Kinect

An animated view of the lobby inside the Spirit of Being Garage Gallery digital exhibition. In the center, a computer mouse clicks toward a yellow sideways smiley face sculpture by Stuart Semple in separate room and the image slides toward the room for a closer view.

With curiosity and technology, these artists explore the “spirit of being”

What does it mean to be alive in an era where technology, media, economic disparity, diversity, global health, and the climate crisis are part of our everyday lives and conversations? Meet six pioneering artists who are using technology to explore these themes in Spirit of Being, a virtual and in-person immersive art experience hosted by The Microsoft Garage in partnership with cultural agency Hatchers.
A series of still images showing a black silhouette of a man’s upper body posing in various positions with a blue background.

Experimental artist Moses Sumney just wants you to feel

This eclectic artist with a dizzying range has tapped the Azure Kinect DK to foster a powerful connection to his audiences.
The Last Artful, Dodgr sings and dances with her 2 backup dancers, a man and a woman, in front of a screen showing point clouds of their bodies.

Interscope Records artists take their live shows to the next level

The Last Artful, Dodgr and Elah Hale experiment with the new Azure Kinect DK.
rag & bone SS20 Runway

rag & bone elevates the catwalk with technology

rag & bone’s Fashion Week show reveals the potential Azure Kinect DK holds for immersing audiences in new fashion experiences.
Event visitor using HoloLens and perfume

Accelerating the future of fashion

Student entrepreneurs at London College of Fashion, UAL harness innovation across mixed reality, AI, and IoT to transform and disrupt the industry for the future.
outline of a woman filled with stars on a purple background

Teaching the stars to dance

R&B artist NAO uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to launch an interactive music video that brings fans’ zodiac constellations to life
Alison Wonderland performing

Music x Technology: Alison Wonderland

DJ and producer Alison Wonderland needed a compact performance kit to power fantastical, next-level visuals on her worldwide tour. The solution: a Surface-powered kit that she and her VJ can control onstage.

Music x Technology: Interactive Artist Portraits at KEXP

Interactive Artist Portraits was a presentation of artist and Satellite Lab founder Carlo Van de Roer’s interactive images. Commissioned by Microsoft, each portrait celebrates a forward-thinking artist who has created innovative work using Microsoft technology.

Inside the music of Matthew Dear

Experiencing DELQA, visitors to the NEW INC. Gallery, the New Museum’s pop-up project space, found themselves absorbed in—and playing with—an endlessly shifting dreamscape of sound, light, and color.

Inside the Music of Neon Indian

The boogying apparitions that came to life behind Neon Indian were generated in real time, based on the band’s movement data as picked up by the Kinect — and with distinctive designs to match the style of each track.