Responding to a story from GameSpot which claimed that Microsoft’s Kinect had [URL=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/11/04/gamespot-problems-kinect-and-dark-skinned-users]trouble recognizing the facial features of dark-skinned users[/URL]; [URL=http://blogs.consumerreports.org/electronics/2010/11/consumer-reports-tests-kinect-facial-recognition-problems-video.html?CMP=OTC-NEWS4]Consumer Reports refuted the problem[/URL], stating that the reported flaw was most likely due to low lighting.

Consumer Reports found that “The log-in problem is related to low-level lighting and not directly to players' skin color,” adding that the Kinect camera needs a certain amount of light and contrast in order to determine a user’s facial features.

In testing Kinect, the organization “did not experience any instance where one player was recognized and the other wasn't under the same lighting conditions.” [URL=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/11/05/consumer-reports-kinect-works-fine-requires-adequate-lighting][B][COLOR=#8e0505]Read More[/COLOR][/B][/URL]

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