Coding4Fun Kinect Projects

Today's inspirational video shows how some major companies are using the Kinect... Toyota Prius Xbox 360 Kinect for Windows Los Angeles Auto Show 2012 DecemberI was walking around the auto booths and saw some interactive demos, using the Xbox 360 Kinect for Windows system. This was Toyota making an…

Today's project by Abhijit Jana covers an area that I've not seen get too much coverage, which I guess makes it a perfect post subject doesn't it? Now you all are in the loop too! Get the IR Stream and control the IR Emitter – Kinect for Windows SDKIn this post I am going to talk about how to…

Today's project show you can not only talk to your house, but have it listen and respond too! CastleOSHow it WorksCastleOS is an integrated software suite for controlling the automation equipment in your home - an operating system for your castle, if you will. The first piece of the suite is what we…

Friend of the Gallery, Vuyiswa Maseko, is back, continuing with his Kinect series. Today's project provides another sample of using the Kinect to mouse around... How to click a button and use a hand as Cursor in KinectThis is my first article for the year 2013, am still excited about Microsoft…

Today's project by Tomasz Kowalczyk provides one of those foundational pieces, a project that be key to building many others. Imagine you want to build a project that estimates someone's measurements for shirt sizing? Or maybe Kinect based "growth measurement" kind of app (Last year you…

Sometimes to grok something, you just can't beat a good book. If you got a new Kinect for Windows device this holiday season and are looking for a single starting resource, Abhijit's new book might be just the thing you've been waiting for... Kinect Book : Kinect for Windows SDK Programming Guide I…

The second in a Tango Chen doubleheader this week is a new project where he finally answers the age old need, to be able to play Rock-Paper-Scissors with yourself! (Come on, you know you've wanted too... Kinect RPS – Play Rock-Paper-Scissors With ComputerEver thought about playing…

We're going to start off the week with a Friend of the Gallery, Tango Chen, doubleheader. Today, we're highlighting his Kinecursor (which we last highlighted here, Kinect mousing with Kinecursor (and a plea for your help)) which he's rev'ed and released the source for too! Kinecursor v1.1.1 with…

Speaking of speech and the Kinect, Leland Holmquest is back with another MSDN Magazine article talking about it... Listening with KinectIn previous articles, I walked you through the capabilities you can tap into when developing Kinect for Windows applications. You have seen how to use the skeleton…

Vuyiswa Maseko continues his Kinect Development series, today talking about speech... Speech Recognition in KinectThere are few things that I have seen while developing Kinect examples, I wouldn't want to say apps, because I have not yet developed a full-fledged application. Kinect user interface,…