I have tried thinking of other datasets that can be obtained with the Kinect Snapshot program. A few interesting ones are a candle burning down, a fast growing plant, melting ice cream, etc. I have uploaded a PCD dataset of a person walking. I will be uploading similar datasets in the days to come.

Link to DatasetA: https://filelocker.discovery.wisc.edu/public_download?shareId=af0daed307f9c66123e3843360f328c8

If it asks for a password, it is ReKinStruct

Meanwhile, I have been thinking about next steps to do with the Kinect and one of the ideas that I have in mind is using two Kinects to obtain these datasets. This way, a lot of points would get filled for the scenario where it is full of shadows now. The concept image looks something like this.

This way I would even get the dark side of the object. There are a few limitations to using two Kinects like interference of the speckle pattern. I am going to hide one Kinect from the other to avoid these effects. Working on setting up two Kinects and will upload some datasets this week.!