Last weekend I attended an RGBDToolkit workshop at Eyebeam NYC. I'm posting about it now just because it reminded me how much I enjoy hacking hardware, playing with digital media and exploring new technologies.

RGBDToolkit workshop at Eyebeam
RGBDToolkit workshop at Eyebeam

The Toolkit is about combining HD video from DSLRs with depth data from PrimeSense-based sensors such as Xtion or Kinect - effectively an early technique for creating 3D cinema. Due to the implementation details there is a particular aesthetic associated with RGBD, but that is true of all media and I'm looking forward to pushing against this aesthetic.

What is RGBDToolkit?

At this stage I just want to note the impact of the workshop. It was great to learn the technique, but more broadly it's re-engaging the artist-geek hybrid within me. And to say thanks to the organizers James George and Alexander Porter, who put together a really good, informative, creative workshop experience.

A DSLR bound to a Kinect with an RGBDToolkit mount
A DSLR bound to a Kinect with an RGBDToolkit mount

I have some more material on this that I will come back and post in the next few days, as well as the seeds of a potential collaboration.