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Programming with the Kinect™ for Windows® Software Development Kit

September 2012

Intermediate to advanced

224 pages

4h 50m

English

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Who should read this bookAssumptionsWho should not read this bookOrganization of this bookFinding your best starting point in this bookSystem requirementsCode samplesInstalling the code samplesUsing the code samplesAcknowledgmentsErrata & book supportWe want to hear from youStay in touch
The sensorLimitsThe Kinect for Windows SDKUsing a Kinect for Xbox 360 sensor with a developer computerPreparing a new project with C++Preparing a new project with C#Using the Kinect for Windows SDK
SDK architectureThe video streamUsing the video streamGetting framesThe depth streamUsing the depth streamGetting framesComputing depth dataThe audio streamSkeleton trackingTracking skeletonsGetting skeleton dataBrowsing skeletons
The color display managerThe depth display managerThe skeleton display managerThe audio display manager
Kinect StudioRecording Kinect dataRecording the color streamRecording the depth streamRecording the skeleton framesPutting it all togetherReplaying Kinect dataReplaying color streamsReplaying depth streamsReplaying skeleton framesPutting it all togetherControlling the record system with your voice
The skeleton’s stabilityThe skeleton’s displacement speedThe skeleton’s global orientationComplete ContextTracker tool codeDetecting the position of the skeleton’s eyes

Defining a gesture with an algorithmCreating a base class for gesture detectionDetecting linear gesturesDefining a posture with an algorithmCreating a base class for posture detectionDetecting simple postures
Pattern matching gesturesThe main concept in pattern matchingComparing the comparableThe golden section searchCreating a learning machineThe RecordedPath classBuilding the learning machineDetecting a gestureDetecting a postureGoing further with combined gestures
The Gestures Viewer applicationCreating the user interfaceInitializing the applicationDisplaying Kinect dataControlling the angle of the Kinect sensorDetecting gestures and postures with Gestures ViewerRecording and replaying a sessionRecording new gestures and posturesCommanding Gestures Viewer with your voiceUsing the beam angleCleaning resources
Controlling the mouse pointerUsing skeleton analysis to move the mouse pointerThe basic approachAdding a smoothing filterHandling the left mouse click
Adapting the size of the elementsProviding specific feedback controlReplacing the mouseMagnetization!The magnetized controlsSimulating a clickAdding a behavior to integrate easily with XAML
Creating the XNA projectConnecting to a Kinect sensorAdding the backgroundAdding the lightsaberCreating the saber shapeControlling the saberCreating a “lightsaber” effectGoing further