10/30/2009

Today's game is for the little tikes out there.

 

It is basically an episodic game that has new content every day.  Imagine shows like Sesame Street or Blues Clues where they have faux viewer interaction.  The characters on screen ask the children to answer a question, or point to the correct answer.  Now, with Natal, this type of interaction can be done for real between the onscreen character and the audience.

Natal can recognize the child via facial recognition, greet the child, comment on the shirt, detect any body growth, comment on that, and proceed with the days episode or ask if they would like to view a past episode.  This is all done via streaming.  Each episode should be small enough to fit in RAM, maybe cache a little to the hard drive.

The child can be sat in front of the tv and have a rewarding and interactive educational experience.  No controller necessary, just natural interaction.  Vocal, pointing, dancing, etc.  Characters on screen can ask the child to repeat after them(ABCs for example).  If the child does it correctly the character on screen can congratulate and reward them.  If they do not do it correctly, the child can be asked nicely to attempt again.  Characters on screen can ask the child to point to the correct item on screen to solve the puzzle.  The child would point and Natal could see which one the child was pointing to.  Math questions can be asked, words can asked to be spelled, etc.  Tons of new content daily.  Obviously the content would need to be entertaining to the child so it would not be all puzzles and questions, a narrative would tie them all together.

Children can be rewarded by avatar items and in game unlockables.  Varying difficulties can be toggled so that the right content can be available for different skill levels. 

Premise

Today's game is a Myst like adventure game. A completely 3D world for the player to interact with and solve puzzles. I will not come up with a story, just the game play characteristics.

Control

This game will be playable with the hands, voice, and face. Navigation will be done by hand movements. To turn, players swipe their hands across the screen like they are scrolling threw the Zune HD UI. To move forward, players grab forward and pull back towards themselves. To move backwards, you push away from you. The more exagerated the gestures, the more movement that is done.

To pick things up, you actually just have to reach and pick them up. To put them in your inventory, act like you placed them in your pocket. To use them, bring up the inventory menu by reaching in your pocket, the screen will display inventory, and you reach and grab what you want. You then use the item to interact with the environment.

Voice can be used to solve puzzles and interact with characters. Simple vocal commands can be given to characters and choices in dialogue can be chosen via vocal commands. An example of a vocal interaction with the environment would be a door locked via vocal and hand recognition. The player would act like they are placing their hand on the pad and then speaking in order to gain access.

Facial expressions can be utilized during character dialogue. The characters will pick up on your facial expressions as you play the game and react to them. Characters can also comment on your clothing in order to more immerse you in the experience.

The game would be fairly simple to develop and I would imagine we would see at least one game of this sort during Natal's lifespan.

Premise

Dance Hero.  Pretty simple concept.  A dance is shown and you need to mimic it(a pre-song demonstration is available to explain the different moves that will be used).  Difficulty levels adjust the different moves that need to be performed.  Downloadable songs, team dancing(online and off), career mode, etc.  Online teams can form like step groups and can challenge other groups.  During certain points in the song, freestyle sections are available where players can do moves and get points based on what they are doing.

Custom songs and dances can be uploaded.

Premise

A jigsaw puzzle game. Puzzle pieces will be shuffled and scattered about the screen. Up to 8 players(4 players to one box) can work on the same puzzle at the same time. Pieces can be picked up by hand, rotated(rotated by moving your other hand around it, much like you would turn a fan blade if you were holding the fan with one hand), and snapped into place. When pieces are picked up, by moving your hand closer to you, the piece zooms in so you can see it better. Video is enabled so that you can see the other people who are doing the puzzle with you. This is a nice family and socializing game. Much like Uno. New puzzles are added daily(streamed, not downloaded). Puzzles can also be created via pictures on the network.

Leaderboards will be available for the daily puzzles so that families can compete with other families.

How bout a cricket game where u get to bat in first person..i would love that.
It'd be good for when u can't get enough mates to play an actual game outside

HOW ABOUT A SEX GAME FOR YOU AND YOUR PARTNER...

POSITIONS CAN BE GRADED ON THE WAY THE GAME TELLS YOU TO DO IT.

FAST, SLOW, HIP MOVEMENTS. IF YOU CAN'T KEEP IT UP THATS A PENALTY. YOU CAN ALSO SCORE MORE SEEING HOW MANY POSITIONS YOU CAN GO THROUGH BEFORE HAVING A BLOWOUT. YOU COULD EVEN MAKE MONEY AND SELL YOUR VIDEOS ON XBOX LIVE..

WE WON'T JUGDE YOUR SIZE, WE DON'T NEED SUICIDES.

iT CAN ALSO TEACH YOU A THING OR TWO IF YOU ARE OUT OF THE LOOP..

SELF PLEASURE COULD ALSO BE AWARDED OR EVEN INTERACTIVE AND PRE ORDERS CAN COME PACKED WITH A BLOW UP DOLL.. 

LOL

IF THIS DIDN'T MAKE YOU LAUGH, THEN YOUR NOT GETTING LAID.

NATAL THE FUTURE, JUST DON'T TAKE MY F-ING CONTROLLER OUT OF THE GAME.

I AM LASY AND DON'T WANT TO JUMP AROUND MY LIVING ROOM ALL THE TIME;)

I THINK CONKER WOULD BE GREAT.

SLAME BACK SHOTS AND USE ALOT OF THE FUNNY PARTS FOR BEING INTERACTIVE.

LIKE WALKING AROUND YOUR LIVING ROOM ACTING LIKE YOU PEEING ALL OVER IT, YOUR GIRL MITE HAVE A FLASH BACK BUT HEY YOUR HAVING FUN, RIGHT?

ALL GAMES SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE PLAYED WITHOUT NATAL IF WANTED.

 

GIVE ME CONKER ALREADY

 

whats with all the concern with how I type my words, in caps or not, it's a free country.

 pretty sad I got this letter in my inbox with this,-------Spamming (1-- stop typing in all caps and 2-- there's a thing called an edit button. You don't need to make three posts in a row all within a few minutes of each other.)

 

 you wouldn't say it to the guy below, he only left 500 comments in a row. He's most likely the  one that sent me the threat or warning.......

to many periods for ya? is this allowed. Hey, maybe you should send me a comment on all the bull sh-- I can't and can not do, to be clear.....................................................................................................................

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There also is a thing called being a biased a--hole which I see some can get away with murder on this site. while others need to be told what they can and can't do..

what a joke

I really don't give a sh-- what you think and how you think I should write to better suit you.

 

 

Whats with the caps?

It appears I am too lazy to do one a day :)

11/7/09

Premise

Air Hockey.  This would just be a mimicing of air hockey.  This would be used in a compilation of social online/offline games.  You control your paddles(not sure what they are called)with your hands.  Hit the disc towards the other player's goal.  Two people can play on a team, each player controlling only 1 paddle .  4 people can play together offline or online.  Simple concept, could be pretty entertaining.  Additional gameplay elements could be added if necessary: power ups, environmental differences(extra walls, etc.), different physics settings, etc.