<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
motion	O
sensing	O
input	B-Device
devices	I-Device
produced	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
devices	O
generally	O
contain	O
RGB	O
cameras	O
,	O
and	O
infrared	O
projectors	O
and	O
detectors	O
that	O
map	O
depth	O
through	O
either	O
structured	B-General_Concept
light	I-General_Concept
or	O
time	O
of	O
flight	O
calculations	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
in	O
turn	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
perform	O
real-time	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
recognition	I-General_Concept
and	O
body	O
skeletal	O
detection	O
,	O
among	O
other	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
contain	O
microphones	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
voice	B-Application
control	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
motion	B-Device
controller	I-Device
peripheral	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
,	O
distinguished	O
from	O
competitors	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
and	O
Sony	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
)	O
by	O
not	O
requiring	O
physical	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
based	O
on	O
technology	O
from	O
Israeli	O
company	O
PrimeSense	O
,	O
and	O
unveiled	O
at	O
E3	O
2009	O
as	O
a	O
peripheral	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
codenamed	O
"	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
developed	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
were	O
casual	O
,	O
family-oriented	O
titles	O
,	O
which	O
helped	O
to	O
attract	O
new	O
audiences	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
result	O
in	O
wide	O
adoption	O
by	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
existing	O
,	O
overall	O
userbase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
2013	O
unveiling	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
successor	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
unveiled	O
a	O
second-generation	O
version	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
with	O
improved	O
tracking	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
announced	O
that	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
would	O
be	O
a	O
required	O
component	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
function	O
unless	O
the	O
peripheral	O
is	O
connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
still	O
bundled	O
the	O
new	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
with	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
upon	O
their	O
launch	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
market	O
for	O
Kinect-based	O
games	O
still	O
did	O
not	O
emerge	O
after	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
launch	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
would	O
later	O
offer	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
hardware	O
bundles	O
without	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
included	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
removed	O
the	O
dedicated	O
ports	O
used	O
to	O
connect	O
it	O
(	O
requiring	O
a	O
powered	O
USB	B-Protocol
adapter	O
instead	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
ended	O
production	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
in	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
has	O
also	O
been	O
used	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
non-gaming	O
applications	O
in	O
academic	O
and	O
commercial	O
environments	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
cheaper	O
and	O
more	O
robust	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
depth-sensing	O
technologies	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Microsoft	O
initially	O
objected	O
to	O
such	O
applications	O
,	O
it	O
later	O
released	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kits	I-Application
(	O
SDKs	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
applications	O
that	O
use	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
Azure	B-Device
Kinect	I-Device
as	O
a	O
continuation	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Azure	I-Application
cloud	O
computing	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
technology	O
was	O
also	O
used	O
within	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Hololens	B-General_Concept
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
origins	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
started	O
around	O
2005	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
point	O
where	O
technology	O
vendors	O
were	O
starting	O
to	O
develop	O
depth-sensing	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
been	O
interested	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
camera	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
line	O
earlier	O
but	O
because	O
the	O
technology	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
refined	O
,	O
had	O
placed	O
it	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Boneyard	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
possible	O
technology	O
they	O
could	O
not	O
immediately	O
work	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
showed	O
off	O
their	O
system	O
at	O
the	O
2006	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
where	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Alex	O
Kipman	O
,	O
the	O
general	O
manager	O
of	O
hardware	O
incubation	O
,	O
saw	O
the	O
potential	O
in	O
PrimeSense	O
's	O
technology	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
began	O
discussions	O
with	O
PrimeSense	O
about	O
what	O
would	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
done	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
product	O
more	O
consumer-friendly	O
:	O
not	O
only	O
improvements	O
in	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
depth-sensing	B-Algorithm
cameras	I-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
a	O
reduction	O
in	O
size	O
and	O
cost	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
manufacturer	O
the	O
units	O
at	O
scale	O
was	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
released	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
central	O
feature	O
was	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
a	O
handheld	O
device	O
that	O
was	O
detected	O
by	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
through	O
a	O
motion	B-Device
sensor	I-Device
bar	O
mounted	O
onto	O
a	O
television	O
screen	O
to	O
enable	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controlled	I-Algorithm
games	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
felt	O
pressure	O
from	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
began	O
looking	O
into	O
depth-sensing	O
in	O
more	O
detail	O
with	O
PrimeSense	O
's	O
hardware	O
,	O
but	O
could	O
not	O
get	O
to	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
motion	O
tracking	O
they	O
desired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
path	O
within	O
Microsoft	O
looked	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
equivalent	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
,	O
considering	O
that	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
unit	O
may	O
become	O
standardized	O
similar	O
to	O
how	O
two-thumbstick	O
controllers	O
became	O
a	O
standard	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
ultimately	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
goal	O
to	O
remove	O
any	O
device	O
between	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
internally	O
demonstrated	O
this	O
and	O
established	O
where	O
they	O
believed	O
the	O
technology	O
could	O
be	O
in	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
strong	O
interest	O
to	O
fund	O
further	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
;	O
this	O
has	O
also	O
occurred	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
executives	O
wanted	O
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
Wii-like	O
motion	O
tracking	O
approach	O
,	O
and	O
favored	O
the	O
depth-sensing	O
solution	O
to	O
present	O
a	O
product	O
that	O
went	O
beyond	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
codenamed	O
"	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
"	O
after	O
the	O
Brazilian	O
city	O
Natal	B-Algorithm
,	O
Kipman	O
's	O
birthplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Kipman	O
recognized	O
the	O
Latin	O
origins	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
natal	B-Algorithm
"	O
to	O
mean	O
"	O
to	O
be	O
born	O
"	O
,	O
reflecting	O
the	O
new	O
types	O
of	O
audiences	O
they	O
hoped	O
to	O
draw	O
with	O
the	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
initial	O
work	O
was	O
related	O
to	O
ethnographic	O
research	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
video	O
game	O
players	O
 '	O
home	O
environments	O
were	O
laid	O
out	O
,	O
lit	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
those	O
with	O
Wiis	B-Operating_System
used	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
plan	O
how	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
units	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	O
team	O
discovered	O
from	O
this	O
research	O
that	O
the	O
up-and-down	O
angle	O
of	O
the	O
depth-sensing	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
would	O
either	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
adjusted	O
manually	O
,	O
or	O
would	O
require	O
an	O
expensive	O
motor	O
to	O
move	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
project	O
work	O
also	O
involved	O
packaging	O
the	O
system	O
for	O
mass	O
production	O
and	O
optimizing	O
its	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
hardware	O
development	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
engaged	O
with	O
software	O
developers	O
to	O
use	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
games	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
playable	O
by	O
families	O
since	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
could	O
sense	O
multiple	O
bodies	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
internal	O
titles	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
the	O
pack-in	O
game	O
Kinect	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Good	O
Science	O
Studio	O
that	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
modes	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
was	O
"	O
Reflex	O
Ridge	O
"	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
Brain	O
Wall	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
attempt	O
to	O
contort	O
their	O
bodies	O
in	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
to	O
match	O
cutouts	O
of	O
a	O
wall	O
moving	O
at	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
key	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
interactivity	O
they	O
wanted	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
its	O
development	O
helped	O
feed	O
