Programming with the Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit: Add Gesture and Posture Recognition to Your Applications

by David Catuhe

Create rich experiences for users of Windows 7 and Windows 8 Developer Preview with this pragmatic guide to the Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit (SDK). The author, a developer evangelist for Microsoft, walks you through Kinect sensor technology and the SDK--providing hands-on insights for how to add gesture and posture recognition to your apps. If you're skilled in C# and Windows Presentation Foundation, you'll learn how to integrate Kinect in your applications and begin writing UIs and controls that can handle Kinect interaction.This book introduces the Kinect for Windows Software Development Kit to developers looking to enrich applications they build for Windows 7 and later with human motion tracking Teaches developers with core C# and WPF skills how to program gesture and posture recognition in Kinect Describes how to integrate 3D representation on top of a real scene Provides expert insights and code samples to get you up and running

226 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2012

About the author

When David was a child, he was already obsessed with heroic fantasy, magic, and world-building. However, the universe sent him down a different path, and he pursued a career as a software engineer.

At the age of 45, something ignited within him, and he decided to return to his first love: painting fantasy scenes and characters. He realized that it is never too late to pursue your passions! The world of Illuminaria is the manifestation of this passion.

David lives in Seattle, in the Pacific Northwest, with his wife and daughter. He is a big fan of Magic: The Gathering and has been an avid player of World of Warcraft for years.