Coding4Fun Kinect Projects

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…

While we don't highlight commercial items hear much, this one looks like a perfect exception. Rob Miles, Friend of the Gallery (Managing your Kinect with Rob Miles' Kinect Manager & The Purple Book... "Using Kinect for Windows with XNA") has a new Kinect book coming out July 2012…

I've seen it asked a few times, "Where are the Kinect for Windows (aka PC) games?" Well I've been keeping my eyes open for them and so as soon as I saw this, I knew I had to post it. The source is not available, but at least the game is free. BTW, I found this via 123Kinect.com's New PC…

Last week the Kinect team released an update for the Kinect Developer Toolkit, v1.5.1. While it's a minor update, there's a number of improvements that I'm sure you'll want... Kinect for Windows: Developer Toolkit Update (v1.5.1)Back in May, we released the Kinect for Windows SDK/Runtime v1.5 in a…

Dan and Rick delivered a great presentation on build applications for the Kinect with the Kinect for Windows SDK at TechEd North America 2012. How could we not highlight that? Coding4Fun: Build Fun, Cool, Commercial Applications Using the Kinect for Windows SDKCome to this must-see session to find…

Today's tutorial provides a great "How To" on the new Kinect Studio that was part of the Kinect v1.5 SDK release. If you've been wondering how to use the Kinect Studio you've got to read this post (it's not long, but should be more than enough to get you started!). [#KINECTSDK] HowTo: Use…

Today's inspirational project is another example of how the Kinect and Kinect SDK can be so much more than just a game device... Vehicle for physically challengedMajor Project - "Vehicle for physically challenged" in completion of Bachelor of technology from JIIT, Noida in May 2012.…

Today's project is a Metro inspired (with live tiles even) NUI information display and browsing project. Teudu: A Kinect Driven Visual Communication SystemAn attempt to leverage the Kinect in NUI for an interactive, metro-styled info-display with live-tiles (ala Windows Phone). It was originally a…

Green Screen is one of the cooler capabilities of the Kinect. I mean, who doesn't like to see themselves in a virtual world? The KINECT Green ScreenHi all I have finally got around to making my first KINECT application! Well adapting the sample supplied with the KINECT SDK, but I am still very…

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,…