into	O
the	O
hardware	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nearing	O
the	O
planned	O
release	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
problem	O
of	O
widespread	O
testing	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
in	O
various	O
room	O
types	O
and	O
different	O
bodies	O
accounting	O
for	O
age	O
,	O
gender	O
,	O
and	O
race	O
among	O
other	O
factors	O
,	O
while	O
keeping	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
confidential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
engaged	O
in	O
a	O
company-wide	O
program	O
offering	O
employees	O
to	O
take	O
home	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
units	O
to	O
test	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
brought	O
other	O
non-gaming	O
divisions	O
,	O
including	O
its	O
Microsoft	O
Research	O
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Bing	B-Application
teams	O
to	O
help	O
complete	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
established	O
its	O
own	O
large-scale	O
manufacturing	O
facility	O
to	O
bulk	O
product	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
units	O
and	O
test	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
first	O
announced	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
as	O
"	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
"	O
on	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
during	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
E3	O
2009	O
;	O
film	O
director	O
Steven	O
Spielberg	O
joined	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Don	O
Mattrick	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
technology	O
and	O
its	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
demos	O
were	O
presented	O
during	O
the	O
conferenceMicrosoft	O
's	O
Ricochet	O
and	O
Paint	O
Party	O
,	O
and	O
Lionhead	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Milo	B-Device
&	I-Device
Kate	I-Device
created	O
by	O
Peter	O
Molyneuxwhile	O
a	O
Project	O
Natal-enabled	O
version	O
of	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
 '	O
Burnout	B-Application
Paradise	I-Application
was	O
shown	O
during	O
the	O
E3	O
exhibition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
skeletal	O
mapping	O
technology	O
was	O
capable	O
of	O
simultaneously	O
tracking	O
four	O
people	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
feature	B-Algorithm
extraction	I-Algorithm
of	O
48	O
skeletal	O
points	O
on	O
a	O
human	O
body	O
at	O
30Hz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
not	O
committed	O
to	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
for	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
at	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
but	O
affirmed	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
after	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
likely	O
in	O
2010	O
to	O
stay	O
competitive	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
(	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
own	O
motion-sensing	O
system	O
using	O
hand-held	O
devices	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
months	O
following	O
E3	O
2009	O
,	O
rumors	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
associated	O
with	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
emerged	O
,	O
either	O
a	O
retail	B-Architecture
configuration	I-Architecture
that	O
incorporated	O
the	O
peripheral	O
,	O
or	O
as	O
a	O
hardware	O
revision	O
or	O
upgrade	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
dismissed	O
the	O
reports	O
in	O
public	O
and	O
repeatedly	O
emphasized	O
that	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
would	O
be	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
indicated	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
considered	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
to	O
be	O
a	O
significant	O
initiative	O
,	O
as	O
fundamental	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
brand	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
planned	O
launch	O
akin	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Xbox	B-Device
console	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
vice	O
president	O
Shane	O
Kim	O
said	O
the	O
company	O
did	O
not	O
expect	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
would	O
extend	O
the	O
anticipated	O
lifetime	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
planned	O
to	O
last	O
ten	O
years	O
through	O
2015	O
,	O
nor	O
delay	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
E3	O
2009	O
show	O
and	O
through	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
team	O
members	O
experimentally	O
adapted	O
numerous	O
games	O
to	O
Kinect-based	O
control	O
schemes	O
to	O
help	O
evaluate	O
usability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
games	O
were	O
Beautiful	B-Application
Katamari	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Device
Invaders	I-Device
Extreme	I-Device
,	O
which	O
were	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
in	O
September	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
expanded	O
its	O
draw	O
to	O
third-party	O
developers	O
to	O
encourage	O
them	O
to	O
develop	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
like	O
Harmonix	O
and	O
Double	O
Fine	O
quickly	O
took	O
to	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
and	O
saw	O
the	O
potential	O
in	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
committed	O
to	O
developing	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
unit	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
launch	O
title	O
Dance	B-Application
Central	I-Application
from	O
Harmonix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
processing	O
would	O
be	O
handled	O
by	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
processor	B-Architecture
cores	I-Architecture
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
Xenon	B-Device
CPU	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Kipmen	O
estimated	O
that	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
would	O
only	O
take	O
about	O
10	O
to	O
15%	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
processing	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
small	O
fraction	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
capabilities	O
,	O
industry	O
observed	O
believed	O
this	O
further	O
pointed	O
to	O
difficulties	O
in	O
adapting	O
pre-existing	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
as	O
the	O
motion-tracking	O
would	O
add	O
to	O
a	O
game	O
's	O
high	O
computational	O
load	O
and	O
exceed	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
observed	O
believed	O
that	O
instead	O
the	O
industry	O
would	O
develop	O
games	O
specific	O
to	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2010	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Project	B-Algorithm
Natal	I-Algorithm
would	O
be	O
officially	O
branded	O
as	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
director	O
Stephen	O
Toulouse	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
name	O
was	O
a	O
portmanteau	O
of	O
the	O
words	O
"	O
kinetic	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
connection	O
"	O
,	O
key	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
and	O
third-party	O
studios	O
exhibited	O
Kinect-compatible	O
games	O
during	O
the	O
E3	O
exhibition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
slim	O
revision	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
also	O
unveiled	O
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
launch	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
a	O
dedicated	O
port	O
for	O
attaching	O
the	O
peripheral	O
;	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
would	O
be	O
sold	O
at	O
launch	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
accessory	O
for	O
existing	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
owners	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
bundles	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
slim	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
units	O
included	O
Kinect	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
continued	O
to	O
refine	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
technology	O
in	O
the	O
months	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
launch	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
launch	O
,	O
Kipman	O
reported	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
processor	O
from	O
10	O
to	O
15%	O
as	O
reported	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
single-digit	O
percentage	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Device
product	O
director	O
Aaron	O
Greenberg	O
stated	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
marketing	O
campaign	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
would	O
carry	O
a	O
similar	O
scale	O
to	O
a	O
console	O
launch	O
;	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
budgeted	O
$500	O
million	O
on	O
advertising	O
for	O
the	O
peripheral	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
television	O
and	O
print	O
ads	O
,	O
campaigns	O
with	O
Burger	O
King	O
and	O
Pepsi	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
launch	O
event	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
's	O
Times	O
Square	O
on	O
November	O
3	O
featuring	O
a	O
performance	O
by	O
Ne-Yo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
launched	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
;	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
;	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
and	O
Singapore	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
;	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
release	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
estimated	O
to	O
have	O
sold	O
eight	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
sixty	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
earning	O
the	O
hardware	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Fastest-Selling	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Device	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
seemingly	O
successful	O
,	O
its	O
launch	O
titles	O
were	O
primarily	O
family-oriented	O
games	O
(	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
designed	O
around	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
functionality	O
and	O
limitations	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
have	O
drawn	O
new	O
audiences	O
,	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
the	O
selling	O
power	O
of	O
major	O
franchises	O
like	O
Battlefield	O
and	O
Call	B-Application
of	I-Application
Duty	I-Application
—	O
which	O
were	O
primarily	O
designed	O
around	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
an	O
estimated	O
20%	O
of	O
the	O
55	O
million	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
owners	O
had	O
purchased	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
team	O
