Attention Lazy People: Kinect Can Be Couch-Friendly If The Developers Wish It So
Posted 3 hrs ago by Russ Frushtick in News, Xbox 360
In the days following the launch of the Wii, gamers around the world experienced something new and frightening: exercise. This threat wore off quickly as lazier methods of play were quickly discovered. At this year's E3, though, Microsoft brought fear into the hearts of the sedentary by showing off Kinect. All of the games being shown at E3 required players to stand in front of the screen and move around. Not again!
During the show, Microsoft was unable to confirm whether Kinect would be compatible for those who wanted to sit while playing. Thankfully, Joystiq has since managed to get a more concrete response out of the company:
"Kinect can be used while sitting when an experience is developed with sitting in mind," said a Microsoft rep. Phew!
All joking aside, the whole standing/sitting thing is a serious issue when it comes to the success of Kinect. To require someone to stand for even simple tasks like navigating the Kinect dashboard or fast-fowarding a video definitely defeats the purpose.
It'll be interesting to see just how many games adopt the standing-required mentality, something that the Wii was never able to do since it didn't track your precise body location.
