How can I access the Kinect using Java?
I am currently in a Computer Vision course and for my final project I am going to make a small game that interacts with the Kinect.
Now I want to make this game in Java as I have never really ventured into making a game before and I am very comfortable with the Language. But I cannot seem to find a way to just access the Depth data (I just need to pack it into some Java Data structure) and the RGB data (same idea).
Right now, I have a way to 'talk' to the Kinect. I followed this tutorial and can detect the kinect using the command glview in terminal.
I have a thing called Processing which promised to be a Java library to let me use the Kinect but it is using it's own language which is 'built' using Java so it's not really Java which means I can't use all the GUI and normal Java features.
What I want to do is somehow call some import random.Kinect.code; at the top of the Java program that lets me use the most basic Kinect features, like getDepth() or getRGB() and do everything else in Java.
Does anyone know a way I can do this? (BTW I'm running MAC OSX Lion)
Answer
If you're using Processing I recommend using one of the available wrappers:
- Daniel Shiffman's OpenKinect Processing (using openkinect/libfreenect)
- SimpleOpenNI - Processing OpenNI wrapper
Both are well documented and include plenty of helpful examples.
