Engineering 181Oral Presentation

Product: Microsoft Kinect

Team IAlex Styborski

Brandon SayreBrandon Rouhier

Section 2B

Presentation OverviewProduct OverviewDesignersQuick TimelineTechnology OverviewInputs/OutputsParts BreakdownBasic OperationsEvolutionEnvironmental ImpactMarketplace

Kinect OverviewPrimary Function - A motion and sound sensing device that is paired with the Microsoft Xbox 360 gaming console.

Input Device

Allows users to interact with the console without a controller

Looks a lot like a normal webcam, but larger

Dimensions: Head: 11" x 2.5" x 1.5" (w x d x h) Base: 3" x 3" x 1.5" (w x d x h)

Designers

Designed by Microsoft Game Studios, owned by Microsoft, Inc.

Software designed by Rare

Camera designed by PrimeSense

Quick TimelineXbox 360 released November 2005Predecessor was the original XboxKinect is released November 201010 million units sold by March 2011Released for Windows February 1, 2012

Kinect TechnologiesVoice Recognition

4 microphonesRecognizes each players voice separately from the background

RGB CameraFacial recognition by detection of 3 colors, Red, Green, Blue640x480 Pixels @ 30Hz (30 Frames per second)

3D depth sensorsCalled Light CodingTracks movements of objects and individuals in 3 dimensionsMade possible by 2 sensors – including an Infrared depth-finding camera

Kinect SoftwareEnables gesture, face, and voice recognitionThe “brains” of the device

Motorized TiltAllows the sensor to be tilted to change the viewing areaRequires an AC power adaptor (uses more power than USB adaptor to Xbox can provide)

Kinect: Functional Block Diagram

Input• Power

• Color Video

• Depth Perception Video

• Infrared Video

• Player Movement

• Voice Commands

Involved Mechanisms

- Translate video images to an on- screen picture you can see

- Processes 3D information for gaming

- Separates background noise from player voices and translates players voices to commands that the Xbox understands

Output (To Xbox 360)

• On screen player movement

• Audio

• Heat

Kinect Parts - Outside

Kinect Parts - Inside

Basic Operation4 microphones pick up audio

RGB camera picks up video

Depth cameras pick up 3D images

This data is compiled by the software:Voice recognitionFace and movement recognition

This data is then sent to the Xbox 360 (and now a computer running Windows)

Basic Operation cont.When you turn the kinect on, the sensor scans the play area and detects all objects in the playing zone.

The software places 48 points on each player’s body to track their movement, and translates this to make the image you see on screen.

The software also allows the kinect to learn as you play

The more you play, the better the sensor can track your movement because it learns how each player moves naturally, so the on screen picture portrays each3. How is the product designed?

Basic Operation - Diagram

Evolution

Kinect was a first generation deviceKinect 2?

Better Image ProcessingBetter Voice ProcessingEmotion State Of PlayersAll Speculation

Environment Impacts

Develop safe and stainable productsConserve, Reuse, RecycleLow Energy InputMicrosoft's Overall Commitment

Marketplace - PriceCost to Microsoft

$56.00 for materials

not including assembly or transportation

Marketing budget was 500 million

Cost to Consumers

Around $149.99/$100.00

Requires Xbox 360 to use most features, which may be an extra expense.

Marketplace – Who the product is for

Xbox 360 primarily marketed to boys and teenagersKinect marketed to everyoneVast majority of Kinect games are designed for all ages.Not just for games

Marketplace - Competitors

Nintendo WiiUses motion of a controller instead of video of whole body

No cameras, just a sensor bar

Has the same market

Whole system is only $149.99 compared to 299.99

Sony Playstation MoveAn add-on like the Kinectuses one camera to track a ball on one controllerLike the Wii, but more accurate bundle priced at $349.00, while individual coast is $99.99

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