Via Peter Kirn’s Create Digital Motion comes this work from artist Mauritius Seeger, using a Kinect to “scratch” video using proximity info. Mauritius write:

I use modul8 with a midi controller and have kind of given up on video scratching because it’s so bad in software when i last tried it ( with modul8) and have been generally frustrated with the type of control i have over video playback in vj software.

The reason i was interested in using kinect for this is because i can imagine a much more intuitive, natural and fun way to control visuals than sliders or a mouse. i was going to add clip transition controlled with a swipe movement, since scratching and clip changing would go a long way in having something usable already, and that would just be the beginning.

Kinect Video Scratching, and Why One Live Artist Uses Kinect for Control