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"Since I know nobody gives a shit this'll be my last post about it, but if anybody uses EA Sports Active 2, I made a TWW workout group"

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"I'm thinking about getting a kinect for the cardio shit. seems more fun than actually running. have you tried the NFL training one?"

They don't have the NFL stuff for Xbox yet, but they're releasing a patch in Feb to fix some detection bugs and long load times, maybe after that they'll start adding more DLC.

They added a Nike Low Impact 3 week program so far but thats it. The regular programs are a cardio starter program and a 9 week total body program that pretty much works everything. Three different intensity levels with reps and intervals and you can make custom workouts from the probably 70-some exercises available.

And yeah, I hate real running, although sometimes in the game it's just running in place racing people on the screen. The killer cardio stuff is really the high knees and squat jump variations.

I love the stats though, here's my last workout, the cliff about 1/3 in was when the heart monitor went wonky and i had to adjust it



[Edited on January 24, 2011 at 10:07 PM. Reason : ]

1/24/2011 9:57:31 PM

Holy shit, that's fancy.

Dance Central is fun as shit but god damn is it embarrassing to be seen playing it.

2/1/2011 7:47:21 PM

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" Oh yeah and ThePeter, I dont know if it's you or your girlfriend, but I'm blowin up your highscores in DC "

in my defense we've only played it twice, lol

We really need to play it more but its so much easier to just plop down and watch netflix. Maybe once it stats getting warmer we will bust out the kinect more often

2/1/2011 9:21:36 PM

It looks like they're probably gonna roll out the big February patch for EA Sports Active 2 pretty soon, I just noticed a lot of the bugs on the website have been fixed, and several new tabs related to your workouts and profile have been added to make it a more complete interface. Yes, more details haha.

I think they have been holding off on releasing DLC until after this patch because one program was up in the store for a day and then disappeared, I'm excited because the detection already isn't bad as long as you understand what the kinect is looking for, and are aware of the area you have to stay in, and that is one of the things they were supposed to address.

It definitely ramps up the workout intensity over the weeks, I'm getting a lot more back to back to back cardio routines and I've noticed I can power through a lot of the really draining jump-squat type exercises more than before, and they're starting to throw in ab work and planks to finish out.

[Edited on February 2, 2011 at 9:24 PM. Reason : ]

2/2/2011 9:22:52 PM

Kinect Labs are fun for a bit. I'm interested to see if anything good comes through there

6/15/2011 4:11:58 PM

The Kinect for Windows SDK beta launches Thursday via Channel9 event.

There is already voting for the next round of Kinect hack projects that make it into Kinect Labs (odds on favorite is "Big Keyboard" that turns your floor into the toy FAO Schwarz keyboard in the movie Big).

6/15/2011 5:51:35 PM

Anyone pick up Child of Eden? It's overpriced IMO ($50 for a game that can be finished in 90 minutes, literally), but it's supposed to be the most immersive Kinect game yet.

6/15/2011 5:58:29 PM

It looks amazing, but I'm going to wait until it drops in price

6/16/2011 9:04:10 AM

I think a game like Myst would be fun on the Kinect. No crazy action...just solving puzzles in an immersive storyline.

6/16/2011 9:39:55 AM

Being able to give voice commands to your squadmates in ME3 is interesting. Interesting enough to think about getting on now

6/16/2011 10:09:29 AM

I really want Child of Eden but it'll probably have to wait until my birthday in August.

6/16/2011 11:22:09 AM

Anybody heard much about UFC: Personal Trainer? Looks like a decent fitness program that might be a bit more challenging than the usual fluff games out there. Really the detection, responsiveness and interface are going to be the deciding factors, might be a good supplement to krav maga classes just for general targeted fitness.

6/26/2011 6:50:52 PM

Well I broke down and bought UFC Personal Trainer on a gamble and I've only played through the fitness test and one workout but I love it so far. Right off the bat, I'm doing a military standard-style fitness test, max situps, max pushups, then cardio followed by a heart rate reading to determine the rep counts and level of difficulty I'm starting on.

Then the workout, decent stretching, followed by good old calisthenics, with a UFC flair to it. Instead of boring froo froo jumping back and forth I'm throwing punches, overhead hammer fists, and all out ground pounding. (I'd love to pick up a kick shield pad and actually beat the shit out of the floor next time too) Common exercises like pushups, (the best groundwork detection of any kinect fitness game to date) and tricep extensions were also included in my first workout. After that, I tried the exercises for fun and wailed on a virtual heavy bag with punches, knees, kicks, and elbows for a couple minutes straight.



