Arcane Technologies selected for next-gen Kinect developer program

Arcane Technologies is thrilled to announce that the Microsoft Kinect for Windows team selected Arcane for the new generation Kinect for Windows sensor developer program, including a pre-release version of the new sensor hardware and software development kit. Note that the soon to be available Kinect that comes packaged with every Xbox One on November 22 has a proprietary connector that can not be plugged directly into a PC.

The final sensor hardware and firmware will be publicly available next year. Microsoft received thousands of applications to the program and got limited number of spots in the program.

” We’re convinced that your combination of passion for Kinect, technical expertise, and the creativity of your idea will make you an awesome contributor to the evolution of NUI. “
– Kinect for Windows team

The new Kinect has greater accuracy with three times the fidelity over its predecessor, has an up to 60% wider field of vision that can detect a user up to 3 feet from the sensor. It can also detect a player’s heart rate, facial expression, 25 individual joints (even thumbs) and the precise rotation of such joints.

For more information

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/kinectforwindows/

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/06/microsoft-kinect-for-xbox-one-will-not-work-on-pcs/