Not to denigrate the
numerous fine hacks that
Kinect's undergone since its launch, but it's always nice to see the professionals come in and shake things up a little. A crew from
MIT's brain labs has put together a hand detection system on Microsoft's ultra-versatile cam, which is sophisticated enough to recognize the position of both your palms and fingers. Just as a demonstration, they've tied that good stuff up to a little picture-scrolling UI, and you won't be surprised to hear that it's the closest thing to
Minority Report's interactive gesture-based interface that we've seen yet. And it's all achieved with a freaking console
peripheral. Video after the break.
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