wraggster
February 20th, 2011, 18:36
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/02/kinect--idevices.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/20/kinect-hackers-give-us-ios-friendly-dodgeball-and-human-tetris/)
Remember that Microsoft Rally Ball demo (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/microsoft-rally-ball-demo-shows-windows-phone-7-kinect-xbox-li/) from a few days ago that showed Windows Phone 7's integration with Xbox? Well, the gang at Supertouch has stolen a bit of Ballmer's thunder with a newKinect hack (http://www.engadget.com/tag/kinect,+hack) that lets you hurl digital orbs at your Kinect-controlling friend using an iOS device instead of a WP7 handset. The graphics for the game and the iDevice controls aren't nearly as pretty as Microsoft's cross-platform gaming solution, but the end result is pretty much the same -- flingin' balls with a phone while your friend dodges them courtesy of Kinect.
Meanwhile, Frog Design has added a Human Tetris (http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/16/students-program-human-tetris-into-8-bit-microcontroller-give-a/) game to the Kinect's repertoire where players perfect their Vogue-ing skills by striking a pose to match an approaching cut-out on screen. Finally, all the shape-shifting fun with none of the goofy silver jumpsuits. Vids are after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/20/kinect-hackers-give-us-ios-friendly-dodgeball-and-human-tetris/
Remember that Microsoft Rally Ball demo (http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/microsoft-rally-ball-demo-shows-windows-phone-7-kinect-xbox-li/) from a few days ago that showed Windows Phone 7's integration with Xbox? Well, the gang at Supertouch has stolen a bit of Ballmer's thunder with a newKinect hack (http://www.engadget.com/tag/kinect,+hack) that lets you hurl digital orbs at your Kinect-controlling friend using an iOS device instead of a WP7 handset. The graphics for the game and the iDevice controls aren't nearly as pretty as Microsoft's cross-platform gaming solution, but the end result is pretty much the same -- flingin' balls with a phone while your friend dodges them courtesy of Kinect.
Meanwhile, Frog Design has added a Human Tetris (http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/16/students-program-human-tetris-into-8-bit-microcontroller-give-a/) game to the Kinect's repertoire where players perfect their Vogue-ing skills by striking a pose to match an approaching cut-out on screen. Finally, all the shape-shifting fun with none of the goofy silver jumpsuits. Vids are after the break.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/20/kinect-hackers-give-us-ios-friendly-dodgeball-and-human-tetris/