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Something I had never thought about. Using voice or motion control to activate a hidden door or switch.

Ex - Halo 3, the red vs blue guys are talking near the door, what if you had to say something to start that Easter egg.

I was really thinking dark souls could use this as well!

What are some of your guys ideas!?
 
I like that idea, especially in a game like Dark Souls. I think games that use magic like Harry Potter or Skyrim to activate certain spells would be cool too.
 
Heh, they should use the emotion tracking functions to find the guys with anger problems and flipping out and f' with them.
 
If you hold a time piece in front of your chest, your character morphs into Flavor Flav.
 
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Today, Microsoft announced Xbox Fitness for the Xbox One. It's designed to be your ultimate in home personal trainer. Forget all of those DVDs and workout books you only tried for a few weeks. Microsoft is looking to change the stigma that working out at home doesn't work and people fail miserably at being consistent.

With Kinect finally being out of what I call the, "Beta stage," the advancement and maturity of the tech suits this type of application. With Xbox Fitness and Kinect working together, they're able to calculate your muscle usage, your heart rate and your energy expenditure. It's like what a heart rate monitor does but on steroids. The app corrects you and encourages you if you're using the wrong muscles or you're being lazy and aren't keeping up with the workout.

Microsoft spared no expense getting trainers people are familiar with. The trainer roster includes Jillian Michaels (Biggest Loser), Tony Horton (P90X), Tracy Anderson (Tracy Anderson Method), Shaun T (Insanity) and more. While the roster is impressive, it comes down to consistency. If you're not consistent you won't make progress. Xbox Fitness has built in tools to keep you motivated. You have plateaus to reach. It knows your maxes and pushes you to eclipse them. While nothing beats having a great personal trainer working with you in person, Microsoft seems to be onto something here with Xbox Fitness to help gymphobics and people unable to find the time to make it to the gym and they're using Kinect in a way the technology can be put on display. While I'm a gym rat, I'll be giving it a whirl when it drops to see just how well Xbox Fitness transcends the gym/home bridge.

The application is free for Xbox Live Gold Members through December 2014.



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I pretty much look like that Shaun T. guy naturally, so I don't need this.
 
Neat. I really like the layout of this site Plainview. You guys are doing an awesome job!
 
Think I prefer my sit on couch and eat Doritos plan.

In all seriousness though it all depends on how effective this is. Not just wit in the work outs themselves but in good, honest assessment of what you have done/burned/achieved..etc.
 
As nice as the agme, I prefer working out in a sport studio, especially that i paid quite a bit for the membership. I am motivated more when I work out in a group.
 
this could be a huge win for guys getting their significant other to go along with a purchase of the xb1.
 
This sounds great, very interested in checking it out, think it's great that it will be free for the first year too!
 
MasterMama said:
This sounds great, very interested in checking it out, think it's great that it will be free for the first year too!
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This is the kicker right here. Something like this could really be somewhat expensive. Giving it out for free for a year is really amazing. I would have expected maybe 60 days.
 
I must miss the part being free for a year. Some of you may have known, that I am a long time fan of free stuff. Certainly will pick this up to try a little. I hope its design that you do not have to constantly look at the screen. For instance, when your hand is too low or slow, it says, move higher, faster. Useful for some workout that is unnatural to look at the screen while doing, like sit ups.
 
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Even if I don't use it will it track my progress with what I do at the gym, like a progress report
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Hmm, didn't think about that. That's a pretty cool idea. Anyone know if this is supposed to be able to give body fat percentages?
 
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Hmm, didn't think about that. That's a pretty cool idea. Anyone know if this is supposed to be able to give body fat percentages?
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Not possible. It may give a BMI index reading based on stat input but I hope not because the BMI is a terrible indicator. I'm borderline obese by that index.
 
Plainview said:
It may give a BMI index reading based on stat input but I hope not because the BMI is a terrible indicator. I'm borderline obese by that index.
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Agreed. BMI likes to tell me I'm fat.
 
I can't wait for big brother to listen to me talk about my son's homework, listen to me talk about emptying the dishwasher, listen to me taking out the garbage, and running my laundry up and down the stairs. That is tax dollar well spent my friends.
 
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