Microsoft issues Kinect for Windows SDK beta

By on Jun 16, 2011 at 2:40 PM
Software June 16, 2011

Windows developers around the world had cause for excitement Thursday afternoon as Microsoft finally released a beta version of its Kinect for Windows software development kit. As the name might imply, this new SDK will allow developers to build Windows software that makes use of Microsoft’s popular motion-based controller as a peripheral. The SDK obviously opens the door for Kinect-controlled Windows PC games, but we’re sure Windows developers will find plenty of creative ways to make use of the great technology. Developers can download the SDK beta immediately via the read link below.

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  • sirpaul

    And this is why Windows is awesome.

    • Anonymous

      I hate using Windows. It’s just not for me. 

      • sirpaul

        I personally love it. Love it, hate it…MS is still a great company.

  • Anonymous

    Except Kinect sucks ass when it comes to controlling games and it also sucks ass when it comes to controlling even the simplest of TV UIs…

    I don’t see how it will be useful on Windows besides it being a 3D webcam. All I’ve seen is a bunch of youtube videos showing admittedly neat but not very practical tricks using Kinect.

  • http://twitter.com/Ether813_IX Ian Ximinies

    Cant wait for Minority Report Part 2
     

  • http://twitter.com/FondelMaJunk Sofonda Cox

    I can’t wait until the first interactive porn app!!!

  • Anonymous

    This is going to be great for:
    - UIs; and
    - Porn.

    Not necessarily in that order, either.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_BN3LUVEV7BTS2NZOHAN3LV6DZE Chelsea Sampson

    I paid $32.67 for a XBOX 360 and my mom got a 17 inch Toshiba laptop for $94.83 being delivered to our house tomorrow by FedEX. I will never again pay expensive retail prices at stores. I even sold a 46 inch HDTV to my boss for $650 and it only cost me $52.78 to get. Here is the website we using to get all this stuff, BidsGet. com

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FN66KDBJIJ4I6ZJVQHLQBUPY3Y Kyd

    I do not hate MS or the 360 but they always seem cheap compared to what else you can get for about the same price. Hell they are already having to make a new 360 because they realize having 3 disks to install versus one on the PS3 is lame. The great thing I am looking forward to is spoken commands on comps or minority report type screen control. 

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