May 2012
1 post
midterm Kinect Gait Analysis
We(Tony Lim and Alejandro Crawford) worked exclusively with kinect for the midterm. Our initial proposal was to create real-time 3D graphing system of each XYZ joint position and use the data to come up with a musical performance.
May 3rd
February 2012
3 posts
FitBit~
Feb 16th
Joint Tracking Exercise
I used Synapse to get skeletal tracking data, which I then ported into Max/MSP/Jitter via OSC (which is how Synapse sends numbers).  I chose the Right elbow & — as a reference — the right hand to demonstrate flexion & the overall extension of said joints. simple max code compressed here (just copy & paste): <pre><code> ...
Feb 9th
The Data Glove
David Sturman is the poster-child of the data glove.  Here’s the poster:                                        With hindsight fully in mind, the data glove has been resigned to the category of ‘design fail’ — or so it seems.  Technologies that move us towards the world of Minority Report                                see the glove shrinking.  Many Kinect hacks already...
Feb 2nd