Kinect For Windows SDK 1.5 Adds Face & Skeletal Tracking

We've been covering all things #-Link-Snipped-#here on CrazyEngineersfor a long time now. #-Link-Snipped-#engineers have released the latest Kinect for #-Link-Snipped-#SDK 1.5 today. The most notable feature being the 'seated' 10-joint skeletal tracking system that can track head, arms, neck etc. even when the user is seated or standing in the default or near mode. Also included is Kinect Studio developer tool which can be used to record and playback Kinect data which can be used in debugging and app improvements.

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The new SDK version adds French, Spanish, Italian, and Japanese speech recognition and support to several additional language packs. Developers who want to try their hands on the new SDK may download it from #-Link-Snipped-#website.

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