[games_access] Kinect for PC?

[Michelle Hinn]

It make sense -- many people mod their xboxes to be used as PCs and/or Linux boxes. The code for the originial Xbox was out in under 24 hours after it came out if I remember correctly. There are at least 5 books on the topic of "xbox modding," So I'm not too surprised people have hacked it.

The trouble is -- for so many, the Kinect is a nightmare because it does not allow any other controller to be used. So if you NEED a classic controller to play using your accessible controllers...you are out of luck. So if someone can hack the games to be played on a PC and accept a standard controller, then I'll be more impressed. :) Not that this won't potentially help people out -- it just still doesn't answer the question of what to do about all the people being left behind by the new technologies.

That being said, I have a Kinect and a Move system collecting dust because a neurological condition has reared its ugly head again and even typing this has been a pain. Literal pain. 

Michelle

On Nov 20, 2010, at 4:33 AM, Javier Mairena wrote:

> Yes Sandra!!
> There are a lot of people beginning using kinect on PC  :)  
> 
> There are some more examples:
> http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/14/hack-turns-kinect-into-mindblowing-3d-video-capture-tool/
> http://es.engadget.com/2010/11/18/kinect-pegado-la-cabeza-de-un-irobot-esto-es-solo-el-comienzo/
> http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/19/kinect-hack-creates-worlds-greatest-shadow-puppet-video/
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho6Yhz21BJI
> 
> 
> 
> On 19 November 2010 18:55, Sandra Uhling <sandra_uhling at web.de> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> maybe this is interesting: Kinect for PC:
> 
> http://codelaboratories.com/nui
> 
> "November 6th, 2010, AlexP was the first to "hack" Microsoft's new Kinect
> for use on Windows 7, and after a great response from the community we are
> continuing our research and development into creating a stable platform for
> the NUI Audio, Camera and Motor devices."
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Sandra
> 
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