The NI mate is software that takes real time motion-capture data from a Kinect and turns it into two industry standard protocols: Open Sound Control (OSC) and Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI).

If you’re interested in starting a “kinectimation” (boom! 2nd invented word right there) project of your own, here’s a software you can try out from Finnish startup Delicode – The NI mate. Some of those “kinectimated” (yeah, we just invented a new word right now) videos have been featured in the site and generated a lot of interest from all the hackers out there. The Kinect, with its motion tracking technology, has been adapted by many animators as a tool for motion capture. Convert Ni Mate trail version to full software.