For those who don’t know, Autism is a complicated developmental brain dysfunction in which some people have problems with social communication, physical communication, and/or playing around with others. So how does Kinect fit into all this?
The Lakeside Center for Autism takes full advantage of the full body motion capture technology that is Kinect. The Center for Autism believes that with Kinect you can accomplish many of the therapy goals planned for the kids, and allow them have a hand in the world.
Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.
Huzaifah from eXputer: "Sleeping Dogs from the early 2010s is one of the best open-world games out there but in dire need of a resurgence."
You say "yet" as if it's even possible anymore. United Front Games is gone, along with anyone that made this game what it is
That’s what happens when games sell poorly. And I’ve seen people wonder why people cry when a game sells badly… this is your answer.
Majority of the time it's true but if a company/publisher is big (in terms of money), they can take a hit or 2. e.g. I am not worried about Rebirth sales as Square will make Remake 3 anyway but if FF 17 doesn't sell then Square might need to look for alternative. <-- my humble opinion
Oh okay, Activision owned True Crime, but when that didn’t sell as intended it was canceled. Six months later Square Enix bought the rights and changed the title to Sleeping Dogs.*
*As per Wikipedia
Sleeping Dogs was a sleeper hit back then. It was fantastic. It actually still is. Would love a sequel to this, or at least a revive of True Crime series.
Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II was an intriguing and unique RTS title, that sadly suffered in its console port.
Was just thinking about this game and wishing I had a way to revisit it. The way EA scrubs these titles from existence once their licensing runs out is horrid.
Indeed. The game can still be played online on PC.
Xbox 360 players, though? Bang outta luck.
A therapist said "1" of her patients plays games on Kinect where he is able to fully engage and use both sides of his body in ways that she has never seen him use it before.
How does one therapist saying "one" person with autism interacting with Kinect equates to "Kinect Helping Kids With Autism" <- That is totally misleading and inaccurate. Why? Because this extremely thin article does not go into any details. Who is this therapist? How long has she been working with autistic people? How long has this person been a patient of hers? What other things has she tried? What does she think Kinect is doing for this particular person where other attempts have not been as successful?
I could go on and on... Why could I? Because I have a 19 yr old son that is severely autistic. He has been surrounded with gaming since his birth because I have always been a gamer. He is way more involved with standard controllers, joysticks, wheels, etc and he does not like motion devices like the Wii (which we own) and Kinect. My wife and I bought both thinking he might actually enjoy them since he is into sports, golf, basketball and baseball, but he barely touched either of them.
So I guess my "one" autistic son cancels out this article altogether since it's one therapist and one autistic person?
Maybe this therapist should take this child out on a court, field, course, gym, swimming pool, etc and introduce him to dancing, acrobatics, horse riding, swimming, basketball, baseball (use a tee for starters), golf, tennis, etc and so on.
Sorry but although Kinect engages some autistic people coupled with the visuals, sounds and motion of the person making the character on screen cause actions but there are a lot more things this therapist could try that would garner better interaction and movement than Kinect hooked up to a display.
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