Comments on: The Only Glimmer Of Hope For Kinect Is Dance Central http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/06/the-only-glimer-of-hope-for-kinect-is-dance-central/ Because thumbs last longer than hips Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:53:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Fred http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/06/the-only-glimer-of-hope-for-kinect-is-dance-central/comment-page-1/#comment-16585 Fred Wed, 22 Dec 2010 10:36:44 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=5555#comment-16585 Oh and how wrong you were now we have the released Kinect in out homes. No lag, games are great fun, PC boffins seeing it;s potential and in 2011 we are going to see core games with top devs already announcing some of theirs for 20111. unofficial News they are going to double camera resoloution from firmware and triple the detection seems to be true. And now KInect is the fastest selling gadget in history is's all good. @ Marconi (And no she won't be saying “Xbox Off” MS wisely removed that command they must of read your comment) Oh and how wrong you were now we have the released Kinect in out homes. No lag, games are great fun, PC boffins seeing it;s potential and in 2011 we are going to see core games with top devs already announcing some of theirs for 20111.
unofficial News they are going to double camera resoloution from firmware and triple the detection seems to be true.
And now KInect is the fastest selling gadget in history is’s all good.

@ Marconi
(And no she won’t be saying “Xbox Off” MS wisely removed that command they must of read your comment)

]]> By: Kinect Losing Hope in ya ! ! ! http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/06/the-only-glimer-of-hope-for-kinect-is-dance-central/comment-page-1/#comment-3034 Kinect Losing Hope in ya ! ! ! Sat, 26 Jun 2010 16:38:39 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=5555#comment-3034 I liked Kinect for a while now a couple months long time eh. Well recently after seeing/hearing what it can't do i've lost most of all hope for kinect i don't even wnat to see another videos of it maybe when it comes out and if people say it's good and better then what i'm hearing now then its a maybe. I liked Kinect for a while now a couple months long time eh. Well recently after seeing/hearing what it can’t do i’ve lost most of all hope for kinect i don’t even wnat to see another videos of it maybe when it comes out and if people say it’s good and better then what i’m hearing now then its a maybe.

]]> By: Marconi http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/06/the-only-glimer-of-hope-for-kinect-is-dance-central/comment-page-1/#comment-2803 Marconi Sun, 20 Jun 2010 00:48:44 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=5555#comment-2803 With Kinect, does it mean that nobody can walk in front of you whilst you are playing games anymore? Also I know that if I ever got Kinect my good lady would just walk round the house saying "Xbox Off" ....not good! With Kinect, does it mean that nobody can walk in front of you whilst you are playing games anymore?

Also I know that if I ever got Kinect my good lady would just walk round the house saying “Xbox Off” ….not good!

]]> By: Martyn Hackett http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/06/the-only-glimer-of-hope-for-kinect-is-dance-central/comment-page-1/#comment-2760 Martyn Hackett Fri, 18 Jun 2010 11:49:44 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=5555#comment-2760 I'm taken with the idea of ditching the controller, especially after spending a lot of time with the Wii. Like Matt says, you want to focus on the controller instead of the game, and with the Wii I spend too much time thinking about how the game interprets my movements and altering them to conform. A system that "sees" a full body instead of tracking just your hands is a big step forward and I'm curious what new types of games can be developed using it and the face/voice recognition. As for Dance Central... yeah... we're going to end up with that. I've spent hours on the Wii's Samba de Amigo, even with it's iffy controls. The missus is a DDR demon, so she has form for this kind of thing. Also, the demo has "Poker Face" and the Fatboy Slim mix of the Beatie Boys "Body Movin". That's a win right there. Harmonix know how to pick a quality soundtrack! I’m taken with the idea of ditching the controller, especially after spending a lot of time with the Wii.
Like Matt says, you want to focus on the controller instead of the game, and with the Wii I spend too much time thinking about how the game interprets my movements and altering them to conform.

A system that “sees” a full body instead of tracking just your hands is a big step forward and I’m curious what new types of games can be developed using it and the face/voice recognition.

