{"id":171042,"date":"2012-10-31T19:42:25","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T02:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/kinected-browser\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T08:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T15:14:45","slug":"kinected-browser","status":"publish","type":"msr-project","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/kinected-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"Kinected Browser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: The Kinected Browser project has reached its conclusion. These pages are maintained for reference and archival purposes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"asset-content\">Library for using Kinect interactions from Web pages in Internet Explorer.<\/p>\n<p>Kinected Browser provides an easy way for researchers and developers to harness the Kinect API through Internet Explorer. Skeleton tracking and depth data are translated into DOM events and JavaScript structures for ease of programming.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/download\/kinect-in-the-browser\/\">Download<\/a>\u00a0the toolkit<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<div data-wp-context='{\"items\":[]}' data-wp-interactive=\"msr\/accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-group align-items-center mb-g float-sm-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-aN=\"accordion-collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Expand all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onExpandAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-link m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-cN=\"Collapse all\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-controls=\"state.ariaControls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.ariaExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--disabled=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--inactive=\"state.isAllCollapsed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onCollapseAll\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollapse all\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"msr-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\" data-wp-context='{\"id\":\"accordion-content-2\"}' data-wp-init=\"callbacks.init\">\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"accordion-content-2\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-expanded=\"state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.onClick\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-button-1\"\n\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\tLatest News\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div\n\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-1\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"msr-accordion__content\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--inert=\"!state.isExpanded\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-run=\"callbacks.run\"\n\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"msr-accordion__body\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4>17 September 2013<\/h4>\n<p><strong>NEW!<\/strong> The Kinect for Windows team released <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/kinectforwindows\/archive\/2013\/09\/17\/updated-sdk-with-html5-kinect-fusion-improvements-and-more.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">v1.8 of their SDK<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> which now includes HTML5 support!<\/p>\n<h4>28\u00a0February 2013<\/h4>\n<p>New installer available that does not require the VC11 Runtime to be installed separately.<\/p>\n<h4>14 November 2012<\/h4>\n<p>Now available! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/download\/kinect-in-the-browser\/\">Download the installer<\/a> or view the\u00a0release notes in (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kinected-browser-release-notes-1006b.pdf\">PDF<\/a>) or (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/kinected-browser-release-notes-1006.xps\">XPS<\/a>) format.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"9c4b22ae-cd8c-45eb-a51c-b61104f8d461\" class=\"ImageBlock fn\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"Image9c4b22ae-cd8c-45eb-a51c-b61104f8d461\" title=\"Internet Explorer running Kinected Browser\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/kinectedbrowser-kib_test_page_crop_450x322.png\" alt=\"Internet Explorer running Kinected Browser\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: The Kinected Browser project has reached its conclusion. 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