Softkinect presented in CES 2012 a virtual puppet show to demonstrate finger tracking feature, a gesture control system to tout “near mode” . The firmware for its DepthSense 311 should detect finger movement from as close as 15cm (vs. Kinect””””””””””””””””s 50cm) and as far away as about three feet.
A “puppet show” app that let you control two cartoon puppets with ragdoll arms
The puppets could nod their head, twist around, and open their mouths when you un-balled a fist. The twisting mechanism didn””””””””””””””””t work perfectly, and touching your hands together resulted in rather weird behavior.
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