It seemed like Kinect hacks and mods won’t be stopping for some time. Oliver Kreylos is no stranger to the latest Kinect hacks phenomenal, and he’s not stopping after releasing two hacks. Now he’s upping the level, but using two Kinects, one to fill in the gaps of the other.

There was a method to the madness and his ulterior motive has been revealed: 3D telepresence. This is what he’s been working on all along and he has an early version operational, using the output from two Kinects in a remote office to beam a 3D representation of another person to his display, which he can navigate around (and through) using a Wiimote.

Meanwhile, the viewer can see the position of Oliver in real-time, a virtual camera floating around and enabling them to maintain eye contact despite her not actually looking at either physical camera. That demonstration is embedded after the break along with a somewhat fanciful follow-up in which Kreylos engages in a very ugly light sable battle.