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Sense
Current version: 0.2.0.11 (ALPHA)
Download | Changelog | Source | Issue Tracker | Website
Recently the "official" drivers of the hardware behind Kinect were released as open source. After some hours of playing around with the motion detection (and lots of retarded waving) I am ready to release the alpha version of the plugin for testing. There's a lot of finetuning ahead but that's where YOU as the community come in.
The working title for the plugin is Sense because the libraries are not just for Kinect but for a whole range of sensor devices.
Features
Control MediaPortal using the Kinect Sensor!
Video #1: YouTube - Control MediaPortal using Kinect (Sense plugin) (0.2 alpha)
Requirements
You need the following drivers / software installed on your machine.
After installation of the drivers and framework, connect your Kinect Sensor to your PC and check whether it recognizes the Kinect Motor and Camera. Note that the audio driver is NOT recognized - this is OK.
Installation
note: You will also get a new "/Data" folder in the MediaPortal application folder which contains an "openni.xml" file.
Usage
Gently wave at the Kinect Sensor untill you hear a sound indicating the session has started.
Once in session you can do the following gestures to navigate.
The swipe gestures need a short steady hand in between directions (about 1/10 of a second) to be able to register a new swipe.
So if you keep your hand in motion right after you swiped you will not trigger new swipes untill you stop moving. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the controls. All gestures should be done in a gently manner, no need to get wild
Ending a session manually is temporarily disabled, to end a session just make sure your hand can't be tracked by the sensor.
A different sound will play indicating the session is ended.
Credits
Credits to Johnsel (creator of the XBMC Kinect Control) for sharing thoughts and code snippets with me. We will keep in contact during the development of both our projects.
Bug Reports / Suggestions
I really love to get some community feedback about the current experience or new ideas about controlling MediaPortal with your hand(s) and/or body.
Please do not post bugs in this thread. If you have a bug report, please browse the Issue Tracker and create a new issue if it was not reported before.
Current version: 0.2.0.11 (ALPHA)
Download | Changelog | Source | Issue Tracker | Website
Recently the "official" drivers of the hardware behind Kinect were released as open source. After some hours of playing around with the motion detection (and lots of retarded waving) I am ready to release the alpha version of the plugin for testing. There's a lot of finetuning ahead but that's where YOU as the community come in.
The working title for the plugin is Sense because the libraries are not just for Kinect but for a whole range of sensor devices.
Features
Control MediaPortal using the Kinect Sensor!
Video #1: YouTube - Control MediaPortal using Kinect (Sense plugin) (0.2 alpha)
Requirements
You need the following drivers / software installed on your machine.
- OpenNI http://openni.org/sites/default/files/OPENNI-Win32-1.0.0.23.exe
- PrimeSense NITE http://downloads.primesense.com/NITE-Win32-1.3.0.17.exe
- PrimeSense PSDK Driver (Kinect patch) https://github.com/avin2/SensorKine...d9b50ee1baf0/Bin/SensorKinect-Win32-5.0.0.exe
After installation of the drivers and framework, connect your Kinect Sensor to your PC and check whether it recognizes the Kinect Motor and Camera. Note that the audio driver is NOT recognized - this is OK.
Installation
- Extract the contents of the archive into the "%PROGRAMFILES%/Team Mediaportal/MediaPortal" folder.
- Copy the contents of the "/Skin" folder to your current skin folder (this will enable Sense sounds)
- Make sure the plugin is enabled in your configuration (default should be enabled).
note: You will also get a new "/Data" folder in the MediaPortal application folder which contains an "openni.xml" file.
Usage
Gently wave at the Kinect Sensor untill you hear a sound indicating the session has started.
Once in session you can do the following gestures to navigate.
- Swipe your hand up/down/left/right to navigate one step into that direction.
- Move your hand forward ("push" in a straight motion) to select. (enter)
- Move your hand back ("pull" in a straight motion) to go to the previous screen. (esc)
- Gently keeping waving your hand left/right (X-axis) or up/down (Y-axis) to enable scrolling for the specfied axis.
- When in scroll mode move your hand to scroll the list (the scroll is locked on the axis you triggered it on)
- When in scroll mode hold your hand still for 2 seconds to disable scrolling
The swipe gestures need a short steady hand in between directions (about 1/10 of a second) to be able to register a new swipe.
So if you keep your hand in motion right after you swiped you will not trigger new swipes untill you stop moving. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with the controls. All gestures should be done in a gently manner, no need to get wild
Ending a session manually is temporarily disabled, to end a session just make sure your hand can't be tracked by the sensor.
A different sound will play indicating the session is ended.
Credits
Credits to Johnsel (creator of the XBMC Kinect Control) for sharing thoughts and code snippets with me. We will keep in contact during the development of both our projects.
Bug Reports / Suggestions
I really love to get some community feedback about the current experience or new ideas about controlling MediaPortal with your hand(s) and/or body.
Please do not post bugs in this thread. If you have a bug report, please browse the Issue Tracker and create a new issue if it was not reported before.
