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thelalaby said:
okean said:

How did it recognize Oprah then? Or is she one of those "lighter skinned black African Americans"?


What are you talking about? Oprah was never shown playing Kincet (and she didn't claim that she did).

Because they knew since the beginning of times.

She couldn't...

 

 

 

 

 

 

play.



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Mr Puggsly said:

Somebody forgot a question mark in the thread title.

Perhaps its too soon for facial recognition technology. Especially for a relatively inexpensive device. I can barely get those god damn finger print login things to work.

You've got facial recognition on the DS with Face Training.



MS stated that black gamers are supposed to paint their faces before playing, unless they wish to be stealthy.



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HAHAHAHAH! That great! I was thinking about getting a Kinect but in all reality I have no use for it.



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Skeeuk said:

http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6283514.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;1

 

Kinect has problems recognizing dark-skinned users?

GameSpot testing suggests facial recognition features of Microsoft's motion-sensing camera system might not work properly for some gamers.

The official story: "The goal of Kinect is to break down the barriers for everyone to play, and it will work with people of all shapes and ethnicities at launch."--A Microsoft representative, who added that Kinect owners having calibration or recognition problems can e-mail questions to xaccess@microsoft.com.

Bogus or not bogus: Not bogus that Kinect has problems identifying some users. Abstain on how widespread those problems are, or whether they're due to skin color at all. With the system launching tonight and Microsoft expecting to sell 5 million by year's end, it shouldn't be long before the scope and cause of such problems are identified.


 

So, apparently Microsoft has failed in its attempt to come up with a device that can spy on everyone in their homes?  In the time of launch, I see this article and the other on Kinect spying on people (One had to guess that bugger Kinect device nodding in the Kinect ad was up to something sinister) and this.  What use is it as a spying device if dark skinned people can't be spied on (either spy on all or none)?  I wonder if the Blue Man Group also would have issues.  If you can't spy on them, it is all over!



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youarebadatgames said:

I didn't think they'd expect dark-skinned people to be able to afford kinect anyways...

*ducks and runs*


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youarebadatgames said:

I didn't think they'd expect dark-skinned people to be able to afford kinect anyways...

*ducks and runs*


deserved his ban



....nobody watched better off ted?!



okean said:

How did it recognize Oprah then? Or is she one of those "lighter skinned black African Americans"?

Rumours are that Barack Obama is mocking Michelle because yes, he can use Kinect and no, she can't.   



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A fart without stink is like a sky without stars.
TGS, Third Grade Shooter: brand new genre invented by Kevin Butler exclusively for Natal WiiToo Kinect. PEW! PEW-PEW-PEW! 
 


We've been hearing about Kinect's racism for too long now. Someone should inform him that he's black, too.