Reinvent The Wheel

Round is nice, but we can do better!

January 20, 2012
by Simon J Stuart
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Lua4Delphi – Implementation Samples Part 1

Lua4Delphi is about to be released, and so, for those interested, it is important know how to implement it in your own applications. [Overview] What are the current capabilities of Lua4Delphi? As it stands today (and will certainly be in … Continue reading

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January 17, 2012
by Simon J Stuart
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TKinect changing name, new controller support!

Stabbed in the back by Microsoft In a recent experiment, I discovered that Microsoft have deliberately capped the minimum depth range of the Xbox Kinect controller (when running it on a Windows 7 PC using the official Beta 2 Kinect … Continue reading

December 9, 2011
by Simon J Stuart
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TKinect (v2) SVN update

For all those interested, there has been a substancial update to TKinect (v2) on the SVN today. Carl Kenner (www.glovepie.org) has very kindly gone through TKinect (v2) with a fine-toothed comb, has discovered the cause of the various issues we’ve … Continue reading

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December 6, 2011
by Simon J Stuart
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TKinect 2 now open to the public!

Victory Fernandes and I have decided to make TKinect (v2) available to the public as-is, and give the public access to the development working copy as it evolves. This means that the SVN repository you can check out today (details … Continue reading

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September 8, 2011
by Simon J Stuart
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TKinect for Delphi has Skeletal Tracking

I just wanted to show some developmental progress for TKinect version 2 (using the official Kinect SDK). TKinect version 2 makes it as easy as it can possibly be to track up to 6 individual people’s limbs in real-time. Obviously, … Continue reading

TKinect Controlled Hot Wheels Game

September 7, 2011
by Simon J Stuart
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TKinect-controlled Hot Wheels Interactive Game

For those wishing to see just one practical use for TKinect and this new generation of User Interaction technology, my friends over in Brazil have taken TKinect for Delphi and used it to create something very special. Victory Fernandes has … Continue reading

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September 1, 2011
by Simon J Stuart
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RAD Studio XE2 now available, TKinect version 2 arriving soon

RAD Studio XE2 For those whom may not yet have heard, RAD Studio (Delphi, C++ Builder, Prism, RadPHP) XE2 is now available for new or upgrading customers! You should go either to the Embarcadero website, or your regional certified Embarcadero … Continue reading