Microsoft Kinect has been hacked or modified to bring various interesting functions or effects. The latest hack includes allowing you to use your entire body to control a NES version of the Super Mario Bros.
The guy behind the Kinect hack is now dedicating a project for his continuous hacking of the MS Kinect. The latest hack is definitely interesting which involves the use of OpenKinect to have Kinect to communicate with the PC and an NES emulator was used to play the games.
Of course, the most interesting part is, it allows you to use your body movements to act exactly like what Mario or Luigi does, including jumping, running around to control the Mario or Luigi in the game! Watch the clip below for it in action.
via hardwarephere
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