Driver KinectV2

SteamVR driver for Kinect for XBox One / Kinect 2 for Windows.

Features

• No additional dependencies for SteamVR.
• Configurable motion smoothing.
• Configurable amount of trackers assigned to bones.
• Works on Windows 8/8.1 and Windows 10.

Installation

• Install Kinect for Windows Runtime 2.0 or Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0.
• Extract latest release archive to <SteamVR_folder>/drivers
• Add line in section steamvr of <Steam_folder>/config/steamvr.vrsettings file:

  "activateMultipleDrivers": true,

Dashboard

Open KinectV2 Dashboard from SteamVR dashboard to gain access to available settings for users:

• Trackers toggle: Allows you to toggle trackers for specific bones.
• Calibration info: Shows transformation of root point of trackers.
• Settings:
  • Calibration: Enables changing transformation of root point. After click close SteamVR dashboard and use your controllers to change rotation and position to allign trackers with your assigned body parts:
    • Left controller's touchpad/thumbstick: Rotate left, rotate right, rotate up, rotate down. Press grip to reset rotation.
    • Right controller's touchpad/thumbstick: Move right, move left, move up, move down. Press grip to reset position.
      • If trigger is pressed: move forward, move backward.
    • Application menu button on any controller: End calibration and save alligned base transformation.
  • Toggle tracking: Disable or enable tracking entirely.
  • Interpolation type: Sets specific interpolation between Kinect frames. More info is available at Wikipedia's article.
  • Kinect relay device state: Shows if specific virtual base station is present.

Building

• Install Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0.
• Clone repository using git.
• Initialize submodules

git submodule update --init --depth=1

• Open driver_kinectV2.sln in Visual Studio 2013.