Kinect hack shows off simulated skeletal X-ray [video]

By on Jan 4, 2011 at 4:22 AM
Software January 4, 2011

A team of German developers is doing some pretty interesting work with Kinect thanks to the OpenNI open source framework, which allows programmers to build applications utilizing the technology surrounding Microsoft’s Kinect sensor. The team of researchers from the Technical University of Munich has created an augmented reality app dubbed Magic Mirror that allows a user to view a simulated x-ray of his or her skeleton. Using a CT scan from an anonymous patient, the app tracks the user’s motions along the X, Y and Z axes with a Kinect sensor. It then adjusts the view of the scan with each movement, resulting in an impressive interactive x-ray that appears to display the user’s skeleton. Hit the break for a video demonstration and an explanation of how the application works.

[Via joystiq]

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  • Aspen

    Absolutely lame.

    It’s been two years since Microsoft started hyping this stupid thing and they have yet to show anything remotely fun that would make someone want to waste 300 dollars to have it.

    No wonder they had to resort to faking their two E3 demos of this junk technology.

    • http://twitter.com/chrispgriffin Chris Griffin

      Junk technology? Lame?

      Have you even tried playing a couple of Kinect games? This is pretty impressive technology and there are games that are a lot of fun to play, especially with a group of friends.

    • Sweet James Jones

      A device thats fun to play and that has been hacked to control robots, provide a 3D telepresence, and create “Minority Report” like keypads is a junk technology. The engineers at Microsoft have created something of real value. What have you ever done that’s so great?

      • fromunda cheese

        nothing microsoft makes is worth value. first off windoze sucks all versions suck and always will. bloated software. win 7. i like how they advertise it as being new. all it is is vista fixed with new wallpapers and pictures. now we have kinect. how long will this go before it breaks. do we need to compare it to the xbox hardware that had a lifespan of about 3 months before you had to send it back to microsoft and wait a month for them to fix it. and in the article it says the OpenNI open source framework. when has micro$oft ever been open or been associated with anything open? are they finally realizing that the public can do better things with this stuff then their own employees?

      • sirpaul

        If you think Windows 7 is vista with new wallpapers you are a dumbass. I’m not even joking. Are you honestly stupid or a retarded troll?

      • orangesrhyme

        Troll or retarded machead?

  • Non’ya

    Get a REAL life instead of playing games. Foolish little morons!

  • shosho

    genius boy? what is this for again? ah, sure, nothing, right…
    moron boy!

  • Dblnutcustard

    Do the Germans have nothing better to do than hack the Kinect with these silly videos?

  • douche

    @sirpaul are you the dumbass, because it has a few new features on it that should’ve been put into vista in the first place you think this is a new OS. get a life you abortion gone wrong.

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