As a dude who goes to the gym two or even three times a day, I don't have a problem being forced to stand up with a hands-free game controller. Normal people, on the other hand, apparently do. Calm down. Kinect can in fact be used while in a seated position.

Microsoft's inability to communicate this information caused something of an Internet stir coming out of E3 2010. But it appears as if it all the belly-achin' was a waste of time. If a studio designs a Kinect game that wants you sitting, then you'll be able to sit while playing. It's that simple.

"Kinect can be used while sitting when an experience is developed with sitting in mind," a Microsoft representative confirmed to Joystiq yesterday (via MTV Multiplayer), finally confirming the fact. 
 

Thank God for that.

first? maybe  
 
ah crap fail

Yo Brad, how much can you bench? 

These people need to hang a picture or something on their wall.  

Video games should be played while sitting or laying down anyhow.

I agree with Brad, the devise is meant to have you acting like a fool by jumping, moving or dancing, but I have to admit that having kinect work while sitting would be good for games like a RTS can do voice control or you can signal grenade to be thrown or simply map a target on something

But what about all the menu-minority report type stuff?

Just like the Wii, right?
 
 

And the internet just took a major sigh of relief.

Good news, playing some things like driving games standing up would be mad stupid.

Yo bro, I hear you work out a lot.

" Yo Brad, how much can you bench?  "

Still not getting Kinect, even if it means I'm allowed to stay lazy

Brad Nicholson, you're an egotistical prat. You go to the gym. We get it.

Bro, since you're so buff and stuff, do you play, like, all of your games standing up? So rad if so.

" As a dude who goes to the gym two or even three times a day

my question is will work through a coffee table since it is using infrared red?

I'll believe it when I see a video.  The problem is how people sit and also the type of seating they have.
 
Do I need to be upright in a chair?  Can it be a sofa? Love seat? Bean bag? Can I just sit or lay on the floor?
 
I think there are too many variables at the moment to be certain.  Now if Microsoft requires you to purchase a special type of chair in order to play the game seated that would be a deal breaker for some.  We'll just have to see how this works out.

meaning if the game isn't designed for sitting down, you won't be able to.

Was this ever actually a question or concern? If it can detect the motion of your hands, fingers, and the rest of your body, why can't it detect if you're sitting down? Or, why couldn't it detect those things WHILE you're sitting down? 
 
One of Microsoft's earliest videos showed somebody sitting on a couch, driving a car with their hands in the air. 2009!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0IqdRTDJQc

Yes, the reason why I wasn't impressed with Kinect at E3 was because I thought I would have to stand.

So sitting down will only work if they want you to sit down. What if somebody without legs wants to jump on a raft and is forced to sit?

Normal people. Hahahhahaha.

can still be a couch potato 

Sweet.  The $150 I'm not spending on it works equally well on the couch, too!

I only go to the gym once a day and only like 5 times a week, I guess that is why my incredibly fat and lazy ass wants to drive cars sitting down.  I'm guessing Nicholson just kicks a hole in the floor board and dead lift walks it wherever he is going.

lol@pillow

That's a big potential issue out of the way.

Good, now people will stop bitching about that part of it, at least.

" Yes, the reason why I wasn't impressed with Kinect at E3 was because I thought I would have to stand. "

Still 60 bucks per game. And only 2 people can use it at a time. Not interested at all.  
 
@ZmillA said:

" meaning if the game isn't designed for sitting down, you won't be able to. "

I never imagined someone wouldn't be able to. 
Sure there has to be those wii-like games where the whole family can have fun. 
But to include "hardcore" games you cannot expect gamers to stand up while playing on the couch sitting.

Good. 
 
Now I can go back to not wanting Kinect for lack of games, and not the failings of the tech.

Very vague statement. It could mean that stuff like voice commands work while sitting, but you can't do body stuff. Apparently at least one dev has gone on record saying that they aren't developing for Kinect because of this very issue.

Yep, but it won't be as responsive. I'm calling it.

What kind of tool goes to the gym 3 times a day?  You write about videogames, you're not an Olympic wrestler. 

Hey guys I go to the gym a lot, I thought you would like to know but just so this doesn't look like an ego-boosting piece of trash blog post I'll just mix it in with a completley redundant news story.

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"I'm not exactly keen on physically imitating a grenade throw while playing Halo 4 or Gears of War 16, but at least this kind of stuff will be possible."

" What kind of tool goes to the gym 3 times a day?  You write about videogames, you're not an Olympic wrestler.  "

The "and all was right with the world" thing made me chuckle. New Brad is growing on me.

" @MAN_FLANNEL said:

" What kind of tool goes to the gym 3 times a day?  You write about videogames, you're not an Olympic wrestler.  "

Even still Body-builders don't go to the gym 3 times a day. You can't rest each muscle group enough.  Ronnie Coleman's Mr Olympia training was 6 days a week (once a day).  Must be doing a shit workout if you have to go 3 times. lol "