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Kinect v1 C++ SDK Basics

Minimal tutorials on how to use a Kinect in C++, with OpenGL (GLUT or SDL). These tutorials are for the v1.8 SDK, which is compatible with the structured light Kinect sensors: The XBox 360 Kinect and the Kinect for Windows. 0. Setup 1. Basics and RGB stream 2. Depth stream 3. Color Point Cloud 4. Skeletal Tracking

Kinect v2 C++ SDK Basics

Minimal tutorials on how to use a Kinect in C++, with OpenGL (GLUT or SDL). These tutorials are for the v2 SDK, which is compatible with the time-of-flight Kinect sensor, i.e. the XBox One Kinect. 0. Setup 1. Basics and RGB stream 2. Depth stream 3. Color Point Cloud 4. Body Tracking

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While playing with various device APIs, I found that many of the tools I was using were poorly supported. As a reference, I wrote up a set of tutorials. My guiding principle is focus.

• Explanation only where necessary - I will take time to explain the stuff the tutorial is on - how to use the API in question. However, I will only give a high-level overview of the remaining code, for windowing and display. If you want to learn more about e.g. OpenGL or C++, there are plenty of tutorials that will focus on those aspects. I won't confuse you by trying to teach you three APIs and a language simultaneously.
• Concise code - I'll have exactly enough code to make it work, and little else. I will sacrifice a bit of structure just to save you the trouble of sorting through twice as many header files, so that you can focus on the relevant functionality.