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Speaking of magic, universal uses Kinect for Harry Potter in Knockturn Alley. Was surprised to see a simple Kinect running it (hard to see but it’s in a box to

Speaking of magic, universal uses Kinect for Harry Potter in Knockturn Alley. Was surprised to see a simple Kinect running it (hard to see but it’s in a box to the left of the skeleton magic wand experience).

flanbiscuit 9y ago
this? https://youtu.be/uUE_DaM8ymk?t=19s https://youtu.be/uUE_DaM8ymk?t=19s
- dawnerd 9y ago
  Yep, that's the one.
WorldMaker 9y ago
The Kinect has done wonders for amusement park and museum efforts. At this point I'm more surprised when those sorts of museum and amusement projects aren't using a Kinect. (...and more often than that it's simply because an old expensive system hasn't broken yet, but soon as it breaks you expect it to be replaced with a Kinect.) For that reason, the commodification of the Kinect really has been a boon for science and entertainment. There are some commodity Kinect knock-offs out there (Intel's cameras and sensors come to mind), but selling millions of Kinects means that they will probably stay important to museum projects. The secondary market will probably remain flooded with Kinects for a while, but maybe (hopefully) by the time it becomes hard to get a decent priced Kinect for such cool little projects there will be a Kinect 3 or similar ready. (Or Microsoft will sell the Kinect brand to a hardware manufacturer.)
- Rebelgecko 9y ago
  I went to a few museums last week on vacation. I was surprised to see how ubiquitous the Kinect was - almost every new-ish exhibit had something interactive that made use of the Kinect. Just when I was thinking about how much fun it would be to get one to play with, they killed it :(
  - soundwave106 9y ago
    It will be interesting if Microsoft quietly makes a "Kinect" platform that targets businesses / museums / etc. for this exact reason. (Basically, going the Google Glass route of discontinuing a consumer "flop" that still ends up being utilized, and produced, on the B2B end).

flanbiscuit 9y ago

this? https://youtu.be/uUE_DaM8ymk?t=19s https://youtu.be/uUE_DaM8ymk?t=19s

dawnerd 9y ago
Yep, that's the one.

WorldMaker 9y ago

The Kinect has done wonders for amusement park and museum efforts. At this point I'm more surprised when those sorts of museum and amusement projects aren't using a Kinect. (...and more often than that it's simply because an old expensive system hasn't broken yet, but soon as it breaks you expect it to be replaced with a Kinect.) For that reason, the commodification of the Kinect really has been a boon for science and entertainment. There are some commodity Kinect knock-offs out there (Intel's cameras and sensors come to mind), but selling millions of Kinects means that they will probably stay important to museum projects. The secondary market will probably remain flooded with Kinects for a while, but maybe (hopefully) by the time it becomes hard to get a decent priced Kinect for such cool little projects there will be a Kinect 3 or similar ready. (Or Microsoft will sell the Kinect brand to a hardware manufacturer.)

Rebelgecko 9y ago
I went to a few museums last week on vacation. I was surprised to see how ubiquitous the Kinect was - almost every new-ish exhibit had something interactive that made use of the Kinect. Just when I was thinking about how much fun it would be to get one to play with, they killed it :(
- soundwave106 9y ago
  It will be interesting if Microsoft quietly makes a "Kinect" platform that targets businesses / museums / etc. for this exact reason. (Basically, going the Google Glass route of discontinuing a consumer "flop" that still ends up being utilized, and produced, on the B2B end).