No skirts with Kinect?
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Well, I would propose playing in the nude, but my overwhelming genitals would probably fuck it up as well.
On topic, cheap gimmick is cheap. Big news?
On topic, cheap gimmick is cheap. Big news?
Personally, I don't think the skirts thing should be an insurmountable problem, however I don't doubt it's not a trivial one. If you can see the feet, and it records your height, it should be able to guess when you're up straight. If the skirt width (assuming there's good enough contrast to make that out) isn't changing but height is, chances are you're kneeling/bending over. If the skirt gets wider, or the foot moves if able to track, then there should be useable data. Won't be 100% accurate as seeing joints, but might be good enough so people don't notice when playing most games.
It does sound like they've done the minimum to assure a releasable product, and not a great amount in the "innovation" department. I don't have a 360, so won't be getting it, and it doesn't really make me want to get one either. I have a PS2 eyetoy and a Wii. Eyetoy I did use for gimmicky games, and that's all I expected out of it. I think it's going to be a hard sell at that price, especially if the only good games for it are on the casual/gimmick side of things.
It does sound like they've done the minimum to assure a releasable product, and not a great amount in the "innovation" department. I don't have a 360, so won't be getting it, and it doesn't really make me want to get one either. I have a PS2 eyetoy and a Wii. Eyetoy I did use for gimmicky games, and that's all I expected out of it. I think it's going to be a hard sell at that price, especially if the only good games for it are on the casual/gimmick side of things.
but what if i prefer to play my FPSs in skirts (and listening to the least appropriate music i can dig up)?
oh, and this time at least a witch did do it, it was the second worst mistake of my life im sorry, i meant to make them release the windows 7 source code (this was a couple years back) but i used a chicken instead of a goat in the sacrifice, it shouldnt have been a big problem but i forgot that i was running vista at the time and, well, now we have kinect. im so sorry. if you want to set me on fire i completely understand, and i know what ive done cannot be forgiven, just inform me of your color preferences for the flame and whether you want a quick boom or a slow burn.
oh, and this time at least a witch did do it, it was the second worst mistake of my life im sorry, i meant to make them release the windows 7 source code (this was a couple years back) but i used a chicken instead of a goat in the sacrifice, it shouldnt have been a big problem but i forgot that i was running vista at the time and, well, now we have kinect. im so sorry. if you want to set me on fire i completely understand, and i know what ive done cannot be forgiven, just inform me of your color preferences for the flame and whether you want a quick boom or a slow burn.
because making better games is really hard. its also expensive and financially risky. *cries on behalf of the poor executives who cant, because they've had their tears surgically replaced with solid gold*ProfessorLayton said:
I don't obese people will have a problem. I think it is more to do with the fact that baggy clothing and skirts distort your frame making it harder for the device to read their movements. As long as the person has a consistant frame or shape I don't it will be a problem.
1) I sure am. Would you rather Microsoft not make a new piece of technology (whether it's shit or great is besides the point). If everyone had the same mental thought processes as the people who ***** about every insignificant detail like this then the human race would still be in the dark ages.Furburt said:
Example: Inventing Flight
Someone complaining: It's a bit noisy isn't it? Oh and I'm afraid of heights! Yeap... Aeroplanes are definitely fail because of this.
2) "It's not the bloody LHC or anything" It sure isn't but every little piece of technology counts no matter how small or big. Just think back when the movie Minority Report came out with all that hand switching crap we were all thinking hey that's cool but it's a long ways off. Who knows, Kinect might be a buggy piece of shit and yes it may have some really awful shovel-ware created for it at first but by this logic I could say that is still significant. We all remember that first step on the Moon by mankind. A single step is insignificant in comparison to everything else in humanities space programs but hey, we all remember that first step.
3) It doesn't matter whether or not this piece of technology succeeds or fails, the point is that something was made and we can learn from the mistakes and successes that are going to be made. That is how humanity learns. Case-in-point: Don't ***** about something until you yourself have experienced it. I'm not defending the Kinect. I am merely reserving my judgement until I get my hands on it like you all SHOULD.
I'm guessing this will be no where near as interesting as eyetoy... For the games where i had to whack things i just grabbed a baseballbat... End of game! I wonder if that will be possible.
Seriously, I don't know what Microsoft are doing, Kinect looks set to fail in just about every way.
And this is coming from a true 360 fan, so don't go calling me a fan boy.
It's over-priced, there's a two player limit, and it has no semi-decent looking games.
Hell, even if the playstation move is just an HD clone of the Wii, at least it has some games that may appeal to more hardcore gamers.
I don't think Microsoft have realized that hardcore gamers are gonna want to stay away from Kinect, and that most casual gamers already have a Wii, which is probably superior.
I won't be at all disappointed to see Kinect flop, unless it has some super cool feature that Microsoft are yet to reveal.
But I doubt that.
