KinectomaniaFrom a toy to a community driven open source success

What is Kinect?

“Controller-free gaming and entertainment experience”

Devoloped by Microsoft & PrimeSense (Go Israel)

Unites sold worldwide until today10,000,000

How does it Work?

Oh yeah, i’m so getting laid tonight!

Kinect goes Open Source

In the first month of the release, a company named Adafruit Industriesoffered a bounty for an open-source driver for Kinect.

Microsoft in reaction stated that:

But the USB port was left open by design.

6 Days later a winner was annoucned for devloping a linux driver.

Later it was discovered that the idea for the contest & the funding was made bya former Microsoft kinect developer, Johnny Lee.

“it has built in numerous hardware and software safeguards designed to reduce the chances of product tampering”

Over 2,000 active members

Kinect goes Open Source

Showtime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvvQJxgykcU - IR Dots Revealed

http://vimeo.com/17218868 - Open Kinect Source Visualized

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM_MExbug-s - MIT iRobot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1heqFVrQGU&feature=related - Laser Projection

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QrnwoO1-8A&feature=related - 3D Video Capture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxna-8wGzak - DepthJS Browser Control

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brpu30vjCa4&feature=related - 3D Drawing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgLp-KyK5g8 - Piano Anywhere

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EeJCln5KYg&feature=related - Lightsabre

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeQwhujiWVk&feature=related - Shadow Bird

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-w7UXCAUJE - 3D Rotation 2 Kinects

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiNX-vpDhMo&feature=player_embedded#at=53 - Autonomos Flight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv9yFkEP6qI&feature=related - Movie created with Kinect Motion Capture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6o9GFd7Otg&feature=player_embedded#at=18 - Virtual Book

http://openkinect.org/wiki/Main_Page - OpenKinect Homepage

http://kinecthacks.net -Kinect Hacks Blog

Endless Inspiration

Endless Inspiration

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