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Latest Kinect Hack (now I want one)

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  • 10-01-2011 2:44pm
    #1
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,134 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    http://kotaku.com/5729340/you-can-now-bring-the-real-world-to-minecraft/gallery/
    Putting together an impressive Minecraft creation just got a whole lot easier, with a Kinect hack able to transform data captured by the Xbox 360's camera into landscapes in the game.


    Nathan Viniconis has figured out a way to take the depth and colour data Kinect is able to pick up from a 3D space and get Minecraft to work out not only how to recreate the image as a collection of the game's trademark tiles, but even take a stab at getting the right coloured elements to match the colours in the image.

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    Bloody awesome. I now have a reason to own the wretched thing

    Tutorial here


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