Freenect - Kinect projects

Freenect - Kinect projects

Freenect // is a blog covering the latest programming and hacking news on the amazing Kinect sensor Microsoft developed for the Xbox 360 gaming console. Check regularly for the newest Open Source Kinect projects and applications.

Nov 22 / 11:26am

Super Mario Kart with the Kinect

This might be the first game using the Kinect that doesn't depend on the Xbox. Netpro2k (who wrote the 3D object manipulation code) has just uploaded a video showing how he plays Super Mario Kart using the Kinect on his Mac OS X computer.

As you can see, depth information is used to detect the position of both hands as well as the position of the leg. These inputs are then mapped to keyboard keys to be used as input in other applications: in this case an SNES emulator running Super Mario Kart. The source code is not available yet, but should be soon.

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