Kinect Possibilities

That is awesome. I know there're some privacy issues, but we're getting closer to that GUI from Minority Report (without the gloves, even).

The possibilities don't stop at GUI either. Since I work in 3D modeling my brain is still going through possibilities, and they are very far reaching. However, there are still some hurdles to overcome.

The main issue being the blind side. While it's able to give a 3D image of what it can see, it's still a camera. What it can see is limited to its line of sight. I believe that can be overcome, but the current hardware and software makes the issue very techincal (see here and here). It's not impossible though, and that is making me giddy with excitement.

This is just what the Kinect is capable of out of the box. If a way can be found to synchronize two Kinects then the capabilities will jump dramatically. If a way can be found ot synchronize 3 or more, the possibilities jump even more. There are hurdles to overcome, but if there is a market for it, I think those hurdles will be jumped.

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