[News][Rival] Microsoft targets fat gamers

Robin T Cox

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Dec 19, 2009, 7:03:36 AM12/19/09

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http://games.slashdot.org/story/09/12/18/1649253/Microsoft-Seeks-Patent-On-
Shaming-Fat-Gamers
http://bit.ly/59F0iN

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"A newly disclosed Microsoft patent application — Avatar Individualized by
Physical Characteristic [link below] — 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. From the patent application: 'An undesirable body weight could
be reflected in an overweight or underweight appearance for the avatar. Only
requisite health levels are allowed to compete in a certain competition
level. A dedicated gamer could exercise for a period of time until his
health indicator gadget shows a sufficiently high health/health credit in
order to allow reentering the avatar environment.' Linking one's gaming
avatar to one's physique, explains Microsoft, will produce healthy and
virtuous behaviors in individuals. Microsoft also proposes shaping gaming
experiences by using 'psychological and demographic information such as
education level, geographic location, age, sex, intelligence quotient,
socioeconomic class, occupation, marital/relationship status, religious
belief, political affiliation, etc.'"
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http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-
Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220090309891%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20090309891&RS=DN/20090309891
http://bit.ly/5sUZ7x

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Sinister Midget III

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Dec 19, 2009, 7:41:50 AM12/19/09

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On 2009-12-19, Robin T Cox <nom...@nomail.net> claimed:

What they're saying, then, is they have been or will be spying on
health records? Where's The One's AG?

Or are teysimply going to make it up? Above it clearly states health
records will be used to determine overall health. How are tehy panning
on getting access? Is this something already built into their crapware
to spy on users (most likely)? What will the pimple-faced, overweight
trolls do when they're deemed unhealthy by their slavemasters?

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Hadron

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Dec 19, 2009, 9:22:53 AM12/19/09

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Clever. That pretty much ensures there will be no need for a Linux
client ...

Norman Peelman

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Dec 19, 2009, 9:59:28 AM12/19/09

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omg! :) That's a stinger right there!

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amicus_curious

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Dec 19, 2009, 10:40:48 AM12/19/09

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"Sinister Midget III" <a...@myeeemobile.com> wrote in message
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>
> What they're saying, then, is they have been or will be spying on
> health records? Where's The One's AG?
>

>Quit being so stupid! They are not planning on anything, just waiting for
>someone else to do it and then collect on their patent being infringed.
>Also, since Linux vendors have no money to pay, they are effectively
>blocked from offering such games, making Linux computers undesirable due to
>continued functional deficiencies.