Kinect hacks, I’ve seen a few, but this may be the most exciting. Using a Kinect alongside an optical see-through display, Microsoft researchers have been able to create functioning HoloDesk, in which you can manipulate virtual objects with your hands. This really has to be seen to be understood, or believed.
Pretty impressive.
Thanks VG247.
ben
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 3:07 PMPfft Yeah but the Move’s tip changes color.
Aidan
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 3:12 PMMow our blinds, even? :P
Chuloopa
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 3:21 PMNo, they will look after our drugs
Chazz
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 3:13 PMNext step; Woman in the red dress.
Effluvium Boy
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 3:25 PMAnd then guns. Lots of guns.
Chuloopa
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 3:22 PMDon’t let peter moleneuxuexsxxxeess get a hold of this…
“what i envision is a game that not only lets you see and feel emotions, but reach out and touch them – through Milo. Yes, everyone touch Milo.”
*two days later peter molexxeleneeuxxx is arrested*
Effluvium Boy
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 3:27 PMMan, the world would be a zany place if Molyneux was Japanese…
Chuloopa
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 3:32 PMplease – some of us would like to be able to live without that thought
lambomann007
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 3:30 PMAt 0:45
Oh look, he’s trying to play Minecraft. And doing it TOTALLY WRONG! :P
TUALMASOK
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 4:38 PMIf it allows me to juggle baby heads without legal implications, then count me in!
James Mac
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 5:12 PMI love the work Microsoft R&D does, I just wish more of their work got past the protyping stage.
xXNapsterManXx
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 5:57 PMThis is cool I would like to see what they can do in 5years time with ideas like this.
4len
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 6:09 PMAs a programmer myself, that’s really impressive. I love the different ways in which all these people are integrating and developing on the Kinect. This is the most important reason as to why I personally think the Kinect will only become more important as time goes on. Maybe not in it’s current form, but some revisions down the track
scree
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 7:57 PMThe problem with the kinect is the same problem the 3DS has. The games on it aren’t very many and most of them are substandard if that. I have a kinect and I’ve bought one game for it…but it wasn’t even for me.
Manic St. Preacher
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 10:46 PMI really enjoyed this story.
Chazz
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 11:40 PMBut the tech allows for a much longer product life, so good things come to those who wait.
date666
Monday, October 24, 2011 at 11:09 PMImpressive but can you actually use this Kinect thing to play games? All I ever see is hacks for it!
Cephalxn
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 2:11 AMBut it didn’t fall. You caught it. The fact that you prevented it from happening doesnt change the fact that it was “going” to happen.