Oh Garry's Mod, how we love to see the strange, funny, amazing and, again, strange things that come from you.  You've been a staple part of the Steam scene for years and you just keep getting better and better.  And now, two years after the peripheral was introduced, the infamous product tagline "Better With Kinect" will be applied to the infamous Source-based engine manipulator.

That's right: in the next week and a half Garry Newman, the brilliant and/or deranged mind behind Garry's Mod, will be introducing Kinect support for the game.  Players who own a Kinect (use of the Xbox 360 version of the peripheral can be done by following these instructions) will be able to do real time character movement and manipulation of objects in the environment.  Kinect support will also be extended to the multiplayer so you and your Kinect-owning buddies will be able to do that G-mod Gagnam Style music video you've been wanting to do for months (on a personal note: WHY WON'T THAT SONG DIE?).

Please note that this extends to Garry's Mod 13, which released in October, and may not reflect the offical release product.  Beyond that, I'm actually really interested in what can come from this.  If this can be incorporated into work on the Source Filmmaker (you know someone's going to figure that out) we could see some really cool and far more professionally done videos coming down the line.  Hell, Garry's Mod alone is always a good time and using it alongside Steam's Big Picture mode could make for some very fun times with friends.

Need some proof that this monstrous combination has possibilities?  Here's a work in progress video Garry posted just two days ago.

Comments

  • Jeremy Flower Avatar
    Jeremy Flower
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I guess that could be useful for quick-n-dirty animation, but wouldn't animators use Source Film Maker?

    Even with a mouse, posing models without having them flip the fuck out with collisions on themselves or getting tangled up is a challenge. I'm not sure Kinect can really help there.

  • Avatar
    Necbromancer
    11 years, 4 months ago

    We now bring you... The Slenderman Dancers!

  • The Cineaste Avatar
    The Cineaste
    11 years, 4 months ago

    I'd buy a Kinect just for this.

  • crossoutlaw Avatar
    crossoutlaw
    11 years, 4 months ago

    there are some other vids of this i think kotaku put one up and it was funny as hell.....the thing is when kinect flips the fuck out is some of the best funny moments.