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3. Configuring the Device

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It’s, finally, time to get our hands dirty and write some code to program the Kinect device. No matter how old I get, the enthusiasm of coding for such an exciting technology resembles the unique feeling of the first “Hello World” program I’ve ever written.

Adding the Kinect SDKs in Unity3D

If you’ve followed my lead, you’ve set up your developer toolbox and installed Unity3D and Visual Studio on your Windows 10 computer. You have also downloaded the Azure Kinect Sensor SDK and the Azure Kinect Body Tracking SDK.

Launch Unity3D and create a new project. Under your Assets

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