Andre Yoskowitz
6 Jun 2011 12:42
Microsoft's E3 keynote went off today with none too many surprises, but the company did show off some very interesting new uses for the Kinect motion control system, among other new launches.
First off, the company showed the much-hyped Modern Warfare 3, using some Kinect controls:
The company introduced Kinect Fun Labs, which allows gamers to put together a 3D avatar of themselves. Fun Labs will use Kinect and recognize your facial features, like hair/nose/mouth, as well the clothing you are wearing and create an avatar from what it sees. (Pic via BI):
Voice recognition will be HUGE with Kinect, allows gamers to search Bing using voice control, as well as find movies and games on Xbox Live without needing to hit a button.
The same voice control works in-game for some Kinect games, like Star Wars.
With the brand new Star Wars Kinect game:
Xbox Live TV integrates TV into the Dahboard. You can search Netflix, Hulu and now YouTube as well as other TV programs. Each can use voice control.
More details coming in future, including price.
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