News Tagged: Avatar Kinect
Out Now: Avatar Kinect (Global)
Bring yourself to life
Well, that didn't take long. Just hours ago we reported that Avatar Kinect will be released this week, and it's available now! While the Avatar-powered chatroom is part of Kinect Fun Labs, it's also available as a standalone download as well as a Kinect Fun Labs add-on. It's a pretty hefty download at 65 Continue Reading »
News: Avatar Kinect Will Be Released This Week
Get ready to chat
It's been a long wait, but Microsoft has finally confirmed that Avatar Kinect will be released onto Fun Labs this week. Microsoft's Craig Mundie made the announcement at a recent summit, stating the face-tracking chatroom will see release before July is out. Seeing as this coming Sunday marks the final day of the month, you'll be chin-wagging with your friends in a virtual.. Continue Reading »
News: Avatar Kinect Joins Fun Labs, Out in July
Project still alive
Relax, friends; Avatar Kinect isn't dead, it's just hibernating until next month when it'll form part of the newly-released Kinect Fun Labs. Joystiq reports the Avatar-powered chatroom will release in July. Fun Labs is free to everyone but you must be an Xbox Live Gold member to use Avatar Kinect, though Microsoft may look to introduce a limited trial of the software to let.. Continue Reading »
News: Microsoft Details Avatar Kinect from Lab to Living Room
Practise your 'interested' face
According to the latest rumours, Avatar Kinect will launch on 27th May, so with mere weeks before release Microsoft has revealed more of the development process behind the new Kinect-controlled chatroom. Whereas Video Kinect and the upcoming Skype use video and voice for communication, Avatar Kinect uses your movements and facial expressions to control your on-screen.. Continue Reading »
Rumour: Avatar Kinect Launching 27th May
New updates roll out soon
According to Joystiq, the next round of Xbox Dashboard updates will begin to hit consoles everywhere from 19th May, with the big addition being the launch of Avatar Kinect on 27th May. Joystiq cites images sent through from a Microsoft technical support employee that reveal the release date, as well as reconfirming the update will be free to all Xbox Live Gold members.. Continue Reading »
News: Avatar Kinect Shown Off in New Live Action Video
Well, maybe not "action"
Xbox Live social chat feature Avatar Kinect is on the way this Spring, promising to let you and your friends chat live in a virtual reality setting using just Kinect and your Xbox 360. It sounds good, and the first video shown off by Microsoft looked good, but how does it work in reality? The video below might answer some questions. The technology was on display at a recent.. Continue Reading »
News: Avatar Kinect's Facial Mapping Explained in Video Form
Comes with free wireframe mask
Were you surprised when Microsoft revealed Avatar Kinect to see the avatars reacting to users' facial expressions? Did you wonder how that was possible? Wonder no more, as Microsoft has released a short video that makes sense of the magic behind the technology. As you probably expected, the facial mapping appears very similar to Kinect's standard body mapping, with a.. Continue Reading »
News: Avatar Kinect is Online Chat with Avatars Pulling Faces
Rumour comes true
Remember the sneakily snapped photo from CES the other day that showed a photo of Avatar Kinect? Microsoft's on-stage event just closed a few hours ago, so now we know Avatar Kinect is very real and is an online chat space for your Avatars. You choose from a range of sets, invite a few friends and shoot the breeze about anything you like, with Kinect apparently able to respond to.. Continue Reading »
