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7 areas beyond gaming where Kinect could play a role | |
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| Time: 09:10 EST/14:10 GMT | News Source: *Linked Within Post* | Posted By: Chris Hedlund | ||
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I recently had the opportunity to put Microsoft's Kinect to the test. While the device may prove to be a financial success (it seems well on its way), my takeaway was all about sense, not dollars. For the first time in my adult life, I played a video game with one of my parents and we both enjoyed the experience. The parent in question was able to interact with the set-top box without navigating a dozen different buttons on complicated controllers, and even a broken right arm was no barrier to changing songs, avatars or settings. Kinect, at this stage, isn't perfect. As the Wall Street Journal and Engadget noted in reviews, a controller is still needed to access certain menus or functions, and accuracy-focused tasks that involve manipulating objects don't work all that well. | ||
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