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Hong Kong Kinect demo a ‘flop show’

microsoft-kinect.Microsoft has been seriously running its Kinect motion control system on a road show tour of the UK that kick started on Saturday and will be featuring until Christmas.

The IT firm has come up with a demo of Kinect Sports that has been featured with a pair of models aimed at Hong Kong show that Develop has showcased.

The demo features a hurdle race that entitles player's avatars freeze on screen for approximately ten seconds, at the same instant the models continued to run on the spot. Gradually they were moving again in a random haphazard manner, which left a bad impression on the on looking crowd.

It was further added that the prevalent conditions of the event were not appropriate, as many of the camera flashes took a dig against the affected device, Develop states.

It has also been stated that it might be due to the standing position of girls which was deemed to be too close, as accordance to the posted video on YouTube.

The demo is tainted to be one of the root causes that could be responsible for a bad publicity associated with Microsoft's system. However might be betting their stakes on the performance   at the Alton Towers and other Kinect road shows that have been planned across in UK.