Kinect for..what?

Ahh Microsoft, don't think I don't see you trying to get back into my life, and your library patron/marketing agent ploys won't fool me this time! Not even with a puppy sir! So I've changed jobs and now I'm writing by the sea, almost my 16 year old dream come true, but I'm not entirely writing fiction nor in Jamaica. But to the point: somebody asked me what kinect meant, the dictionary had no assistance, Kinetica was of no help, so onto the dark side, google. Turns out it is a revolutionary amazing never seen before motion detection anti sarcastic gaming device! much like the Wii however, all this motion detection of actual actions I should be actioning in real life seems to be taking it more away from playing games on a console to imitating the experience. Once again the world taunts me with its progress towards holodeck success. part of me is appalled at the notion that games are now asking you to mimic activities you could perform yourself; I can play pretend golf, throw a Frisbee, I'm sure I can even get into some hack n slash role play, but that one is better left to the games. Once again its all about the ease of access, but also personal preference. Music as another example: you can now never have to own physical music again or ever go and see a band live, hell you can even make music sans instruments. But, you can also live your life hunting down rare vinyl and attending warehouse shows for the over 30's. same love, but on a different wavelength. So in summation I am intrigued as to how far Microsoft will go with their new toy, but also worried about how people growing up with this technology will perceive their usage of it. But it all might just be me having gamer withdrawals at the expense of a social life.