Kinect is the touch game controller developed by the Microsoft company for the Xbox 360 console. Later the version of this device for personal computers with the Windows operating system was created.
Instruction
1. The Kinect sensor is the horizontal oblong device on the round basis. It needs to be placed above or below the screen of the TV or the computer. The device consists of two sensors of depth, a microphone grid and the color video camera. The software of the sensor allows to carry out three-dimensional recognition of movements of a body and a facial expression. Also the user's voice will be recognized. The microphone grid and the special program make localization of a sound and suppress noise that allows to communicate in an on-line game chat without earphones and the microphone.
2. The sensor of depth is the infrared projector integrated with a photosensitive matrix. It gives the chance to the Kinect sensor to receive the three-dimensional image of the moving user at natural and artificial lighting of the room. The special program and the sensor of range of depth automatically allow to calibrate sensors taking into account conditions of a game and such parameters as the furniture which is in the room, the people who are freely moving on the room pets not taking part in a game.
3. The infrared projector of Kinect imposes on space in front of the device invisible an eye a grid from points. The distance to points is read out by the sensor of 30 times per second and transferred to the console, thus, Kinect is capable to fix insignificant movements and even the user's mimicry.
4. At the movement of the user in front of the screen the sensor reads out information which then is processed by programs of the Xbox 360 console. It is quite power-intensive process which consumes 10-15% of power of the processor. Color stream video with the resolution of 640х480 pixels both with a frequency of 30 frames per second and the monochrome video which is responsible for image depth is exposed to processing. Also the sound coming to the sensor microphone is processed.
5. The special line of games in which management happens the movement of a body of the user was developed for the Kinect sensor. The greatest popularity at players was received by the collection of sports Kinect Sports, childish sports of Disneyland Adventures and Sonic Free Riders, dancing Dance Central and Just Dance simulators, the simulator of care for virtual pets of Kinectimals and also an arcade of Kinect Adventures which is included in the package of delivery of the device. Except games, for the Kinect sensor a row fitness of programs was created: Zumba Fitness, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2012, UFC Personal Trainer, My Self Defense Coach, etc.