Motion Control Gaming with Kinect

The Kinect motion-sensing device, created by Microsoft, allows users to play games by interacting with both the device and the interface without any kind of handheld controller. The motion control technology that the Kinect implements has the potential to impact vast aspects of everyday life, such as virtual robotic control, rehabilitation, and exercise. In this study, multiple Kinect games were created using the Microsoft Kinect device and the programming language Python. These games were created with an aspect of exercise in each to suggest how these games can be implemented in exercise and rehabilitation regimes, creating an encouraging environment that athletes and patients can use in the comfort of their own homes.