Sun, Jan 23, 2011 | 23:47 GMT
Kinect hacked to build 3D maps of reality
Kinect hacker extraordinaire Martin Szarski has built a homebrew analogue of Google Maps’ street view in full 3D, using a Kinect and a mobile phone. What did you do this weekend?
Kinect Hacks writes that Szarski popped a Kinect on his car to capture images and depth, while his Nexus One tracked GPS co-ordinates in order to put the data back together.
The result is an admittedly fuzzy but recognisable 3D re-creation of a local street. Amazing.
If you’re the deeply techy type you can replicate this at home – Szarski’s made the code he used freely available, and you can find details on his blog. Now, if we can just find some way to hook it into Minecraft…
Thanks, Joystiq.
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6 comments
#1
Anders
24/01/11, 12:06 am
Madness. Lovely madness.
#2
sonny
24/01/11, 12:07 am
“What did you do this weekend?”
At first I wanted to build an airplane out of gum and paper clips but then I decided to spend all my time on LBP2
#3
the moon is my happy place
24/01/11, 12:17 am
@2 me too. In lbp1 all i did was a rocket car. Once i got lbp2 I idecided to continue on my project, but creativity kept interrupting….
“why make a car with rockets when we have water and i can make a rocket boat?”
Followed by…
“why make a rocket boat when now u have better controlls and i can make a spaceship?”
Followed by…
“why make a spaceship with lazorz pew pew when i dont have anyone to pew pew?”
So currently, after making all those things im mounted on my hover disk, with plasma lasers, gravitational controlls and warp-speed escape mechanisms waiting on a friend to test it on a vs. Match
Awesome weekend.
#4
Brenna
24/01/11, 2:24 am
@2 & 3 That is the only answer I could accept.
#5
XxT_I_K_IxX_PR
24/01/11, 5:15 am
At least they found a way to make Kinect useful
#6
XxT_I_K_IxX_PR
24/01/11, 5:16 am
by the way @3 awesome answer XD