The Evoluce SDK for Kinect for Xbox is a kit for applications developers that includes APIs, sample code, and drivers. This SDK enables to create natural user interfaces (NUI) by using Microsoft Xbox 360 Kinect sensor technology on computers running Windows 7.

Free Download: www.win-and-i.com

The Evoluce SDK (Software Development Kit) for Kinect for Xbox 360 includes

• Drivers for using the Kinect sensor Application programming interfaces (APIs)
• Device interfaces & technical documentation
• Source code samples
• Powered by NITE and OpenNI compliant SDK

Features

• Visual Studio 2010 Prof or higher
• EmguCV 2.2.x Integration
• Skeletal Tracking based on OpenNI
• Gestures (Finger, Body)
• Speech Support: SAPI 5.4 based
  
• Custom Container for Depth Video
  
• Custom Container for RGB Video (via properties or code)
  
• Customizable Area/Zones: GUI Area/Zonebuilder, XML based
  
• Single User Session Manager: only one user is active (could be combined with area/zone)
  
• Full OpenNI Gesture support (wave, click etc.)
  
• Surface 2.0 Support
  
• Run Apps in Systray: XML based Menu Structure
  
• Demo Apps (full source code included): Systray sample, Xbox Menu & Navigation                                                                                                               
  

License

The Evoluce SDK for Kinect for Xbox 360 is for non-commercial use only. Applications developed with the Evoluce SDK for Kinect cannot yet be made available commercially. We will release a commercial SDK for Kinect in the future.

The applications you build using the Evoluce SDK for Kinect must also meet the terms of the Evoluce SDK for Kinect license. While you can distribute your applications that you make with the Evoluce SDK for Kinect for non-commercial use, the license does not permit the redistribution of any of the components of the Evoluce SDK for Kinect itself.

System requirements

Hardware

• Kinect for Xbox 360 sensor
• Computer with a dual-core, 2.66-GHz or faster processor 
• Windows 7–compatible graphics card that supports DirectX® 9.0c capabilities 
• 2-GB RAM (4-GB RAM recommended)
  

Software

• Windows 7 (x86 or x64)
• Visual Studio 2010 Prof or Higher (or other 2010 edition) 
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0