Coding4Fun Kinect Projects

The second post in our "Oh yeah, v1!" week is a logical next step from yesterday's post... Now that the Kinect for Windows SDK is in a v1 state and we can start officially deploying Kinect for Windows SDK based applications, one of the things we're going to be facing is just that,…

This wouldn't be a complete "OMG, Kinect for Windows SDK v1 is out" theme week if we didn't cover how to upgrade all your Beta2 projects to v1. Luckily Rob Relyea has us covered with an outstanding code migration series. If you have, or download, beta 2 based code/project and it doesn't…

So this week we've learned about the Kinect and how to develop with it, we've read about the updated APIs and even some deployment tips. Today, let's look at a new Coding4Fun Kinect project and one that could open up some very interesting ways to build awesome apps. Image the Kinect (and PC) in one…

Why aren't computers smart enough to know when we're not sitting in front of them? To know the difference between us sitting in front of them watching a video and when we actually leave the computer? Hey, couldn't the Kinect tell if there was someone in front of the computer or not? I wish someone…

Today's project is a simple example, but one that will help you add that professional and completeness to your Kinect for Windows SDK applications... [# KINECTSDK] HowTo: Detect the sensor state change and sensor disconnectionIf we go ahead we can see in KinectSensor we have a special event to…

It's been a good number of months since this project was mentioned in the Gallery and so when I saw it was updated for the Kinect for Windows SDK v1... Kinect PowerPoint ControlThis project shows how to use the Kinect SDK to do basic gesture recognition to control PowerPoint. UsageCompile and run…

Student? Teacher? Excited about the Kinect? Want a chance to win cool stuff and compete with your peers from around the world? Think you have an idea that, with the Kinect, will change the world? Join the Kinect EffectThe Imagine Cup 2012 Kinect Fun Labs Challenge asks students to think about…

A few months ago we highlighted a series of inspiration Kinect projects from students and faculty in China, The Kinect knows no national boundaries, as shown by Chinese University students pushing the Kinect's boundaries. Yesterday in, Students, now is your chance to join the Kinect Effect!, I…

Ray Chambers, friend of the Gallery, is back with something doubles up the Kinect's classroom fun. What is Kodu? Kodu lets kids create games on the PC and XBox via a simple visual programming language. Kodu can be used to teach creativity, problem solving, storytelling, as well as programming.…

Today's inspiration videos show how the Kinect is being used to provide a musical, dance and visual experience unlike anything before.... NoirFlux, Lambent Gambol & Kinect Point Cloud TestOur installations are first-person and highly immersive; we strive to produce a sense of wonder and surprise…