Kinect powered LED Portal
December 9, 2014

I put up the files for a TouchDesigner driven fadecandy LED portal I made for a halloween party. A kinect is being used to alter the speed and mixing of the effects. The app is a Spout Cinder app which takes a spout input and translates it into fadecandy frames. There is a .toe file showing how you could drive 5 8×8 grids and a 64 led strip with Touch. The source could also be modified to use the Cinder framework for processing TOPS.
If Kinect is seen as a fun, versatile device for both casual gamers and serious hobbyists, that s great for Microsoft. If Kinect s whole-room camera, robust facial-recognition software, and portal for video and audio chat are seen as insecure, it s a nightmare.