Main Page. YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. YouTube. MIT Uses XBox Kinect to Create Minority Report Interface. Minority Report has come to life thanks to the Kinect and MIT.
In the movie Minority Report, Tom Cruise uses an advanced user interface system that lets him control media files with nothing more than a gesture from his gloved hands. He could do the same now with little more than an XBox. A member of the research staff at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has created a Minority Report interface using the Kinect 3D sensor and a bunch of open source software. Not only does the device only cost $150, you can use it without any dorky gloves. Garratt Gallagher, the interfaces’s creator, shows off some basic gesture controls in the video below. Did Microsoft understand what they were doing when they put a $150 3D motion tracker on the market?
Compare Gallagher’s setup to the original system shown in the movie. And Gallagher did it all using open source software! [screen capture and video credit: MIT CSAIL] [source: MIT CSAIL] Two Kinects Can Make A Model Of The World Around You. @Bakamoichigei: If someone did this professionally, couldn't they simply code something to cut out a lot of that?
Like, the table above...if it's clear there's a linear surface, could a program figure that out and when displaying it on screen reduce all that interference? @Luke Plunkett: The issue is this part right here: "if it's clear there's a linear surface. " It may be clear to you and me, but it wouldn't be so clear to a computer. Although one could do this to an extent through on-the-fly detection algorithms, you are almost sure to either miss some elements that are linear or mark some non-linear objects as linear (probably both). So unfortunately, the simple fix gets complicated fast. Kinect as capture scanner. Kinect Hacks - Supporting the Kinect Hacking news and community. Here Are Some Crazy Things People Are Doing With Kinect. Weekend Project: Hack Microsoft Kinect. Earlier this month, hardware hacker Hector Marcan released his open source Kinect drivers, wining the $3,000 in prize money put up by Adafruit Industries, a NY-based company that sells DIY electronics kits.
Since then, a lot of people have been posting hacks made possible through the release of these open source drivers - something which may have inspired you to hack your own Kinect peripheral. Many non-technical folks have become more comfortable with hacking, thanks to the ease of "hacks" like jailbreaking the iPhone or rooting an Android. However, hacking Kinect isn't as easy as you might think. But if you're if you're a fairly advanced user, comfortable with the command line, Python, GitHub repo's, reverse engineering and more, this is one Weekend Project you're going to love. OpenKinect Resource List Other resources you should be aware of, if you're daring to get involved with this project, include the following:
Top 10 Best Kinect Hacks. Thanks to ever-growing Kinect Community, there are a lot of great Kinect programs/hacks out there and more come each day.
The artists, developers and technology enthusiast who belong to the Kinect Community have presented and share their Kinect programs not only within the community, but also to the rest of the world. In honor of the community as well as the Kinect device, Kinecthacks.com has currently compiled its TOP 10 BEST KINECT HACKS. The team has gone through a lot of content it has featured in order to create this list of the best and most brilliant Kinect programs. The following programs have been selected for pushing the Kinect Technology, its unique creativity and its goal in improving daily routines and tasks. For its contributions to the community as well as its potential, these programs have made it on our Top 10 List. Without further ado, the Top 10 Best Kinect Hacks of Kinecthacks.com (Updated September 10, 2011) 10. 9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. Xbox / The Kinect Effect.
Hacking the Kinect - How to hack USB device drivers. The Fast, Fun Guide to Three Microsoft Kinect Hacks. We follow the latest emerging trends in tech here at PCWorld, so we've been hooked on the Microsoft Kinect hacking scene.
We decided to try some projects for ourselves and show you how easy it is to get started with Kinect hacks. The Kinect, as you probably already know, is a motion- and depth-sensing 3D camera that lets you use your own body as a controller for compatible Xbox 360 games. Plenty of games for the Xbox 360 already work with the device, but hackers have been exploring new uses for the $150 peripheral.
For instance, the Kinect uses its two cameras to make a 3D depth map of whatever you point it at it, and hackers have managed to port that data over to the PC, where they can play around with it.