Reach Out and Touch Someone

By Damon Brown 

I’m spending my last of several days nerding out at the Electronic Entertainment Expo @browndamon, the big, often decadent playground with lots of free booze, semi-sexy presenter attire and, well, video games. The big deal here is the Microsoft Kinect , an XBox 360 add-on that let’s you control the screen with your body. No controllers necessary. You know where I’m going with this. 

It is one thing when a company comes in and tries to make sexy tech, but it is a whole ‘nother thing when a straight-laced company unintentionally makes it easier for us to get our groove on. I think it’s funny when that happens. 

How will this change how we hook up?

*It removes the joystick, making our actions feel more realistic in sexy games and software

*It looks like it will allow us to surf the web, and perhaps use dating sites (ahem) in an intuitive way

*It enables video chat with other XBox 360 owners (all 40 million) as well as users of Windows Live, a popular chat service available on all PCs

*It will allow long-distance relationships to thrive or, when duty calls, for virtual booty calls to happen easier. 

Just last week I argued that Sony should allow porn on its PlayStation 3 and now, with Kinect, I’d love Microsoft to do a cool suite of hook-up software using the new device coming November 4. 

Would you guys use your video game system to hook up?

(Credits: Image by { denise ramone })