I got it to work! I got both libfreenect and ofxKinect to compile and run. The community has figured out how to get access to the regular video camera, the IR camera for depth, the status LED, and the tilt on the Kinect. No mic access yet, but it’s only a matter of time, I… Continue reading kinect: day 2
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kinect for the first time
Today, we got a family xbox. I wanted a Kinect so much because people are programming applications for it using OpenFrameworks. OF: http://www.openframeworks.cc/ Open source, community-made Kinect drivers for mac and linux: https://github.com/ofTheo/ofxKinect Examples: Bird puppet: http://vimeo.com/16985224 3d drawing in space: http://vimeo.com/16818988 PLAYING MARIO WITH YOUR SELF: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CTJL5lUjHg and so on. But the one we… Continue reading kinect for the first time