Start Here! Learn the Kinect API (Repost)
Start Here! Learn the Kinect API by Rob S. Miles
Publisher: Microsoft Press (July 6, 2012) | ISBN: 0735663963 | English | PDF | 272 pages | 18 MB
Publisher: Microsoft Press (July 6, 2012) | ISBN: 0735663963 | English | PDF | 272 pages | 18 MB
Learn the fundamentals of programming with the Kinect™ API—and begin building apps that use motion tracking, voice recognition, and more. If you have experience programming with C#—simply start here! This book introduces must-know concepts and techniques through easy-to-follow explanations, examples, and exercises.
Here’s where you start learning Kinect
• Build an application to display Kinect video on your PC
• Have Kinect take photographs when it detects movement
• Draw on a computer screen by moving your finger in the air
• Track your body gestures and use them to control a program
• Make a program that understands your speech and talks back to you
• Play a part in your own augmented reality game
• Create an "air piano" using Kinect with a MIDI device
Rob Miles has been teaching computer programming for more than 25 years. An expert on Visual C#® and a Microsoft® MVP for Device Application Development, Rob enjoys inspiring new and experienced programmers. As well as writing his own games, programs, and poetry, Rob has consulted on a wide range of commercial software projects.