I would like to connect a kinect (sorry) to a PC so that users can interact with my webapp via gestures. I don’t have a clear idea about what level of programming is involved in order to achieve this, but a JavaScript API would be ideal (Java would also be tolerable).
I’ve had a look at DepthJS, but the installation/setup alone has almost defeated me. At a minimum I need the user to be able to move the cursor and click, but ideally I’d also like them to be able to use smartphone gestures such as pinching.
Is there an API available that provides these features, can be installed/setup relatively easily, and can be programmed with JavaScript? I don’t know if this makes any difference, but I’ll be doing the development on Ubuntu.
Kinesis leverages web technologies developers already know best HTML/CSS/JavaScript. So you can reuse your existing code and existing team to build gesture enabled applications on top of Kinect for Windows SDK
Zigfu provides a browser plugin called ZigJS for Kinect and will enable HTML/JavaScript Kinect apps using hand gestures.
OpenKinect is an open community of people interested in making use of the amazing Xbox Kinect hardware with our PCs and other devices. They are working on free, open source libraries that will enable the Kinect to be used with Windows, Linux, and Mac.