Kinect SDK

Today's project is another wild example of how the Kinect is being used in ways beyond anything the designers ever considered... Spying On Our Walking Habits With Kinects, To Create Smarter SpacesA project at MIT has been using the video game system to help model how pedestrians move through space…

While today's referenced post mentions some projects using other drivers and platforms, I thought the importance of what they are trying to do enough to look beyond that this time... KinectSEN - Using Kinect in Special Schools for Pupils with Severe Learning DifficultiesThis is a guide for starting…

Looks like we're having a Walt Smith double-header with a second project from him in so many days... Kinect GUI Framework for XNA GamesIntroductionThis example will show you how to build a simple GUI framework for the Kinect to use with XNA applications.  XNA doesn't have a native set of GUI…

Big news today for the Kinect for Windows device and Kinect for Windows SDK, news that couldn't wait for a dedicated post new week... Kinect for Windows releases SDK update and launches in ChinaI’m very pleased to announce that the latest Kinect for Windows runtime and software development kit (SDK)…

Today's project and source provides another example of using the Kinect as a mouse... Easy Kinect Mouse Controller for WindowsThis sample will show you how to build a simple controller for the Kinect that will let you control the mouse on your Windows desktop using a Kinect device.  This sample…

This week on Channel 9, Dan and Mark DeFalco discuss the week's top developer news, including; [0:30] Anders Hejlsberg: Introducing TypeScript (Ander Hejlsberg), TypeScript: JavaScript Development at Application Scale (Soma), Announcing TypeScript Preview for Visual Studio (Chris Koenig)…

Ray Chambers returns to the Gallery with another Kinect in Education project, including some source! Kinect Maths–Early Stages / Source CodeYou will remember a month or two back, that I started working on a Kinect Game. The idea of the game was to use more active gestures to answer questions in…

Devin reached out to us about his project when we asked for help finding Kinect for Windows SDK based projects, Help! Let us know about your Windows and Kinect for Windows SDK Projects... and I thought this so cool that I'm also stealing it... err... um... I mean... um... highlighting it here too!…

How could I not mention David Catuhe’s new Kinect book? One of our first projects was his, so of course we have to give his book a shout-out! Plus it could help every single one of you as your building your awesome Kinect for Windows app's... RTM’d today: Programming with the Kinect for Windows…

This very cool project by Devin Howard, which is also be appearing on the C4F blog on Friday, came to us via our plea for help, Help! Let us know about your Windows and Kinect for Windows SDK Projects... (Yes, it actually worked! We're getting a number of great suggestions now, please keep them…