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nib95
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(06-09-2009, 03:19 PM)

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Natal struggles to see Black people? #1

Hughtendo posted this on IGN. Quite a humorous find. haven't seen it posted here so brace yourselves...


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http://bitmob.com/index.php/mobfeed/...pressions.html

Above impressions show that N'Gai Croal was not able to use Natal.

Quote:
"When game consultant and former Newsweek writer N'Gai Croal gave Paradise a test drive, however, the game had trouble reading his steering actions. The footwork (gas and brakes) worked fine, but Croal couldn't steer his car at all."
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p75x879k24k36185/

Above shows a journal which reports that near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is less effective on black skin as "melanin clearly interferes with the quality of the reflected NIRS signal".

As I understand, Natal uses near-infrared.



Originally Posted by Hughtendo:
Please tell me someone on the Natal team has thought of this, or this could be the most epic failure in the history of video games.
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Original link.

http://boards.ign.com/xbox_360_gener...1186938/p1/?37