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{{quotation|Kinect for Xbox 360, or simply Kinect (originally known by the code name Project Natal), is a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game platform, and may later be supported by PCs via Windows 8. Based around a webcam-style add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller, through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands.}} ([Wikipedia, | {{quotation|Kinect for Xbox 360, or simply Kinect (originally known by the code name Project Natal), is a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game platform, and may later be supported by PCs via Windows 8. Based around a webcam-style add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller, through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands.}} ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect Wikipedia], retrieved 13:09, 26 December 2010 (CET)) | ||
== software and hardware == | |||
* [https://github.com/doug/depthjs DepthJS] allows any web page to interact with the Microsoft Kinect using Javascript. See also [http://depthjs.media.mit.edu/ depthjs.media.mit.edu] | |||
There are also open source controllers available ... | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
; Official | |||
* [http://www.xbox.com/kinect/ Official website] | |||
; Overviews | ; Overviews | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect Kinect] (Wikipedia, good overview article, including technical information) | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinect Kinect] (Wikipedia, good overview article, including technical information) | ||
; Serious example applications | ; Serious example applications | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 26 December 2010
“Kinect for Xbox 360, or simply Kinect (originally known by the code name Project Natal), is a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" by Microsoft for the Xbox 360 video game platform, and may later be supported by PCs via Windows 8. Based around a webcam-style add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console, it enables users to control and interact with the Xbox 360 without the need to touch a game controller, through a natural user interface using gestures and spoken commands.” (Wikipedia, retrieved 13:09, 26 December 2010 (CET))
software and hardware
- DepthJS allows any web page to interact with the Microsoft Kinect using Javascript. See also depthjs.media.mit.edu
There are also open source controllers available ...
Links
- Official
- Overviews
- Kinect (Wikipedia, good overview article, including technical information)
- Serious example applications