How To Use Kinect With PS3


Yes, this seems to be possible now. You can now use Kinect with PS3. This can be called as a Kinect hack or even a PS3 hack. This hack is not much technically inclined, so it can be easily performed.

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Before you actually sit and try to run Kincet with PS3, you need few programs and files to be downloaded on your computer. Below are they:

OpenNI Libraries

NITE Libraries

PrimeSense Libraries for kinect

DIYPS3Controller

Installation Of Required Files

Once you are ready will all the above mentioned files on your computer, you can go ahead. First thing, that you need to make sure that you have installed all the filed properly.

Now,you need to have the source of this project. So, download it to the NITE Samples directory. And the reason behind downloadnig it into the NITE Samples Directory is that it saves your time as you would need to make changes in makefile if you download it on some other location.

Make changes in the PS3 Controller Config XML file and then place it at the location where DIYPS3Controller can easily locate it. Next thing that you need to do is run, make -f kinect-ps3.mak

You can find most of the executable files in Samples/Bin directory of NITE. Run kinect-ps3 file without giving any arguments. And then run emuclient, which could be found in PS3 Controller Software and choose new xml config file. And then choose the option, “Become the controller“.

Configuring Kinect To PS3

Once you done with tweaking of all the files, you need to configure the Kienct to PS3. You would require to create a default profile of your Kinect controller for PS3. Move Kinect in all the directions to access the menu.If you want to select any option, simply make two successive push movements with your hand without changing any x-y direction.

Currently Kinect works in only directional controls and so much of work has to be done on multiple hands detections and skeletal tracking. Very soon, we would be updating you with the latest game profile with more controls.

Complete source code of this project can be found at HERE

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March 25, 2011 by: Prasanth Chandra

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