Kinect Hack Turns Minecraft Players Into Giant Monuments

[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.

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.

Maybe you don't understand but "bells and whistles" is a cynical term used to deride an advertised product by being dismissive of the actual benefit of the additions to the product. By stating something has "all the bells and whistles" you are implying it is flashy, and little else.

There is a distinct difference between the mapping capabilities of the Kinect's sensors and cameras, and the Eyetoy camera. Your assertion that the Eyetoy camera could "easily" duplicate what the Kinect hacks have accomplished in the last two months is ill-informed. Your subsequent implication that the Kinect sensor is not a substantially more technically advanced than the Eyetoy camera is laughable.

If the Eyetoy camera could replicate effects the Kinect sensor has achieved, I ask you, where are all the interesting Eyetoy hacks?

 

[brainslurper]

Kincraft!

Truly brilliant.

but that reminds me of the kin. another failed microsoft experiment.

 

[Ghengis John]

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.

You have been spending too much time swallowing the mis-information of Mr Butler. Read on.

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.

No it isn't. you have one lens vs two for depth perception. You also don't have the IR camera scanning depth. Kinect can actually build a wireframe out of a person or object standing in front of it. That is the ability this hack is utilizing. This cannot work for the Playstation eye, and despite what paid advertising (propaganda) videos may claim they are not the same tech.

 

[AK47Marine]

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.

Maybe true but with a Pick that you could add or remove weight from it would be an awesome work out, play mine craft and work on my arms? heck yes lol

 

[Cannorn]

oh sure its all fun and games until someone makes their world full of scanned wang monuments, You know he is out there right now plotting to use this tech for the lawls.

Easily combated, simply comment something along the lines of "Making a mountain out of a mole hill"

 

[Sindre1]

I WISH I had the tech know-how.

If you do not; why are making claimes about what the eye-toy can and can not do?
Leave that to people who know what they are talking about.
At most say "I would think thats how it works.." instead of claiming it as fact.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

That is monumental!

You're doing it wrong. You're supposed to go:

"That is... Monumental." [http://instantrimshot.com/classic/?sound=csi]

 

[Baldry]

I'm wondering what will happen with my afro...I might be inclined to try this and live in my hair xD

 

[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.

Maybe you don't understand but "bells and whistles" is a cynical term used to deride an advertised product by being dismissive of the actual benefit of the additions to the product. By stating something has "all the bells and whistles" you are implying it is flashy, and little else.

There is a distinct difference between the mapping capabilities of the Kinect's sensors and cameras, and the Eyetoy camera. Your assertion that the Eyetoy camera could "easily" duplicate what the Kinect hacks have accomplished in the last two months is ill-informed. Your subsequent implication that the Kinect sensor is not a substantially more technically advanced than the Eyetoy camera is laughable.

If the Eyetoy camera could replicate effects the Kinect sensor has achieved, I ask you, where are all the interesting Eyetoy hacks?

Because where the Kinect took off, the Eye Toy didn't, there simply wasn't much of a market.

 

[twaddle]

this has the prospect of epic in it, but i fear the coming day when someone is getting jolly with their significant other and this feature happens to be on....

 

[Kermi]

Because where the Kinect took off, the Eye Toy didn't, there simply wasn't much of a market.

If you believe that, you're not ill-informed, just delusional. The eyetoy was effectively a webcam. Hundreds of millions of cameras like it exist attached to if not built into computers worldwide. The Kinect is far more than that. Please know what you're talking about before making such ridiculous claims.

 

[Rainboq]

Because where the Kinect took off, the Eye Toy didn't, there simply wasn't much of a market.

If you believe that, you're not ill-informed, just delusional. The eyetoy was effectively a webcam. Hundreds of millions of cameras like it exist attached to if not built into computers worldwide. The Kinect is far more than that. Please know what you're talking about before making such ridiculous claims.

*shrugs* Its the internet, I can say what I please!

 

[brendan_mp]

I would make a castle of a reclining naked woman. That would be sheer awesomeness.

 

[Ghengis John]

"Serious hacking" includes hard-wiring two of the cameras together.

And an ir camera, ir lasers, laser range finding hardware and wireframe building software too no doubt.

 

[Sonic Doctor]

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!

I know that was a joke, but it is actually the reason I won't bash innovations in gaming like the Kinect. Yes it is worlds away from turning into something like a holodeck, but all great things in the world of technology start with small steps, like the Kinect.

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I look at people that bash such technology as people that have something I like to call Early-Onset Old People Syndrome. When people that suffer from this condition encounter a new technology that could revolutionize life or recreation, they complain about it and say that what they have at the moment is just fine and should stay that way.

Ever here something similar to this when trying to get old relatives to use a computer, "I don't need this newfangled comput-o-matic or whatever you call it, I have a piece of paper and a pen that I can use just fine to write and send letters.", or "I get news from my newspaper; I don't need that gizmo.", or "Why would I want to watch videos on that contraption when I have a TV." Though before that it was, "Why do we need this television thing when we have a perfectly good radio."

When holodecks are finally invented, there will probably be people that are complaining that their Move-Plus-Kinector 1080 is just fine and holodecks are a fad.

Edit: Also, awesome new use for the Kinect, I can't wait till I have enough money to buy one with one of the new 360's.

 

[joshuaayt]

So... If I wear all purple clothing, will I get a massive obsidian repository? What about red/yellow? The game considers lava a block, so will I have (for a few seconds) a lava statue? How about water statues? A tree statue would be cool...

 

[lostzombies.com]

The amount of huge dong monuments is going to go through the roof!

 

[znix]

Ya, it's kinda cool... but when you look closely, the statues are mostly blobby and nondescript. Not really detailed enough to look good up close.

 

[Gralian]

First controlling WoW with kinect, now erecting monuments of glory in your own image? The world is changing, folks...

...Maybe kinect is not the evil we once thought it was?!