I’m a games guy. I LOVE games. I speak gamer. I say “w00t” and talk about “pwning noobs”. I frequently use acronyms like FPS, RTS, and MMORPG. My gamerscore is pushing 30,000. Not too shabby for a married dad who works full time.  

This is only one of the reasons why I am SO excited about the official announcement of Kinect for Xbox 360. The other reason? This is a project several years in the making. I - and the amazing team I work with - have been recruiting like crazy, seeking out and hiring some truly remarkable studs to make Kinect a reality.

Imagine being part of something revolutionary. Something that changes the face of a business: revolutionary the way the NES and then the Sega Genesis were so long ago. Revolutionary the way Xbox LIVE was when it launched in 2002. Imagine seeing something you worked on highlighted at events, in magazines, in the news, on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon! It instills a lot of pride in oneself. I’m just a small piece of a very large puzzle. But, it still feels good to be part of it.   

To me, Kinect isn’t just the next step in gaming. It’s the next step in entertainment. It’s a device that the whole family can use. My wife doesn’t need to figure out the correct thumbstick. My son doesn’t need to hit random buttons. Come Nov. 4^th, all they have to know is how to move their bodies and how to talk. It’s pretty radical. 

If you have no clue what I am talking about, check out the Microsoft keynote from E3. You can find it HERE. For the record… I’ve already got Dance Central, from Harmonix, on pre-order.

Regardless, if it sounds awesome to you, like it is to me, we’re hiring!  You never know what’s next. But, you could find out.