Kinect May Have Issues with Dark-Skinned Users

[JMcEntegart]

An interesting post on GameSpot suggests that Microsoft's new motion-sensing peripheral, Kinect, might have problems recognizing the faces of some dark-skinned users.

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[dogman_1234]

Kinect is racist...

 

[shening]

rofl !!!

 

[Xatos]

As if Kinect was the first to have issues with dark-skinned people...

 

[nukemaster]

I remember the linked HP article with video. The users in the video where funny.

 

[dogman_1234]

Wait for the racist jokes and flames to begin..it was bound to happen...

 

[coldtortilla]

Cmon people cameras aren't racist or else they wouldn't even start up if you were this color or that color, its like cell phone or any other cameras when you try to take a picture in the dark either you don't come out or it looks like crap. Well same goes for kinect so turn on the lights or, just don't bother using kinect.

 

[the_krasno]

Could be that it was tested prominently on light skinned people: asians and caucasians.

 

[Randomacts]

I knew M$ was racist!!!

 

[Trashit]

ROFLMAO!!!!! Bout the funniest thing ive read all week on here

 

[nforce4max]

LOLs XD

Better than TSA

 

[jskilnyk]

Now your going to see videos on youtube about this. At first I laughed at this article then I thought... You would think Microsoft would have thought of this...

 

[Hellbound]

At least it will see the palm of their hands................ yes, I know that was bad..

 

[husker]

[citation][nom]soldier37[/nom]I love it when anything Crapbox gets the negative news, outdated garbage console![/citation]
Outdated? Really? What device do you use that has facial recognition and full body motion detection? Yeah, I thought so.

 

[aford10]

The whole race card thing is getting real old.

 

[jmchien]

I'm curious what the threshold is for low light... I'm sure a lot of people play games in low / moderate lighting...

 

[sundevilchemist]

The writer hooked us. This has nothing to do with race. If they used IR processing they would not have this issue.

 

[dogman_1234]

Alright...that's enough!

 

[christop]

Bet a lawsuit will be soon.

 

[ispam]

Shocking news...if there's no light Kinect doesn't work properly.
Who would have thought cameras don't work properly without light.