In case you are not likely into using your Kinect experiment to launch your new startup or give your next presentation , allow us to offer another entertaining option. Two students on the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen have created an interactive sandbox using Kinect , a projector, a pc and, needless to say, a box chock choked with sand. The Xbox motion / depth detector is installed about two feet above the sand pit to measure each area it really is carved out. Using a different detection program, the topographical information is then transmitted to an information projector that renders a picture inside the sandpit — the picture being a colour in accordance with the peak or depth of what have been created. The devs have built out a couple of different projections. Hills which are constructed by the user are assigned a shade of green according to height, while troughs are given blue hues in accordance with depth. What’s that? You built a hill and dug out the middle? The projector sees that as a volcano, complete with spewing lava. If you are uninterested in SimCity and need to really get your hands dirty, take a peak on the video just past the break.
[Thanks, Mark]
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