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Microsoft Launches Avatar Kinect
mikejuk writes "Is Avatar Kinect a world-changing innovation or is it just silly? The idea is simple enough. It uses Kinect to determine body position and facial expression and maps these in real-time onto an avatar displayed on the screen along with other similar avatars. The big question is: what is it good for? The simple answer is that you can hide behind your avatar. It is an opportunity for anyone who feels less than confident about their appearance to become a performer — Microsoft is running a stand-up-comedian-via-avatar competition, for example. The internet has long provided an anonymous platform where users can express themselves, and Avatar Kinect extends this to facial and body expressions. Perhaps this is how video phone calls finally catch on — I'll get my avatar to phone you."
You're joking...right?
This is so retarded I am having a hard time believing this isn't a joke story.
The few people I know who were dumb enough to this piece of shit add-on have long since dumped it in the junk closet.
Clearing out the living room
Fucking with the lighting
Moving furniture out of the way
Dealing with clothing that doesn't work well with the system
Constantly losing tracking
Yeah, going through all that just to chat sounds real fun and 'innovative'.
Kinect is piece of junk novelty device. Marginally fun if you like flailing your arms around like an idiot in front of your TV and not caring that most of your motions aren't being recognized.
...and here hairyfeet, after hundreds of karma-whoring posts, finally delivers his load of astroturf.
Die in a fire.
Contrary to the popular belief, there indeed is no God.