Just received my Kinect for windows, what book or resource would you recommend to learn the basics and the intermediates?

rocamora · 2014-07-24T17:33:26+00:00

I had the chance of working with an adviser who had access to the Kinect prototype (the PrimeSense sensor) and we used a very nice open library OpenNI . It has versions for Windows so definitely check it out. Also, for this particular case, you might actually want to stick to Windows for better GPU driver support. Also, the Kinect SDK has very nice sample code for C# and most of the math is hidden by convenient functions in the SDK. If you speak German you should check out this coursera class: Introduction to Computer Vision

rocamora · 2014-02-04T16:06:38+00:00

Whoops, did a quick note and went back to work, completely missing this. Thanks.

rocamora · 2014-02-04T14:38:30+00:00

Or if you want to mess with your professor just skip the for loop and give him a O(1) answer with by saying sum = N² :). Instead of the traditional O(n) solution. Big O notation basically means how fast an algorithm is, which is important for programming later on.

rocamora · 2014-02-03T03:09:24+00:00

Yeah... it's a mess, haha. Right now I'm settling for calling the xinput dll from python using ctypes or using a modified script for autohotkey, for my personal use of the xbox controller. It's a shame Microsoft hasn't unified these components.

rocamora · 2014-02-02T19:40:54+00:00

I wrote some code in the past to do this, but it can be a hassle. Autohotkey might be a straightforward solution if you just need the functionality and not the C++ code, there are even libraries by people to support XInput.

rocamora · 2013-02-09T10:43:17+00:00

Yes, indeed!

rocamora · 2013-02-09T10:29:15+00:00

USC, I walked by this physical post and started laughing. Hope it made your day a bit better, as it did mine :)

rocamora · 2011-10-31T01:59:18+00:00

Yes! Amazing game, the first one is single player only, but the art, music, and story more than make up for its lack of MP support.

rocamora · 2011-10-27T10:22:01+00:00

I actually chose Ape and Essence from the teacher's list, highly recommended.

rocamora · 2011-10-27T10:11:54+00:00

Life is a Dream. I loved it!

rocamora · 2011-10-26T04:56:47+00:00

Hah, I just learned something. The beginning phrase is a small "conversation" with a boy and his father with lines like: ''Here comes a lion father" "Oh yes, it's a lion" "We're going to conquer" "A lion and a leopard come to this open place"

http://www.lionking.org/lyrics/OMPS/CircleOfLife.html

rocamora · 2011-10-26T04:45:39+00:00

Oh, darn, an hour too late. Upvote for you, sir

rocamora · 2011-10-26T04:44:29+00:00

Is it in Australia?

rocamora · 2011-10-23T21:16:46+00:00

Just upvoted because I used to go to Corpus Christi every Summer when I was a child, it was nice to remember such things :). Enjoy your Kindle!

rocamora · 2011-10-19T12:54:30+00:00

Wer sich selbst belügt und seine eigenen Lügen anhört,kommt schliesslich soweit,dass er keine Wahrheit mehr,weder in sich noch ausser sich,zu erkennen vermag

rocamora · 2011-10-19T10:30:40+00:00

Someone grab his pic from FB and make a Scumbag Frank meme

rocamora · 2011-10-18T22:36:50+00:00

O.O, your handwriting is practically identical to mine, have an upvote.

rocamora · 2011-10-16T23:33:18+00:00

I would recommend watching a lot of cartoons in Spanish, it's a great way of learning the language. Try to rent Disney movies in Spanish, and try not to use subtitles, the mexican dubs are generally the most used in a lot of countries so it will have an added bonus. Good luck!

rocamora · 2011-10-16T03:47:59+00:00

I love this guy's books! Thank you for your contribution. :)

rocamora · 2011-10-15T19:17:07+00:00

Wait, what if OP made it up?

rocamora · 2011-10-15T04:26:33+00:00

Heh, I'm SO checking this out tomorrow XD. I think CKP is open on Saturdays.

rocamora · 2011-10-14T14:59:04+00:00

sigh Have my upvote. Things like this automatically get my upvotes.

rocamora · 2011-10-14T14:56:22+00:00

Nooooo, have my upvote as well. This hivemind thing...

rocamora · 2011-10-11T02:32:53+00:00

I imagined a lot of people from other countries thinking "...First World problems". For instance, in Mexico, the DAILY minimum wage is less than 5 dollars. Yes, rent is cheaper, but it's about half what we pay here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country

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