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Porcupine_I on 31 May 2013

there are better uses for kinect



“It appeared that there had even been demonstrations to thank Big Brother for raising the chocolate ration to twenty grams a week. And only yesterday, he reflected, it had been announced that the ration was to be reduced to twenty grams a week. Was it possible that they could swallow that, after only twenty-four hours? Yes, they swallowed it.”

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Zappykins on 31 May 2013

Well, since it uses your face to check your ID, will it not be set by the parental controls? 

So it will figure out who you are, then whatever levels it is set to will be who it lets have acess.

Interesting idea, but I think it would freak too many people out.



 

Really not sure I see any point of Consol over PC's since Kinect, Wii and other alternative ways to play have been abandoned. 

Top 50 'most fun' game list coming soon!

 

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SvennoJ on 31 May 2013
Porcupine_I said:

there are better uses for kinect

Erm, forget about Kinect, HOW does the trash can move???



walsufnir on 31 May 2013
catofellow said:
Kinect can recognize people, but is it time tested? A child may look appreciably different from one year to the next. Also, what if the child put on a mask or something to that affect? How good is it really at detecting people?




Tomothebarbarian93 on 31 May 2013
the_dengle said:
People seem to be assuming that this means the Kinect would automatically "detect" minors and block them from playing M-Rated games.

Rather than the much more feasible possibility of using it to aid Parental Controls. You know, Kinect will recognize certain family members... parents tell it not to play for certain ones... bam, no big brother, just parents.

Seems reasonable compared to what's already being done with Kinect.


This is a much better idea, as i didn't know kinect could calculate age?

Some 15 year olds look 18, so 21 year olds look only 16, that would be annoying, getting blocked even if your old enough because your kinect 'thinks' your not old enough.



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walsufnir on 31 May 2013
Tomothebarbarian93 said:
the_dengle said:
People seem to be assuming that this means the Kinect would automatically "detect" minors and block them from playing M-Rated games.

Rather than the much more feasible possibility of using it to aid Parental Controls. You know, Kinect will recognize certain family members... parents tell it not to play for certain ones... bam, no big brother, just parents.

Seems reasonable compared to what's already being done with Kinect.


This is a much better idea, as i didn't know kinect could calculate age?

Some 15 year olds look 18, so 21 year olds look only 16, that would be annoying, getting blocked even if your old enough because your kinect 'thinks' your not old enough.

 

What if they judge the age by height?

Sorry, Tyrion...



Tomothebarbarian93 on 31 May 2013
walsufnir said:
Tomothebarbarian93 said:
the_dengle said:
People seem to be assuming that this means the Kinect would automatically "detect" minors and block them from playing M-Rated games.

Rather than the much more feasible possibility of using it to aid Parental Controls. You know, Kinect will recognize certain family members... parents tell it not to play for certain ones... bam, no big brother, just parents.

Seems reasonable compared to what's already being done with Kinect.


This is a much better idea, as i didn't know kinect could calculate age?

Some 15 year olds look 18, so 21 year olds look only 16, that would be annoying, getting blocked even if your old enough because your kinect 'thinks' your not old enough.

 

What if they judge the age by height?

Sorry, Tyrion...


Exactly xD



LemonSlice on 31 May 2013

Madame Tussaud's wax museum would be robbed empty.



Adinnieken on 31 May 2013
Porcupine_I said:

there are better uses for kinect

So Kinect improves beer pong!



Wright on 31 May 2013
LemonSlice said:

Madame Tussaud's wax museum would be robbed empty.


Wh-what...?