Kinect is from the 70's

I've been aware of technology like the Xbox Kinect from random people or schools like MIT for several years now, but I had no idea this stuff was accomplished in the 70's.

Experimental film and video artist Tom DeWitt created a system that features aspects of all of them. Pantomation let users interact in real-time with a digital environment and props. It was built using Apple IIe's, analog video gear, and lots of custom hacking and patching. He's currently working on a holographic 3D system that's similarly ahead of its time.