Same here @mrwaynesmith – a lot of unknowns for this platform.
Below are some findings for teams exploring gesture tooling with these other firms:
Nuitrack
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Docs: http://download.3divi.com/Nuitrack/doc/Overview_page.html
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Built/maintained by a Russian firm named 3divi.com also known as VicoVR.com They’ve built various sensors to bring Kinect-like gesture interaction to smartphones (ARM/Android & other embedded platforms.)
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PLATFORM: SDK for Windows/Linux/Android, no Mac
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USER LIMITS: Maximum 2 users tracked
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TECHNIQUE: Blackbox/trade-secret algorithm for gesture detection
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EVALUATION: Can download a time-restricted sdk for evaluation immediately
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GESTURES: “There are 6 possible types of gestures: waving, swipe left, swipe right, swipe up, swipe down and push”
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TRAIN GESTURES: Unclear if any tooling/software to train custom gestures
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COST: $20 to $30 USD, per-device & OS
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Orbbec & Nuitrack announced a face-recognition partnership (no word on gestures) in 2017: 3DiVi and Orbbec Partner to Launch Recognition and Tracking Software into the Next Generation
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Sell a device called “TVico” which is evidently a rebranded Orbbec Persee.
Gestoos (non-Orbbec bundled version)
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Docs (incomplete): http://www.gestoos.com/doxygen-samples/index.html#intro
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Built by fezo from Spain
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PLATFORM: SDK for Win/Mac/Linux ARM/Android (the “Gestoos SDK Bundle for Orbbec” version appears to only work for Windows)
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USER LIMITS: Unclear
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TECHNIQUE: Unclear
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EVALUATION: Need to contact their team & await response
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GESTURES: Unclear
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TRAIN GESTURES: Unclear if any tooling/software to train custom gestures
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GOTCHAS:
- Registration step needed to be run for each machine (must have internet connectivity for initial registration): “If this [registration] file is present, you will not need online connection for further executions. Note that registration keys are provided in a per-machine basis, so execution of the registered programs in other machines is not allowed.”
OBT: Orbbec Bodytracking SDK
Note: At time of writing in Feb 2018, Astra SDK 2.0 has Orbbec Body Tracking integrated for Windows, Linux, and Android but not yet MacOS (still on version 0.5.0)
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PLATFORM: Windows, Linux, Unity, no OSX yet at time of writing
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USER LIMITS: 6 bodies
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TECHNIQUE: Track 19 joints >> skeleton
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EVALUATION: Download v2.0 for platform directly: Orbbec Body Tracking SDK – Orbbec
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GESTURES: Proprietary system for hand pose detection
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LICENSE: TBD-- email info@orbbec3d.com if specific licensing questions, free to try meantime
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TRAIN GESTURES: No indication of tooling
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GOTCHAS: