Summary

This chapter mainly works as an introductory chapter for building applications using multiple Kinects. Dealing with multiple Kinects is very easy, as it is doing nothing but taking care of individual Kinect sensors. But the first major hurdle we usually face is while configuring both the Kinects so that Windows can recognize both the devices correctly, and the devices work properly without interfering into each other's functioning. Some of the most common errors involved in setting up multiple Kinects to work with Windows have been highlighted and the method of troubleshooting has also been dealt with in fair detail. We have also demonstrated how the devices can work together without overlapping individual domains. We have developed a small application using multiple Kinects to track and notify the status change of individual sensors. We have also built a couple of demos that show the uses of multiple Kinects.