recognized	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
downsides	O
with	O
more	O
traditional	O
games	O
and	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
continued	O
ongoing	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
second-generation	O
unit	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
reducing	O
the	O
latency	O
of	O
motion	O
detection	O
and	O
improving	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concurrent	O
with	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
improvements	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Xbox	B-Device
hardware	O
team	O
had	O
started	O
planning	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
around	O
mid-2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
early	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
specifications	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
hardware	O
would	O
be	O
automatically	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
developers	O
would	O
know	O
that	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
hardware	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
any	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
hoping	O
to	O
encourage	O
developers	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
was	O
first	O
formally	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
shown	O
in	O
more	O
detail	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
in	O
June	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
stated	O
at	O
these	O
events	O
that	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
would	O
include	O
the	O
updated	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
hardware	O
and	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
be	O
plugged	O
in	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
to	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
raised	O
concerns	O
across	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
media	O
:	O
privacy	O
advocates	O
argued	O
that	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
data	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
targeted	O
advertising	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
perform	O
unauthorized	O
surveillance	O
on	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
these	O
claims	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
reiterated	O
that	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
motion	O
tracking	O
can	O
be	O
disabled	O
by	O
users	O
,	O
that	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
data	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
advertising	O
per	O
its	O
privacy	O
policy	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
would	O
not	O
redistribute	O
user-generated	O
content	O
without	O
permission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
other	O
issues	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
original	O
feature	O
set	O
had	O
also	O
come	O
up	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
requirement	O
to	O
be	O
always	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
and	O
created	O
a	O
wave	O
of	O
consumer	O
backlash	O
against	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
made	O
several	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
planned	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
release	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
backlash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
these	O
was	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
require	O
a	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
unit	O
to	O
be	O
plugged	O
in	O
to	O
work	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
was	O
still	O
planned	O
to	O
package	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
with	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
also	O
required	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
establish	O
a	O
price-point	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	O
One/Kinect	O
system	O
at	O
its	O
November	O
2013	O
launch	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
competing	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
launched	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
frame	O
,	O
which	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
any	O
motion-sensing	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
months	O
after	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
release	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
decided	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
Kinect-less	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
system	O
in	O
March	O
2014	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
price	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
after	O
considering	O
that	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
had	O
not	O
gotten	O
the	O
developer	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
sales	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
were	O
lagging	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
higher	O
price	O
tag	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect-bundled	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Irving	O
,	O
a	O
program	O
group	O
manager	O
that	O
oversaw	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
said	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
felt	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
more	O
important	O
to	O
give	O
developers	O
and	O
consumers	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
developing	O
for	O
or	O
purchasing	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
rather	O
than	O
forcing	O
the	O
unit	O
on	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
removal	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
from	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
retail	O
package	O
was	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
rapid	O
decline	O
and	O
phase-out	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
within	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
like	O
Harmonix	O
that	O
had	O
been	O
originally	O
targeting	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
had	O
put	O
these	O
games	O
on	O
hold	O
until	O
they	O
knew	O
there	O
was	O
enough	O
of	O
a	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
install	O
base	O
to	O
justify	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
and	O
reducing	O
any	O
consumer	O
drive	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
separate	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
became	O
bearish	O
on	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
making	O
no	O
mention	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
and	O
announcing	O
at	O
E3	O
2016	O
that	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
hardware	O
revision	O
,	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
S	O
,	O
would	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
port	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
offered	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
adapter	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
provided	O
free	O
during	O
an	O
initial	O
promotional	O
period	O
after	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
more	O
powerful	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
also	O
lacked	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
port	O
and	O
required	O
this	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
though	O
developers	O
still	O
released	O
Kinect-enabled	O
games	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
statements	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
during	O
this	O
period	O
led	O
to	O
claims	O
that	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
a	O
dead	O
project	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
formally	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
stop	O
manufacturing	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
eventually	O
discontinued	O
the	O
adapter	O
in	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
shifting	O
to	O
manufacture	O
other	O
accessories	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
that	O
were	O
more	O
in	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
considered	O
by	O
the	O
media	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
point	O
where	O
Microsoft	O
ceased	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
unit	O
for	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
platform	O
had	O
petered	O
out	O
,	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
had	O
found	O
new	O
life	O
in	O
academia	O
and	O
other	O
applications	O
since	O
around	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
robotics	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
depth-sensing	O
would	O
enable	O
robots	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
shape	O
and	O
approximate	O
distances	O
to	O
obstacles	O
and	O
maneuver	O
around	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
medical	O
field	O
,	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
monitor	O
the	O
shape	O
and	O
posture	O
of	O
a	O
body	O
in	O
a	O
quantifiable	O
manner	O
to	O
enable	O
improved	O
health-care	O
decisions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Around	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
launch	O
,	O
scientists	O
,	O
engineers	O
,	O
and	O
hobbyists	O
had	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
hack	O
into	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
to	O
determine	O
what	O
hardware	O
and	O
internal	O
software	O
it	O
had	O
used	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
users	O
finding	O
how	O
to	O
connect	O
and	O
operate	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
over	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
has	O
unsecured	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
various	O
camera	O
elements	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
read	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
further	O
led	O
to	O
prototype	O
demos	O
of	O
other	O
possible	O
applications	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
gesture-based	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
for	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
Minority	O
Report	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
pornographic	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
mirrored	O
similar	O
work	O
to	O
hack	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Remote	O
a	O
few	O
years	O
earlier	O
to	O
use	O
its	O
low-cost	O
hard	O
for	O
more	O
advanced	O
applications	O
beyond	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adafruit	O
Industries	O
,	O
having	O
envisioned	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
possible	O
applications	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
outside	O
of	O
gaming	O
