Kinect with UCEngine

What: detect gestures with a Kinect and send them as events to UCEngine
When: CodeWeek 5
Where: Caours, France
Who: Bruno Michel, af83

Instructions for a quick start

1. Install dependencies:

   • UCEngine
   • OpenNI
   • Sensor
   • NITE

2. Compile the UCE-Gestures:

   git clone <...> && cd kinect.uce
   make
   ./bin/UCE-Gestures | ./bin/std2uce nono.localhost 80
   

3. Create the vhost:

   echo "127.0.0.1 nono.localhost" >> /etc/hosts
   ln -s ~/dev/kinect.uce/config/nginx /etc/nginx/sites-available/nono.localhost
   ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/nono.localhost /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
   /etc/init.d/nginx restart
   

4. Enjoy:

   firefox http://nono.localhost/
   

Events

List of events in UCEngine:

• kinect.wave
• kinect.nocircle (end of a circle move, with the number of circles made in param)
• kinect.swipeup
• kinect.swipedown
• kinect.swipeleft
• kinect.swiperight

Credits

The code is licensed as MIT. See the MIT-LICENSE for the full license.

Copyright (c) 2011 Bruno Michel bruno.michel@af83.com