And this is coming from a true 360 fan, so don't go calling me a fan boy.
It's over-priced, there's a two player limit, and it has no semi-decent looking games.
Hell, even if the playstation move is just an HD clone of the Wii, at least it has some games that may appeal to more hardcore gamers.
I don't think Microsoft have realized that hardcore gamers are gonna want to stay away from Kinect, and that most casual gamers already have a Wii, which is probably superior.
I won't be at all disappointed to see Kinect flop, unless it has some super cool feature that Microsoft are yet to reveal.
But I doubt that.
Was I the only one imagining what the commercials for kinnect would look like if everyone was in thier underwear?
Seriously though, short skirts... he he all-right!
(And NO, this does not make me want to buy the stupid thing)
Seriously though, short skirts... he he all-right!
(And NO, this does not make me want to buy the stupid thing)
The worst thing about Kinect for me is what the launch line-up is suggesting. It's all a bunch of "family friendly" crap. It's doing nothing to disuade my belief that Microsoft is just piggybacking on Wii.
I always associate 'baggy clothes' with things like tracksuits and whatnot, which are the sort of stuff 'chavs' wear. Since I usually wear tight-fitting stuff anyway, like skinny-leg jeans, this won't be a problem for me. However, I respect it will be a problem for plenty of other gamers.
At the end of the day though, I don't see what's so wrong here. The technology is limited, big deal. All technology has limits in one way or another. So this is just the same as all those others. If you want to play Kinect, just make sure that you have tight-fitting clothes. I don't see why Microsoft should get even more hate just because of one limit in the technology. If they can't find a way to work around it, then people will just have to put up with it. The stuff they're doing is brand new, after all. Save the Microsoft hate for the price point.
(Note, I do like Microsoft, a lot, but I do hate the stupid pricing structure they've so greedily given Kinect...).
At the end of the day though, I don't see what's so wrong here. The technology is limited, big deal. All technology has limits in one way or another. So this is just the same as all those others. If you want to play Kinect, just make sure that you have tight-fitting clothes. I don't see why Microsoft should get even more hate just because of one limit in the technology. If they can't find a way to work around it, then people will just have to put up with it. The stuff they're doing is brand new, after all. Save the Microsoft hate for the price point.
(Note, I do like Microsoft, a lot, but I do hate the stupid pricing structure they've so greedily given Kinect...).
Newsflash people, hot off the proverbial electronic press.
"Evolutions/Revolutions" in gadgetry and technology will not come from a financially obese conglomerate pretending to offer you amazement. It will come from a lab, and you will read about it in an article, only to never see it yourself. Congratulations. Sucks doesn't it? It's the way of the world, seeing "tomorrow's tech" decades too late.
Kinect and Natal (What's it new name?) are nothing but gimmicks, that's all they ever were. These are not evolutions in your gaming world, they are simply bottles of snake oil being pawned off from their enormous PR departments.
Buy this, and it will be a candidate for the item in your house that collects the most dust particles.
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"-Kinect and Natal (What's it new name?)"
That is it's new name, lol. I don't care what Sony's product is. Reminds me how little I've paid attention to these things.
"Evolutions/Revolutions" in gadgetry and technology will not come from a financially obese conglomerate pretending to offer you amazement. It will come from a lab, and you will read about it in an article, only to never see it yourself. Congratulations. Sucks doesn't it? It's the way of the world, seeing "tomorrow's tech" decades too late.
Kinect and Natal (What's it new name?) are nothing but gimmicks, that's all they ever were. These are not evolutions in your gaming world, they are simply bottles of snake oil being pawned off from their enormous PR departments.
Buy this, and it will be a candidate for the item in your house that collects the most dust particles.
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"-Kinect and Natal (What's it new name?)"
That is it's new name, lol. I don't care what Sony's product is. Reminds me how little I've paid attention to these things.
I don't see how this is going to better humanity in any way at all. And if you think Kinect is going to better humanity, you're the same kind of person who thought the LaserDisc was going to be the next big technological advancement. You understand that they could be spending this money on actual games instead of this camera.Jewrean said:
Also, it's not just the fact that it's a gimmick, it's really not. Because I'm interested in the 3DS. The main difference is that the 3DS really is focusing on games for everyone, while Kinect is focusing on games for young kids and fitness games. The 3DS has its share of gimmicky titles, yes, but it's also got Resident Evil, Metal Gear Solid, Professor Layton... What it's doing is taking extremely powerful hardware and making something that everyone can enjoy, and hopefully they mill make it affordable. I understand the limitations by this hardware... I mean, it's a camera, so it would be pretty hard tracking every movement while someone is wearing baggy clothes or while there are five people in the room, but if there is literally no way they can wait a while and perfect the technology and not rushing it out the door like this. Also, the price is way to high for its target audience. It's just that I don't see why we're wasting our time with this, and if it breaks even I'll be surprised.