It’s been a while since we saw a Kinect hack that suprised us (alright, a week or so) but this one is great: 3D Tetris!
Created by YouTube user Keysosaurus as part of his Computer Science course work at Trinity College, Dublin, it combines a Wiimote with Kinect to create augmented reality Tetris. The Wiimote rotates the pieces while you use your hands to move them around the grid. Check it out on video after the break. We want a full on Kinect Tetris game now!
Look here, it’s a cool hack that isn’t a Kinect hack! Over on Kickstarter, Tim Soo and pals have put together an iPhone and a Wiimote to create the Invisible Instrument, a controller that pairs with your computer via Bluetooth and works with software including GarageBand, Logic, ProTools and Ableton Live.
So far the Invisible Instrument can control a virtual instruments including a drum kit, violin, cello, bass, keyboard, guitar, theremin and act as a conductor’s baton. Soo and the gangt plan to add wind and brass instruments, harmonica and harp to the repetoire. You can check out the Invisible Instrument in action after the break…
Another day, another Kinect hack and boy is this a good one. With a Wiimote, Wii Nunchuck, the Microsoft Kinect and a PC copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Demize2010 has managed to create the ultimate Call of Duy setup which you can see in the video after the break. Are you up for playing Call of Duty with gesture-control for ducking, leaning, stabbing and reloading thrown into the mix? Click through to see the setup in action…
Gaming might not strike you as a big deal at CES, but this year’s show saw plenty of action for gamers to get more than a little excited about. Whether it was the promise of Project Natal or Sony’s 3D PS3 plans, the Vegas megashow had more than enough to sate our appetite for next-gen delights.
Nintendo’s Wii MotionPlus peripheral, that improves the accuracy of the WiiMote control, launches today. But… where are the games?
E3, the world’s largest videogame trade show has been running in Los Angeles this week. And from a damp squib that was described as being like a “hospital corridor” (by Sega’s US boss) last year, E3 2009 has cooked up a storm. Here’s a personal and probably controversial view of the highs and lows of the show that brought videogames into the mainstream spotlight:
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Nintendo’s sequel to its massively popular Wii Fit, and a new Mario game for Nintendo Wii, will release this year in Japan according to Nikkei newspaper.
