When paranormalists began seeing these skeletons appear in empty rooms-in what they believed were haunted houses-they immediately came to the conclusion that they were capturing ghosts. However, the paranormalists using the Kinect were not getting the creepy alien-like figures portrayed in Paranormal Activity instead they were getting random “skeletons.” More like stick figures, these “skeletons” are how the Kinect identifies what it thinks is a player (human) entering the playing area. The infrared speckle pattern that is spread out onto the playing area. To paranormalists, it was a natural addition to their pile of Pelican Cases. Just as with other paranormal gadgets, the idea was based on an unsupported belief (and fiction) the Kinect uses infrared light (paranormalists believe ghosts can be seen with this), and it produces dots much like the laser grid (also known as a “Shadow Detector”). In October of 2012, the film Paranormal Activity 4 was released and gave the ghost hunting community the idea that the Kinect could “see” ghosts, spirits, demons, etc. What is the reason behind this? Why do paranormalists get excited about this device? Well, it seems to have followed in the “footsteps” of the Ouija Board by gaining a reputation based on a movie. As of this writing, portable versions of the device-basically a Kinect, a power source, and a tablet on a handle-have become extremely popular with paranormalists due to the freedom they provide and their various appearances on popular TV shows. Paranormal teams were plugging them into laptop computers and claiming the devices were able to track spirit entities that happened to appear in a room that was being monitored. In the past couple of years, I’ve noticed a new addition to the ghost hunting arsenal-the Xbox Kinect. But that doesn’t stop groups from adapting any and every piece of cool tech to the cause of “proving” ghosts float among us. In other words, they are completely useless. Sadly, the majority of gadgets that are being used by ghost hunting teams are about as useful as a car muffler in the shower. It’s the “sciencey” aspect of it gadgets make it look like one is being all scientific, with blinking lights and noises that reach excited peaks. Simple observations show that technology attracts ghost hunters like moths to the blue glow of a bug zapper. Ghost hunters absolutely love their gadgets.
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