Coolest Kinect Hack - DJ

Check this out: http://youtu.be/YSYrtmogIZA

Within the last month, we've been trying to see how we can use the Kinect to manipulate different objects and services. We've gone through a lot of them, trying everything from just moving a mouse around to using a brain cap in attempting to move space with brain waves. Personally, I think the above video is the coolest thing we can use the Kinect for. The video basically shows a hack that allows a person to "DJ" via 3D space. They can move their hands side to side, up and down, and back and fourth. All of these motions control something different so by moving around, he is able to change music. To the normal person, however, it simply looks as if he is waiving his hands around in the air.

The coolest part about all these experiments with the Kinect is that we're actually using them in a real-life gig in New York City. As you can see , many of these ideas have come about already and people started hacking up code in order to create procedures for them to work. What hasn't been done is exactly what were doing. Nobody has taken these hacks and performed with them in a public showing. This could be, and probably is, the most important part of the whole process because when developing a new idea, It is important to get your ideas out and show them around. You never know who you'll bump into and next thing you know, the hack can be used for something very important and could be worth millions. I'm very excited to see who shows up at our event.