Why is the Nex Playground ‘AI console’ such successful?

Over the previous two years, the Nex Playground has carved out a distinct segment for itself with youngsters and oldsters alike. It is a small field that sits in entrance of your TV and makes use of a digicam, together with pc imaginative and prescient AI processing, to trace your motion for interactive video games. Consider it like a simplified model of Microsoft’s Kinect (RIP), with a little bit of the native multiplayer we see from the unique Wii. On this bonus episode, we chat with David Lee, Nex’s CEO and co-founder, about how he went from constructing a basketball monitoring app to probably the most intriguing gaming console options in the marketplace. (The Nex Playground even managed to outsell Xbox in November!)

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Matters

• What led to the event of the Nex Playground? — 2:04

• Who helped design and construct the console? — 8:36

• Questions in regards to the Nex PlayPass subscription and different methods to get new video games — 13:23

• How did Nex persuade main manufacturers to construct for Nex Playground? — 19:10

Credit

Host: Devindra Hardawar
Visitor: David Lee, CEO and co-founder of Nex
Producer: Devindra Hardawar
Music: Dale North