The sock-on-the-hand trick doesn’t impress too many kids these days, but this Xbox Kinect Puppet is sure to turn even the heads of even the toughest tyke crowd.
Theo Watson has managed to work with the Microsoft program using openFrameworks and libFreenect to develop the means for his computer webcam to track and react to movement. By creating the conditions for the development of a skeletonization code, Watson uses his laptop to map corresponding points that breathe life into his stirring and squawking Xbox Kinect Puppet bird.
Digitally-Projected Puppeteering
This Xbox Kinect Puppet Mimics Your Motions
Trend Themes
1. Interactive Motion Tracking - A trend in digital technology that allows for real-time tracking and reacting to movement, providing innovative interactive experiences.
2. Virtual Puppeteering - A trend using motion tracking technology to control digital puppets, creating engaging and immersive virtual entertainment.
3. Enhanced Augmented Reality - A trend that combines real-world movement with digital elements to create interactive and engaging experiences.
Industry Implications
1. Gaming - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop gaming experiences that utilize interactive motion tracking technology, providing a new level of immersion and interaction.
2. Entertainment - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create interactive virtual puppet shows or live entertainment experiences that merge the physical and digital worlds.
3. Virtual Reality - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate interactive motion tracking technology into virtual reality experiences, allowing users to interact and control digital objects in a virtual environment.