"Kinect hack turns your living room into a crazy one-man laser techno dance party"

[MiL0]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/03/k...-man-laser-te/

We've seen it aid surgery, help make smarter robots, and even do some gaming stuff, but honestly, what good is a controller if it can't fuel your crazy techno dance parties? Vimeo user Matt "Namethemachine" Davis posted a video showing a new hack for the peripheral, using its camera-based motion detection, combined with Ableton Live, DMX protocol, and more clever hackery to create a one-man electro-laser light show. It's easy to see this getting a bit out of control real fast in a room packed with overexcited club goers, but if you're looking to recreate the communal experience for you and your cat in your one bedroom apartment, this may be just the ticket.

[ame="http://vimeo.com/24303171"][namethemachine]_Kinect_2011,05,24 on Vimeo[/ame]

[willinfluence]

Excellent fun

[fullenglishpint]

that's brilliant

[Cook]

Ableton 'DJ's have all the cool gimmicks

[Ando]

that makes pretty awesome shows possible

[wrong chris]

haha wow. that's either the geekiest or the coolest thing ever. or both. probably both.

[Wala]

haha this looks awesome!

[BradCee]

be more impressive if he could dance

i mean, imagine that working alongside a pro dancer, be some kind of well timed, improvised feast for the eyes and ears

[soman]

Ah yeah like totally!

[wrong chris]

like this?

[youtube]WCkix-yU2xg[/youtube]