Kinect Hack Turns Minecraft Players Into Giant Monuments

[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

 

[SimuLord]

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.

And lo, the secret to inventing the holodeck is revealed!

 

[murphy7801]

Cant wait to see giant penis everywhere!

 

[Sindre1]

Lets see Move or Wii do that

It's impossible for Wii, but the Ps-Eye could easily do it, if that's what you meant, and not just taking a stupid stab against Ninten n' Sony

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.

Feel free to waste your time trying to make that work -.-
If you do prove me wrong; I will buy and eat a hat.

And I liked "Natal" better aswell.

 

[crazyfoxdemon]

This makes me wish that I had a Kinect..

 

[Plurralbles]

it'd be better if we could reduce the building blocks of MC into things we can actually manipulate and virtually build everything like legos. Sounds a lot more fun than the current way of building.

 

[Sindre1]

Lets see Move or Wii do that

It's impossible for Wii, but the Ps-Eye could easily do it, if that's what you meant, and not just taking a stupid stab against Ninten n' Sony

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.

Feel free to waste your time trying to make that work -.-

Sure, it would take some work, hard-wiring two eye-toys together so it can see depth takes a while, put IT'S FUCKING POSSIBLE.

Get to it then.
Just for the record, you would need far more than two.
Two cameras works for 3D-film, not this sort of thing.
But if you disagree, prove me wrong.

 

[adderseal]

I'd rather make a huge cock out of lego, slap that in front of Kinect and get a colossal penis statue imported into my game to go with my obsidian death fortress. Let's see the animals worship that!

 

[Danpascooch]

Lets see Move or Wii do that

It's impossible for Wii, but the Ps-Eye could easily do it, if that's what you meant, and not just taking a stupid stab against Ninten n' Sony

Pseye doesn't have the capabilities.

The eye is a camera, sure it would take some SERIOUS hacking but it's possible.

If it doesn't take proper depth measurements no amount of hacking will allow it to do this.

Serious hacking includes hard-wiring two together so it can sense depth.

you said, and I quote:

the Ps-Eye could easily do it,

How the hell is wiring two together and creating software that translates the two images into depth "easy"?

And since you're wiring two together and creating software to interpret depth, what makes it better than any $20 usb webcam?

Face it, you didn't like the idea that Kinect is better at this then the PSEye, but that guy you originally quoted was right, when you have to WIRE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER (something I'm not even sure is possible frankly) to achieve the same thing, it's not "easy" or equivalent.

 

[Orange Monkey]

And lo, god did create a monument of himself in His image, wielding the blade of infinity the world formed itself into the shape which pleased him, and as he glanced upon his creation, he did say with great sincerity ''why does my sword look like a bell-end?''

 

[Rainboq]

Lets see Move or Wii do that

It's impossible for Wii, but the Ps-Eye could easily do it, if that's what you meant, and not just taking a stupid stab against Ninten n' Sony

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.

Feel free to waste your time trying to make that work -.-
If you do prove me wrong; I will buy and eat a hat.

And I liked "Natal" better aswell.

I WISH I had the tech know-how.

 

[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.

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.

THAT is a new bell and or whistle.

Maybe you don't understand, but saying something has new bells and whistles, means its an upgrade.

 

[Verdilian]

Amazing how the Kinect's potential is being raised by the hacking community. Just before people were complaining of it ripping off the Wii or being skeptical of using it.

Now, I wonder how far they'll keep going with this... Almost anything is possible in the realm of hacking.