So you probably know by now, because everyone who left the event immediately jumped on Twitter, that the official name for Project Natal is Kinect. The idea is that this is a new evolution forward in gaming. The event tonight was handled by the masterful skills of Cirque Du Soleil. Now, while I think tonight was a great production, I always pictured a Cirque show as more acrobatic and this one didn’t seem to hold that up as much.

What we were presented tonight was a fairly lengthy show that highlighted what is special about Kinect (and pardon me if I slip every now and then and call it Natal still). During the presentation we got to see highlights of several games, including Star Wars (yep, lightsaber action), Kinectimals (Think Nintendogs) and a sports title that kind of resembles Wii Sports in its presentation, although the announcer for this particular game is very animated.

What some did miss, but I with my Zune MVP eye managed to catch was one small segment where the little girl in the family opened up the Zune Video Marketplace. What was presented wasn’t the Zune Video Marketplace as you see it now. The titles of the films were presented in a more straight line instead of the diagonal listing that you presently see with Zune Video. I’m sure more will be discussed about what’s happening with Zune Video during tomorrow’s briefing, but it looks like it’s being fitted to work with users who have the Kinect system.

Remember, if you want to see the presentation, you’ll have a chance to do so on television.

If all this seems hard to picture, you can experience the event yourself in a 30-minute, commercial-free special broadcast on MTV on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 3:30 pm ET, and on Nick at Nite, mtvU, MTV Hits, and Logo at 9 pm ET.

From the XBOX 360 website

So now it’s on to the Microsoft Press Briefing and to hear the full throwdown of what MS has in store for Kinect, XBOX Live and more.