IMPORTANT! HOW TO EXECUTE! Please extract "Data Visualization" directory using WinRar and then run "MetricSPlat_Kinect.exe".
In order to view and debug the program you will need Kinect for Windows SDK (1.5 or above) for Microsoft Visual C# 2010 which can be found at the following link:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/kinectforwindowsdev/Downloads.aspx
Motivation: Create and evaluate with new forms of visualizing and interacting with large multidimensional data sets.
Description: This application is an implementation of Fastmap, a new indexation algorithm, that is used to visualize large multidimensional data sets (Cancer.txt, in this example). This application also has implemented natural interaction via gestures in order to rotate, zoom, and move the 3D visualization.
For more information regarding the Fastmapping algorithm and its application in data visualization: https://www.google.com.br/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cis.temple.edu%2F~vasilis%2FCourses%2FCIS595%2FPapers%2FPres-FastMap.doc&ei=HPQrUaiMNJHm9gT8-YGICg&usg=AFQjCNERtPJhn7o6WJ0Gb4ySIdPvuuQiyQ&sig2=uIOXE0MpGDaVV26syzccVQ&bvm=bv.42768644,d.dmQ
Controls: Kinect Move your palms while in front of the Kinect/PC device and your natural gestures will interact with the 3D visualization.
Mouse Moving your mouse over the 3D visualization will interact with it. There are also key modifiers: Press and hold Control: limits mouse movements to interacting only with the Z axis Press and hold Alt: limits mouse movements to interacting only with the Y axis Press and hold Shift: adjusts zoom clicking and dragging: Move 3D visualization
Buttons Rotate Z -: rotates the 3D visualization in the Z axis clockwise. Rotate Z +: rotates the 3D visualization in the Z axis counter clockwise. Rotate Y -: rotates the 3D visualization in the Y axis clockwise. Rotate Y +: rotates the 3D visualization in the Y axis counter clockwise. Zoom -: zooms out. Zoom +: zooms in.
Responsibilities: I picked up this project as a substitute for an on going research project at the University of Sao Paulo (in Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil).The original code had been written in C++ and we needed a version in C# in order to integrate motion-sensing. During this project I was responsible for adapting the available C++ code to C#, implementing 3D graphics in OpenGL as well as aiding in the kinect intergration.
Results: By having participated in this project I obtained advanced knowledge in indexation algorithms and advanced data structures such as Octrees. Furthermore, I refined my skills in OpenGl, and gained a larger understanding of the similarities and differences between C++ and C#. Lastly, I taught myself how to integrate Kinect to a C# application through the use online tutorials and determination.