Microsoft shows off hand recognition on the Kinect
Video shows gestures in use to control Windows 8 apps, but don't expect to do finger capture just yet.
Monday, March 11th, 2013
Kinect
Jasper Brekelmans unveils new Brekel Kinect tools
Updated: low-cost motion-capture tools Brekel Kinect Body and Brekel Kinect Point Cloud now shipping.
Monday, January 7th, 2013
Brekel Kinect Pro Face: facial mocap with a Kinect
Updated: stream data from the $99 markerless system into Unity, MotionBuilder... and now 3ds Max.
Friday, July 20th, 2012
iPi Soft releases iPi Motion Capture 2.0
New edition of the low-cost mocap solution improves tracking accuracy and supports Kinect for Windows.
Thursday, June 14th, 2012
The Leap: out-Kinecting Kinect for Windows?
Demo for new $70 gesture-control device for PCs even shows a glimpse of budget motion capture.
Thursday, May 24th, 2012
iPi Soft announces iPi Motion Capture 2.0
Next generation of markerless mocap software tools to support Kinect for Windows, Asus Xtion.
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
Convert Kinect scans to 3D models with ReconstructMe
First public beta of PROFACTOR's work-in-progress tool converts Kinect scan data to OBJ or STL files.
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
Stream Kinect mocap data into Blender with NI mate
Free tool converts Kinect motion capture data into MIDI or OSC format for export to Blender on the fly.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
iPi Soft updates markerless mocap tool for dual Kinects
See the new twin-Kinect iPi Soft DMC in action on Little Green Dog's cute new short, Happy Box.
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
Microsoft releases official Kinect SDK
Official toolset finally ships for Xbox 360 peripheral - start your own DIY mocap project here.
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
New app exports Kinect motion data as BVH files
Japan's Actinia Software releases tool to export mocap from Kinect to 3ds Max, MotionBuilder, Blender.
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
New hack turns Kinect into low-cost mocap camera
Cool videos show US researcher demo Microsoft games peripheral as basic 3D capture tool.
Monday, November 15th, 2010