Microsoft preps for Kinect-controlled Windows apps, including new UI guidelines

by Laura Domela

Starting next month, Kinect’s awesome gestural control powers are coming to commercial/consumer Windows apps, and to prepare developers, Microsoft is getting ready to release some interesting new design samples for Kinect and Windows.

Overall, Kinect coming to Windows desktop apps means that developers who’ve never had to think about designing for gestural controls are about to run into a fun, new minefield of challenges. To help devs prepare for the inevitable, the company has released a new set of guidelines and how-tos for creating Kinect Windows apps.
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Microsoft preps for Kinect-controlled Windows apps, including new UI guidelines

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