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Meet the Kinect: An Introduction to Programming Natural User Interfaces

December 2011

Beginner to intermediate

219 pages

5h 58m

English

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Buying the Correct KinectSeparating a Kinect from an XboxMaking Sure You Have the AC AdapterInspecting the Kinect, Part by PartDownloading and Installing SoftwareTesting your Kinect
Understanding the Technology StackHardwareStructured Light Camera SystemsTime–of–Flight Camera SystemsDrivers & DataMiddleware and Application Development Environments
Sensecast: Minority Report Meets the WebUltra SevenKamehamehaBody Dysmorphia MatterPort

ProcessingKinect for Processing on WindowsKinect for Processing on Mac OS XProcessing Plus Kinect: Beyond This Book
MaxMSPFlash ActionscriptopenFrameworksCinderNow, Go Forth and Create!
What is Beckon?Installing BeckonActivating BeckonGetting StartedIncorporating Beckon with FlashUnderstanding the Beckon Flash ExampleModifying the Beckon Flash ExampleDesigning A Custom Gesture Adding a New Gesture to the SDKAdding a Gesture for use by FlashBuilding Functionality Based on a Gesture
Installing Unity and Supporting SoftwareExploring the Unity InterfaceUnderstanding ZigFu's Relation to UnityOpenNI and NITEAvatar2PlayersCreating a Skeleton from ScratchCreating a Custom Hand Tracker
Coding4FunKinect SDK Pros and ConsGetting Started with the Kinect SDKBuilding a Simple ApplicationNeed More?
Static Volume DisplaysProjection onto Static VolumesSwept Volume DisplaysPepper's Ghost-Based DisplaysMulti View Autostereoscopic FlatscreensLaser Plasma Emission DisplaysFree-space Aerosol DisplaysProjected Light Field Arrays
Sean KeanPhoenix PerryJohnathan C. Hall