Forum Overview :: Game Development :: The Kinect was a solution in search of a problem

[quote name="Commander Tansin A. Darcos"]What exactly did the Kinect do for us that justified having it? Once you get Skype and use it to talk for free, the next thing is to buy a webcam - or buy two and send one to someone you want to see - so you can add video, especially if it's a close friend.. But Kinect as a device simply added motion sense or background detection. And what exactly does it "buy" us that really makes for a significant improvement? [/quote]