Kinect Hack Turns Minecraft Players Into Giant Monuments

[Danpascooch]

What does it look like from the back? How would it know what the person looks like from the back anyway? Is the back just flat?

 

[Dogstile]

Its the internet and they've found out how to make parts of themselves GIANT.

I shouldn't have to say what i'm expecting to happen.

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

Bow Before My might Pigs! Bow Before My might Cows! Bow and TREMBLE!.....at the....same time!

 

[Wolfram23]

Holy shit... I'd do that and build a whole fortress inside of me. And I'd but torches in my eyes. FEAR THE GLOWING EYES!

 

[Luftwaffles]

Trolls and griefers would have a field day with this.....

Giant 3D minecraft penis anyone?

 

[Buizel91]

So...if i put my Sonic the Hedgehog teddy in front of Kinect, mine craft would create a Huge Sonic the Hedgehog?...

Must. Resist. Urge! >.<

 

[Erana]

So if someone wore a green shirt, would they be an uber-creeper?

 

[Thaliur]

Would it be possible to scan non people objects in? Like say... A building made of legos?

Yes, this would be possible. However, you still have to problem of the back not being captured and thus not included. If you adjust the program and use multiple kinects, it should be possible.

Or one kinect with muiltiple shots

Hm, possible while very difficult because you need to set those pictures into relation, which would be done with a calibration surface - if you'd have to move it, this wouldn't be possible and thus produces a less than optimal representation of the object. However, due to the nature of minecraft, this probably would go unnoticed unless the angle really deviates from the expected, producing a skewed 3D-model.

Microsoft themselves made a software with similar functionality. It's called Photosynth, and can be used to create either interactive panoramic views of a landscape or nearly-threedimensional pictures of anything by comparing and spatially locating specific pixels on each picture imported. Probably similar code could be used to scan objects with the Kinect.

 

[Rainboq]

Lets see Move or Wii do that

Considering that the Natal (I REFUSE to call it "Kinect") is just the Eye-Toy with some new bells and whistles, it would be easy.

 

[Sebenko]

Total reasons to buy this piece of shit: 1.

 

[aPod]

That is monumental!

Haha, that was good. Then I read your name, and it became fucking brilliant.

This is a pretty cool hack though, too bad i do not play or care to play minecraft.

 

[Kermi]

Lets see Move or Wii do that

Considering that the Natal (I REFUSE to call it "Kinect") is just the Eye-Toy with some new bells and whistles, it would be easy.

If by "new bells and whistles", you mean thousands of infrared points of light capable of 3D mapping an object as well as colour detection instead of just being a camera... yeah, other than that they're basically the same thing.

 

[emeraldrafael]

I cnat wait till someone uses this inappropriately.

Anyway, why is it that the entire draw of this Kinect so far has been the hacks? Microsoft might as well have just put it out with no games and offered to buy things from fans who hacked.

 

[rokkolpo]

Kincraft!

Truly brilliant.

 

[AK47Marine]

You know the kinect could probably be used to PLAY minecraft, which is a motion controlled game I could actually get behind

 

[Impluse_101]

This makes Kinect worth buying and all the other...add ons forgetable!

 

[sunpop]

It took a hacker but something good game from the kinect.

 

[Xenominim]

You know the kinect could probably be used to PLAY minecraft, which is a motion controlled game I could actually get behind

Considering the amount of arm swinging that would involve, I think you'd get tired of playing it that way VERY quickly.

 

[octafish]

*snip*
If you absolutely must have a monument dedicated to your greatness in Minecraft, Viniconis has written out everything you need to know cute dogs [http://www.orderofevents.com/MineCraft/KinectInfo.htm].
*snip*

Ah ha We have the minecraft Jeff Koons in our presence!

Very cool Hack, but as mentioned before the wang monuments will be here momentarily.

 

[silasbufu]

Wow...Before zooming in on the last picture I thought that guy put his penis in front of the kinect... -_- .
Impressive though