TFS 2012 Storyboard with Kinect – Sprint 3 Feedback

A quick status update from the team to share phenomenal progress made in the sprint that ends on Sunday. It is absolutely amazing to see what a bit of technology, a sprinkle of passion and tenacity and a phenomenal “team” can achieve.

Overview

Started

September 1, 2012

Why

No simple solution within TFS to visualize a Storyboard (using gestures)

Vision

Create an easy to use electronic Storyboard that is Kinect-enabled, which can be enhanced by the community.

Team

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Jon Guerin (Project Lead) Tony Feissle Caroline Williams Ethem Azun
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Bijan Javidi (Product Owner) Joseph Donelly Mario Contreras (Backup Project Lead) Willy-Peter Schaub

Feedback

The sprint expectations were to get the development environments setup,, create a small proof of concept and the sample solution designed. The exciting news is that not only have the “home” development environments been extended in terms of screens (1) and Kinect devices (3), but the first prototype by Tony Feissle allows the team to literally manage their task board with hand gestures (2).

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Now that we know it is feasible, the Kinect’s the limit Smile Using the Kinect is a revolutionary new way for a user experience to navigate a Task Board or Backlog and new ways to naturally collaborate work. This can be seen as the next step after the mouse and touch screens.