,	O
issued	O
a	O
security	O
challenge	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
offering	O
prize	O
money	O
for	O
the	O
successful	O
development	O
of	O
an	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kit	I-Application
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
and	O
hardware	O
drivers	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
came	O
to	O
be	O
known	O
as	O
Open	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adafruit	O
named	O
the	O
winner	O
,	O
Héctor	O
Martín	O
,	O
by	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
produced	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
driver	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
RGB	O
camera	O
and	O
depth	O
sensitivity	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
discovered	O
that	O
Johnny	O
Lee	O
,	O
a	O
core	O
member	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
development	O
team	O
,	O
had	O
secretly	O
approached	O
Adafruit	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
driver	O
development	O
contest	O
and	O
had	O
personally	O
financed	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lee	O
had	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
efforts	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
that	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
showing	O
us	O
the	O
future	O
...	O
This	O
is	O
happening	O
today	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
is	O
happening	O
tomorrow.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
had	O
engaged	O
Adafruit	O
with	O
the	O
contest	O
as	O
he	O
been	O
frustrated	O
with	O
trying	O
to	O
convince	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
executives	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
non-gaming	O
avenue	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
initially	O
took	O
issue	O
with	O
users	O
hacking	O
into	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
stating	O
they	O
would	O
incorporate	O
additional	O
safeguards	O
into	O
future	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
to	O
prevent	O
such	O
hacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PrimeSense	O
along	O
with	O
robotics	O
firm	O
Willow	O
Garage	O
and	O
game	O
developer	O
Side-Kick	O
launched	O
OpenNI	B-Application
,	O
a	O
not-for-profit	O
group	O
to	O
develop	O
portable	O
drivers	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
and	O
other	O
natural	B-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
NI	O
)	O
devices	O
,	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PrimeSense	O
had	O
also	O
worked	O
with	O
ASUS	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
version	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
for	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
planning	O
on	O
releasing	O
its	O
own	O
SDK	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
within	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
was	O
officially	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
16	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
but	O
which	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
non-commercial	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SDK	O
enabled	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
skeletal	O
motion	O
recognition	O
system	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
two	O
persons	O
and	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
microphone	B-Algorithm
array	I-Algorithm
,	O
features	O
that	O
had	O
not	O
been	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
prior	O
Open	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
SDK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Commercial	O
interest	O
in	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
still	O
strong	O
,	O
with	O
David	O
Dennis	O
,	O
a	O
product	O
manager	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
There	O
are	O
hundreds	O
of	O
organizations	O
we	O
are	O
working	O
with	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
determine	O
what	O
's	O
possible	O
with	O
the	O
tech	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
launched	O
its	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
program	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
releasing	O
a	O
new	O
SDK	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
companies	O
,	O
including	O
Toyota	O
,	O
Houghton	O
Mifflin	O
,	O
and	O
Razorfish	O
,	O
to	O
explore	O
what	O
was	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2012	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
January	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
release	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
unit	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
commercial	O
SDK	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
the	O
device	O
included	O
some	O
hardware	O
improvements	O
,	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
"	O
near	O
mode	O
"	O
to	O
recognize	O
objects	O
about	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
device	O
was	O
listed	O
at	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
since	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
considered	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
subsidized	O
through	O
game	O
purchases	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
subscriptions	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
launch	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
stated	O
that	O
more	O
than	O
300	O
companies	O
from	O
over	O
25	O
countries	O
were	O
working	O
on	O
Kinect-ready	O
apps	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
original	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
revised	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
in	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
also	O
confirmed	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
a	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
updated	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
technology	O
by	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
2	I-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
opted	O
to	O
discontinue	O
the	O
original	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
they	O
were	O
also	O
discontinuing	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
2	I-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
directing	O
commercial	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
Microsoft	O
said	O
"	O
perform	O
identically	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
2	I-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
demand	O
was	O
high	O
and	O
difficult	O
to	O
keep	O
up	O
while	O
also	O
fulfilling	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
orders	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
found	O
commercial	O
developers	O
successfully	O
using	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
in	O
their	O
applications	O
without	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
waning	O
focus	O
on	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
PrimeSense	O
was	O
bought	O
by	O
Apple	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
in	O
2013	O
,	O
which	O
incorporated	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
technology	O
into	O
its	O
Face	O
ID	O
system	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
,	O
the	O
ideas	O
of	O
it	O
helped	O
to	O
spur	O
Microsoft	O
into	O
looking	O
more	O
into	O
accessibility	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
its	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
,	O
the	O
head	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
at	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
they	O
received	O
positive	O
comments	O
from	O
parents	O
of	O
disabled	O
and	O
impaired	O
children	O
who	O
were	O
happy	O
that	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
allowed	O
their	O
children	O
to	O
play	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
efforts	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Adaptive	I-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
efforts	O
in	O
this	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
abandoned	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
explored	O
the	O
potential	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
beyond	O
that	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
's	O
Director	O
of	O
Communications	O
Greg	O
Sullivan	O
stated	O
in	O
2018	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
is	O
beginning	O
to	O
be	O
understood	O
is	O
that	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
never	O
really	O
just	O
the	O
gaming	O
peripheral	O
...	O
It	O
was	O
always	O
more.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
technology	O
was	O
integrated	O
into	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Hololens	B-General_Concept
,	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
hardware	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
model	O
for	O
non-game	O
applications	O
that	O
would	O
integrate	O
with	O
their	O
Azure	B-Application
cloud	O
computing	O
services	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
cloud	O
computing	O
to	O
offload	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
computational	O
work	O
from	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
more	O
powerful	O
features	O
enable	O
by	O
Azure	B-Application
such	O
as	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
would	O
improve	O
the	O
accuracy	O
of	O
the	O
depth-sensing	O
and	O
reduce	O
the	O
power	O
demand	O
and	O
would	O
lead	O
to	O
more	O
compact	O
units	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
envisioned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Azure	B-Device
Kinect	I-Device
device	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
27	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
price	O
of	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
SDK	O
for	O
the	O
unit	O
had	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky	O
UK	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
line	O
of	O
Sky	O
Glass	O
television	O
units	O
to	O
launch	O
in	O
2022	O
that	O
incorporate	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
technology	O
in	O
partnership	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
features	O
,	O
the	O
viewer	O
will	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
television	O
through	O
motion	B-Device
controls	I-Device
and	O
audio	O
commands	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
social	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
social	O
viewing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
depth	O
and	O
motion	O
sensing	O
technology	O
at	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
is	O
enabled	O
through	O
its	O
depth-sensing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
360	I-Algorithm
used	O
