Step aside,
Project Natal, Ubisoft plans to bring camera-based body scanning to the Wii for the holidays, with its new Your Shape title. The "game" doesn't really sound like a pleasure, however: the USB camera scans your body and casts moral aspersions on your "shape." Once a 3D version of yourself is captured, you can glare at your TV through the tears and pick a particular segment of your body to work on. You then tell the "game" what sort of training you're going for, and how much time you have, and Your Shape proceeds to build a personalized program for beating you into a pulp -- all the while watching your every move and letting you know you're doing it wrong. You can't tell we're bitter, can you? CAN YOU? Video is after the break.
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posted Jun 4th 2009 6:19PM
well at least shows innovation on the wii and developers taking chances !
exactly!
what the hell engadget? this is cool!
agreed
it probably recognizes your twitching on the floor during the heart attack...
"We've always been at war with Eastasia."
Wow, Nintendo invented the mirror!
I love my Wii, but this is getting ridiculous...
yeah spot reduction is actually possible and efficient
UGH
if its on the wii it must work right?
yah, I know, spot training is a lie for fat burning... BUT what they say about toning and strength building is fine... Oh well, what are you going to do? the consumer wants spot training to work... because being told that they will have to do a shittonne (metric unit lol) of cardio a day to finish flattening their stomach... is unappealing...
Also, they aren't technically lying, as any calorie burn will help... they are just being misleading :P
Ha ha ha ha.... (secretly adds to the must buy list).... >.
This is just sad.
Natal ftw.
you think it's going to be any different? did you even look at the video... it was everything the wii is minus the wiimote, but it does the EVERYTHING the same, don't expect it's going to be traditional gaming, this is mostly casual gaming interfaces this Is going to bring the same type of games the Wii has at the moment. Traditional gaming with motion looks like something the PS3·has right now.
Hopefully they canget kits to the big comapnies so they can include motion support of their new titles like Final Fantasy or Metal gear but I feel this will be more alike with current Wii games.
The picture for this story is brilliant. Keep up the good (and humorous) work Engadget!
yes, it is funny. Now get back to your Newspeak editing.
1984 right?
"..pick a particular segment of your body to work on."
And there is it's flaw. This is probably going to perpetuate the idea of spot training (like "if I do a million crunches a day I am going to have a killer six pack"), which is a myth (well, I shouldn't say that for this example as a million crunches would burn some serious calories, but the idea is that you do not lose fat from just one part of your body, you lose it from all over). Proper fitness relies on training your entire body (though, not necessarily all at once; i.e a split).
Whether this was the developers intentions I'm not sure, but I see this building up peoples hopes for an easy fix and then them realizing to get the flat stomach they want they are also going to have to that fat of their legs, back, and arms as well and giving them a case of the work out blues
I agree, however, this is useful for developing specific muscle groups which do not build uniformly over the body with spot training. Many people do not have enough time, money, or access to personal trainers, and this program seems to provide adequate instruction for the average consumer. The model in the video also demonstrated a reasonable form of cardio via the leg splits and ducking motions, even though she had targeted her legs. Any exercise a person can get will be positive exercise.
Absolutely, I just fear people may expect too much from this and when they do not see the results they wish, they will be put off from exercise. What most people who wish to be in shape need to realize is that it is going to take more than a video game to achieve lasting results. In my opinion, diet is the deciding factor in weight loss (or weight gain is that is your goal, but this product is clearly not marketed for that, which is fine), and sadly, that is often harder than the exercise for some people. Again, not the developers fault, just one of those situations I suppose
like I said above, only the fat burning aspect of spot training is a lie... if the fat is minimal, then spot training will improve tone and bulk... that is the whole principle of any kind of muscle training. Of course by having a weight loss option they are being misleading, but they are doing some cardio in with the leg toning exercises... oh wellz ^__^
I don't really think this is really going to attract people who are already relatively lean though. And while you can absolutely train muscles individually and see growth, this is not a replacement for a solid split.
I'm not trying to knock this product, I'm glad that companies are trying to bring fitness to more and more people, I just hope those same people realize that this should be seen as a stepping stone on the path to long term health and fitness
hey the walrus, tell my six pack that spot training is a myth!!!
just kidding i don't have a six pack =( i spend too much time reading engadget.
Personally, I would love to dodge flying purple globs during my workout.
what's the purpose of working out if your never leave the house ?
so you can build up the confidence to get out
You learn to take orders from computers/electronic devices, that's a skill you then can transfer to your kids, assuming the AI approves you for having kids and selected a partner from its database.
so you've joined with the machines eh, wwhat.. slyly insinuating obedience to our own machines.
the war has just begun, though. and solar power technology is nowhere near where you and your masters need it to be....
I was going to work out, but that commercial tired me out too much to be honest.
This is going to be as much fun as the finger sensor! Nintendo knows how to please the masses.
When does Wii Ultrasound come out?
I love Big Brother
Big Brother loves you too.
Now back to the 2 minute hate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Minutes_Hate
I do not recommend using Wii on such a large screen
I can't wait to hack it and watch unsuspecting fatties working out in hopefully awesome leotards.
Mirror? I can't get it to play.
For crying out loud, there's no such thing as toning!