Thu, May 19, 2011 | 17:56 BST
Program which allows Kinect to read sign-language created
Some French programmers have used the open-source version of Kinect which allows the device to recognize American sign-language.
So far, it only recognizes the signs for “hello” and “sorry”,but more words are being added to the program’s vocabulary, and because the coding has already been completed, all they need to do is they record the gestures and words into the program.
Back in August 2010, a patent surfaced for Kinect which showed the device recognizing ASL, but Microsoft said Kinect would not support it at launch.
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Posted in: Kinect, hardware
Tags: American Sign Language, ASL, kinect sign language
11 comments
#1
OrbitMonkey
19/05/11, 2:58 pm
Superb. Now they just need to program it to recognise “Fuck you noob” so people with speech difficulties can troll online too
#2
Deacon
19/05/11, 3:13 pm
jutsu?
#3
StolenGlory
19/05/11, 3:16 pm
@2
Depends on the hand seals. Summonings should be easy though.
Well, so long as you can simulate chewing off a chunk of your thumb at any rate with actually maiming yourself
#4
Gurdil
19/05/11, 3:22 pm
@2 and @3
Well that’s an idea! We could finally have a fun Naruto game lol
#5
tenthousandgothsonacid
19/05/11, 3:24 pm
Wow, two words. Really accurate then.
As they say, it must be really easy to add loads more words or they’d have spent the five minutes doing it.
Oh wait…
#6
Deacon
19/05/11, 3:24 pm
hahaha – I forgot about the summons
http://bit.ly/l0eiAk
#7
StolenGlory
19/05/11, 3:26 pm
@4
I think an AR related Kinect Naruto title could be a bit of a laugh
#8
Gurdil
19/05/11, 3:29 pm
@7 I’d totally wanna play it! At least for the lulz
#9
StolenGlory
19/05/11, 3:38 pm
@8 Yeah, having to vocalise the jutsu would be amusing too
#10
ManuOtaku
19/05/11, 5:19 pm
So if i want to summon a hughe D*ck to fight the hughe snake the one summoned by orochimaru, i should input the oldest sign
P.S Per YoungZero Advice “.|..”
#11
YoungZer0
19/05/11, 5:32 pm
Hm … so what about this sign “.|..”?