Despite being completely addicted to APB, I am still reading gaming news. The specs for the Kinect have been posted by a British retailer.
Sensor
Colour and depth-sensing lenses
Voice microphone array
Tilt motor for sensor adjustment
Fully compatible with existing Xbox 360 consoles
Field of View
Horizontal field of view: 57 degrees
Vertical field of view: 43 degrees
Physical tilt range: ± 27 degrees
Depth sensor range: 1.2m - 3.5m
Data Streams
320x240 16-bit depth @ 30 frames/sec
640x480 32-bit colour@ 30 frames/sec
16-bit audio @ 16 kHz
Skeletal Tracking System
Tracks up to 6 people, including 2 active players
Tracks 20 joints per active player
Ability to map active players to LIVE Avatars
Audio System
LIVE party chat and in-game voice chat (requires Xbox LIVE Gold Membership)
Echo cancellation system enhances voice input
Speech recognition in multiple
They're really not that much to behold, to be honest. However, there is one line of information that is of interest. The Kinect tracks "up to 6 people, including 2 active players." That sounds mighty peculiar to me. What do the other four people get to do, if they aren't "active players"?
Also, why is the Kinect limited to only 2 at a time? Microsoft is just disappointing the living hell out of us this month.
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