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Socoder -> On Topic -> PC Kinect anyone? |
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| Sun, 09 Jan 2011, 18:29 | |
steve_ancell
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At least when this gets released, you won't need to go arse-about-face trying to get Microsoft's Kinect to work on the PC. www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12144231 |
| Mon, 10 Jan 2011, 04:38 | |
Jayenkai
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No. Because, having seen MS's efforts on the Xbox side of things, I'd much rather have a bunch of unqualified unpaid geeks attempting the amazing, than have MS turn Kinect into nothing more than a giant arm-waving DPad. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!'' 
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| Mon, 10 Jan 2011, 11:43 | |
JL235
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I thought you needed 7 feet for the Kinect to work? Does anyone sit further then 7 feet from their monitors???
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| Mon, 10 Jan 2011, 12:40 | |
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Jayenkai
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7foot rule is for whole body pickup. If you're using it for hand, or more interestingly, eye tracking, you won't need the distance.
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| Tue, 11 Jan 2011, 19:28 | |
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JL235
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For eye tracking this could be pretty cool. Not only for games, but also for apps. Like the software I'm looking at could auto-focus, which is especially for us dual screen users. It's annoying having to alt+tab when I can see the app fully open and it's fullscreen!
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| Wed, 12 Jan 2011, 10:23 | |
Accidental Rebel
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Aside from the practical applications in productivity, I am also excited on the games that will be developed by indies once it is open to them.
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| Fri, 14 Jan 2011, 15:19 | |
9572AD
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I'll get excited once there's some mature apps and the Kinect starts selling for closer to its $40 actual worth than its insane $150 MSRP.
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| Fri, 14 Jan 2011, 16:08 | |
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Jayenkai
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Considering how much they're still charging for X360 HardDrives, I really don't expect that to happen any time soon.
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