Coding4Fun Kinect Projects

This is not a usual Kinect for Windows SDK Gallery kind of post, but this sure seems like a great place for this, doesn't it? I mean we've got the cream of the Kinect dev crop here, both as readers and highlighted project authors... Microsoft Press - Author news: A call for Kinect authors…

This project shows a proof of concept of using Bing and Kinect to simulate a flight controller. There's no source for the project available yet, but again this shows off some of the cool things you can with the Kinect SDK and a little code. Flight KintrollerUsing Kinect for Windows SDK Beta from…

No source (that I could find) for today's project, but the pure level of geek'ness warrants a share. How many steps are we away from our own holodeck? SUVIX demo - VR environment using KinectDemo video of the SUVIX (Suva Immersive eXperience) Bachelor project, done at the College of Engineering and…

Every so often it's good to take a step back and review some basics, to look at something a little less complex, to revel in simplicity. That and I liked how this sample used XNA... BTW, no this isn't a Windows Phone related sample in any way, but I recent received that WP7 Foam Guy and I had…

MVVM is a pattern that I'm a fan of. It's a solid step toward developing application UI's that are easier to maintain and test by removing, eliminating the need for, "code behind" code. If you've ever had to maintain any app of any complexity over a period of time that relied on code…

Today's project does a couple things. First, it's another C++ example. Secondly, it shows off using SendInput (.e. a lower level SendKeys) which I've seen a few posts on the Kinect Forums asking for. Thirdly, it's just kind of cool... Trackmania + KinectI love playing racing games. I…

Next to MR (Minority Reports), Star Wars seems to be the next biggest Kinect project meme. Which in my geek mind is just logical. Who doesn't hope for a future with droids to do all our dirty work, use the Force to vanquish your enemies and engage in to lightsaber battles? Lightsaber + Kinect…

Dan Fernandez was recently a guest on the must listen podcast, HanselMinutes, by Scott Hanselman, where as you might have already guessed, they chatted about the Kinect. If you're doing Kinect dev, or thinking about it, you should check out this 35'ish minute podcast.   Digging into the…

There's a good number of .Net and C# Kinect SDK examples, but for C++ I'm not seeing as many. So when I saw this, even thought it's not in my native tongue, I knew it as a must share... This Kinect C++ tutorial, while in Russian, is still weirdly easy to follow. I guess code really…

Another cool NUI example that simplifies the controlling of another media player. What I liked was how not only generic, start/stop/etc. voice commands were shown off, but specific track support too, "Kinect Play Track [song name here]" Introducing KinecTunes - Control iTunes with Your…