wraggster
March 16th, 2013, 23:08
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/kinect-fusion-brain-1_620x340.jpgKinect for Windows (http://www.engadget.com/tag/kinectforwindows/) is getting a big SDK update on March 18th to version 1.7 -- Redmond's calling it "our most significant update to the SDK since we released the first version" -- which includes the long awaited 3D object scanning application Kinect Fusion (http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/09/kinect-fusion-augmented-reality-brain-neurosurgeons/). Microsoft took to Engadget's Expand stage today to unveil the features of the SDK update, which included live demos of both Kinect Fusion and Interactions; Fusion creates live 3D models of both people and objects, while Interactions adds a whole variety of recognizable gestures to the Kinect for Windows SDK ("push-to-press buttons, grip-to-pan capabilities, and support for smart ways to accommodate multiple users and two-person interactions," says Microsoft). Microsoft' also adding code samples to its Kinect for Windows development site (CodePlex), making this the first such code from Microsoft available in an open-source channel. We'll have demo videos of the new Kinect for Windows SDK features for you as soon as we can.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/16/kinect-for-windows-sdk-17/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/16/kinect-for-windows-sdk-17/