Warning: Don't Play Dance Central Naked

[John Funk]

Warning: Don't Play Dance Central Naked

Your Xbox 360 Kinect unit will take pictures of you dancing to Dance Central, whether you're wearing clothes or not.

Since its gala launch earlier this week, Microsoft's Kinect peripheral for the Xbox 360 has been put through its paces by press and consumers alike. The new hardware has been revealed to have some startlingly bizarre and unexpected benefits [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/105046-Kinect-Plus-Night-Vision-Goggles-Equals-Crazy-Headtrip], but it's also been revealed to have some unexpected flaws. Some users have reported that Kinect has trouble recognizing them depending on circumstances like the lighting - but not, it turns out, if you aren't wearing anything at all.

One unlucky gamer posted an inquiry into what may be the most hilarious Kinect-related incident yet [http://www.dancecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?118-How-Do-I-DELETE-the-Picutres-Taken-During-Danc] to the Dance Central support forums. The user asked how to delete the pictures the system automatically snaps while you're busting a move. Why?

They posted:

[blockquote]I was trying out the Kinect Dance Central game and I was getting hot so I took off my clothee [sic]. I had no idea that the game was going to take A BUNCH OF PICTURES OF ME WHILE DANCING WITH NO CLOTHES ON!!! I can go back and look at these pictures but HOW DO I DELETE THEM?!!! HELP!!!![/blockquote]

Your Xbox 360 will watch you dance, no matter what you're wearing. It will take pictures. What does it do with these pictures? No one knows. Maybe it browses through them at night. While you sleep.

Ladies and gentlemen, the future is here.

And it is embarrassing.

(via @DeliciousBees on Twitter [http://twitter.com/deliciousbees/statuses/647427237355520])

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[SimuLord]

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: 200G Hung Like Tommy Lee.

 

[SharPhoe]

Your Xbox 360 will watch you dance, no matter what you're wearing. It will take pictures. What does it do with these pictures? No one knows. Maybe it browses through them at night. While you sleep.

Why does that sound like a tag line to some kind of Kinect-oriented horror-stalker movie?

I dunno, but I'd watch it.

 

[tomtom94]

*insert obligatory THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE PUT OUR LIVES IN THE HANDS OF ROBOTS here*

To be quite honest, I do think the whole concept of automatically uploading photos was always going to be a stupid idea.

Also VGCats called it.

 

[Irridium]

HA!

And this is why I don't use anything that can do what it wants without any input.

And if I do use one that is automated, I make sure I can throw it out of my window if needed.

 

[T-Bone24]

Spoiler: Just as the prophecy foretold...

Wow, dancin' naked, eh? S/He could have come up with a better excuse than "I was hot", I mean, we all know s/he just wanted to dance nekkid.

 

[katsumoto03]

And this, my friends, is why I will never buy Kinect.

 

[Enemy Of The State]

So much potential - Microsoft should open a gallery of idiots!

 

[Elec0]

Wow, that's pretty funny.

 

[MarsProbe]

The bizarre twist is, these pictures will eventually appear in a bonus stage of Child of Eden. Unlock it at your peril!

 

[Sporky111]

Aww, poor guy. I can't say I blame him, I remember playing EyeToy back when it was cool. It got hot, and I'm sure if I had been home alone playing I probably would have done the same.

It's kinda stupid if the didn't include an option to delete the pictures. Hopefully there's a way to turn off the auto photography.

 

[Kajt]

That is just freaking hilarious. +1 to Microsoft.

 

[sunami88]

So basically a gaming device with a crapload of cameras in it takes pictures of you and stores them...

In other news: People can see stuff you post on sites life Facebook!!

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Filed under: Common fucking sense. It always amazes me how people don't understand how technology works.

 

[megamanenm]

So basically a gaming device with a crapload of cameras in it takes pictures of you and stores them...

In other news: People can see stuff you post on sites life Facebook!!

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Filed under: Common fucking sense. It always amazes me how people don't understand how technology works.

There is a big difference between posting something yourself and having the game take pictures by itself. I sure as hell hope they said that the camera would take pictures.

 

[KEM10]

Oh man, someone quick snag the domain for KinectFail.com so we have a place to upload all of these pictures that it takes of you automatically.

 

[mjc0961]

You can drop the "naked" part from the headline and just say "Warning: Don't Play Dance Central." Same effect really. Naked pictures of yourself is just icing on the poo-flavored cake of listening to bad music and moving around like you're some kind of mentally challenged monkey while thinking that crap you're doing is dancing.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I had little interest in Natal before and now I think I'll avoid them outright, going so far as to steer clear of in-store demos. I don't normally do a Gribble but, that's a bit too creepy for me. It isn't that I game naked, I just don't want to be recorded as I game.

 

[Illusive DiZ]

S/he should have turned on the air conditioner then it wouldn't be so hot.

 

[Eagle Est1986]

HAHAHA BRILLIANT! Man, the Kinect is turning out sooo much better than I thought it would. And it's giving me free entertainment!

 

[Buizel91]

You can drop the "naked" part from the headline and just say "Warning: Don't Play Dance Central." Same effect really. Naked pictures of yourself is just icing on the poo-flavored cake of listening to bad music and moving around like you're some kind of mentally challenged monkey while thinking that crap you're doing is dancing.

You might not like it, but their are 6 Billion(?) more people in this world, and quite a few are bound to like them.