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Microsoft Kinect With World of Warcraft

Posted by Soulskill on from the get-some-exercise-while-you-raid dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies have developed software that enables control of PC video games using the Microsoft Kinect sensor. Their toolkit, known as the Flexible Action and Articulated Skeleton Toolkit (FAAST), emulates custom-configured keyboard controls triggered by body posture and specific gestures. This video shows a user playing the online game World of Warcraft using the Kinect. Potential applications of this technology include video games for motor rehabilitation after stroke and reducing childhood obesity through healthy gaming."

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  1. Horrible by QuantumG · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Anyway, has anyone actually done streaming skeletal recognition over the web yet? Seems that's the kinda thing that would be an interesting addition to Second Life or some of the other "open" virtual worlds.

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  2. Raid by mseeger · · Score: 4, Funny

    I would love to see a Raid of 25 people using this. It should look like some kind of ballet.

    CU, Martin

    1. Re:Raid by mseeger · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I played WoW for several years with G5 keyboard (which is very macro-friendly) and never had any problems with Blizzard..... AFAIK no one was ever banned for using a specific input device unless he/she actually used it for botting.