As for Dance Central… yeah… we’re going to end up with that. I’ve spent hours on the Wii’s Samba de Amigo, even with it’s iffy controls. The missus is a DDR demon, so she has form for this kind of thing.
Also, the demo has “Poker Face” and the Fatboy Slim mix of the Beatie Boys “Body Movin”. That’s a win right there. Harmonix know how to pick a quality soundtrack!

]]> By: Dragonbait http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/06/the-only-glimer-of-hope-for-kinect-is-dance-central/comment-page-1/#comment-2717 Dragonbait Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:59:09 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=5555#comment-2717 @FrostieD the issue I have with the whole controlling the system thing is twofold. Firstly the whole speech thing, that's great! But it doesn't really require Kinect, surely they could have done this with any microphone, and this could be replicated on Move etc (since the Eyetoy also has a mic?) Secondly the controlling films looked really good, except is a cursor going to appear on screen every time i scratch my ear or reach for a drink? Did you notice how the guy had his hands and arms glued solidly at his side when he wasn't trying to control the video? The only thing that might make me buy one is Fable when it arrives. Move was on pre-order as soon as I saw the sorcery demo :) @FrostieD the issue I have with the whole controlling the system thing is twofold.
Firstly the whole speech thing, that’s great! But it doesn’t really require Kinect, surely they could have done this with any microphone, and this could be replicated on Move etc (since the Eyetoy also has a mic?)
Secondly the controlling films looked really good, except is a cursor going to appear on screen every time i scratch my ear or reach for a drink? Did you notice how the guy had his hands and arms glued solidly at his side when he wasn’t trying to control the video?
The only thing that might make me buy one is Fable when it arrives.
Move was on pre-order as soon as I saw the sorcery demo :)

]]> By: FrostieD http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/06/the-only-glimer-of-hope-for-kinect-is-dance-central/comment-page-1/#comment-2652 FrostieD Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:55:41 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=5555#comment-2652 I get the feeling I may be chastised for saying this but I was quite impressed with Kinect. Yes the games are mainly wii clones (we knew that would be the case) and I didn't notice the lag that Matt saw (my comp is very slow!). However the way it enables you to operate the system without the controller I found to be quite impressive and I don't think that Kinect has been designed to be a purely gaming device (whereas I 'think' PS Move is just for gaming), its another step into making the console the entertainment hub of the home, with social networking, music, films and skyplayer I think thats its overall goal. And in case anyone accuses me of fanboyishness I own all three consoles and haven't played my 360 in a while as I have been enjoying my PS3 immensely. I just think its better than people are giving it credit for and a genuinely exciting innovation, whether it works or not waits to be seen but I respect MS for making that leap. I get the feeling I may be chastised for saying this but I was quite impressed with Kinect. Yes the games are mainly wii clones (we knew that would be the case) and I didn’t notice the lag that Matt saw (my comp is very slow!).

However the way it enables you to operate the system without the controller I found to be quite impressive and I don’t think that Kinect has been designed to be a purely gaming device (whereas I ‘think’ PS Move is just for gaming), its another step into making the console the entertainment hub of the home, with social networking, music, films and skyplayer I think thats its overall goal.

And in case anyone accuses me of fanboyishness I own all three consoles and haven’t played my 360 in a while as I have been enjoying my PS3 immensely. I just think its better than people are giving it credit for and a genuinely exciting innovation, whether it works or not waits to be seen but I respect MS for making that leap.

]]> By: patwin http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/06/the-only-glimer-of-hope-for-kinect-is-dance-central/comment-page-1/#comment-2640 patwin Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:23:41 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=5555#comment-2640 shocked to say this was the only game that didnt look lke a wii clone shocked to say this was the only game that didnt look lke a wii clone

]]> By: oldroo http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/06/the-only-glimer-of-hope-for-kinect-is-dance-central/comment-page-1/#comment-2630 oldroo Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:42:44 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=5555#comment-2630 I expected limp, and limp I got. I expected limp, and limp I got.

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