structured	B-General_Concept
light	I-General_Concept
for	O
this	O
:	O
the	O
unit	O
used	O
a	O
near-infrared	O
pattern	O
projected	O
across	O
the	O
space	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
while	O
an	O
infrared	O
sensor	O
captured	O
the	O
reflected	O
light	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
light	O
pattern	O
is	O
deformed	O
by	O
the	O
relative	O
depth	O
of	O
the	O
objects	O
in	O
front	O
it	O
,	O
and	O
mathematics	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
estimate	O
that	O
depth	O
based	O
on	O
several	O
factors	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
hardware	O
layout	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
other	O
structure	O
light	O
depth-sensing	O
technologies	O
used	O
multiple	O
light	O
patterns	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
used	O
as	O
few	O
as	O
one	O
as	O
to	O
achieve	O
a	O
high	O
rate	O
of	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
of	O
depth	O
sensing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
switched	O
over	O
to	O
using	O
time	O
of	O
flight	O
measurements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
infrared	O
projector	O
on	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sends	O
out	O
modulated	O
infrared	O
light	O
which	O
is	O
then	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infrared	O
light	O
reflecting	O
off	O
closer	O
objects	O
will	O
have	O
a	O
shorter	O
time	O
of	O
flight	O
than	O
those	O
more	O
distant	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
infrared	O
sensor	O
captures	O
how	O
much	O
the	O
modulation	O
pattern	O
had	O
been	O
deformed	O
from	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
flight	O
,	O
pixel-by-pixel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
has	O
a	O
pixel-by-pixel	O
depth	B-Algorithm
image	I-Algorithm
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
uses	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
edge	B-Algorithm
detection	I-Algorithm
here	O
to	O
delineate	O
closer	O
objects	O
from	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
the	O
shot	O
,	O
incorporating	O
input	O
from	O
the	O
regular	O
visible	O
light	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
's	O
software	O
,	O
aided	O
by	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
performs	O
segmentation	O
of	O
the	O
shapes	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
identify	O
specific	O
body	O
parts	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
head	O
,	O
arms	O
,	O
and	O
hands	O
,	O
and	O
track	O
those	O
segments	O
individually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
360	I-Algorithm
was	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
built	O
software	O
and	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
included	O
a	O
range	B-Algorithm
chipset	I-Algorithm
technology	O
by	O
Israeli	O
developer	O
PrimeSense	O
,	O
which	O
developed	O
a	O
system	O
consisting	O
of	O
an	O
infrared	O
projector	O
and	O
camera	O
and	O
a	O
special	O
microchip	O
that	O
generates	O
a	O
grid	O
from	O
which	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
a	O
nearby	O
object	O
in	O
3	O
dimensions	O
can	O
be	O
ascertained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
3D	B-Algorithm
scanner	I-Algorithm
system	O
called	O
Light	O
Coding	O
employs	O
a	O
variant	O
of	O
image-based	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
reconstruction	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
is	O
a	O
horizontal	O
bar	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
base	O
with	O
a	O
motorized	O
pivot	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
positioned	O
lengthwise	O
above	O
or	O
below	O
the	O
video	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
features	O
an	O
"	O
RGB	O
camera	O
,	O
depth	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
and	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
array	I-Algorithm
running	O
proprietary	O
software	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
provide	O
full-body	O
3D	B-Application
motion	I-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
facial	B-Algorithm
recognition	I-Algorithm
and	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
was	O
only	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Canada	O
and	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Currently	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
is	O
supported	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Japan	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
's	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
array	I-Algorithm
enables	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
to	O
conduct	O
acoustic	O
source	O
localization	O
and	O
ambient	O
noise	O
suppression	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
things	O
such	O
as	O
headset-free	O
party	O
chat	O
over	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
depth	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
consists	O
of	O
an	O
infrared	O
laser	O
projector	O
combined	O
with	O
a	O
monochrome	O
CMOS	B-Architecture
sensor	I-Architecture
,	O
which	O
captures	O
video	O
data	O
in	O
3D	O
under	O
any	O
ambient	O
light	O
conditions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sensing	O
range	O
of	O
the	O
depth	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
is	O
adjustable	O
,	O
and	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
software	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
automatically	O
calibrating	O
the	O
sensor	O
based	O
on	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
physical	O
environment	O
,	O
accommodating	O
for	O
the	O
presence	O
of	O
furniture	O
or	O
other	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Described	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
personnel	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
innovation	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
software	O
technology	O
enables	O
advanced	O
gesture	B-General_Concept
recognition	I-General_Concept
,	O
facial	B-Algorithm
recognition	I-Algorithm
and	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
information	O
supplied	O
to	O
retailers	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
is	O
capable	O
of	O
simultaneously	O
tracking	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
people	O
,	O
including	O
two	O
active	O
players	O
for	O
motion	O
analysis	O
with	O
a	O
feature	B-Algorithm
extraction	I-Algorithm
of	O
20	O
joints	O
per	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reverse	O
engineering	O
has	O
determined	O
that	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
various	O
sensors	O
output	O
video	O
at	O
a	O
frame	O
rate	O
of	O
≈9Hz	O
to	O
30Hz	O
depending	O
on	O
resolution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
RGB	O
video	O
stream	O
uses	O
8-bit	O
VGA	O
resolution	O
(	O
640×480	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
)	O
with	O
a	O
Bayer	B-Algorithm
color	I-Algorithm
filter	I-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
the	O
hardware	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
resolutions	O
up	O
to	O
1280x1024	O
(	O
at	O
a	O
lower	O
frame	O
rate	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
colour	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
UYVY	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
monochrome	O
depth	O
sensing	O
video	O
stream	O
is	O
in	O
VGA	O
resolution	O
(	O
640×480	O
pixels	B-Algorithm
)	O
with	O
11-bit	O
depth	O
,	O
which	O
provides	O
2,048	O
levels	O
of	O
sensitivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
can	O
also	O
stream	O
the	O
view	O
from	O
its	O
IR	O
camera	O
directly	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
has	O
a	O
practical	O
ranging	O
limit	O
of	O
distance	O
when	O
used	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
area	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
is	O
roughly	O
6m2	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
sensor	O
can	O
maintain	O
tracking	O
through	O
an	O
extended	O
range	O
of	O
approximately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
horizontal	O
field	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
at	O
the	O
minimum	O
viewing	O
distance	O
of	O
≈	O
is	O
therefore	O
≈	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
vertical	O
field	O
is	O
≈	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
just	O
over	O
per	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
array	I-Algorithm
features	O
four	O
microphone	O
capsules	O
and	O
operates	O
with	O
each	O
channel	O
processing	O
16-bit	O
audio	O
at	O
a	O
sampling	O
rate	O
of	O
16kHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
's	O
motorized	O
tilt	O
mechanism	O
requires	O
more	O
power	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
's	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
can	O
supply	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
makes	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
proprietary	O
connector	O
combining	O
USB	B-Protocol
communication	O
with	O
additional	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Redesigned	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
S	O
models	O
include	O
a	O
special	O
AUX	O
port	O
for	O
accommodating	O
the	O
connector	O
,	O
while	O
older	O
models	O
require	O
a	O
special	O
power	O
supply	O
cable	O
(	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
sensor	O
)	O
that	O
splits	O
the	O
connection	O
into	O
separate	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
power	O
connections	O
;	O
power	O
is	O
supplied	O
from	O
the	O
mains	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
an	O
AC	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
is	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
unit	O
which	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
SDK	O
for	O
commercial	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
included	O
better	O
components	O
to	O
eliminate	O
noise	O
along	O
the	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
other	O
cabling	O
paths	O
,	O
and	O
improvements	O
in	O
the	O
depth-sensing	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
system	O
for	O
detection	O
of	O
objects	O
at	O
close	O
range	O
,	O
as	O
close	O
as	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
"	O
Near	O
Mode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SDK	O
included	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
compatible	O
PC	B-Device
drivers	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provided	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
capabilities	O
to	O
developers	O
to	O
build	O
applications	O
with	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
or	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
by	O
using	O
Microsoft	O
Visual	O
Studio	O
2010	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
following	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Raw	O
