Speaking to the Gulf Times yesterday about new additions to their project ahead of the preparation for the contest in Russia, the team said the features of the system have been upgraded by making use of the latest Microsoft Kinect for
Windows SDK. "This new version of Kinect SDK gives a much better 3D model of the objects being viewed using the system, which is quite different from the old version," they explained adding that aside being useful for museum artifacts, the system can also be broadly adopted for use in interacting with art objects in Art Institutes and School of Arts.
There are three versions available, the first is a 64-bit build and includes developer tools (
Windows SDK, Microsoft Visual Studio 11 Express, Microsoft Expression Blend 5), the other two versions just have the basic Windows install for 64-bit and 32-bit.
Eligible entries must provide a prototype that runs on Windows and be developed using the
Windows SDK (software developer kit), according to the contest rules .
Microsoft has now announced a release date for the Kinect for
Windows SDK beta - May 16th.