Microsoft Kinect: the next generation of HCI device?

With the release of Kinect, Microsoft becomes a star in the eyes of researchers of computer vision and HCI. It is really a cool idea to control your computer with your hands and body, without attaching/holding any other devices. It provides us with numerous possibilities. I think there will be boom of games and VR/AR applications using Kinect in the next few years.

Kinect for Xbox 360 review

Open source Kinect driver

Kinect's open-source ambitions