Does it matter if Kinect works right?

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Machina said:

I completely agree with most of what was said in the OP. It doesn't need to be accurate to inspire the imaginations of the main audience they're appealing to - as long as the actions you perform in real life are displayed with some degree of accuracy in the game then that audience will probably be satisfied.

Wii Sports Tennis is a good example of this in my mind. You don't need to stand up and fling your arm around like you would with a real tennis racket to play the game; you can get the same results sitting down making minor flicks of your wrist. It doesn't matter to that audience - they probably didn't even notice. But the advertising inspired their imaginations, and the real thing measured up, despite the fact that for me the illusion was pretty much shattered once I'd worked out how to 'cheat' like that. I think Kinect has the potential to be the same - the advertising and mainstream hype could really create a buzz for the thing and, despite its apparent deficiencies to us, as long as it isn't broken then it could be a big hit.

Very well said, I could have used that when I was typing up the OP, lol.