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Kudo Tsunoda and Kinect on the Engadget Show
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flyinpiranha
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Holy fuck, another Kinect thread?! :lol
Sunglasses made fun of? Check.
People telling others what they should get for their kids? Check.
Somebody assuming the 10 minutes of play we've seen of a game is ALL it is? Check.
Sitting jokes? Check.
Excellent, another well done GAF Kinect thread.
Sunglasses made fun of? Check.
People telling others what they should get for their kids? Check.
Somebody assuming the 10 minutes of play we've seen of a game is ALL it is? Check.
Sitting jokes? Check.
Excellent, another well done GAF Kinect thread.
FunkyMunkey
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flyinpiranha said:
First off, relax.
Secondly, how is asking what the hell is up with the sunglasses the same thing as making fun of him? I sure as hell will make fun of him for yelling awkwardly loud to people next to him and at the audience, though.
And you're right! We should assume Kinectimals is a deep and engaging gaming experience. I mean did you see that fucking obstacle course?! I sure hope it's a sign of the depth waiting for us beyond what we've already seen! Run! Stop! Jump! Duck! OLOLOL GOOD KITTY
Give me a freaking break. And having to hold your arm out at a 90 degree angle to choose an option, while kinect takes 5 seconds to realize what you're trying to do... good stuff indeed. And here I've been using a controller like a lowly pleb.
FunkyMunkey said:
whoa.
maybe you should relax a bit too.
anyway, camera seems to still need some work. and holy shit at the amount of Kinect threads and the constant regurgitation of posts trashing it. somebody did a checklist earlier in the thread and it was so on point i had to chuckle. not saying that Kinect is above scrutiny but damn, the redundancy is staggering. i'm almost inclined to believe that some Gaffers made a behind the scenes deal to see how many times they could get it on the front page.
FunkyMunkey
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jaypah said:
What? I'm addressing his concern of another kinect thread and how I was "making fun" of his sunglasses, which I obviously wasn't.
And the reasons this is getting so much attention, both positively and negatively, have been stated over and over again. At least attempt to refute points people are making instead "oh gosh another kinect thread rofl gaf". The more microsoft pays attention to kinect and makes sure us gamers know about it, the more you're going to see people talk about it here.
FunkyMunkey said:
there's nothing to refute. hell, in my own post i said it seemed like it needs work. i'm just saying there's a redundancy of threads. especially considering they're all saying the same thing. almost literally. every day. it's like having a new thread every time the 3DS is proven to be awesome.
flyinpiranha
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FunkyMunkey said:
Ha, you seem pretty pissed. I'm just assuming you think everything announced for GT5 is everything we'll get now huh? You know, since it's all they showed.
FunkyMunkey said:
Ok, you want me to refute shit? How long until Kinectimals is launched? How much have we seen? Are you assuming that 5 months before the game launches it is absolutely complete? That's what you're telling me. That 5 months before a game is launched it is absolutely finished and what we've seen in the 10 and 15 minute clips is all we'll ever get to do in the game.
And the sunglasses? You realize that that has been said/mentioned/asked about 30 times now right? It's not new, try reading threads.
Are we going to make a NEW thread for every time Kinect appears somewhere? Seriously? That's what you want?
Why For? said:
Yikes! Everyone, sound the alarms! Man asks question about logical choice to purchase expensive device to entertain children!
I'm of the opinion that you should spend that money on a real dog or cat. Crazy, I know. Silly pet simulations like this don't have their place in my heart, unfortunately (sad I know!).
Nintendogs is an easier pill to swallow given the huge amount of software on a DS (and you know, it's only $35).
But yet, I'm totally transparent!
FunkyMunkey
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flyinpiranha said:
What do you think they could revamp in what, 4 months of development time? You don't think they have most of everything planned and are polishing/making non-major changes?
And I honestly don't know what's up with the sunglasses. It's odd, and I've personally known someone with eye problems for a while who had to wear them outside, in the sun. But inside looking at a tv?
flyinpiranha said:
No way haha, I'm just saying that as microsoft exposes kinect as much as possible, you're going to see threads and news about it. That's how it works. And with those threads will come negative and positive opinions of kinect. If this was some super secret device we didn't know much about, that was due out in 1.5 years, yeah the threads would be redundant. Microsoft wants this to be BIG, so in turn people on gaf will discuss.
MrPliskin said:
You monster!!
Ninja Moomin
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MrPliskin said:
so if it's a logical question presumably these children won't even have a console in the first place... ? so, a moot point really.
antiquegamer
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MrPliskin said:
I paid about $200 for my kid to play with Nintendogs. ....
redbarchetta
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state_vector_collapse said:
Right, you should call him up and tell him he's ridiculous for wearing sunglasses because of having Photophobia.
