Technabob » game show http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Geek Stuff Sun, 27 May 2012 20:00:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Kinect Hole in the Wall Hack Needs to be a Real Game http://technabob.com/blog/2011/02/19/kinect-hole-in-the-wall-hack/ http://technabob.com/blog/2011/02/19/kinect-hole-in-the-wall-hack/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:32:32 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/?p=49783 Hole in the Wall… game show, you know how ridiculous the concept of people standing around waiting to not get hit by a moving wall can be. Now, thanks to a clever hack with the Microsoft Kinect, it looks like you could someday play the]]> If you ever saw that Hole in the Wall game show, you know how ridiculous the concept of people standing around waiting to not get hit by a moving wall can be. Now, thanks to a clever hack with the Microsoft Kinect, it looks like you could someday play the game in your living room.

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frogNY’s experimental Build-It project hacked together this cool Kinect app which shows a wall that’s moving towards you, with a hole cut out in the shape of a body. The player then needs to contort themselves into the shape of the hole in order to fit through.

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The consequences aren’t quite as dire as the game show, in which losers were dunked into a pool of water, but I could still see how much fun this could be as a casual game on the Xbox 360. If they can perfect the concept, it would be even better with multiple players. Hopefully, frogNY will continue to refine the idea, and someday shop it around to a game studio -I think they’d sell more than a few copies.

[via Kinect-Hacks via Joystiq]

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What The?! isn’t that silly with its questions, but rather with its prizes. Clean up on points and the game-you just might walk away with… a used book! Or a nylon wallet!

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Everybody loves a nice toaster.

What The?!, which was just recently released, is available for 400 Microsoft Points. In the end, it’s just simple trivia, but if you’re already the type of person who hoards useless facts, the game’s amusing recreation of old game shows might appeal.

[XLCG via GayGamer]

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