We built a prototype for this using Kinect when I was working at Microsoft - it can work reasonably well if you're smart about it. Either way, this is a weird move given Oculus have their own controller in the works and the 360 pad isn't that great.
Doesn't have to be hand waving, there are other avenues open. [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIVAhM8YJPo&feature=share&fb_ref=Default[/ame] Accurate estimations of the center of mass open up the ability to move naturally while standing in place. Actually it doesn't have to be all that accurate to work well enough for…