News Tagged: Alex Kipman
News: You Can't Turn Your 360 On or Off with Kinect for a Good Reason
You're saving the planet
"Xbox, Dashboard. Xbox, Kinect. Xbox, turn off." That last voice command doesn't work and probably won't, as Kinect project manager Alex Kipman explained on Major Nelson's podcast this week. The reason the company doesn't allow you to turn your machine on or off with the sensor is very simple: it would mean your 360 takes too much power whilst on standby, and.. Continue Reading »
News: Microsoft Condones the Use of Open Source Kinect Drivers
So you can sleep easy
Before Kinect launched, Microsoft claimed it would vigorously protect its sensor from hacking, but all the impressive stuff we've seen so far hasn't technically been hacking: it's all been possible through the coding and distribution of open source drivers for Kinect. Maybe that's why Kinect head honcho Alex Kipman has said in a recent interview that, actually, Microsoft isn't.. Continue Reading »
News: Not Every Kinect Game Will be Button-Free
"Hybrid" games for pad exist too
The overwhelming message from Microsoft's multi-million pound advertising campaign for Kinect is "you are the controller", but the Xbox 360 pad is also a controller. Couldn't the two be combined? Yes, yes they could. Alex Kipman, creator of Kinect, revealed in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz that so-called "hybrid" games that utilise Kinect.. Continue Reading »
News: Molyneux's Milo Was "Never Announced as a Game"
So don't expect to play it
Is it, isn't it, is it, isn't it? Nobody's quite sure about whether Milo and Kate is ever going to materialise or not. Lionhead boss and Milo's dad Peter Molyneux said in August that he was working on the game in the hope it would be available to buy one day, but now father of Kinect Alex Kipman has gone the other way, saying "Milo was never announced as a.. Continue Reading »
