Tim Huckaby Brings Us Up to Date on Gesture
Carl and Richard talk to Tim Huckaby about the latest developments around gesture computing. The conversation covers the latest version of the Kinect SDK (with grip!), as well as SoftKinetic, Panasonic D-IMager and Leap Motion. Tim also speculates on some of the new things coming from Microsoft with Xbox and Kinect (leaked specs in the links below), and how gesture is here to stay. It's everywhere already!
Guests:
Tim Huckaby
Tim Huckaby is an industry luminary focused on AI, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, AR/MR, & Emerging User Experiences.
Mr. Huckaby has over 35 years of technology experience including serving on a server product team as a development lead on an architecture team at Microsoft. Mr. Huckaby worked on some famous and not so famous Microsoft Server products in the late nineties. Mr. Huckaby is a Microsoft Global RD, a Microsoft MVP and serves on many councils and boards like the Microsoft Application Development Partner Advisory Council.
Mr. Huckaby has been awarded many times for the highest rated technical & industry presentations and keynotes for Microsoft and many other vertical & technology conferences like CES and events all around the world. Having worked for or with Microsoft for over 25 years, Mr. Huckaby has been on stage with, and done numerous keynote demos for many Microsoft executives including Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer.
Mr. Huckaby has been published thousands of times including authoring 3 books and hundreds of magazine articles. Mr. Huckaby works directly with the Technology Press on messaging and industry comprehension.
Links:
- UPnP in WinRT http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/tailoringappsfordevices/thread/d40b02e1-27cd-4103-879f-913c7658edf1
- interknowlogy http://www.interknowlogy.com/
- Actus Interactive Software http://www.actus-software.com/
- Kinect for Windows SDK http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/kinectforwindows/develop/developer-downloads.aspx
- GesturePak http://www.franklins.net/gesturepak.aspx
- SoftKinetic http://www.softkinetic.com/
- Panasonic D-IMager http://www2.panasonic.biz/es/densetsu/device/3DImageSensor/en/
- Leap Motion https://www.leapmotion.com/
- Illumiroom http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/illumiroom/
- Leaked Kinect 2 Specs http://www.vgleaks.com/durango-next-generation-kinect-sensor/