http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/ Engadget Comments for Your Shape for Kinect preview: the path to enlightenment, one virtual step at a time (video) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 15th 2010 6:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 15th 2010 6:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 15th 2010 6:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 15th 2010 6:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 15th 2010 6:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/14/is-kinect-star-wars-too-accurate-for-sand-people/]]>Jun 15th 2010 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/
Has anyone got a link to this playing demo of the Star Wars game? I can only find the trailer which shows all kinds of acrobatics I'm confused as to how I will pull off using Kinetic. How would a backflip translate to me in my living room? Do I have to become a Jedi to play this game?]]>Jun 15th 2010 6:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/
it's not even out till next year!!]]>Jun 15th 2010 6:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/
Yes that was certainly staged. What I want to know is this...how would that scene even work?! I mean, you're holding your imaginary sabre. The Sith lord is trying to strike you down but you're blocking his sabre with yours and you're both struggling. In the real world I'm getting no feedback. I can move my arms wherever I want. The force the enemy is exerting to hold me down is not there so I don't get how you know you're winning/losing the grapple.]]>Jun 15th 2010 6:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 15th 2010 6:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 15th 2010 6:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 15th 2010 6:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/
But that's my point. Everyone has been raving about how the PS3 offering was inferior to this...and just a Wii knockoff. As an Xbox owner this gave me heart that I was bout to get something good. Now it turns out not only is that a false premiss, but the PS3 version, despite looking odd, can be used for the sort of casual games we see here as well as FPS's and adventure games. It offers more accurate mouse like controls to overhead strategy games also. The demos of that have been more suited to my gaming as well as having the casual family games this is aiming at.

Basically, what happened to this being better than what Sony is showing?]]>Jun 15th 2010 6:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au4d5anfjnA -- Thats Kinetic on the eyetoy.. Look remarkably similar ? I even think Kinetic looks better than this...

Watch episode 7 of the engadget show and you will notice Dr Richard Marks from Sony, who actually likes the 3d cam tech say this is the exact problem with going down this route.. Microsoft have just proven Dr Marks points in that interview, its all pretty much more accurate eye toy games..

This tech was already trialled by Both Sony and Nintendo and both of them passed on it and went the way of the controller, take a guess why.. ]]>Jun 15th 2010 7:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/
Neither is waving arms around on-screen.

Joe: what are you doing? Your house sure has lots of flies around.
Brian: I'm waving to play next song on my Xbox but it haven't register yet so I have to do it multiple times.
[starting waving from left to right in slow motion]
Joe: Have you heard of a remote control?
Brian: What? Xbox has a wireless remote?
[to be continue]
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Of course it was staged, it's not like they tried to hide it. It was a part of the opening show to show people the nature and potential of Kinect.

Actually, that day, you can see that other games (like the dance central) were accompanied by one or a group of performers. It was an introduction in a party atmosphere.]]>Jun 15th 2010 9:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/
Is kinect Good or Bad?, well that depends on what is it good or bad for.

I think Microsoft did a great job in seducing family and Wii gamers, and we know that these are huge numbers, maybe more than any other group.

And if we added the other values of an Xbox, like the "hardcore" exclusive games and the live services, the Xbox will be an intriguing
choice.

So i have no doubt that Kinect will be a hit, and it'll sale like hot cakes for these gamers.

Now, what about "hardcore" gamers?

For now i don't think they will say anything interesting, except maybe the new interface and the video chat and the voice and gesture controls, which could sell some Kinect to these guys, but not much, unless they have kids.

But i see more potential in this than Sony's Move. A stick isn't the best controller for hardcore games, whatever you do with it, it'll always be a stick, and we saw it's potential with the Wii, nothing for hard gaming.

Kinect in the other hand, has potential, not only for it's mere capabilities, but also because your hand will be free, it can be used "with" the regular controller, that will add an extra layer of controls which will definitely give more choices and will allow for a new experience with no compromise to the previous.

Regarding the price, i don't think it's much at all. It's not a "one" controller, it's several, and it can do more than control (e.g. taking pictures, videos, chat). I think the price is totally justified.]]>Jun 15th 2010 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 17th 2010 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/But when I saw the guy I noticed he kinda does look like a blob...]]>Jun 15th 2010 6:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/
You jerk!]]>Jun 15th 2010 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 15th 2010 6:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Ioose some fat eh?? I guess you don't use firefox... ]]>Jun 15th 2010 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 15th 2010 6:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 15th 2010 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/15/your-shape-for-kinect-preview-the-path-to-enlightenment-one-vi/Jun 15th 2010 12:21PM