The camera keeps tabs on ”20 joints” each ”active” so it seems that 40 joints are its limit. Retailer Play.com has listed the specifications online.
This will be a serious kick in the groin-region for Microsoft as they triumph Kinect as a tool for the whole family to have fun - providing the family can stand taking turns to flail around and get sweaty in the name of videogames. Their PR shows multiple players using Kinect, so have they been real dastardly and bending the truth?
Here are the technical specs, courtesy of Play.com:
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
Microsoft’s Kinect maps those 20 joints to the corresponding Xbox Live Avatar on screen for most games that will be released come launch day. It can track 6 people but only 2 being able to play at any one time is rather limiting compared to what’s been alluded to.