The big dogs haven't weighed in yet, but reviews so far have been very positive aside from a launch day server crash online that was causing some lag, since been resolved completely.

http://www.gamerankings.com/xbox360/604514-ufc-personal-trainer-the-ultimate-fitness-system/articles.html

Now it sure as hell isn't going to make you a UFC fighter, but its a great Kinect fitness game for those quick sessions at home where you don't feel like going to a gym but still want to let out some rage and aggression and take a decent beating with instructors that will actually give you shit if you don't meet the target reps they set. (Yes a fitness game that isn't all flowers and encouragement, straight up told me I failed and booed when I came up one shy on pushups)

http://www.totallygn.com/2011/06/29/ufc-personal-trainer-review/

It's definitely my favorite so far and definitely has the most OOHRAH to it, owning EA Sports Active 2 and having played both the demos for Your Shape and Biggest Loser fitness games to compare.

One word of advice, you'd better have a good 6-10 ft of distance from the sensor to be in the best detection area, I'm looking to get that adapter for kinect that uses lenses to shorten the necessary range when it's available here.

[Edited on June 30, 2011 at 10:17 PM. Reason : ]

6/30/2011 10:13:14 PM

That sounds pretty good, but I'd be hesitant to buy another fitness game since I don't even play Your Shape Fitness

6/30/2011 10:36:06 PM

That's because Your Shape blows, I'd give it a rental to gauge your interest. I'm just trying to keep things varied and I love technology lol.

6/30/2011 10:37:53 PM

Another thing with Your Shape was it was highly dependent on leg movements, and I wasn't that comfortable doing kicks and shit with my knee (surgery). My favorite part was the Knockout with the punching though...I guess this does a lot of combat type shit?

6/30/2011 10:46:23 PM

Yeah there are several different trainers and supposedly they'll bring basic combatives and some combos from their respective martial arts backgrounds, but I have only done one quick upper body workout as of yet

7/1/2011 5:50:37 AM

^honestly, how is the lag when you're punching, kicking, etc? i'd like this game but couldn't stand it if it is too laggy and slow to capture my motions.

7/1/2011 8:13:03 PM

i just want steel battalion to come out

7/1/2011 10:07:40 PM

^^It's pretty quick, if I'm throwing a quick jab it usually registers after 'impact' as my fist is traveling backward, but before it returns to a guard position. I would say quarter second or less but I don't really have a good way to gauge that.

7/1/2011 11:46:56 PM

Child of Eden is pretty badass.

8/4/2011 9:49:47 AM

I was not impressed by Child of Eden personally.

Kinda disappointed by Kinect overall. It seels about as much use as my Rock Band 3 keyboard.

8/4/2011 11:14:10 AM

Sell it to me for $50.

Im also in the market for a roomba.


I will build a droid.

8/4/2011 11:55:28 AM

I really enjoyed it. It was short, and it was weird, but so was Rez so maybe you weren't expecting it. The gameplay was fun and new.

8/4/2011 1:01:59 PM

Fruit Ninja is awesome. Everyone get it.

8/20/2011 6:24:08 PM

Just ordered a kinect and might get the UFC trainer game....

9/21/2011 1:31:31 PM

I was all pumped about Child of Eden after PAX (and spending hours of my life playing Rez in college), but I promptly forgot about it when it came out. Has it come down in price? I remember it there being some RABBLE RABBLE about its length.

9/21/2011 2:52:10 PM

bump

1/10/2012 8:04:18 AM

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/kinectforwindows/

i'm now actually somewhat interested in the thing

1/10/2012 8:18:14 AM

i asked for the bump yesterday but you beat me to posting

feb. 1st release date, $249 (fuck that) pricing

i'll wait till it comes down

1/10/2012 4:11:49 PM

I found this nice little wall mount for the Kinect from monoprice for less than $3, thought I'd share.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10830&cs_id=1083005&p_id=8682&seq=1&format=2

1/10/2012 4:21:18 PM

what is the $249 for, the Kinect + software I guess?

I'd assume that we can just hook up the Xbox Kinect to the USB drive, download some sketchy drivers and go to town

1/10/2012 4:21:59 PM

software is free. its hardware only thats 249. makes 0 sense

1/10/2012 4:47:22 PM

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"I found this nice little wall mount for the Kinect from monoprice for less than $3, thought I'd share. http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10830&cs_id=1083005&p_id=8682&seq=1&format=2"

Thank you for this.

1/10/2012 5:14:53 PM

ive heard (from comments on other sites) its actually upgraded hardware and that the sensor will be able to detect at a much closer range, allowing for more practical uses (3d scanning of close objects, etc...)

1/10/2012 7:06:55 PM

That's for the wii only bro

1/10/2012 7:38:04 PM