The great thing about this application is that it runs a simple install file. Once you have installed it, it puts it in your start menu and then you can click on it to load whenever you need it.

I would like to thank @ritzertech for his help with this application. The layout has been corrected since the video shown below.

Kinect Orchestra Updated For Kinect SDK V1

If any of you would like the source to play about with, feel free to contact me.

Click here to download the installer

If any of you would like the source to play about with, feel free to contact me.

Kinect Quiz–For SDK V1

Click here to download the new version of the Kinect Quiz

I can now confirm that I have modified lessons 2,3,4,5 and 7. Lesson 6 does not need to be edited because it is a simple how to which is still very much relevant.

You can download all of these new sample files from here: > Source Files for full SDK and you can unzip them.

Here is the next video:

Kinect Lesson 7–Adjust The Mouse

I can now confirm that I have modified lessons 2,3,4,5 and 7. Lesson 6 does not need to be edited because it is a simple how to which is still very much relevant.

You can download all of these new sample files from here: > Source Files for full SDK and you can unzip them.

Here is the next video:

Kinect Lesson 5–Adjusting The Angle

I can now confirm that I have modified lessons 2,3,4,5 and 7. Lesson 6 does not need to be edited because it is a simple how to which is still very much relevant.

You can download all of these new sample files from here: > Source Files for full SDK and you can unzip them.

Here is the next video:

Kinect SDK–Lesson 4–Update Images

I can now confirm that I have modified lessons 2,3,4,5 and 7. Lesson 6 does not need to be edited because it is a simple how to which is still very much relevant.

You can download all of these new sample files from here: > Source Files for full SDK and you can unzip them.

Here is the next video:

Kinect SDK–Update a text box

I can now confirm that I have modified lessons 2,3,4,5 and 7. Lesson 6 does not need to be edited because it is a simple how to which is still very much relevant.

You can download all of these new sample files from here: > Source Files for full SDK and you can unzip them.

Here is the first video:

Kinect Lesson 2–Kinect SDK Gestures

I had deliberately held off on the release of this because I have been testing the new hardware out over the Christmas Holidays. I was lucky enough to test the product early. After seeing some of the advanced features, I held off. I am now able to get my apps to include small things which help the user.

How many of you have tried to run applications but have forgotten to plug in the Kinect…. I know I have… Well this application tells you whether you have it installed or not! It also tells you if you haven’t got speech recognition installed! 

Have a look at these photo’s below to see it in action. You can also see the video footage of it running. I must apologise for how choppy the sound is. My laptop didn’t like to run video recording software and other applications at the same time.

You can download this application from here, alternatively you can join the Microsoft Partners In Learning Network and download it here. There will be a library of resources just for the Kinect and Kodu and all you need to do is search for the author “Kteam”. Keep updated and follow the progress of the newly launched K-Team!

Pre-Installs – (Please note this has been tested on both Xbox / Windows Kinect)

Kinect for windows V1 - Download here

Microsoft Speech Recognition SDK – Download Here

Kinect not plugged in…	Kinect found…	Kinect loaded!

Kinect Emulator for Kodu V1

So it’s been a week ago today since Kinect launched the Kinect for Windows! Now normally I would be one of the first to be crazy about this and I would have blogged about it straight away. The reason I decided to hold back was because I wanted to give you all a sample to work with.

The Kinect SDK V1 for windows has had multiple changes made to it since the Beta 2. The whole tracking system has changed and it has been built together so that samples are easy to drag and drop in from the tool box.

Biggest Changes

• Tracking: – You can play around with the settings much more and it feels easier to apply smoothing to your movement. Much of the jitter appears to be gone.

• Near Mode: – (ONLY ON WINDOWS KINECT) – Perhaps one of the most useful changes to the Kinect is that you can now start tracking things up to 40 CM close to the camera. I can see this being very useful for SEN students, however it is only available if you have the Windows Kinect.

• Variables: – The first thing which threw me off track was the amount of changes that have occurred. Many of the video tutorials which I have used showing you how to edit the elevation angle are no longer relevant.

  (runtime.NuiCamera.ElevationAngle != (int)slider1.Value) is now

  (kinectSensorChooser1.Kinect.ElevationAngle != (int)slider1.Value)

Useful Facts

• If you install V1 and try to download and run BETA 2 applications. They will not run. There have been too many changes and you will need to work through a lot of errors.

• If you are considering buying a Kinect for Windows device, please weigh up the options and consider what you will be using it for. If you want to use it on your Xbox and your Windows machine you will be disappointed. The Kinect for Windows device does not run on the Xbox 360. (I have tried this myself as I am lucky enough to have one of the new devices).

• Xbox 360 Kinect will run with the new SDK, however you will not be able to carry out near mode on it. There have been some changes in the hardware which allow this.

Over the coming weeks, I will start to develop some Kinect V1 applications from the original applications which have been developed. I hope to include functionality on all of them so that they run with V1 of the SDK.

Kinect SDK V1–Water Cycle

I recently had the pleasure of working with Shout Learning and I have been implementing some applications into Lodge Park Technology College. These applications would help teach students about the water cycle. You can preview the video below. This original application has now been adapted so that it can run with the full version of the SDK. You can download this application here with the source. The source should be helpful to some of you programming with the SDK V1 for the first time.

Click here to download the sample application – All future applications will be available to download from the Microsoft Partners In Learning Network. Sign up with your live ID and get access to materials by searching for the Kinect or the K-Team.

One useful source of information when building your own applications would definitely have to be the channel 9 MSDN website. I found out so much useful information from them and they taught me how to fix my skeletal tracking. They even give you samples to work with. Click here to find your way to the guide.

This year the Shout programme have started doing technical sessions. UK Partners in Learning and TakingitGlobal will have it’s first session on Thursday, Feb 2 and you can learn how to program and create interactive Kinect games which are relevant in the classroom.

This year I have been given the opportunity to showcase some of the work that I have done with students at Lodge Park Technology College. I will be showing you some of the developments and I will also be giving you some tips on getting up and running with the Kinect. Kinect is a webcam-style add-on peripheral for the Xbox 360 console.

Register for the free Shout technical sessions here

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Kinectintheclassroom