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Xbox Kinect Already Inspiring Catastrophes and Creativity

by Warren Riddle on November 7, 2010 at 03:00 PM

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Well, it was inevitable. In true Wii-like fashion, ungainly Xbox Kinect users are already experiencing the destructive consequences of motion-control gaming. Amazingly, a humble, self-anointed "moron" actually managed to destroy his TV -- despite the Kinect system's absence of a physical controller. The almost inconceivable act involved a flailing Kinect Sports Volleyball player, an intrusive ceiling fan and an unfortunate flat-screen victim, death-marked with a single rainbow-colored tear.

Thankfully, not all gamers are berserker oafs. A few hardcore (or extremely paranoid) 360 owners have cleverly discovered that night vision goggles provide an incredible glimpse into the Kinect's sensor light system. (Check out a video of it after the break.) The extravagant light show inspires one imperative question: What exactly does an explosive TV-Game Boat collision look like when spectacularly illuminated in infrared?

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