Kinect Hacks: Dive into Max Payne

@Nero6 A standard webcam reads depth? Huh, never knew that.

@Robborboy Sure does. Head gets bigger, object is closer. Logitechs cat faces getting bigger and smaller ftw!

Come on guys, you can downvote me faster than that can't you?

@Nero6 Well no actually. As your regular webcamera can't tell you the z-axis movement. You can certainly write complicated algorithms to try and approximately calculate it but as I understand kinect has two cameras which gives "3d view" and doesn't need to do quite as much to figure out that type of movement.

In regards to the video it's pretty cool, and I think it really illustrates the big issue with kinect, and also its solution. With kinect it's difficult to figure out a good way to control movement in 1st/3rd person games, but if you add even a simple wiimote/move like controller the problem pretty much goes away and then you can use kinect for all your other controls.
I think that no matter how good kinect gets, until you can combine it effectively with a controller (regular xbox controller won't work because it restricts your hand movements) it will remain a niche product.

@2late2die Sure Kinect can do it better because it has the better hardware. But you can absolutely do half of these videos on regular webcams. A parrot moving around using only your arm? That's the exact definition of the cat avatar only with your arm - you can do the exact same thing. But because it was done with Kinect, that makes the Kinect revolutionary. What I said before can be used the same way to make Max jump forward and backward.

I'm not saying Kinect sucks, it doesn't. But remember when Sony got caught secretly advertising? Surely we haven't ruled out the possibility of these guys working for MS, right?

In this thread: People not knowing what they're talking about.

@Earandir
I think microsoft should do this. I think as soon as someone invents a sensible way to navigate a character freely in a 3D space the flood gates will open for the potential of Kinect.

That way you can put a gun controller in a persons hand (people typically know what to do with those) and they can pretty much go nuts with shooters. While the move is good, I would prefer it if they got rid of the nav controller, That would make it more immersive over all. Kinect has the potential to do that.

@Earandir

I think Microsoft will do this. One step at a time, you know? How easy would it be to release a controller to work with kinect? Take an xbox controller, split it in 1/2, and tadah!

I think this will come eventually. The ultimate combination would be PS move controller + Kinect.

@FrodoTBaggins Microsoft would be dangerously close to creating the Playstation Move if they added controllers to Kinect. In fact, they are both dangerously close to becoming one another; all Kinect has to do is add a controller and all Move has to do is upgrade the PS Eye and we're back to both of the HD systems being exactly the same again.

@camronm21
how about an updated version og this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Glove

but the buttons would be on the tips of your fingers & anlog sticks between your thumb & index finger. call me crazy but just a idea.

@verymetal

is kinect holding a gun up to your head and telling you stand up?

@PedoJokerBear Oh no....it's begun!