Body Tracking with the Kinect

Greg BorensteinNYU ITPideasfordozens.com / @atduskgreg

Body Tracking:An Introduction to the Microsoft Kinect

IR Projector

Image courtesy of futurepicture.org

IR Projector

IR Projector IR Camera

IR Projector IR CameraRGB Camera

Depth ImageRGB Image

openkinect.org

Processing.org

Dan Shiffmanphoto by Jeff HowardNYU ITP

www.shiffman.net/p5/kinect/

John Schimmel - Assistive Technologyitp.nyu.edu/sigs/assistive

“Weʼre using the Kinect to create a gestural interface for a patient whose neurological disorder has left him with very limited motor skills and almost no vision. Previously, he has not been able to perform these task without the help of an aide.”

– Erica Newman and Will Jennings, ITP

www.shiffman.net/p5/kinect/

OpenFrameworks.cc + OpenCV

openni.org

Demo

Greg BorensteinNYU ITPideasfordozens.com / @atduskgreg

Letʼs make something!