Tuesday, November 1, 2011

The Kinect Effect



This is hands down, the best Microsoft commercial I have ever seen. It has soul. It has spirit. It has open optimism about what a company and creative enthusiasts can do together. They are even showcasing kinect projects on the official website Kinect.com

Bravo.

My hats off the the tens of thousands of creative developers who have explored the wide ranging uses of Kinect and, of course, to Microsoft & Xbox for seeing that it is a very positive thing to embrace. Yes, Kinect is a product that ultimately must make money through games and applications. But, it can also have a remarkably positive impact on our culture.

Best $3000 I ever spent.
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10 comments:

  1. AnselNovember 2, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    A few of those seem to show it being used from well within the minimum distance. I wish it could really do that!

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  2. dotNovember 2, 2011 at 11:29 AM

    "The is hands down, (...) I has soul.

    The -> This
    I -> It

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  3. VegardNovember 3, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Love the commercial, love your blog!

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  4. John StonerNovember 4, 2011 at 5:54 PM

    Damn straight. And great song choice too. The Pixies, 'Where is My Mind?' Love it.

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  5. MCPNovember 5, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    I saw this commercial today and recently played a Kinect game for the first time. I remember seeing your Wii remote videos years ago, but couldn't remember your name. A friend on Facebook helped and pointed me over here! I said, "yes" that's the guy!

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  8. sunnyakcNovember 10, 2011 at 1:55 AM

    ok.trop cool et je a&f jeans homme reviendrai la prochaine fois.

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  9. sHuVoNovember 10, 2011 at 10:53 AM

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    -Shuvo
    www.shuvo.net

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  10. AnonymousNovember 14, 2011 at 3:30 AM

    Johnny, I've been following your blog for a several years now. I was surprised to see your name in the NY Times this morning as working at "Google X".

    Awesome!

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