sensor	O
streams	O
:	O
Access	O
to	O
low-level	O
streams	O
from	O
the	O
depth	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
,	O
color	O
camera	O
sensor	O
,	O
and	O
four-element	O
microphone	B-Algorithm
array	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skeletal	O
tracking	O
:	O
The	O
capability	O
to	O
track	O
the	O
skeleton	O
image	O
of	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
people	O
moving	O
within	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
for	O
gesture-driven	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
audio	O
capabilities	O
:	O
Audio	O
processing	O
capabilities	O
include	O
sophisticated	O
acoustic	O
noise	O
suppression	O
and	O
echo	O
cancellation	O
,	O
beam	O
formation	O
to	O
identify	O
the	O
current	O
sound	O
source	O
,	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
Windows	B-General_Concept
speech	I-General_Concept
recognition	I-General_Concept
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Craig	O
Eisler	O
,	O
the	O
general	O
manager	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
almost	O
350	O
companies	O
are	O
working	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
on	O
custom	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
applications	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
next	O
version	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
SDK	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
1.5	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
21	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
1.5	O
SDK	O
would	O
include	O
'	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
Studio	O
 '	O
a	O
new	O
app	O
that	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
record	O
,	O
playback	O
,	O
and	O
debug	O
clips	O
of	O
users	O
interacting	O
with	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
new	O
"	O
seated	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
10-joint	O
"	O
skeletal	O
system	O
that	O
will	O
let	O
apps	O
track	O
the	O
head	O
,	O
neck	O
,	O
and	O
arms	O
of	O
a	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
user	O
—	O
whether	O
they	O
're	O
sitting	O
down	O
or	O
standing	O
;	O
which	O
would	O
work	O
in	O
default	O
and	O
near	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
four	O
new	O
languages	O
for	O
speech	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
–	O
French	O
,	O
Spanish	O
,	O
Italian	O
,	O
and	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
SDK	O
for	O
the	O
first-generation	O
sensor	O
was	O
updated	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
times	O
,	O
with	O
version	O
1.6	O
released	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
version	O
1.7	O
released	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
version	O
1.8	O
released	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgraded	O
iteration	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
a	O
wide-angle	O
time-of-flight	B-Device
camera	I-Device
,	O
and	O
processes	O
2	O
gigabits	O
of	O
data	O
per	O
second	O
to	O
read	O
its	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
has	O
greater	O
accuracy	O
with	O
three	O
times	O
the	O
fidelity	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
and	O
can	O
track	O
without	O
visible	O
light	O
by	O
using	O
an	O
active	O
IR	O
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
60%	O
wider	O
field	O
of	O
vision	O
that	O
can	O
detect	O
a	O
user	O
up	O
to	O
3	O
feet	O
from	O
the	O
sensor	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
six	O
feet	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
can	O
track	O
up	O
to	O
6	O
skeletons	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
microphone	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
for	O
actions	O
such	O
as	O
navigation	O
,	O
starting	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
waking	O
the	O
console	O
from	O
sleep	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
consoles	O
were	O
initially	O
shipped	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
bundles	O
without	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
were	O
made	O
available	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
updated	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
SDK	O
allowing	O
game	O
developers	O
to	O
explicitly	O
disable	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
skeletal	O
tracking	O
,	O
freeing	O
up	O
system	O
resources	O
that	O
were	O
previously	O
reserved	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
even	O
if	O
it	O
was	O
disabled	O
or	O
unplugged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
interest	O
in	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
waned	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
later	O
revisions	O
of	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
hardware	O
,	O
including	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
S	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
,	O
dropped	O
the	O
dedicated	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
port	O
,	O
requiring	O
users	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.0	O
and	O
AC	O
adapter	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
,	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
digital	O
copy	O
of	O
Dance	B-Application
Central	I-Application
Spotlight	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Considered	O
a	O
market	O
failure	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
360	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
product	O
was	O
discontinued	O
by	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
on	O
15	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
2	I-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
and	O
considered	O
a	O
replacement	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
repackaged	O
as	O
"	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
v2	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
besides	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
branding	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
3.0/AC	O
adapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
considers	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
2	I-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
equivalent	O
in	O
performance	O
to	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
having	O
difficulty	O
in	O
keeping	O
up	O
manufacturing	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	I-Algorithm
Xbox	I-Algorithm
One	I-Algorithm
this	O
edition	O
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
directed	O
commercial	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
with	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
adapter	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
iteration	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
technology	O
designed	O
primarily	O
for	O
enterprise	O
software	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
designed	O
around	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Azure	I-Application
cloud	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
meant	O
to	O
"	O
leverage	O
the	O
richness	O
of	O
Azure	B-Application
AI	B-Application
to	O
dramatically	O
improve	O
insights	O
and	O
operations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
smaller	O
form	O
factor	O
than	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
iterations	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
12-megapixel	O
camera	O
,	O
a	O
time-of-flight	O
depth	B-Algorithm
sensor	I-Algorithm
also	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
HoloLens	B-Algorithm
2	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
seven	O
microphones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
development	B-Application
kit	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Requiring	O
at	O
least	O
190	O
MB	O
of	O
available	O
storage	O
space	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
system	O
software	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
operate	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Dashboard	O
console	O
user	O
interface	O
through	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
and	O
hand	O
gestures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techniques	O
such	O
as	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
and	O
facial	B-Algorithm
recognition	I-Algorithm
are	O
employed	O
to	O
automatically	O
identify	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
applications	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
is	O
Video	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
which	O
enables	O
voice	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
or	O
video	B-Application
chat	I-Application
with	O
other	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
users	O
or	O
users	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
can	O
use	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
tracking	O
functionality	O
and	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
's	O
motorized	O
pivot	O
to	O
keep	O
users	O
in	O
frame	O
even	O
as	O
they	O
move	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
applications	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
support	O
include	O
ESPN	O
,	O
Zune	O
Marketplace	O
,	O
Netflix	O
,	O
Hulu	O
Plus	O
and	O
Last.fm	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
later	O
confirmed	O
that	O
all	O
forthcoming	O
applications	O
would	O
be	O
required	O
to	O
have	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
functionality	O
for	O
certification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
originally	O
shipped	O
in	O
bundles	O
with	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
;	O
the	O
original	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
user	O
interface	O
software	O
had	O
similar	O
support	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
features	O
as	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
software	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
voice	B-Application
commands	I-Application
,	O
user	O
identification	O
via	O
skeletal	O
or	O
vocal	O
recognition	O
,	O
and	O
gesture-driven	O
commands	O
,	O
though	O
these	O
features	O
could	O
be	O
fully	O
disabled	O
due	O
to	O
privacy	O
concerns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
systems	O
without	O
a	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
company	O
also	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
alter	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
system	O
software	O
to	O
remove	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
support	O
in	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
fully	O
removed	O
by	O
November	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
that	O
require	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
are	O
packaged	O
in	O
special	O
purple	O
cases	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
