<s>
Gametrak	B-Device
is	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
3-dimensional	O
game	B-Device
control	I-Device
systems	O
based	O
on	O
position	B-Operating_System
tracking	I-Operating_System
,	O
designed	O
for	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
and	O
personal	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Gametrak	B-Device
was	O
invented	O
in	O
2000	O
by	O
Elliott	O
Myers	O
,	O
who	O
developed	O
and	O
guided	O
the	O
Gamester	O
video	O
game	O
peripheral	O
range	O
for	O
Leda	O
Media	O
Products	O
and	O
later	O
Radica	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Myers	O
founded	O
gaming	O
company	O
In2Games	B-Device
around	O
Gametrak	B-Device
in	O
November	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
hardware	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Gametrak	B-Device
is	O
the	O
base	O
unit	O
,	O
a	O
weighted	O
device	O
positioned	O
on	O
the	O
floor	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
unit	O
communicates	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
or	O
PC	O
by	O
Universal	B-Protocol
Serial	I-Protocol
Bus	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gametrak	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
patented	O
mechanical	O
system	O
for	O
tracking	O
position	O
of	O
physical	O
elements	O
in	O
three-dimensional	O
space	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
the	O
ball	O
joint	O
and	O
guide	O
arm	O
,	O
the	O
mechanism	O
functions	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
as	O
a	O
gamepad	B-Device
analog	B-Device
stick	I-Device
to	O
determine	O
the	O
angular	O
direction	O
from	O
the	O
mechanism	O
to	O
the	O
track	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
In2Games	B-Device
,	O
the	O
mechanisms	O
can	O
determine	O
position	O
"	O
to	O
an	O
accuracy	O
of	O
1	O
millimetre	O
anywhere	O
within	O
a	O
3m	O
cube	O
around	O
the	O
unit	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
processor	O
overhead	O
or	O
time	O
delay.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gametrak	B-Device
includes	O
special	O
fingerless	O
gloves	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
fastener	O
along	O
the	O
outside	O
edge	O
for	O
attaching	O
a	O
tether	O
cable	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
track	O
both	O
of	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Haptic	B-Device
functionality	O
was	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
incorporated	O
into	O
future	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Gametrak	B-Device
,	O
in	O
which	O
supplementary	O
retraction	O
forces	O
on	O
the	O
tension	O
cables	O
would	O
be	O
dynamically	O
increased	O
or	O
decreased	O
to	O
simulate	O
various	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Myers	O
,	O
he	O
arrived	O
at	O
the	O
basic	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
Gametrak	B-Device
while	O
playing	O
with	O
a	O
retractable	O
washing	O
line	O
in	O
a	O
hotel	O
bathroom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2003	O
,	O
Atomic	O
Planet	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
confirmed	O
as	O
a	O
licensed	O
developer	O
for	O
the	O
Gametrak	B-Device
,	O
developing	O
the	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
peripheral	O
,	O
a	O
first-person	O
fighting	O
game	O
originally	O
entitled	O
Dark	O
Wind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2004	O
,	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
before	O
launch	O
,	O
the	O
Gametrak	B-Device
was	O
showcased	O
at	O
the	O
2004	O
Games	O
Convention	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
won	O
a	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
GC	O
"	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Product	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
renamed	O
Dark	O
Wind	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
convention	O
In2Games	B-Device
publicly	O
debuted	O
Real	O
World	O
Golf	O
,	O
a	O
golf	O
simulator	O
game	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Aqua	O
Pacific	O
with	O
design	O
consultant	O
Jon	O
Hare	O
,	O
and	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gametrak	B-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
Dark	O
Wind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
In2Games	B-Device
simultaneously	O
released	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Real	O
World	O
Golf	O
and	O
Gametrak	B-Device
Version	O
2	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gametrak	B-Device
Version	O
2	O
is	O
functionally	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
,	O
but	O
features	O
various	O
design	O
refinements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real	O
World	O
Golf	O
debuted	O
at	O
#19	O
in	O
the	O
weekly	O
Chart-Track	O
rankings	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
software	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
after	O
only	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
sales	O
;	O
rising	O
to	O
#6	O
the	O
next	O
week	O
;	O
and	O
peaking	O
at	O
#3	O
the	O
following	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2005	O
In2Games	B-Device
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
secured	O
additional	O
funding	O
and	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
expand	O
Gametrak	B-Device
to	O
new	O
regions	O
and	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
also	O
revealed	O
plans	O
for	O
more	O
Gametrak	B-Device
games	O
;	O
including	O
self-published	O
bowling	O
,	O
basketball	O
,	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
,	O
and	O
party	O
game	O
titles	O
;	O
and	O
a	O
baseball	O
game	O
from	O
Gametrak	B-Device
's	O
distributor	O
Mad	O
Catz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Gametrak	B-Device
and	O
Real	O
World	O
Golf	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
23	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
Gametrak	B-Device
was	O
released	O
for	O
both	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
enhanced	O
versions	O
of	O
Real	O
World	O
Golf	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
25	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
In2Games	B-Device
released	O
Real	O
World	O
Golf	O
2007	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PC	O
,	O
by	O
which	O
time	O
over	O
300,000	O
Gametrak	B-Device
units	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
its	O
RealPlay	O
and	O
Gametrak	B-Device
Freedom	O
products	O
,	O
In2Games	B-Device
is	O
no	O
longer	O
developing	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Gametrak	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
next-generation	O
wire-free	O
Gametrak	B-Device
system	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
patent-pending	O
ultrasonic	O
tracking	O
technology	O
,	O
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
in	O
London	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Gametrak	B-Device
Fusion	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
was	O
to	O
utilize	O
a	O
compactible	O
USB-connected	O
base	O
unit	O
and	O
various	O
wireless	O
RF	O
controller	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
concept	O
design	O
was	O
shown	O
for	O
a	O
two-piece	O
wireless	O
motion-sensing	O
gamepad	B-Device
controller	O
that	O
can	O
quickly	O
be	O
split	O
apart	O
or	O
snapped	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In2Games	B-Device
positioned	O
the	O
control	O
system	O
as	O
a	O
competitive	O
cross-platform	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
targeting	O
it	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gametrak	B-Device
Freedom	O
never	O
went	O
into	O
commercial	O
production	O
past	O
the	O
prototype	O
stage	O
and	O
an	O
application	O
for	O
patent	O
was	O
withdrawn	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
In2Games	B-Device
announced	O
RealPlay	O
,	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
family-friendly	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
with	O
wireless	O
motion-sensing	O
controller	O
units	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
originally	O
shown	O
for	O
then-named	O
Gametrak	B-Device
Fusion	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
the	O
ultrasonic	O
tracking	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RealPlay	O
controllers	O
feature	O
accelerometers	O
with	O
a	O
full-scale	O
sensing	O
range	O
of	O
5	O
g	B-Application
.	O
The	O
first	O
four	O
RealPlay	O
titles	O
(	O
RealPlay	O
Racing	O
,	O
RealPlay	O
Pool	O
,	O
RealPlay	O
Golf	O
,	O
RealPlay	O
Puzzlesphere	O
)	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
on	O
November	O
30	O
,	O
2007	O
at	O
a	O
retail	O
price	O
of	O
£34.99	O
each	O
(	O
approx	O
.	O
</s>
