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senortaco on 06 June 2009

Maybe using a camera for fitness could use some tweeking, lol...

Your Shape Wii fitness title packs in a body-scanning video camera, self doubt

by Paul Miller, posted Jun 4th 2009 at 6:19PM

Step aside, Project Natal, Ubisoft plans to bring camera-based body scanning to the Wii for the holidays, with its new Your Shape title. The "game" doesn't really sound like a pleasure, however: the USB camera scans your body and casts moral aspersions on your "shape." Once a 3D version of yourself is captured, you can glare at your TV through the tears and pick a particular segment of your body to work on. You then tell the "game" what sort of training you're going for, and how much time you have, and Your Shape proceeds to build a personalized program for beating you into a pulp -- all the while watching your every move and letting you know you're doing it wrong. You can't tell we're bitter, can you? CAN YOU? Video is after the break.

[Via Joystiq]




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jesus kung fu magic on 06 June 2009

Next Gen Gaming- Games getting at you....



N64 is the ONLY console of the fifth generation!!!

couchmonkey on 06 June 2009

I only clicked on this to ogle OP's avatar.

I like the article though - pretty funny.



senortaco on 06 June 2009

^^Yeah I made this my avi when I discovered you get VGC cash when you get profile views...heh



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SJGohan3972 on 06 June 2009

it's crazy how this and the NATAL thing came out at the same time, must be industrial spying going on....

but seriously this, the NATAL, and the EyeToy are all basically the same - what's different is the software, Microsoft is touting some pretty cool and unique stuff for their software but unfortunately for all 3 I will not be a purchaser (at least not until something more appealing comes along software wise.)



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JaggedSac on 06 June 2009
SJGohan3972 said:
it's crazy how this and the NATAL thing came out at the same time, must be industrial spying going on....

but seriously this, the NATAL, and the EyeToy are all basically the same - what's different is the software, Microsoft is touting some pretty cool and unique stuff for their software but unfortunately for all 3 I will not be a purchaser (at least not until something more appealing comes along software wise.)

No, the hardware and software is different.  MS utilizes an infrared projector and a CMOS sensor to detect depth information.  Creating a skeletal system comprised of 48 discrete points.  Can this and the EyeToy do that?  I know the EyeToy cannot, I don't know what the hardware on this thing is.



Pyramid Head on 07 June 2009

could be the next exercise game for me



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Necromunda on 07 June 2009

Im sorry what's this about again, was too busy staring at the OP's avatar :P lol



famousringo on 07 June 2009
JaggedSac said:
SJGohan3972 said:
it's crazy how this and the NATAL thing came out at the same time, must be industrial spying going on....

but seriously this, the NATAL, and the EyeToy are all basically the same - what's different is the software, Microsoft is touting some pretty cool and unique stuff for their software but unfortunately for all 3 I will not be a purchaser (at least not until something more appealing comes along software wise.)

No, the hardware and software is different.  MS utilizes an infrared projector and a CMOS sensor to detect depth information.  Creating a skeletal system comprised of 48 discrete points.  Can this and the EyeToy do that?  I know the EyeToy cannot, I don't know what the hardware on this thing is.

I doubt this thing is much more sophisticated than your typical webcam.

As for the article, in my experience, people too ashamed to look at themselves in a mirror don't have the emotional strength to improve their fitness, anyway. :P



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megaman79 on 07 June 2009

big brother, HAHAHA. i get it



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