acg.media.mit.edu— Guy from MIT draws blobby things on a viewing window with a stylus. Said blobby things then appear to exist within the dimensions of the room. People at MIT are smart.
Aug 26, 2005View in Crawl 4
big whoop.. He developed an algorithm to measure distances with the camera and move the objects on screen relative to the motion of the camera.. I thought I was gonna see holograms or something in real space. Now that would be impressive..
I'm digging this. There may not be an incredible amount of use of "blobs" but those MIT guys will put this technology to work. Either that or make the best games you've ever seen. Imagine the "walk-throughs" for the game. Download a file to your tablet, and actually _walk through_ the game.Also, home designers may find a use for this when they're redesigning a house. They could have a specific layout and the customer can view the design before it is actually constructed.Architects will have gigantic warehouses that will only require this tablet and a potential client walking through their future house.Extraordinary technology... more ideas come into my mind as I write this...I'm digging this... :-)~
To everyone who asked "What is it good for?" the answer is ALWAYS the same - advertising. This is an example of the technology used to create those ads that get superimposed over a sporting event broadcast.In the future you'll actually pay money NOT to see the ads, but see green trees and water falls rather than ads for Firefox and The Gimp
uclatommyAug 27, 2005
big whoop.. He developed an algorithm to measure distances with the camera and move the objects on screen relative to the motion of the camera.. I thought I was gonna see holograms or something in real space. Now that would be impressive..
ratbaguAug 27, 2005
I'm digging this. There may not be an incredible amount of use of "blobs" but those MIT guys will put this technology to work. Either that or make the best games you've ever seen. Imagine the "walk-throughs" for the game. Download a file to your tablet, and actually _walk through_ the game.Also, home designers may find a use for this when they're redesigning a house. They could have a specific layout and the customer can view the design before it is actually constructed.Architects will have gigantic warehouses that will only require this tablet and a potential client walking through their future house.Extraordinary technology... more ideas come into my mind as I write this...I'm digging this... :-)~
chocoAug 27, 2005
a professor at my university has done a similar thing with mobile phones: <a class="user" href="http://www.uni-weimar.de/~bimber/research.php">http://www.uni-weimar.de/~bimber/research.php</a>Video See-Through AR and Optical Tracking with Consumer Cell Phones
mantisAug 27, 2005
hmm yeah smart...pretty amazing actually. +dugg
seemsartlessAug 28, 2005
To everyone who asked "What is it good for?" the answer is ALWAYS the same - advertising. This is an example of the technology used to create those ads that get superimposed over a sporting event broadcast.In the future you'll actually pay money NOT to see the ads, but see green trees and water falls rather than ads for Firefox and The Gimp
ddaydudeAug 30, 2005
hacker!!! i didnt digg this!! this person used <a class="user" href="http://digg.com/technology/Huge_digg_glitch_found_">http://digg.com/technology/Huge_digg_glitch_found_</a> to get his submission on the front page!!
tempestivoSep 9, 2005Submitter
I don't know why I am even justifying that with a response, but your an ass ddaydude. I wouldn't be at 1 for 3 if I were hacking anything. Loser.