All the money in the world couldn’t make Kinect happen

Post by CoolGuySteve » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 12:05 PM UTC

dageshi wrote: post #32

thevagrant wrote: post #22

I still use Kinect for my young kids. They love it (Xbox One version). My original Kinect broke so I picked up a second hand one for $10 somewhere. I think Microsoft was on the cusp of a huge opportunity and blew it by listening to hardcore gamers. Kinect type accessory that comes with the console (like Xbox One) should have a big market potential. For myself, I only got interested in it once I had kids and by then,…

They tried it twice, it didn't take off and realistically it never would. Unless all consoles/pc supported some kind of similar functionality most developers will ignore it because it's just more work for one console that won't actually sell anymore copies.

Post by phkahler » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 12:13 PM UTC

Post by alexhutcheson » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 1:03 PM UTC

gambiting wrote: post #68

alexhutcheson wrote: post #24

Just Dance was awesome, and significantly better than its current iterations which only have data from controller accelerometers. None of the other games I tried were compelling, though.

What do you mean? Just Dance 2020 for Xbox One still supports Kinect if you have one, and the PS4 version supports dancing with the PS Camera. You don't have to use the Move controllers or dance with your smartphone if you don't want to.

Post by tudorw » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 2:16 PM UTC

lotsofpulp wrote: post #85

tudorw wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If a child acts aggressively when denied something they want then they need to be helped to learn better behavior control. I cannot imagine that before video games there was never any similar behaviour, perhaps it was over denied access to fuzzy felts, or your book you 'never take your head out of' :)

I am under the impression that some video game designers are using psychological techniques similar to those used by slot machine makers to take advantage of every weakness in the mind to create an addiction. If so, it’s not comparable to behavior from reading a good book.

Post by lotsofpulp » Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 2:50 PM UTC

tudorw wrote: post #97

lotsofpulp wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am under the impression that some video game designers are using psychological techniques similar to those used by slot machine makers to take advantage of every weakness in the mind to create an addiction. If so, it’s not comparable to behavior from reading a good book.

I concede somewhat, you are correct, the psychological manipulation present in contemporary game design certainly ups the stakes, still, we can teach our children that gambling is a risky activity, it will cost time and money, lost opportunities, so there is still hope.