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KINECT2TIR

Description

This application utilizes Kinect depth camera data to emulate TrackIR hardware in several games. It allows for head tracking in low light conditions without any extra head gear. Results may vary.

This program should work for Kinect for XBOX360 (tested) and Kinect for Windows (untested)

Disclaimer

If this Application manipulates your game or computer in a harmful way, I claim no responsibility. I am not associated with NaturalPoint in any way. I am distributing this Application free of charge, use at your own risk! Some parts of this program were not made by me. Credit is given where credit is due.

Installation

Install Kinect SDK v1 to your system. (Kinect SDK v2 not supported)

Can be downloaded from Microsoft here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40278

Extract KINECT2TIR folder anywhere you like.

Uninstallation

Delete KINECT2TIR folder from your computer.

Notes

  • This program was designed for Windows7 or greater.
  • This program requires DirectX installed on your system.
  • This program requires to make changes to the hard drive (users folder) and registry (NPClient.dll location).
  • This is an early release and may not run under all circumstances.

Usage

Run kinect2tir.exe Press Install NPClient.dll (Needed only once!) Adjust sensor so it is about 1 meter in front of you. Load a Profile Run TrackIR enabled Game Enjoy!

HotKeys

F12 - Recenter

Version History

  • What's new in v2.1b on 12/31/18?
  • Added option to direct raw head movement data to UDP ..* can be used with OpenTrack or FaceTrackNoIR as input
  • Added option to disable visual preview to improve performance (just barely)
  • What's new in v2.0b on 9/1/14? ..*Converted to KinectSDK v1 ..*Fixed some smoothing and rendering bugs

  • What's new in v1.0 on 9/14/12? ..*First version

Known Bugs

  • profile settings are incomplete
  • some games may show an error when exiting

Credits

Gabriele Fanelli for Head Pose Estimator (http://www.vision.ee.ethz.ch/~gfanelli/)

OpenCV for Computer Vision library (http://www.opencv.org)

FreeTrackNoIR for modified NPClient.dll (http://facetracknoir.sourceforge.net/)

Contact - Bug Reports

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