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Kinect Joy Ride
Big Park (Microsoft)
Overview
This was the first project that I worked one after joining the Big Park (Microsoft) crew. Kinect Joy Ride was the first game from this studio, and a launch title for the Kinect hardware on the Xbox 360. You could only play this game using the Kinect, using your arms held out as if you were holding an invisible steering wheel. This provided a fun challenge for us designing the UI to be controlled using your hands and hand gestures alone.
My Role
Interface Designer
Platforms
Xbox 360 w/ Kinect
Release Date
2010
Contributors
Design Lead
Peter Hoang
Interface Designers
Joshua Trusz
Jun Ho Moon
Justin Baker
User Interface
Similar to designing games for the Nintendo Wii, designing for the Kinect required the use of fairly large buttons to ensure they were easily reached and clickable using your hands as a cursor.
