A Gesture-Based Business Device- Xbox Kinect

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Microsoft has revolutionized video game technology with Xbox Kinect. It is a unique games console which enables controlling the characters in the video game through different body actions. It’s like enacting a real-life situation on the screen. The TV ads have already generated unprecedented curiosity in this device. But how does it work? The Xbox Kinect has special 3D range infra-red cameras that are capable of recognizing gestures, voice and facial movements. Technology experts believe that this game machine has huge potential and can be used successfully in business too.

Computer developers reckon that you can actually control a wide range of programs through gesture control like MS PowerPoint and Google Earth. You can just move a PowerPoint slide by simply moving your hand. Gesture applications can be the toast of business in the near future. Let us explore some areas where the Kinect technology can be effectively used.

1) Security

The airport security can get the 3D scans of your baggage without actually opening your bags. The CCTV systems would be able to recognize people just through their gestures.

2) Simulations

The technology can be used to re-create different emergency situations. It will be a handy training tool for different services. The emergency staff will find fun in such kind of training and will pay more attention to the training and drills.

3) Robotics

Machines of any size can be controlled by a person just by moving his different parts of the body. There is no need for anyone to stay near the machine as it will be enabled for gesture controlling.

4) Medicine

There has been huge progress in the medicinal field with the advent of new technologies and systems. In fact with the help of Kinect we are looking at a situation when doctors can perform complex surgeries without being physically present in the ER.

These are just plain concepts where this Kinect technology can be applied successfully. Though it is only a beginning, science believes that days are not far away hen Kinect becomes a part of everyday business and people too becomes familiar with it. The technology too is in early stages but as day progresses, it is expected to become more precise and one day it will even pick up the faintest of movement in your body.

There is a high chance that this technology will be first used in training environments only. This alone will take another couple of years and after 5 to 7 years; we can hope to see it in the real world. This may seem like a day-dream at the moment but with the introduction of modern gadgets like smart phones and tablets at such short notice, this technology too will see the light of the day very soon. But before I sign off there is one pertinent question to be asked? How will you feel when you reach your office and see that all your colleagues are waving their extremities in the name of work? A bizarre situation but is very much a possibility within the next 15 years.

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About the author: Bethany is a blogger by profession. She loves writing on technology and luxury. Beside this she is fond of gadgets. Recently an article on 3D Camera attracted her attention. These days she is busy in writing an article on iPhone games.