green	O
cases	O
used	O
by	O
all	O
other	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
contain	O
a	O
prominent	O
"	O
Requires	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
Sensor	O
"	O
logo	O
on	O
their	O
front	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
that	O
include	O
features	O
utilizing	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
but	O
do	O
not	O
require	O
it	O
for	O
standard	O
gameplay	O
,	O
have	O
"	O
Better	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
Sensor	O
"	O
branding	O
on	O
their	O
front	O
covers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
launched	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
17	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
publishers	O
of	O
available	O
and	O
announced	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
games	O
include	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
THQ	O
,	O
Activision	O
,	O
Konami	O
,	O
Sega	O
,	O
Capcom	O
,	O
Namco	O
Bandai	O
and	O
MTV	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
retail	O
games	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
select	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
titles	O
which	O
require	O
the	O
peripheral	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2011	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
Fun	O
Labs	O
:	O
a	O
collection	O
of	O
various	O
gadgets	O
and	O
minigames	O
that	O
are	O
accessible	O
from	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Dashboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
gadgets	O
includes	O
Build	O
A	O
Buddy	O
,	O
Air	O
Band	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
Googly	O
Eyes	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
Me	O
,	O
Bobblehead	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
Sparkler	O
,	O
Junk	O
Fu	O
and	O
Avatar	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
developers	O
are	O
researching	O
possible	O
applications	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
that	O
go	O
beyond	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
intended	O
purpose	O
of	O
playing	O
games	O
,	O
further	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
SDK	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Philipp	O
Robbel	O
of	O
MIT	O
combined	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
with	O
iRobot	O
Create	O
to	O
map	O
a	O
room	O
in	O
3D	O
and	O
have	O
the	O
robot	O
respond	O
to	O
human	O
gestures	O
,	O
while	O
an	O
MIT	O
Media	O
Lab	O
team	O
is	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
JavaScript	O
extension	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
called	O
depthJS	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
browser	O
with	O
hand	O
gestures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
of	O
MRPT	B-Language
have	O
integrated	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
drivers	O
into	O
their	O
libraries	O
and	O
provided	O
examples	O
of	O
live	O
3D	O
rendering	O
and	O
basic	O
3D	O
visual	O
SLAM	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
team	O
has	O
shown	O
an	O
application	O
that	O
allows	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
users	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
virtual	O
piano	O
by	O
tapping	O
their	O
fingers	O
on	O
an	O
empty	O
desk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oliver	O
Kreylos	O
,	O
a	O
researcher	O
at	O
University	O
of	O
California	O
,	O
Davis	O
,	O
adopted	O
the	O
technology	O
to	O
improve	O
live	O
3-dimensional	O
videoconferencing	B-Application
,	O
which	O
NASA	O
has	O
shown	O
interest	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexandre	O
Alahi	O
from	O
EPFL	O
presented	O
a	O
video	O
surveillance	O
system	O
that	O
combines	O
multiple	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
devices	O
to	O
track	O
groups	O
of	O
people	O
even	O
in	O
complete	O
darkness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Companies	O
So	O
touch	O
and	O
Evoluce	O
have	O
developed	O
presentation	O
software	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
that	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
hand	O
gestures	O
;	O
among	O
its	O
features	O
is	O
a	O
multi-touch	O
zoom	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
free	O
public	O
beta	O
of	O
HTPC	O
software	O
KinEmote	O
was	O
launched	O
;	O
it	O
allows	O
navigation	O
of	O
Boxee	B-Device
and	O
XBMC	B-Application
menus	O
using	O
a	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soroush	O
Falahati	O
wrote	O
an	O
application	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
3D	I-Algorithm
images	O
with	O
a	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
human	O
motion	O
tracking	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
might	O
suffer	O
from	O
occlusion	O
which	O
is	O
when	O
some	O
human	O
body	O
joints	O
are	O
occluded	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
tracked	O
accurately	O
by	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
skeletal	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
in	O
a	O
study	O
,	O
an	O
Unscented	O
Kalman	O
filter	O
(	O
UKF	O
)	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
fuse	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
3D	O
position	O
data	O
of	O
shoulder	O
,	O
elbow	O
,	O
and	O
wrist	O
joints	O
to	O
those	O
obtained	O
from	O
two	O
inertial	O
measurement	O
units	O
(	O
IMUs	O
)	O
placed	O
on	O
the	O
upper	O
and	O
lower	O
arm	O
of	O
a	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
solving	O
the	O
occlusion	O
problem	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
sampling	O
frequency	O
of	O
the	O
IMUs	O
was	O
100Hz	O
(	O
compared	O
to	O
~	O
30Hz	O
for	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
the	O
improvement	O
of	O
skeletal	O
position	O
was	O
more	O
evident	O
during	O
fast	O
and	O
dynamic	O
movements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
also	O
shows	O
compelling	O
potential	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
medicine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Researchers	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Minnesota	O
have	O
used	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
to	O
measure	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
disorder	O
symptoms	O
in	O
children	O
,	O
creating	O
new	O
ways	O
of	O
objective	O
evaluation	O
to	O
detect	O
such	O
conditions	O
as	O
autism	O
,	O
attention-deficit	O
disorder	O
and	O
obsessive-compulsive	O
disorder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
groups	O
have	O
reported	O
using	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
intraoperative	O
,	O
review	O
of	O
medical	O
imaging	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
surgeon	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
information	O
without	O
contamination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASA	O
's	O
Jet	O
Propulsion	O
Laboratory	O
(	O
JPL	O
)	O
signed	O
up	O
for	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
Developer	O
program	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
new	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
to	O
manipulate	O
a	O
robotic	O
arm	O
in	O
combination	O
with	O
an	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headset	O
,	O
creating	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
immersive	O
interface	O
"	O
the	O
unit	O
had	O
built	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
garnered	O
generally	O
positive	O
opinions	O
from	O
reviewers	O
and	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
device	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
can	O
be	O
a	O
tremendous	O
amount	O
of	O
fun	O
for	O
casual	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
creative	O
,	O
controller-free	O
concept	O
is	O
undeniably	O
appealing	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
adding	O
that	O
for	O
"	O
$149.99	O
,	O
a	O
motion-tracking	O
camera	O
add-on	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
tough	O
sell	O
,	O
especially	O
considering	O
that	O
the	O
entry	O
level	O
variation	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
itself	O
is	O
only	O
$199.99	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
rated	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
technology	O
but	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
experience	O
takes	O
a	O
while	O
to	O
get	O
used	O
to	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
spatial	O
requirement	O
may	O
pose	O
a	O
barrier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
called	O
the	O
device	O
a	O
technological	O
gem	O
and	O
applauded	O
the	O
gesture	O
and	O
voice	B-Application
controls	I-Application
,	O
while	O
criticizing	O
the	O
launch	O
lineup	O
and	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
Hub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
's	O
review	O
pointed	O
out	O
how	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
keeps	O
players	O
active	O
with	O
its	O
full-body	O
motion	O
sensing	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
learning	O
curve	O
,	O
the	O
additional	O
power	O
supply	O
needed	O
for	O
older	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
and	O
the	O
space	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
too	O
,	O
listed	O
the	O
large	O
space	O
requirements	O
as	O
a	O
negative	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
launch	O
lineup	O
and	O
the	O
slowness	O
of	O
the	O
hand	O
gesture	O
UI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
considered	O
the	O
device	O
revolutionary	O
upon	O
first	O
use	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
games	O
were	O
sometimes	O
unable	O
to	O
recognize	O
gestures	O
or	O
had	O
slow	O
responses	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
is	O
"	O
not	O
must-own	O
yet	O
,	O
more	O
like	O
must-eventually	O
own.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
praised	O
the	O
voice	B-Application
control	I-Application
and	O
saw	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
potential	O
in	O
the	O
device	O
whose	O
lag	O
and	O
space	O
requirements	O
were	O
identified	O
as	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gizmodo	O
also	O
noted	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
potential	O
and	O
expressed	O
curiosity	O
in	O
how	O
more	O
mainstream	O
titles	O
would	O
utilize	O
the	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ars	O
Technica	O
's	O
review	O
expressed	O
concern	O
that	O
the	O
core	O
feature	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
controller	O
,	O
would	O
hamper	O
development	O
of	O
games	O
beyond	O
those	O
that	O
have	O
either	O
stationary	O
players	O
or	O
control	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
movement	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mainstream	O
press	O
also	O
reviewed	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
Pogue	O
