So Close, Yet So Far With Xbox One's Kinect

I really enjoyed that Patrick, please keep it coming!!

One of the coolest videos on GB in a long time. Well done.

Patrick is learning his Vinny lessons very well.

Is this Patrick's application for assistant editor of Giant Bomb dot com?

I really enjoyed this new style of video. It was weird seeing scripted and edited content on Giant Bomb, outside of GotY wackiness, but it had a really cool style and I think Patrick made it work better than the pure live stuff he does.

When the green words pop up like at the beginning, you should at that point just say "Netflix". Not "Go to Netflix".

Please keep making more of these. It was great!

I would watch more stuff like this, nicely edited, and different from the normal fare

Very well done.

More stuff like this Scoops, it's cool to see new kinds of video content.

I am letting you know in the comments.

This video is really neat. I would enjoy seeing more like it.

I like this new video essay thing. It was interesting to hear someone's ideas on Xbone's Kinect voice commands. Since all I usually hear on the internet is "XBONE SUCKS!". Plus actually seeing how it works was really enlightening rather than just reading or listening. Sign me up for more of these video essays.

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God, I loved this. Didn't hurt that I'm a huge jazz fan, too. I'd be really pumped to see more features like this one.

Great little feature. Keep 'em coming!

Pretty cool, keep doing more of this stuff!

love the npr background music lol

Really cool feature, Patrick! Hope to see more of this type of thing from you.

I agree with @wjb - I didn't realize this was GB content. You should preface the title with "Video Essay" or something.

Hell yeah Patrick, that's what I'm talking about! More of these would be a very cool addition to the site.

I dug this. Just little bits of commentary on something outside of a normal Quick Look. Plus the music and the solo nature of it makes it a lot more thoughtful for some reason.

Man, I love pissing off my friend by yelling "Watch Lifetime!" whenever I get the chance.

Love the video. But somehow I feel that it would be way better if it began with you introducing the subject like some sort of old school PI. Trench coat, cigarette, black and white filter, all that good stuff. I just got that vibe from the music.

Good video. Stuff like this will make people hold video games to a higher standard.

The horror of Microsoft interfaces. This was cool Klepek.

Great video. Would love to see more of these. Only (hopefully?) constructive criticism is that the mix was slightly off, so it was tough to hear you speak.

On the topic of the video, it really seems like the design language of xbox's "native" apps need to be extended to 3rd party. Would have behooved Microsoft to work more closely with some of the big players. I am curious though how late the voice features were finalized and how easy it is to work with.

A well edited video but... Netflix and Amazon were lazy when making their apps? Of course they were.

This is great, Patrick! I'd love to see more content like this. ;)

This was great. I look forward ro seeing more of this type of content.

Nice job Scoops. Keep it up.

ha, neat, nicely done patrick

The video felt a little aimless, but it did a pretty good job of showing how the Xbox One kinect stuff is just not good enough yet.

I think the idea of more personal videos of your thoughts on subjects is great.

Well done @patrickklepek!

I really like this idea of video essays for topics where an illustration is useful. The pain of "next page" is easier to convey to the audience in this format than in a written piece, for example.

Nice work, Patrick!

(One minor suggestion for the future is that you might want to turn down the music a tad when you're narrating. I think that ideally it should just gently fill in the silence between words and not overpower your voice, which it does a little at your quietest moments.)

Great job Patrick! Would love to see more video essays in this format.

I like it!

I feel the audio balance could be a little better, but I really like the format. Good stuff.

More like this, definitely. Well edited too; good mix between live (or faked live) use of the kinect with the "demo reel" behind it!

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I really loved this - super well done!

After the text turns green when you use the 'Xbox Select' command, you just say the green text to make a selection. You don't use the command again.

Admittedly, this might not be entirely intuitive.

I want to see more stuff like this.

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Yes, more stuff like this! Really well put together.

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i think your jazz music was too loud little gumshoe

Your twitter said "video article" and I was not thrilled at all.

I started this thinking, "Would this be better to just read?"

I think you've persuaded me. It's got just enough production going on that I'm not feeling like I want an article to read, but it doesn't really feel over-produced or like it's trying too difficult. Five next pagesout of five.

Would like to see more like this. Very well done Patrick!

@patrickklepek This was great, Patrick The only thing that took me out of the "essay" feel of the piece were when you said things like "Let's head over to Amazon Instant Video" or "You see the search icon in the corner of the Amazon app?". I'm not sure I can quantify that more than to say it felt a little strange, and I'll be the first to admit that I'm probably being a bit nitpicky. Overall I loved this, and I really hope you do more of these type of videos in the future.

This was great, I would watch more of these.

That was a neat video.

I'd like to see more like this.

I almost skipped this video.

I'm so used to Alex and Patrick's snarky news article/game trailer headlines, this looked like non-GB content at first.

Great video, though!

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i really liked this a lot! good job patrick! would love to see more like it!!