MrNyarlathotep
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flyinpiranha said:
...why are you bringing up GT5 in this thread? Are you that desperate to get chespace involved in this one too?
you can download/watch the show now if you're interested. The games are pretty boring but the tech demo stuff is quite interesting (starts around 47 min)
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/the-engadget-show-010-jimmy-fallon-kudo-tsunoda-microsoft-k/
I don't think it's tracking 3 people here. I think it's picking up the guy in the middle as a background object because you can see the table is also white. Later on they explain that a little.
This was taken when the guy went up close to the camera to show how much detail it can capture. You see it picks up his glasses and shirt. When he steps back it just becomes a human blob again like the demos at E3.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/24/the-engadget-show-010-jimmy-fallon-kudo-tsunoda-microsoft-k/
I don't think it's tracking 3 people here. I think it's picking up the guy in the middle as a background object because you can see the table is also white. Later on they explain that a little.
This was taken when the guy went up close to the camera to show how much detail it can capture. You see it picks up his glasses and shirt. When he steps back it just becomes a human blob again like the demos at E3.
Any ole camera can capture detail...Question is can it track all that detail.D4Danger said:
This was taken when the guy went up close to the camera to show how much detail it can capture. You see it picks up his glasses and shirt. When he steps back it just becomes a human blob again like the demos at E3.
FunkyMunkey
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Zenith said:
Cause I'm the guy who came up with a bullet-point list of kinect-thread repeated complaints :lol :lol :lol.
Right-o.
cakefoo said:
They need to get more microsoft employees on there, gosh. Silly man pointing out potential flaws in an upcoming product and everything. And he should've at least faked bliss or something.
Such a pain in the ass being a regular person and all that.
D4Danger said:I mentioned that before. The guy is stood way off to the side and it has trouble picking him up.
I really don't think that's the issue at all...
If he's in the frame of the camera, then it should be picking him up fine. I haven't seen anything that says you have to be absolutely centered. You can even see the camera pointing at them.
I think it'll get ironed out, obviously, but it's definitely not because he's standing to the side.
J-Rzez said:
Well, they didn't go through the same hoops to break the technology, but I wouldn't be surprised to see a strict list of things they weren't allowed to do if they wanted the technology on their show.
InaudibleWhispa
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Or maybe because Molyneux is unveiling it at a TED talk in 2 weeks.Chrange said:
SeaOfMadness
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Noshino said:
Infants? LOL yeah especially since they can't, ya know, sit, stand, or walk.
And why not watch till the end of the demo when he's up there showing off the skeleton and how it tracked him pretty much perfectly with almost no lag. You didn't get that far, did you?
The Kinect is pointed directly at them, at a different angle than the TV.D4Danger said:
he's almost stepped out of frame where he is stood.
You can see the little black marker where he should be standing and where he was stood while playing.
the TV and Kinect are angled more towards the crowd as you can see in the other pictures
MrPliskin said:I can understand how you can confuse that, but you can clearly see on the TV that he's still in the frame...on the TV. I mean, if that little distance can throw of Kinect, then there wouldn't be much hope for the technology
They look like they're stood closer together while playing the game and didn't seem to have any problems while doing that so just kinda assumed the skeleton problems where due to him moving off centre.
You're right though, he is still in range as you can clearly see him on the screen but there's an obvious problem with Kinect tracking him. Maybe this was going on in the game as well? who knows.
I'm totally being serious here...You guys think it would be possible to make a game for dogs with Kinect? My dog loves to bark and jump around in front of my TV whenever I'm watching Animal Planet. First time I saw Kinectimals, my initial reaction was "man, my dog would totally go nuts if it saw this cute little cat hoping around on screen". It'd be neat they could make a game that could recognize an animal and respond accordingly. It's a dumb idea, but I thought it'd be an interesting concept to explore. In the end your pet would probably just get pissed off and knock your TV over.:lol
I just watched the show last night. I thought it was a good presentation, especially for Joy Ride, which I previously thought would really suck. Anyway, all participants looked like they were enjoying the games.
I was also impressed by the tech demo, especially when Kudo moved his hands really fast. Input lag seemed minimal.
Also, Kudo, once again answers the couch question... enough of that FUD already.
I was also impressed by the tech demo, especially when Kudo moved his hands really fast. Input lag seemed minimal.
Also, Kudo, once again answers the couch question... enough of that FUD already.