from	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
predicted	O
players	O
will	O
feel	O
a	O
"	O
crazy	O
,	O
magical	O
,	O
omigosh	O
rush	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
you	O
try	O
the	O
Kinect.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
calling	O
the	O
motion	O
tracking	O
less	O
precise	O
than	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
's	O
implementation	O
,	O
Pogue	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
’s	O
astonishing	O
technology	O
creates	O
a	O
completely	O
new	O
activity	O
that	O
’s	O
social	O
,	O
age-spanning	O
and	O
even	O
athletic.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Globe	O
and	O
Mail	O
titled	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
as	O
setting	O
a	O
"	O
new	O
standard	O
for	O
motion	O
control.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
slight	O
input	O
lag	O
between	O
making	O
a	O
physical	O
movement	O
and	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
registering	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
considered	O
a	O
major	O
issue	O
with	O
most	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
review	O
called	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
"	O
a	O
good	O
and	O
innovative	O
product	O
,	O
"	O
rating	O
it	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
4	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
featuring	O
improved	O
performance	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
its	O
successor	O
has	O
been	O
subject	O
to	O
mixed	O
responses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
review	O
,	O
Engadget	B-Application
praised	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
functionality	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
face	O
recognition	O
login	O
and	O
improved	O
motion	O
tracking	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
"	O
magical	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
every	O
false	O
positive	O
or	O
unrecognized	O
 [ voice ] 	O
command	O
had	O
us	O
reaching	O
for	O
the	O
controller.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
inability	O
to	O
understand	O
some	O
accents	O
in	O
English	O
was	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Time	O
,	O
Matt	O
Peckham	O
described	O
the	O
device	O
as	O
being	O
"	O
chunky	O
"	O
in	O
appearance	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
facial	B-Algorithm
recognition	I-Algorithm
login	O
feature	O
was	O
"	O
creepy	O
but	O
equally	O
sci-fi-future	O
cool	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
system	O
was	O
a	O
"	O
powerful	O
,	O
addictive	O
way	O
to	O
navigate	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
and	O
save	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
exceptions	O
that	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
smoothing	O
out	O
with	O
use	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
its	O
accuracy	O
was	O
found	O
to	O
be	O
affected	O
by	O
background	O
noise	O
,	O
and	O
Peckham	O
further	O
noted	O
that	O
launching	O
games	O
using	O
voice	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
required	O
that	O
the	O
full	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
be	O
given	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
abbreviated	O
name	O
that	O
the	O
console	O
"	O
ought	O
to	O
semantically	O
understand	O
"	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
5	I-Application
rather	O
than	O
"	O
Forza	B-Application
5	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
launch	O
,	O
privacy	O
concerns	O
were	O
raised	O
over	O
the	O
new	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
;	O
critics	O
showed	O
concerns	O
the	O
device	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
surveillance	O
,	O
stemming	O
from	O
the	O
originally	O
announced	O
requirements	O
that	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
's	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
be	O
plugged	O
in	O
at	O
all	O
times	O
,	O
plus	O
the	O
initial	O
always-on	O
DRM	O
system	O
that	O
required	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
to	O
ensure	O
continued	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Privacy	O
advocates	O
contended	O
that	O
the	O
increased	O
amount	O
of	O
data	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
collected	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
(	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
person	O
's	O
eye	O
movements	O
,	O
heart	O
rate	O
,	O
and	O
mood	O
)	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
targeted	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
also	O
surfaced	O
regarding	O
recent	O
Microsoft	O
patents	O
involving	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
DRM	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
detecting	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
viewers	O
in	O
a	O
room	O
,	O
and	O
tracking	O
viewing	O
habits	O
by	O
awarding	O
achievements	O
for	O
watching	O
television	O
programs	O
and	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Microsoft	O
stated	O
that	O
its	O
privacy	O
policy	O
"prohibit[s]	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
storage	O
,	O
or	O
use	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
data	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
advertising	O
"	O
,	O
critics	O
did	O
not	O
rule	O
out	O
the	O
possibility	O
that	O
these	O
policies	O
could	O
be	O
changed	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
criticism	O
,	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
spokesperson	O
stated	O
that	O
users	O
are	O
"	O
in	O
control	O
of	O
when	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
sensing	O
is	O
On	O
,	O
Off	O
or	O
Paused	O
"	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
provided	O
with	O
key	O
privacy	O
information	O
and	O
settings	O
during	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
initial	O
setup	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
user-generated	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
"	O
will	O
not	O
leave	O
your	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
without	O
your	O
explicit	O
permission.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
ultimately	O
decided	O
to	O
reverse	O
its	O
decision	O
to	O
require	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
usage	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
console	O
still	O
shipped	O
with	O
the	O
device	O
upon	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
announcing	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
discontinuation	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Fast	O
Co	O
.	O
Design	O
on	O
October	O
25	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
stated	O
that	O
35	O
million	O
units	O
had	O
been	O
sold	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
24	O
million	O
units	O
of	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
had	O
been	O
shipped	O
by	O
February	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
sold	O
8	O
million	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
60	O
days	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
claimed	O
the	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Record	O
of	O
being	O
the	O
"	O
fastest	O
selling	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
device	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Wedbush	O
analyst	O
Michael	O
Pachter	O
,	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
bundles	O
accounted	O
for	O
about	O
half	O
of	O
all	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
console	O
sales	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
and	O
for	O
more	O
than	O
two-thirds	O
in	O
February	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
750,000	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
units	O
were	O
sold	O
during	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
Black	O
Friday	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
competes	O
with	O
several	O
motion	B-Device
controllers	I-Device
on	O
other	O
home	O
consoles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
Remote	I-Device
Plus	O
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
Balance	O
Board	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Eye	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Kinect	B-Algorithm
's	O
controller-less	O
nature	O
enabled	O
it	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
motion-controlled	B-Algorithm
experience	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
wand-based	O
controls	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
,	O
this	O
has	O
occasionally	O
hindered	O
developers	O
from	O
developing	O
certain	O
motion-controlled	B-Algorithm
games	O
that	O
could	O
target	O
all	O
three	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
and	O
still	O
provide	O
the	O
same	O
experience	O
regardless	O
of	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
seventh-generation	O
motion-controlled	B-Algorithm
games	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
had	O
a	O
version	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
cancelled	O
or	O
ruled	O
out	O
from	O
the	O
start	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
issues	O
with	O
translating	O
wand	O
controls	O
to	O
the	O
camera-based	O
movement	O
of	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
,	O
include	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
Extraction	I-Algorithm
,	O
The	B-Application
Lord	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rings	I-Application
:	I-Application
Aragorn	I-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
Phineas	B-Device
and	I-Device
Ferb	I-Device
:	I-Device
Across	I-Device
the	I-Device
2nd	I-Device
Dimension	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
machine	O
learning	O
work	O
on	O
human	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
within	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
won	O
the	O
2011	O
MacRobert	O
Award	O
for	O
engineering	O
innovation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kinect	B-Algorithm
Won	O
T3	O
's	O
"	O
Gadget	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
for	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
Microsoft	B-Algorithm
Kinect	I-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
Software	B-Application
Development	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
 '	O
was	O
ranked	O
second	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
10	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
Tech	O
Products	O
of	O
2011	O
"	O
at	O
Popular	O
Mechanics	O
Breakthrough	O
Awards	O
ceremony	O
in	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Algorithm
Kinect	I-Algorithm
for	O
Windows	O
won	O
Innovation	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
in	O
the	O
2012	O
Seattle	O
2.0	O
Startup	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
