5 Kinect Hacks That Will Blow Your Mind

It was only a matter of time before the Kinect was hacked, the only surprise is that it came within the first week of the hardware being available. I scoured the Internet looking for the most unique, innovative, and bad ass hacks to date. Enjoy.

3D: This is the first major hack that was publicly announced. Essentially, the hacker is using the Kinect to create a true three dimensional image of his body and objects in the room. There are certainly some problems with the technology (shadows, etc), but its proof that the Kinect is capable of some pretty fantastic stuff.



Super Mario: Classic Super Mario played using motion controls. Enough said.



3D Tetris: This is probably my favorite hack only because I see this technology being used in future first/third person shooters. Imagine being able to peek around corners or over objects. Epic, if you are listening, lets get a little crazy and make this an optional control layout for Gears 3.



Digital Camouflage: Not sure how this would work in a game, but it sure does look cool.



Minority Report: Last but certainly not least is "Minority Report" controls. The user in the video seems to be wearing something on his hands that enables finger tracking. The most surprising part of the video is seeing just how accurate the Kinect can be.



Let's hope that some of these ideas begin to be incorporated into future Kinect titles.

-BC-