Tag Archives: kinect
Space Palette demo and Q&A @Y2K Loopfest
I am a real fan of Tim Thompson and his kinect enabled musical interface. Originally called “Multi multi touch touch” it has now completely morphed into “the space palette”. This film shows a 15 minute performance by Tim and goes … Continue reading
Kinect is Everyware
I have just come across a Korean company called Everyware they have some totally beautifull videos that use kinect. This is art and science in harmony. I’m including a few of their videos here there are more on their site. … Continue reading
Kinect Foggy Mirror
This man Zack Ensign has been very busy and has produced this video simulating a fogged up bathroom mirror. If only I could clean my mirror without getting my just dried hands wet, I know use a towel but this … Continue reading
Kinect Skeleton Demo
I thought this was going to be yet another short video showing a skeleton moving around, which it is but with a little magic included. Zack Ensign has created a great learning tool here as all the joints are named … Continue reading
Kinect hand tracking
Antonis Argyros from the institute of computer science in Crete is working on tracking hand gestures. The results shown here in 2 videos are impressive. I can see a crossover here with sign language recognition though initially he is interested … Continue reading
kinect turns your hand into a phone
Phone in your jacket pocket on the other side of the room, you are just having a cup of tea and a biscuit so how do you answer it? With this kinect hack you use the palm of your hand. … Continue reading
Sound possibilities with Kinect
In designing an interactive space there is always the problem of sound spill. It is so important that the person hearing a sound knows that their actions triggered it. I’ve looked at directional speakers in fact I bought one, they … Continue reading
Dance practice with Kinect
It is always interesting to get the view of outsiders on the work you are doing. This weekend a friend stayed and was completely taken by the Miku Miku animation. She pointed out that she attends dance classes and has … Continue reading
Kinect and Motionbuilder
I finally got round to downloading the Brekel Base application yesterday. This enables you to control motionbuilder characters with kinect input. That is if you understand motionbuilder at which I’m a raw beginner. Anyway the installation went ok on windows … Continue reading