9 Excellent Programming Resources for Kinect. Last edited on 12/6/2011.
Students, educators, and enthusiasts are creating amazing things with Microsoft’s Kinect for education. While new Kinect development resources are constantly emerging, here are 9 people-driven and digital resources that offer assistance for developing Kinect applications. 1. Channel 9 @ MSDN Channel 9 has projects, guides, and people to help create future software for classrooms. 2. Together, these gentlemen create a dynamic group personality that would otherwise be nonexistent. Doug, Lou, and I were members of the “When Fish Fly” team that won Microsoft’s 2011 Partners in Learning Global Forum. Lou had a separate project that also won, which is a testimony to the talent and passion he brings to the table. Kinecting to your Anatomy with S.A.G.E. Today's inspirational project is one that you just have to see to believe.
It shows how the Kinect, melded with a projector can make learning (and more) into something fairly amazing... The Spatial Augmented Game Environment, known as S.A.G.E., is a project that marries the spatial recognition of the Xbox 360 Kinect and a projector to create a completely unique learning experience. Created by University of South Florida's Computer Science & Engineering research team, S.A.G.E. is expected to be displayed as a permanent exhibit at MOSI to teach anatomy later this year.SAGE systemWe have developed the Spatial Augmented Game Environment or SAGE for short. It utilizes the Microsoft Kinect, a projector, and XNA to render a game environment in your room.
In continuing the spirit of natural user interfaces (NUI), a SAGE enables you to interact naturally with game element visualizations. Project Information URL: For more videos, check out Another important piece of this project is the mount. Put down the measuring tape. Using the Kinect to find your height. When I saw this, the first thing I thought was just how cool a thing an amusement park could build with this.
Gone could be the days of the "You must be taller than this bar," instead replaced with an interactive, themed for the park, height measurement experience. Image standing there with a virtual Mickey or Donald or Bugs Bunny and using the Kinect to measure your children's height, compared to them? (Can't you just see Mickey holding up his virtual hand over a child's head and saying, "Great! You made it? I can't wait to see you... " or a sad Mickey when the child isn't tall enough?)
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These tutorials are designed to reinforce the concepts in the book; we recommend reading the corresponding chapter first. EXERCISE: Exercise boosts brain power. SURVIVAL: The human brain evolved, too. Kinect in the classroom. Bring Learning to Life with Kinect. The Kinect at Lakeside Center for Autism. Witness the maturation of Xbox Kinect. LOS ANGELES--If you thought Microsoft's motion-sensing controllerless technology Kinect was going to take a back seat this year, you were wrong.
In the minutes leading up to the press conference's start, I first noticed a trio of Kinect sensors slyly facing the stage. It would be a telling premonition of what was in store for the world's fastest-selling electronic gadget . But while Kinect has garnered more groans than praise in recent months, Microsoft's press conference demonstrated somewhat of a maturation for the motion-control initiative. Whereas Kinect functionality initially seemed forced upon software that didn't necessarily need it, a few interesting implementations may have skeptics turning into believers. On the gaming side of things, the packed house at the Galen Center witnessed the creative application of Kinect in the debut of Splinter Cell: Blacklist, in which players can use their voices to draw an enemy's attention. Personify. Technology behind Vix immersive video presentations. Kinect Effect.
Winect - Windows Mouse Cursor Control using Kinect - Ixora Studios. Winect, The program that allows you to control Windows without touching any device!
Combining a hand sign recognition algorithm and hand tracking system from OpenNI, I present to you a software that allows you to use your Kinect/Depth Camera to control your Windows Cursor! The hand sign recognition algorithm can allows you to do more than just clicking! Perform left mouse clicks, middle mouse clicks, and right mouse clicks all by using hand signs! Also features back and forward gesture in Chrome, as well as zoom controls!
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Doug Bergman's Beginner's Guide to Kinect Programming. Created by Doug Bergman @ KinectEducation.com What will you create?
Join the movement. This is an introductory guide to getting started with Kinect programming and is broken up into three parts. Part I describes how to install the appropriate software and Parts II and III (in one video) help set up the coding environment to begin programming with Kinect. Math. KinectEducation Lesson Plan – Perfect 10: Punching Numbers by Julie Sessions Thursday, December 29th, 2011.
9 Incredible Developments for Kinect in Education. For those of us raised in typical school settings, the memory of straight-row desks with little activity is all too familiar.
As we’re all aware, the Kinect has the potential to evolve classrooms beyond this 18th century model of learning to a structure that’s aligned with brain research and the benefits of active learning. With the release of the noncommercial Kinect SDK, several new Kinect applications are emerging. These range from simple apps (such as creating “3D air drawings”) to more complex applications (such as sign language recognition). Regardless, every single one of these developments has the potential to drastically enhance teaching and learning in all learning environments.
Augmented Reality: Kreek Prototype 2.0, Kinect-controlled interface.