Avatar Kinect has launched today and is available via Xbox Live Marketplace for download. Â The newest edition of additions to the Xbox Live dashboard is available to all Xbox Live members, Gold & Silver, until September 8th. Â The module can be downloaded via the Kinect Fun Labs area. Â Originally announced back at CES, Avatar Kinect is bringing a new style of social interaction to Xbox Live members.
The program gives you total control of your avatar in a wide assortment of environments. Â You can interact with your friends, in real time, while controlling your avatar. Â Avatar Kinect also adopts a new technology for the motion controller which allows it to capture facial expressions to enhance the realism even more. Â You can record and save videos made with the Avatar Kinect program and post it to popular social networks such as Facebook.