Xbox

Avatar Kinect Is Now Available On Xbox LIVE

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I haven’t personally checked my own Xbox 360 yet, but according to Major Nelson’s blog, Avatar Kinect is now available on Xbox LIVE for those that feel like giving it a bash.


May 17, 2011
Xbox

Avatar Kinect Out Soon

Originally pegged for a May 27 release, Microsoft’s official statement on the release of Avatar Kinect simply states that the new technology/social program (for up to eight people at a time) will be out “later this (northern) spring”. [Microsoft Press Release]


May 10, 2011
News

Xbox Live Update Will Add Paypal On May 19th

Microsoft plans to release an Xbox Live update beginning in less than two weeks, according to Joystiq. The update will add support for Microsoft’s new disc format and add Paypal as a payment option for Xbox Live. Meanwhile, Microsoft will also be launching Avatar Kinect on May 27th as a separate download. [Joystiq]


February 22, 2011
Xbox

Watch A 360 Avatar Try Lip-Syncing

Microsoft’s upcoming “Avatar Kinect” was pitched as a glorified chatroom. It didn’t sound that exciting. This real-time demonstration, though, at least makes it look remotely interesting.


January 11, 2011
Xbox

This Is How Kinect Turns Your Face Into A Talking Avatar

At CES 2011, Microsoft unveiled Avatar Kinect, a new Xbox 360 app that uses the Kinect camera to track your facial expressions for a personalised, glorified chatroom. Just what does Avatar Kinect see? More than you might think.


January 8, 2011
Xbox

Avatar Kinect’s Silent Scream Hints At Enormous Potential

The silent man contorts his face in expressions of agony and humour. A fine web of digital lines trace every movement. He grimaces, he smiles, his eyes go wide, his mouth gapes open in a silent scream.


January 6, 2011
News

Avatar Kinect Is A New Xbox Live Gold Perk And A Fancier Chatroom

We’ve been wondering what Avatar Kinect is. Now we know. It’s a way to use Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect sensor to slip us into a Matrix of avatars hanging out together in the virtual world.