Kinecting The Dots – Interactions with the Kinect SDK

The Microsoft Kinect has come a long way since its release in November 2010, with the Kinect for Windows SDK and device released in February 2012.
In this session Bronwen and John will take you through some of the latest features in the 1.7 SDK release, and delve into the Interaction Gallery looking at some of the Kinect controls and interactions to help you build better navigation and engagement in your next Kinect application.

Pizza and networking starts at 5:30. Presentation starts at 6pm

Speakers:

Bronwen Zande – Bronwen is a director of Brisbane-based Soul Solutions and is currently a Microsoft MVP in Kinect for Windows. Bronwen works with a range of Microsoft technologies including Kinect, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Silverlight, HTML etc. She regularly presents at local and international user groups and conferences and is a supporter of many Women in IT and student events such as Microsoft Imagine Cup.

John O’Brien - John is an experienced developer, speaker and leader in the Australian .Net community. The director of Soul Solutions, John combines innovative technologies with exception people to provide clients with great custom solutions.

John’s passion for technology includes Kinect, Silverlight, HTML5, Touch, Photosynth, Bing Maps and SQL Server Spatial. Regularly presenting at local user groups, national events and international conferences John brings code to life by combining the latest technologies with visual demonstrations.