Coding4Fun Kinect Projects

Jellybean, the Kinect Drivable Lounge ChairYou saw it at Mix—in typical fashion, our mission was to build two Jellybean robots in three weeks for the Mix keynote; no pressure, right?—and now it's time to introduce Project Jellybean on Coding4Fun. So, here it is—the Kinect drivable lounge chair! The…

Kinect Mouse CursorKinect Mouse Cursor is a demo application that uses the Kinect for Windows SDK and its skeletal tracking features to allow a user to use their hands to control the Windows mouse cursor. This sample demonstrates how to use the Kinect skeletal tracking feature to move the mouse…

Coding4Fun Kinect ToolkitToolkit to help simplify Kinect development, built by the Coding4Fun team as they built their own Kinect projects (i.e. you gain from their pain) Overview of the Coding4Fun Kinect Toolkit: WPF Extensions: ImageFrame.ToBitmapSource() returns BitmapSource…

When getting up to speed on something as new as the Kinect for Windows SDK, multiple point of views can be a life saver. What is explained in one place might have you scratching your head, whereas the same thing explained by someone else can trigger an "ah ha!" moment. Today's project…

Today's project was first seen on during the Kinect for Windows SDK launch on June 17, 2011. It's a simple demo, but that's the thing. It shows how much you can do quickly, with just a little code. Kinect Earth MoveKinectEarthMove, which use color image and skeleton from Kinect, needs Kinect for…

And now from something completely different... Today's post is a hardware thing, where using a 3D Printer you can create your own camera/tripod mount for your Kinect, snapping on to the existing base (i.e. no opening/warranty voiding, etc.). It does require access to a 3D Printer (which in itself…

Today's post is by a Friend of Coding 4 Fun, original coder extraordinaire, Dennis Delimarsky. Not only is he super active in the Kinect SDK dev space, but he's constantly blogging about Windows Phone 7 and F# (and I think he finds time to sleep every other week or so). What if we mixed a couple of…

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…

Welcome to the Coding4Fun Kinect blog. We're going to be sharing with you cool, fun and exciting information and projects for the Kinect and Kinect for Windows SDK. From getting the SDK up and running, quick starts and awesome Kinect for Windows SDK projects, every weekday (or so) we're going to be…

That's right the waiting is finally over. No more hourglass, it's time to plug your Kinect into your Windows PC, download the Kinect for Windows SDK and become part of the most wildly successful and exciting rollouts in years. That's right, no more hacking, no more slashing, no more third party…