A while back a headtracking 3D video was posted on youtube where a guy hacked a wiimote up with some glasses. I think this is it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw (work bans youtube.. so sorry if its a bad link) Anyway... it worked quite well in the video by tracking his head in 3D, then changing what was rendered on the screen to match his point of view. This sounds like something the Kinect would 'just know' and I was wondering if anyone had heard of any projects using...

Microsoft got into the Console gaming market because Nintendo and Sony were simply kicking PCs ass in game sales in the late 90's, early 2000's. And for good reason; as far as I can tell, there are two big reasons for "Console" gaming as opposed to "PC/Computer" gaming. A: you never have to update hardware on your console system (other than buying additional controllers). And B: Consoles offer you the ability to chill on your sofa, or comfy chair and engage in some... Read more →

I was disappointed. The controls looked somewhat clunky and not necessarily intuitive, with big sweeping hand motions that I have a hard time thinking are comfortable to use for such simple controls. Where's the seamless gesture-based interface that we've been expecting? But then I remembered that this is a 1.0 device. The reason Kinect is so exciting is that it's taking this style of UI out of the realm of science fiction and putting it into living rooms. I think we can expect... Read more →

Don't get me wrong, the technology is incredible, but I honestly just can't see people running in place and jumping over "hurdles" in a sports game or "petting" animals. These kind of people are better off sticking with the Wii.

It's going to come down to marketing, but there is a lot of potential to sell these to markets that would have never considered a 360...

Though if they're trying to create some sort of brand-synergy with KIN it's not apparent what that might be.