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fromInverse
1 week ago

15 Years Ago, Xbox Released Its Strangest Controller Ever

Microsoft's Kinect attempted full-body motion interaction but high hardware costs forced a simpler, party-game-focused release that ultimately influenced accessible game design.
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

How a bunch of hackers freed the Kinect from the Xbox

In 2010, when Microsoft unveiled the Kinect, it pitched the camera as a revolutionary new gaming device. Swing an imaginary lightsaber and that would be translated onscreen. Throw a football and it would be caught on your TV. Fifteen years later, we know the Kinect as an expensive failure. Microsoft overestimated the demand for playing games with your body. But the Kinect did still turn out to be revolutionary - just not for gaming.
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