

Not only can one now physically punch or kick while the video game picks those movements up and simulates it, but one can also see it on the monitor as well. If the person playing the game punched the air for example (like in shadow boxing), then the video game would register and show that as a punch for the character in the game. The systems camera would map out a person and apply the software while the game was being played. This technology was originally created for real time body movement in video game play. Any time motion is detected with the infrared laser grid that the camera puts forth, the software in the computer which the camera is hooked up to assigns the motion a skeleton, usually in the form of a stick figure. The whole set up requires a monitor, a special camera (X-Box Camera is what we use), a computer, and a computer program called Skeleton Software. When common sense isn’t applied, anything can become a ghost.Īt this point in time, we have two SLS Kinects Cameras which we set up on tripods, and one hand held mobile version which Tex (NWPS Tech Manager) has recently built. So we had to apply scientific method, research, and multiple validation to use the equipment respectably and responsibly in the field, as glitches and whatnot can cause uncertain readings and false positives. However, because they are a newer thing, there wasn’t much research out there regarding the application of this technology concerning paranormal investigations.

We (the Northern Wisconsin Paranormal Society Ltd.) in Rhinelander, Wisconsin are and were no exception. Since then, various paranormal teams have been utilizing them in their investigations. Several years ago the Kinects Camera with Skeleton Software was introduced to the populas via ghost hunting shows on cable television.

Haunting Concerning Paranormal Equipment: The SLS Kinects Camera & Skeleton Software
