Kinect

So this week we've learned about the Kinect and how to develop with it, we've read about the updated APIs and even some deployment tips. Today, let's look at a new Coding4Fun Kinect project and one that could open up some very interesting ways to build awesome apps. Image the Kinect (and PC) in one…

This inspirational video from Hönigsberg & Düvel Datentechnik GmbH provides an example of how the Kinect is being used in new and unique ways. Kinash turns walls into touchable surfacesWith the workplace of the future in mind, Lars Keller and Karim El Jed started a little project that resulted…

Today's inspirational project, coming via a comment from Bryan on his Kinect & PAC's (Programmable Automation Controller) project, shows off a new feature in the new Kinect for Windows SDK v1.5, Face Tracking. (I'm not sure what this says about me, but when I saw this, my first thought was,…

You've got to love the power of open source. The Kinect SDK Dynamic Time Warping (DTW) Gesture Recognition project which we highlighted here, Open source Kinect gesture recognition project, Kinect DTW, has languished a bit. While there's been some patches uploaded to update it to support the SDK v1,…

We've seen VB.net Kinect for Windows SKD code examples/projects. C++ examples/projects. And, of course, C# examples/projects. What about Java (Yes, Java)? What if you're a Java dev and live in Eclipse? Today's post is just for you... Microsoft Kinect for Java and Eclipse in JnectAn area…

To kick off our "Skeleton Week" we're going to start with a simple, getting start project. Kinect Fundamentals #4: Implementing Skeletal TrackingHi and welcome to tutorial #4 in my Kinect Fundamentals tutorial. In this tutorial, I will show you how you can implement Skeletal Tracking using…

Today's project I think it's only missing a kitchen sink. And while there's no download, there is a good bit of information provided to help you get started and build something similar... Home Security System Using Kinect, Azure, Windows Phone and Windows 8Most the people who were in the TechEd 2012…

The second post in our "Oh yeah, v1!" week is a logical next step from yesterday's post... Now that the Kinect for Windows SDK is in a v1 state and we can start officially deploying Kinect for Windows SDK based applications, one of the things we're going to be facing is just that,…

Today's inspirational project shows how one team is working with the Kinect and Kinect for Windows SDK to create an augmented reality real... Occlusion detection and virtual object manipulation in augmented reality with the Microsoft KinectAugmented reality (AR) is limited by how you can interact…

The next in our "Skeleton week" is a tip on providing smoother skeleton movement. [# KINECT] HowTo: Soften the detection of movements in the skeletonHi, While we await the final SDK for developers with Kinect leave in a few days [GD: which by now is out], we still have to adjust quite a…