Chapter 3. Writing Software for Kinect

After completing this chapter, you will:

  • Understand how the Kinect libraries are added to programs that use the Kinect sensor

  • Know how to create a Kinect runtime instance and connect to services that it provides

  • Have created your first fully working Kinect application: a video camera display that uses the camera in the Kinect sensor

Making a Kinect Video Camera

YOU ARE GOING TO START by making a Windows application that gets the video stream from the Kinect camera and displays it on your PC. This will allow you to find out how to add the Kinect software to a project and then get information from the Kinect sensor bar.

Creating a New Visual Studio Project for Kinect

Installing the Kinect SDK does not add any extra ...

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