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Video games are a huge (and growing) business, eclipsing movies in overall revenue. By nature, games require more engagement and activity from players than a movie. To date, that interaction has been reduced largely to hand-held controllers. Wii changed that somewhat, but the controller is still the central element in interacting with the system. What if we could do away with that? What if we could immerse ourselves into the game in a more natural manner, where a camera captures our natural movements? This would dramatically increase the gaming experience and simultaneously, do away with the limited interaction options of “push triangle, square, L1″. Instead of controlling your game persona with clicks, you would control it (or him/her) with your movement. That’s the idea behind Project Natal – a much hyped development in gaming. However, a startup from Israel looks to be in the lead in gesture or immersive interactions (have a look at the two videos in the article). Imagine learning skills in an immersive environment with direct and immediate feedback – a great future for digital learning!