Coding4Fun Kinect Projects

Everyone knows the Kinect has microphones in it, but did you know there are actually four? And that you can use them to determine the position of incoming audio? Kinect Audio PositioningKinect has 4 microphones array to position the audio source using beamforming. We can get 2 angles from Kinect mic…

A Fun Friday post that shows off using the Kinect as a virtual dressing room. Kinect hack turns your 360 into a 3D walk-in closetThe world wasn't ready for you to wear a knee-length peacock-feather skirt last season, but the folks at Polish creative collective Arbuzz are paving the way for your…

This is a cute project that looks just fun... Leads me to dream about how cool it would be do something like this for Halloween. Imagine a scary animatronic in your front yard that you control in real time. Or that you code to react to, or interact with, trick-or-treat'ers. hum... Kinect +…

Kinect, Dan, Tina, Clint, a Turret, Nerf Gun and some Coding4Fun code. Need I say more? Coding4Fun Kinect TurretFrom Xbox Live, here is the Coding4Fun Kinect Turret! It uses the Kinect for Windows SDK and uses a combination of skeleton tracking and depth data to defend your office! The project took…

[We're breaking into your regularly schedule program for a special announcement...] Some news that couldn't wait for the next schedule post... The Kinect for Windows SDK has been refreshed, web content updated, SDK samples updated, updated FAQ, doc's and more. Kinect for Windows SDK Beta Refresh…

We've not highlighted a Getting Started guide in a bit and since this one comes in three courses, it's like your getting a three for one deal, free! Another point s that it's good to get different perspectives, different viewpoints on getting started and using the Kinect SDK for Windows. We're all…

This project doesn't have code directly related, it uses a code sample that comes included in the SDK, but I thought it such an interesting low tech/high tech, idea sparking, project that you all might like it too. Think about using the Kinect to build an "active" baby monitor. Sound and…

We've seen XBox's flat 2D based Kinect NUI, but that's like wasting a whole "D"! We don't live in a flat world, so neither should our NUI's. Today's project responds to that and shows off controlling and manipulating 3D objects in a Kinect world. WPF 3D Manipulation with KinectI've…

One of the more common Kinect demo's we see is someone controlling the video on an XBox, via voice or gesture. That's cool and all, but what about Windows Media Player? How do we get that same kind of cool NUI on our PC's? Well, you get a Kinect and then... Windows Media Player NUIDemonstrating THE…

This academic project from Cornell University that shows how they are using Kinect to try to figure out what you're doing. How can a computer know if you're taking a drink, brushing your teeth, etc? That's what this research is focusing on. While there's some source, it's not directly Kinect…