KINECT FOR WINDOWS

Ken CasadaDeveloper Evangelist, Microsoft Switzerlandkcasada@microsoft.com | blog

KINECT FOR WINDOWS

Kinect SDK for Windows & Kinect Sensors

• Kinect for Windows• Commercial Kinect for Windows Sensor• Tested and supported by Microsoft• Optimized for use with computers and devices running Windows 7 or

Windows Embedded Standard 7• Kinect for Windows Runtime v1.0: supported

• Kinect for Xbox 360• Can only be used for development purposes• Optimized for use with Xbox 360• Kinect for Windows Runtime v1.0: not supported, does not function

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KINECT SENSORSIR Projector RGB Camera

(Color Sensor) IR Depth Sensor

Tilt Motor

Microphone Array

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RESOLUTIONS• Color• 12 FPS: 1280X960 RGB• 15 FPS: Raw YUV 640x480• 30 FPS: 640x480

• Depth • 30 FPS: 80x60, 320x240, 640x480

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DISTANCES1.3’ 2.6’ 9.8’ 13.1’ 26.2’

.4 .8 3 4 8

DefaultModeNear Mode

Feet

Meters

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SKELETON DATA

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SOUND POSITION• Sound Source Angle – the angle and confidence level of

where audio is coming from• Beam Angle – The angle used to record audio that you can

set as a “directional microphone”

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SPEECH RECOGNITION<!-- Confirmation_Yes._value: string ["Yes"] --><rule id="Confirmation_Yes" scope="public"> <example> yes </example> <example> yes please </example> <one-of> <item> yes </item> <item> yeah </item> <item> yep </item> <item> ok </item> </one-of> <item repeat="0-1"> please </item> <tag> out._value = "Yes";</tag>

var grammar = new Choices();grammar.Add(“yes please");grammar.Add(“yes");grammar.Add(“yeah");grammar.Add(“ok");

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GET STARTED• http://kinectforwindows.org • Order Kinect Hardware• Download Kinect SDK