic, thanks to new technology that allows for highly accurate, 3-D motion tracking. The new system, dubbed "WiTrack," uses radio signals to track a person through walls and obstructions, pinpointing her 3-D location to within 10 to 20 centimeters -- about the width of an adult hand.

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