Controlling interfaces in the browser with JavaScript and the Kinect

http://blog.polarmobile.com/kinect-meets-mediaeverywhere/

by wesbos • 14 years ago

8 3 14 years ago

blog.polarmobile.com

rand_r• 14 years ago

> and our solution involves many moving parts working in perfect unison

What did the full stack look like?

ndaversa• 14 years ago

depth.js for the safari extension + a web plugin

dmethvin• 14 years ago

We got started down the wrong path when Apple defined touch events and heuristics for faking mouse events from them. As a transitional measure a library like this is about all we can do for Kinect, but it is not the right long-term solution.

If we all have to add special code to our apps and web pages for dealing with every input type (mouse, finger, Kinect, pen, eye-tracking, voice, etc.) it will severely limit the user's ability to interact with a device full of apps with varying levels of support. We need a unified set of actions and gestures that apply to all the input types. I'd love to see the W3C adopt Microsoft's MSPointer model, assuming Microsoft will let go of any patent claims.

Controlling interfaces in the browser with JavaScript and the Kinect

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