Kinect Hack Turns Minecraft Players Into Giant Monuments

[Amphoteric]

I like the idea, it looks kinda neat and awesome, but now I'm wondering, is it really necessary to use a Kinect to make such awesome monuments?, is it possible to use the program to just scan any image and make the game translate it in blocks?.

Also, I'm wondering if the thing considers depth, like the image with the stretching arm to towards the camera, does it translate well in-game?.

Aside from those questions, it looks pretty awesome.

Most certainly,

http://www.patrickmin.com/minecraft/

 

[sheogoraththemad]

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.

still, the move or wii doesn't have a camera.

 

[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.

still, the move or wii doesn't have a camera.

Uuhhhhhhh, the move DOES have a camera.

 

[Emz]

still, the move or wii doesn't have a camera.

They both do actually but the Wii's is not essential and only used for one or two games.

 

[Balobo]

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!

Even if what you're saying is absurd and wrong?

 

[kakaomasse]

apparently Minecraft Universe wont hold as long as 2012.

 

[BabyRaptor]

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.

That as my first thought. I'm sure it won't take long.

 

[Crazy_Dude]

I am always wondering what vivid Minecraft players will come up with.

I am too wondering what hackers could do with the Kinect.

Now that they are combined my life is complete.

 

[metroid5000]

personaly i would fill it with statues of bob the builder

 

[duchaked]

if I played Minecraft...and if I had Kinect...and this hack...

"MOVE BIT**, GET OUT THE WAY" xD (beats fi fiv fo fum)

 

[duchaked]

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 any considering were to be done, I would consider the possibility that his comment wasn't an actual challenge

perhaps a suggestive encouragement, with the most humorless interpretation lol

 

[Raregolddragon]

Crap I now need to buy mine-craft.

 

[Red Albatross]

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

Giant 3D minecraft penis anyone?

On that note, am I the only one who thinks the fourth picture's depiction doesn't look like he's holding a sword and more like he's holding, well... something else?

Glad to know I'm not the only one who was thinking that.

OT: this is pretty awesome. The possibilities are staggering. Especially if someone could figure out how to take shots from multiple perspectives and combine them into a model with real depth measurements.

 

[Jewrean]

This alone would make me want to get Kinect...
It looks so great, would be brilliant for my server...
But I like to keep what little privacy I can from Microsoft, so no Kinect for me.

Wear a mask? -.-

Or scan your pets?

 

[team star pug]

Hold silver and grey sheet up to kinect, infinite diamonds! U jelly?