Started by ShadowPred, Aug 06, 2012, 10:21:00 PM
Quote"Television viewing tends to be a passive experience for a viewer, without many opportunities for the viewer to engage or have interactive experiences with the presented content."To increase interactive viewing and encourage a user to watch one or more particular items of video content, awards and achievements may be tied to those items of video content."By tying the awards and achievements to particular items of video or advertising content, viewers may be encouraged to increase their viewership of the content, thus increasing advertising opportunities."Achievements could be dished out for watching a single event such as the Super Bowl or viewing an entire series of a show, it adds.Potential rewards include new avatar items, virtual money for a game, or even physical prizes.Achievements could also be tied to viewers performing specific Kinect actions while watching content, Microsoft said.
Quote from: Nightlord on May 24, 2013, 04:26:41 PMhttp://www.computerandvideogames.com/409086/microsoft-seeks-patent-for-tv-achievements/ Quote"Television viewing tends to be a passive experience for a viewer, without many opportunities for the viewer to engage or have interactive experiences with the presented content."To increase interactive viewing and encourage a user to watch one or more particular items of video content, awards and achievements may be tied to those items of video content."By tying the awards and achievements to particular items of video or advertising content, viewers may be encouraged to increase their viewership of the content, thus increasing advertising opportunities."Achievements could be dished out for watching a single event such as the Super Bowl or viewing an entire series of a show, it adds.Potential rewards include new avatar items, virtual money for a game, or even physical prizes.Achievements could also be tied to viewers performing specific Kinect actions while watching content, Microsoft said.
QuoteThe Xbox One reveal left a lot of questions unanswered, among them what will happen to pre-owned game sales. Thanks to information let slip by retail sources we now know, among other things, why Xbox One will want to check in with home base every 24 hours; it's to see whether or not your account needs to be adjusted. If you opt to sell a game, you can only do it at Microsoft-approved retail outlets. Those outlets will have to agree to Microsoft's terms and conditions, and sign up to its cloud-based Azure system. It's Azure that manages the transaction, and tells the home office that you've handed in your title. The title gets wiped from your account at that point.Retailers will get something less than 10% on each pre owned sale. The rest goes to Microsoft and the publisher. Prices quoted by MCV for pre-owned hover around the £35 mark, inclusive of the retailer's cut, so of that figure the retailer sees no more than £3.50. The £35 is the activation fee, so presumably that would be set in advance by Microsoft independently of conditions in the retail market. Stinker or classic, the price tag may be the same. When contacted by MCV, Microsoft was quick to say that "should you choose to play your game at your friend's house, there is no fee to play that game while you are signed in to your profile," but other than that was unwilling to discuss potential retail scenarios. It also leaves open the question of what happens if your friend wants to play your game on their profile. Or if three kids in the same house want to play the same game on their profiles.
Quote from: Nightlord on May 24, 2013, 05:54:47 PMQuoteThe Xbox One reveal left a lot of questions unanswered, among them what will happen to pre-owned game sales. Thanks to information let slip by retail sources we now know, among other things, why Xbox One will want to check in with home base every 24 hours; it's to see whether or not your account needs to be adjusted. If you opt to sell a game, you can only do it at Microsoft-approved retail outlets. Those outlets will have to agree to Microsoft's terms and conditions, and sign up to its cloud-based Azure system. It's Azure that manages the transaction, and tells the home office that you've handed in your title. The title gets wiped from your account at that point.Retailers will get something less than 10% on each pre owned sale. The rest goes to Microsoft and the publisher. Prices quoted by MCV for pre-owned hover around the £35 mark, inclusive of the retailer's cut, so of that figure the retailer sees no more than £3.50. The £35 is the activation fee, so presumably that would be set in advance by Microsoft independently of conditions in the retail market. Stinker or classic, the price tag may be the same. When contacted by MCV, Microsoft was quick to say that "should you choose to play your game at your friend's house, there is no fee to play that game while you are signed in to your profile," but other than that was unwilling to discuss potential retail scenarios. It also leaves open the question of what happens if your friend wants to play your game on their profile. Or if three kids in the same house want to play the same game on their profiles.http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/124323-Update-Xbox-One-To-Take-Cut-With-Every-Pre-Owned-SaleBasically full price no matter the game, bullshit.
Quote"In one scenario, Kinect used its facial recognition to scan a room full of people and note if there was someone in the room it didn't recognize," reports Polygon, citing 'two sources who tested out the still-in-development feature'."It then told the console owner that there is someone in the room it didn't recognize and asked the new person to identify themselves. Once the person said their name, Kinect welcomed them and saved their information to the console," adds the report.
QuoteThe Xbox One will also apparently allow for players to use Skype to ask a friend for help, and that friend will be able to take over control of the game remotely."A message popped up on their screen asking if it was OK if the player they were Skyping with could take over the game. Once the friend took over, the first player was able to watch them play the game. Either player could end the remote play with a button push," details the report.
Quote from: Nightlord on May 24, 2013, 07:37:33 PMBut wait there's more.Quote"In one scenario, Kinect used its facial recognition to scan a room full of people and note if there was someone in the room it didn't recognize," reports Polygon, citing 'two sources who tested out the still-in-development feature'."It then told the console owner that there is someone in the room it didn't recognize and asked the new person to identify themselves. Once the person said their name, Kinect welcomed them and saved their information to the console," adds the report.Spoiler[close]
Quote from: Hellspawn28 on May 24, 2013, 09:31:59 PMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1A9P74vg7I
