Kinect hacks: Playing Angry Birds

by Richard Mitchell on Jan 25th 2011 7:00PM

You might have heard of KinEmote, software that allows users to control their PCs using Kinect. Previously, we've seen it used to control Boxee and XMBC, but now the folks at KinEmote.net have found a much better use for it: Angry Birds. The setup uses a wireless controller for button inputs and tracks the player's hand for mouse functions. See it in action after the break.

Via: KinectHacks.net
Source: KinEmote.net

Tags: angry-birds, kinect, kinect-hacks, kinemote, microsoft, xbox

Reader Comments (26)

I still don't "get" Angry Birds. It's completely average to me.

@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2
Same here man, I played it for maybe an hour and still don't see how it's hugely popular. . . am I missing something? Or am I desensitized from amazing games?

@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2

NOOOO you're gonna now get downvoted by a bunch of angry kids who white out anybody who disagrees with their opinion!!

i agree with you, it didn't hold my attention for long. Games like Bookworm and Fruit Ninja did though.

@PR0F3TA
Yea I've seen that happen a lot. It doesn't matter if you're right or not , if you go against personal opinions you're deemed not worthy enough to have readable comments. Sucks huh.

Anywho. I find Angry Birds is okay. I don't see the point of 100%ing it, but I do rather enjoy the first world. Anything beyond that and meh... you just spend hours on trial and error gameplay.

@VeeDeeVee
Yeah I agree, it is fun for a while but I have not touched it much lately. Gets too hard to be fun anymore.

@DarkNightRJ

You might call them...

*puts on sunglasses*

angry nerds.

@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 completely average for $3 is what all the hubbub is about i think. The game, even though avergae by our standards, was well done at least.

@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2
I personally love this game, but it' GOTY material as some websites have claimed it to be. Admittedly those websites are more casual than others, but hey, they still claimed it to be the coming of god
/exaggeration

It's great whilst I'm waiting for the bus or after a test.

@DrummingJon it's not*

damn me, I even spell checked that one. God, I suck in english.

@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2

It's popular with the average casual gamer. Hence why it's just average to you. It's enjoyable for me & it's a time killer when you're bored

@DrummingJon
Me fail english? That's unpossible.

@TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2

Angry Birds is popular because it signifies where casual games are going. When's the last time an un-packaged cellphone game came with.

Polish
Ease-of-Use
Incredibly Cheap/Free

Angry Birds is so easily obtained and approachable it's becoming the "snake" for smartphones. Showing the potential of the new smartphone landscape...

@PR0F3TA

wait, you find Angry Birds boring, but like Fruit Ninja? what?

It may be a simple concept that has been over done but the game itself unlocks levels in clever way with its seret stages as well as its extremely specific rating which makes it next to impossible to get a perfect on even the first level

@WMWLL Overshoot all the pigs so your bird hits the hill. The bird will bounce back in to the pigs causing a chain reaction of falling. Boom! Perfect on the first level...