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6Nov/105

Microsoft Kinect Day 2: Punching And Kicking My Way to 180 lbs With No Excuses.

Day 2 of Microsoft Kinect has been spent playing Ubi Soft's "Your Shape Fitness Evolved" which would be the most metrosexual game imaginable if it was not for all concentration on hitting stuff.  There might be all kinds of workouts and training classes in this thing, but I would not know because I've spent most of my time punching, kicking evil  green blocks as fast as possible.

The mini-game section of this title has some really enjoyable stuff, and the best two best games involve the aforementioned violence against green blocks , and also balancing blocks just like one of Flash stacking games....except you do it with your arms.    This thing is very addictive.  I believe I will have dreams tonight of how to attack those green blocks faster and faster.

My goal is to reach 180 lbs by using this thing every day.  I tried the same thing with Wii Fit, Wii Fit Plus, and EA Sports Active, but all those games suffered from one fatal flaw:  The Wii.  Yep, both the wires that tether the controls, and the Wii balance board got in the way of my exercise.  Kinect offers almost total freedom, so I have no excuses this time

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  • Anonymous

    I really think your audience needs to see video of you doing the hula-hoop thing. C’mon, Steve, don’t let us down.

  • Anonymous

    My problem with Wii Fit is that it’s not gamey enough, and this game looks like it could be the same. Exercise is fun, but it’s not that fun, and if you took away all the futuristic motion detection, you’ve have a dime-a-dozen Flash game.

    So here’s what I’m thinking: If you can catch hula hoops and solve math problems with your hips, then why not save the universe with your hips? I’m sure it’s only a matter of time before the industry goes from punching blocks to punching thugs and goblins, but I would love to see a game that can combine a professional work out with the narrative and creativity of the video game world. (Something with Tabata sequences and giant robots maybe)

  • http://gamedev.michaeljameswilliams.com/ MichaelJW

    Play as a giant robot.
    Stompin’ on things.
    Day one purchase.

  • Anonymous

    Nice job!!!

  • http://twitter.com/kdsh7 Kevin CFY

    I agree with AcetheSuperVillain. Look at how effective Rexbox+SuperMono’s EpicWinApp is on the iPhone – using the tenets of game design to motivate GTD – if someone could do the same with a fitness app and some cool gameplay ideas they’d be onto a winner (maybe not to the same demographic that this is aimed at, but a winner nonetheless!).

    But the tech to this looks absolutely incredible; the way it scans your body, overlays your image as a texture over the depth map, measures your height, armspan, and detects your body movement in 3d space – it’s pure sci fi fantasy for £130! Looking forward to reading your continued thoughts on Kinect, I am fascinated by it.

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