A mashup of Kinect and Windows 7 is currently underway at Evoluce, a leading surface technology firm. The team successfully demonstrated Windows 7 applications being controlled via Microsoft’s Kinect.
Bridging the gap between the power of Kinect and the versatility of Windows 7 is a remarkable feat. In the following video you can see the project in action as the team demonstrates Windows 7 applications being controlled and interacted with for the first time through Kinect.
Now for the rub- the team is actually leveraging Windows 7 to simultaneously control multiple multi-touch and multi-gesture applications, including those using Flash and Java. For software developers this is a big news.
By tapping into the power of Kinect and Windows 7, developers will be able to program multi-user, multi-gesture applications that will forever change the way we interact with our PCs.
According to Evoluce, a software release is not far off. The planned software is based on the latest Evoluce Multitouch Input Management (MIM) driver which delivers standard interfaces for multi-gesture software development for Windows 7, Java, XML, Flash and TUIO.
The team at Evoluce has not only expanded the possibilities of of Microsoft’s Kinect and possibly changed the future of home computer, they’ve also opened the door to remarkable possibilities. The reach of multi-user, multi-gesture applications could be used in everything from our home electronics to point of sale or even medical systems.
The next time you go into the doctor’s office, imagine your X-rays being thrown onto screen and then with a quick pinch of the fingers and the doctor has an up-close view of the hairline fracture. Not to mention that this is done without touching a screen.
Evoluce has effectively used Kinect and Windows 7 to replace Microsoft’s own Surface technology. Using large, non-portable Surface table tops simply to bring multi-touch to new venues is not practical. Grabbing the a HTPC, a Kinect sensor and a slim LCD monitor is the solution.
The team at Evoluce is always looking for new ideas and applications. Drop us a line with your ideas on where the power of Windows 7 and Microsoft Kinect can change the way we technology below.
