{"id":235399,"date":"2011-11-03T10:43:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T10:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/inside_microsoft_research\/2011\/11\/03\/the-research-behind-kinect\/"},"modified":"2016-07-20T07:33:27","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T14:33:27","slug":"the-research-behind-kinect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/blog\/the-research-behind-kinect\/","title":{"rendered":"The Research Behind Kinect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"posted-by\">Posted by <span class=\"author\">Rob Knies<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"author\"><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/TNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.technet.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/90\/35\/3365.kinect_page[1].png\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-00-90-35\/3365.kinect_5F00_page_5B00_1_5D00_.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px; border: 0px currentColor; float: left;\" title=\"Kinect contributions\" alt=\"Kinect contributions\" src=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/TNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.technet.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/90\/35\/3365.kinect_page[1].png\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/resized-image.ashx\/__size\/550x0\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-00-90-35\/3365.kinect_5F00_page_5B00_1_5D00_.png\" width=\"350\" \/><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"author\">Over the last few months, I&rsquo;ve published a series of feature stories to outline the contributions Microsoft Research has made to the groundbreaking <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Kinect for Xbox 360\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-US\/kinect\">Kinect for Xbox 360<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> product, which Guinness World Records has dubbed the fastest-selling consumer electronic device ever.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the Kinect team is marking the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"one-year anniversary of Kinect\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/next\/archive\/2011\/10\/31\/the-kinect-effect.aspx\">one-year anniversary of Kinect<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>. With that in mind, I offer this compendium of&nbsp;articles that outline the contributions Microsoft Research has made to the product, involving researchers from&nbsp;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Microsoft Research Redmond\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/labs\/redmond\/default.aspx\">Microsoft Research Redmond<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>,&nbsp;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Microsoft Research Asia\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/labs\/asia\/default.aspx\">Microsoft Research Asia<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>,&nbsp;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Microsoft Research Cambridge\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/labs\/cambridge\/default.aspx\">Microsoft Research Cambridge<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, and&nbsp;<a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Microsoft Research Silicon Valley\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/labs\/siliconvalley\/default.aspx\">Microsoft Research Silicon Valley<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"author\"><em><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"<em>Kinect Audio: Preparedness Pays Off<\/em>&#8221; href=&#8221;http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/news\/features\/kinectaudio-041311.aspx&#8221;>Kinect Audio: Preparedness Pays Off<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/em>: As Microsoft prepared to release a non-commercial <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Kinect for Windows software-development kit\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/um\/redmond\/projects\/kinectsdk\/download.aspx\">Kinect for Windows software-development kit<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Ivan Tashev\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/people\/ivantash\/\">Ivan Tashev<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> of Microsoft Research Redmond explains how the stellar audio functionality included in Kinect came to be.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"author\"><em><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"<em>Kinect Body Tracking Reaps Renown<\/em>&#8221; href=&#8221;http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/news\/features\/kinectskeletal-092711.aspx&#8221;>Kinect Body Tracking Reaps Renown<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/em>: Work from Microsoft Research Cambridge proved integral to the skeleton-tracking capabilities of Kinect, helping that product become a technological sensation.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"author\"><em><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"<em>Helping Kinect Recognize Faces<\/em>&#8221; href=&#8221;http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/news\/features\/kinectfacereco-103111.aspx&#8221;>Helping Kinect Recognize Faces<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/em>: Microsoft Research Asia scientists <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Jian Sun\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/people\/jiansun\/\">Jian Sun<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> and <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Yichen Wei\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/people\/yichenw\/\">Yichen Wei<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> provided identity-recognition research to help Kinect distinguish among multiple players.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"author\"><em><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"<em>Silicon Valley&rsquo;s Kinect Contributions<\/em>&#8221; href=&#8221;http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/news\/features\/kinectsvc-110211.aspx&#8221;>Silicon Valley&rsquo;s Kinect Contributions<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/em>: Two researchers from Microsoft Research Silicon Valley recall their participation in the work that helped to bring Kinect to market.<br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"posted-by\"><span class=\"author\">&ldquo;The incredible partnership between the Kinect team and Microsoft Research,&rdquo; says Alex Kipman, general manager&nbsp;for Incubation for Microsoft&rsquo;s Interactive Entertainment Business, &ldquo;has allowed us to make tomorrow happen today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For even more about the research underpinning Kinect, please visit our <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"dedicated webpage\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/about\/feature\/contributionstokinectforxbox360.aspx\">dedicated webpage.<br \/><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by Rob Knies Over the last few months, I&rsquo;ve published a series of feature stories to outline the contributions Microsoft Research has made to the groundbreaking Kinect for Xbox 360 product, which Guinness World Records has dubbed the fastest-selling consumer electronic device ever. This week, the Kinect team is marking the one-year anniversary of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"msr-url-field":"","msr-podcast-episode":"","msrModifiedDate":"","msrModifiedDateEnabled":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_classifai_error":"","msr-author-ordering":[],"msr_hide_image_in_river":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[200333,202039,202127,202183,187348,196131,196432,196435,196463,202777,197863],"research-area":[],"msr-region":[],"msr-event-type":[],"msr-locale":[268875],"msr-post-option":[],"msr-impact-theme":[],"msr-promo-type":[],"msr-podcast-series":[],"class_list":["post-235399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-research-blog","tag-alex-kipman","tag-interactive-entertainment-business","tag-ivan-tashev","tag-jian-sun","tag-kinect","tag-kinect-for-windows-sdk","tag-microsoft-research-asia","tag-microsoft-research-cambridge","tag-microsoft-research-redmond","tag-microsoft-research-silicon-valley","tag-yichen-wei","msr-locale-en_us"],"msr_event_details":{"start":"","end":"","location":""},"podcast_url":"","podcast_episode":"","msr_research_lab":[],"msr_impact_theme":[],"related-publications":[],"related-downloads":[],"related-videos":[],"related-academic-programs":[],"related-groups":[],"related-projects":[],"related-events":[],"related-researchers":[],"msr_type":"Post","byline":"","formattedDate":"November 3, 2011","formattedExcerpt":"Posted by Rob Knies Over the last few months, I&rsquo;ve published a series of feature stories to outline the contributions Microsoft Research has made to the groundbreaking Kinect for Xbox 360 product, which Guinness World Records has dubbed the fastest-selling consumer electronic device ever. 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