Kinect Prefers a Tidy Room
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That's not actually an unreasonable request, I don't quite get what everyone's major issue with this is.Stevey Boy said:
Surely you should want to keep your place tidy for your own sake? (unless you feel a wave of pride as you stroll through a carpet of coke cans on the floor)
Providing equal lighting isn't that hard either, a simple ceiling mounted light does this for my room (and if that fails, open the curtains and use natural sunlight).
The major opposition here strikes me as being a result of either:
a) Just how damn lazy and apathetic we all are as people (and this is coming from someone who is pretty bad in this regard).
or
b) Yet another feeble excuse for people to complain about the Kinect (ok, not everyone is going to like it, we heard you the first time).
Well I played Kinect in a local mall the other day, and I don't know about clutter but sound is not an issue. The sensor was situated right in front of the TV speakers plus hundreds of shoppers and no problems.Celtic_Kerr said:
If you actually think that you are very misinformed.thenamelessloser said:
Or just shove all of their crap to one side.thenamelessloser said:
What he said.smeghead25 said:
Seriously people, if you really are all fat lazy slobs who cbf clearing the 5 feet in front of their TV then I guess it's your loss. Stop complaining.
If you're one of the people that just hate on Microsoft because they are Microsoft, I don't wanna hear it, and other people interested in Kinect probably don't either.
If you can't regulate light in the room you plan to play Kinect in, how? Shut a blind! Turn a light on! Whatever works!
If your living room is awkwardly shaped and not suited for a Kinect, that's unfortunate but it's not Microsoft's fault (not your fault either, but that's the way it goes)
I feel compelled to measure the distance between my TV and my futon now. Actually, this is the precise reason I got a futon - more floor space in my room. Not necessarily for the Kinect, but for whatever may require floor space. And also so I could sit on something that was actually couch-like when playing games, not just stick pillows behind my back and lean against the wall. Just eyeballing it, I think I should have enough room, if not then the living room would be fine. I don't see why everyone's getting so worked up about this. At least one room with a TV in it is going to be big enough and clean enough for the Kinect to work in, no?
Well this was all pretty clear from the start.
If you ever used any sort of sound or optic recognition system, the best environment is a sterile one, that's why these systems are never used for more then a simple gimmick, or in a completely secluded and controlled environments(testing chambers).
That's why this can't be an accurate system in a living room where you got all sorts of people and animals jumping around the TV.
I'm predicting 98% of people will never be using the voice control, and the actual game control will mostly resemble the Wii in accuracy(which is really poor), and we may see a spike in domestic violence when people walking around the room will be messing up your game.
If you ever used any sort of sound or optic recognition system, the best environment is a sterile one, that's why these systems are never used for more then a simple gimmick, or in a completely secluded and controlled environments(testing chambers).
That's why this can't be an accurate system in a living room where you got all sorts of people and animals jumping around the TV.
I'm predicting 98% of people will never be using the voice control, and the actual game control will mostly resemble the Wii in accuracy(which is really poor), and we may see a spike in domestic violence when people walking around the room will be messing up your game.
I am particularly intrigued by Kinect Joy Ride and Child of Eden.Kraiiit said:
I would also be very interested in World of Goo, if it existed.
I disagree, having used one in a busy area where people were constantly walking behind me and standing next to me to watch I think that accuracy and the Kinect distinguishing who is actually trying to control the unit won't be much of a problem (unless people are intentionally trying to screw you over)Mr.K. said:
I agree with you. I think all this hate comes from a fear that if the Kinect and Move are successful then motion controls will become a standard and stick around, possibly replacing the standard controller. Therefore, they all feel the need to get together and bash it. Creating an inner circle of people who can reinforce the idea that a device which hasn't been released is already a failure and by announcing they aren't going to buy it themselves somehow feel as though that one lost sale will mean something. The fact that casual gamers alone can make Kinect and Move a success scares the hell out of them so they get together and bash it, pretending it is already a failure.amaranth_dru said:
My friend is on about getting himself a Kinect. Hes fucked because his room is tiny and cluttered with crap and one huge bed that fills it. I think the only reason he wants it so he can shout stop at his TV during movies.
Well to be honest The sound was something that kinect pointed out. If it works in a mall I'm glad that works for them. I'll bring up the point of ENN's room to grow once more and go ocver the calculations.hmar9333 said:
They say you should be 6 feet from the TV
Lets say about 3 feet behind you for moving room TOPS
You need anoter 2-3 feet for your TV behind the kinect
3-4 feet behind you for your couch
We're talking total room size
Your room should be 14-16 feet long. (you need about 8 feet to move around, and the rest is for your couch and TV, and I'll be fucked if I'm gonna push my couch out of the room reach time I play a video game)
Now if you want to play multiplayer, it tells you to stand 8 feet away, making the required length of your room 16-18 feet. Kinect is made to play with 4 people, so... lets assume another 4 feet to stand far enough away... 20-24 foot living room... In my apartment
Now I can stand 5 feet away from my TV before running into the back of my couch, so no back room to move. And you can call me a fat lazy slob all you want. I'm not pushing my couch out of the room every time I want to play a game
Might want to work on the lighting. It looks like that room is lit by a single spotlight placed in a corner. Might I suggest track lighting for something closer to a uniform lighting scheme where the player will stand?-Samurai- said:Finally! A reason to use my extremely well-lit, empty white room!
