This is the beginning of an experiment to create a personal assistant using Microsoft’s Kinect. All activity that you see on the screen is being triggered by my assistant GLaDOS.
Once I get the program to a satisfactory point, I plan on making the source code available to the public for anyone that wants it.
All rights to GLaDOS and all sound effects used are owned by Valve.
October 19th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
That’s amazing
nice work so far.
October 21st, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Very cute.
October 21st, 2011 at 3:46 pm
That’s crazy good, does it use the kinect still or can it pick up instructions using just the built in mic from a regular laptop. Also, I really really really really really want this. Chears.
October 21st, 2011 at 3:53 pm
It uses the Kinect for all of it’s speech synthesis. I will be making the source code available. If you are interested, there is a webform on the top-right of the page to sign-up for updates and code releases.
October 21st, 2011 at 4:44 pm
Are you going to use a permissive open source licence or a restrictive viral free software licence like the GPL?
October 21st, 2011 at 4:50 pm
That’s a good question. I have to look into the what I am able to do under the development agreement with the Microsoft SDK. I would like to make it as open as possible.
October 21st, 2011 at 5:20 pm
Thank you.
October 21st, 2011 at 7:34 pm
How many functions dose it have?
Do you have a list of commands?
What are your functionality goals?
Every last ounce of trekkie in me wants this.
October 21st, 2011 at 7:52 pm
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY!!
October 21st, 2011 at 9:11 pm
Oh goodness…this is how it all begins. How do you feel about having your room flooded with deadly neurotoxins?
October 21st, 2011 at 11:13 pm
One request can u put the Turret voice too especially “Are you still there” one would like to have that once PC goes to sleep mode or screensaver
Just a thought!!!!
October 21st, 2011 at 11:45 pm
@Arther
It is apparent that you do not really understand how the GPL works.
October 22nd, 2011 at 2:18 am
[...] eine persönliche Siri GLaDOS wäre schon etwas Feines, hm? Das Projekt von Corey Thomas scheint mir da recht vielversprechend zu sein. Der Softwareentwickler hat nämlich begonnen, [...]
October 22nd, 2011 at 7:28 am
I think he means that the GPL is restrictive in comparison to the BSD License in that your required to return any changes to the community. I personally see no problem with this, but some do.
October 22nd, 2011 at 10:45 am
This is awesome, it would open up so many doors for handicapped folks.
You should see if you can get funding from the kickstart project, I’m more then surethis would fly…
October 22nd, 2011 at 11:55 am
I agree with Jysocial, “SHUTUP AND TAKE MY MONEY!” I recommend an open source release so we can manipulate the source to run on linux and help improve your code. Please make this available soon, I will be watching for updates
October 22nd, 2011 at 11:56 am
How is the kinect involved?
October 22nd, 2011 at 8:16 pm
Oh how I want that source code. *-*
October 23rd, 2011 at 2:52 pm
@curious
Better mic i think.
@admin
What language are you coding in? C# maybe?
October 23rd, 2011 at 3:00 pm
I find it quite interesting. A few days ago I started a project like this of my own as a way of learning C#’s voice recognition classes.
I’ve pretty much got it to the point where it recognizes speech and triggers actions based on it, but I’m still getting a buttload of issues with speech recognition in general… and sometimes the program starts doing things in response to NOTHING, which I find to be EXTREMELY weird.
Anyway, I’d love to see your source so I can see what I’m doing wrong. Knowing me, I totally butchered the usage of the SpeechRecognitionEngine object.
Oh well. A girl can only try. :p
October 25th, 2011 at 8:19 am
[...] A literal Glados OS [...]
October 27th, 2011 at 7:36 am
Can your program understand voice to text? That would allow Google searches, responses on skype or msn, and you could tell it what song you want it to play from itunes.
November 1st, 2011 at 6:46 am
[...] entanto, nem sempre lembra da existência desse útil componente. Mas um cara lembrou. O americano Corey Thomas usou a SDK do Kinect, especificamente a parte de reconhecimento de voz, para criar a sua assistente [...]
November 1st, 2011 at 7:23 am
This is amazing! Is it possible to particitape in development ?
November 1st, 2011 at 8:04 am
@Kyle
How about another music player, for example one that’s not complete crap, doesn’t weights worse than malware on PCs, and actually reproduces music I want to hear, not the ones my “favorite brand” lets me?
November 1st, 2011 at 8:47 am
[...] entanto, nem sempre lembra da existência desse útil componente. Mas um cara lembrou. O americano Corey Thomas usou a SDK do Kinect, especificamente a parte de reconhecimento de voz, para criar a sua assistente [...]
November 1st, 2011 at 9:20 pm
I would LOVE to help test this and perhaps create more commands! Contact me if you would like
November 3rd, 2011 at 9:10 am
Amazing, nice work man.
November 4th, 2011 at 8:23 pm
Do you need a Kinect for this? Can anyone with a computer get this?
November 5th, 2011 at 7:55 am
This is amazing!!!! Good work.
Waiting more infos…
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November 5th, 2011 at 11:56 am
Need it :O
So good and so usefull for control computer and moving at same time !
November 5th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
Amazing! When can we get the source code?
November 6th, 2011 at 1:16 am
i need moaaar Zombies !!!
November 6th, 2011 at 3:04 pm
I wanna know why use the kinect ?
A simple webcam isn’t enough ?
November 6th, 2011 at 5:45 pm
OMG it’s just amazing !!!!!!
I need one like that !!!
November 9th, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Are you planning on giving out the source code or an installer for this anytime soon?
November 17th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
I don’t have a kinect, so forgive me, but do I need one for this? Please tell me I don’t
January 6th, 2012 at 10:17 pm
I am just wondering, are the voice files you use custom, or do you have a GLaDOS TTS?
January 6th, 2012 at 10:39 pm
and lol that you live in the Dayton area! SO do i
February 8th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Hi! Can you send me the source code please? I definitely want to use it! Bravo!
November 25th, 2012 at 9:08 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgrt7XZ-BQw