Kinect for Windows can make pumping iron more efficient

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Published onJune 2, 2016

published onJune 2, 2016

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It’s been a while since Kinect got any love. With the peripheral all but abandoned by Xbox One games, it managed to avoid a lifetime of obscurity by getting picked up by software developers that saw the raw potential in its SDK. Kinect may not be much of a gaming device anymore, but it’s responsible for some really interesting stuff – fromtrippy musicvideosto, now, weightlifting companions.

Software engineer Vangos Pterneas has put up a tutorial teaching Kinect software developers how to track objects, using a sample program that can track the height of a barbell as a person lifts it. While the Kinect SDK can track human joints right off the bat, it doesn’t have the ability to track objects all on its lonesome – to do that, developers should follow Pterneas’ tutorial.

As you can see, the software is a pretty reliable and valuable tool for people who have a Kinect sensor and want to use it to help them lift weights. Even if you’re not a weightlifter, the program is a proof of concept for a technique that has countless other uses outside of an exercise routine. If you’re just interested in lifting weights and don’t want to go about tweaking the code yourself, you can see the program in its entiretythrough GitHub, where it’s available totally open source.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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