Tag Archives: kinect

Second edition includes skeletal tracking and workflow improvements

One of the year’s bestselling games will get a sequel in just a few weeks. 505 Games has confirmed with MCV that it has officially signed up the rights to Zumba Fitness 2 for Wii. The game will debut on November 25th. A Kinect version will arrive in Q1 2012. …

Development kit due for commercial release early next year says Microsoft

Microsoft has celebrated Kinect’s first birthday this week by announcing lifetime sales of 10m units for the device. There’s a flip-side to the news, however. Kinect sold a record-breaking 8m units in its first 60 days on sale. In the 10 months that have followed it has managed to shift …

We look at how Relentless crafted the first Unity-authored Kinect game

Device uses Kinect camera to create illusion of users interfacing with 3D objects

Immersion's development kits available for Kinect and smartphones; No fee for non-commercial use

Microsoft Research unveils 'wearable' projector and 3D camera

Microsoft’s Halo-centric development studios 343 Industries has outlined exactly how Kinect integration will work in upcoming November release Halo: Anniversary. IGN reports that three specific features have been detailed – Voice Commands, Analyse Mode and The Library. The first allows gamers to use voice commands to perform basic in-game tasks …

Kinect was named Gadget of the year at this year’s T3 Gadget Awards. The Xbox 360 motion accessory also took home the Gaming Gadget of the year, in a ceremony that also saw Samung’s Galaxy S II beat the iPhone to the phone of the year prize. Another gaming winner …