JavaNect is quickly moving to beta "status". It allows 3rd-party Java code to quickly access the depth map and skeleton tracking features of the Kinect in full 640 x 480 at 30FPS. This is done without any knowledge of JNA or C code. I am currently integrating with J3DWorkbench (https://sourceforge.net/projects/j3dworkbench). This will provide 'one-stop shopping' for 3D, Kinect-based applications without any code development...