Microsoft taking the piss.

PostMicrosoft taking the piss. by **Dblock** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:00 pm

Microsoft targets overweight gamers with new patent A newly disclosed Microsoft patent application -- Avatar Individualized by Physical Characteristic -- takes aim at fat people, proposing to generate fat avatars in gaming environments for individuals whose health records indicate they're overweight, limiting their game play, and even banning them. Slashdot

:lol:

http://www.techspot.com/

PostRe: Fat people rejoice. by **Jam-Master Jay** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:02 pm

FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

Meh, not bothered. Yanks on the otherhand...

PostRe: Fat people rejoice. by **Peter Crisp** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:11 pm

I can see a juicy lawsuit for discrimination being drawn up if this is real.

PostRe: Microsoft taking the piss. by **SEP** » Sun Dec 20, 2009 11:17 pm

Good thing I've started PC gaming, then...

PostRe: Fat people rejoice. by **TheTurnipKing** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:32 am

Peter Crisp wrote:I can see a juicy lawsuit for discrimination being drawn up if this is real.

i'm not quite seeing how it's discriminatory.

YouTube

Am I missing something here? How do Microsoft get access to your health records? Sounds like a load of guff to me.

PostRe: Microsoft taking the piss. by **Henke** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:11 am

Bullshit. Look at who the author is for strawberry float sake. :lol:

Ord wrote:Am I missing something here? How do Microsoft get access to your health records? Sounds like a load of guff to me.

Vitality sensor peripheral? I can see the avatar changing to look more like its creator, but banning people because they're unfit? Yeah, right :lol:

PostRe: Microsoft taking the piss. by **Mogster** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 1:49 pm

That's obviously nonsense then. Even ignoring the PC brigade, it wouldn't make any business sense whatsoever. It's also not Microsoft's responsibility to manage the health of their customers.

That does sound like rubbish to me. I'd understand if it was just some sort of little hint (like Brain Training, where he exclaims about how late it is, or thinks that you've been playing for too long), but that's just a hint, he never actually prevents you from playing the game.

PostRe: Microsoft taking the piss. by **Winckle** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:13 pm

emilythestrange wrote:That does sound like rubbish to me. I'd understand if it was just some sort of little hint (like Brain Training, where he exclaims about how late it is, or thinks that you've been playing for too long), but that's just a hint, he never actually prevents you from playing the game.

Booting up New Super Mario Bros 2 with wii vitality sensor and balance board.

"It's a mee Mario, Ooh mama miia you're almost as fat as-a me! And your heart is beating faster than mine when I meet the Princess!"

*game quits, disc ejects*

PLEASE INSERT WII FIT DISC

PostRe: Microsoft taking the piss. by **Ironhide** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:20 pm

Even if there's an ounce of truth in this (which I somewhat doubt there is), what right does any company have to dictate how consumers use their products?

If I sit playing games to the point where it affects my health, then that's my own fault not Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo's.

PostRe: Microsoft taking the piss. by **bear** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 3:45 pm

Its just a patent.

bear wrote:Its just a patent.

and a good one at that

PostRe: Microsoft taking the piss. by **Dandy Kong** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:15 pm

Nintendo did it first.

http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/12/1 ... Fat-Gamers

slashdot wrote:Linking one's gaming avatar to one's physique, explains Microsoft, will produce healthy and virtuous behaviors in individuals.

Of course it will, Microsoft. Of course it will

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