In most body-movement-tracking VR systems, users have to wear sensors on various parts of their body, and/or they must remain within the confines of a base station. The free-roaming Surplex system, ...

The Xbox Kinect peripheral, a pretty infamous flop as far as video game accessories go, is no longer supported, but it turns out has clever unofficial uses.

It's now possible to dynamically represent your entire body inside of a virtual world, and this monumental task can be accomplished with off-the-shelf hardware. With three first-gen Kinects and an ...