I just got my upgrade notice for the Gamedev version.

If you'd asked how much I expected it to cost I would have probably guessed in the $100-250 range.  I am pleasantly surprised by the affordability of this upgrade...

(US $39.99)

Thanks, guys!

     And note, you are given a new serial number with a Game Dev upgrade.  Use about:personalize and enter the Game Dev serial to activate the new features.

Hm, no upgrade notice yet, though I did get the release announcement.

Whoa what? 40 dollars for kinnect support for posing? Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice. D:

If I had Kinnect, I'd probably be all over that....

It's interesting though quirky. hopefully it will get better with updates. The biggest issues with the Kinect feature I found is the kinect turns your character around 180 deg (havent figured out how to turn the character around, other than the camera). you can do a walk cycle but the knees dont bend well, if you turn sideways, forget about it. And last but not least the characters mesh will knot up here and there. 

i do see where it'll make life a bit easier, but there will be a lot of cleaning up and fine tuning on the characters to make the animations usable.  

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i do see where it'll make life a bit easier, but there will be a lot of cleaning up and fine tuning on the characters to make the animations usable.

Have you noticed a difference depending on what figure you're using?

Tips for capture:  Don't wear dresses/skirts,  shorts with baggy leg openings, or tops with bell sleeves, as this confuses the sensor as to limb angles.  Wear snug-fitting clothing.  Take off the ball cap, too.

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You can get it for PC.

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i do see where it'll make life a bit easier, but there will be a lot of cleaning up and fine tuning on the characters to make the animations usable.

Have you noticed a difference depending on what figure you're using?

 

 

not yet, I first tried using it in my office, but it was too cluttered in there for the Kinect to pick me up correctly, that round I tried Andy, the mannequin and M4 and they all behaved the same. Today I tried it in front of my green screen with Rex, I had better results, but still a little quirky, I'll try hooking my lamps up tomorrow and see if more light makes a difference. I found one of the issues with the balled up mesh is when you move a certain way, the nulls for the hands don't follow, I'm thinking that might be a lighting problem.