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Why use Kinect to just control a human avatar, when your Kinect can turn all kinds of objects into avatars that you control? Using KinectFusion, these Microsoft Research researchers have made just that possible, with a system called KinEtre (LOL WUT?) Just watch.
Hat tip: Some dude in my Facebook friends' list whose name I sadly now forget. Gratitude, dude!
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KinEtre... Etre is the French verb for 'to do' with its many devilish conjugations... suppose that is the reason for the name...?
Posted by: Seph DaSilva | Saturday, August 11, 2012 at 08:52 PM