Kinect lets you fly through London via Pigeon Simulator

The Kinect from Microsoft has had its fair share of hacks in the past, and this time around, we have what has been dubbed as the Pigeon Simulator. A team of researchers from the University College London have devised a rather ingenious method of letting you view the city of London and all its massed ranks below from the perspective of a pigeon, although there is no option for you to drop some digital poop on the folks and newly washed cars below. In order to get around, you will need to flap your arms, and I would suppose the faster you flap, the higher/faster your digital avatar will go. Chances are, you will also then know just how tiring it can get as a pigeon to fly around the city the entire day.

Edwin Kee
Categories: General
Tags: Kinect