Immersion Technology.... this is INSANE!
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Immersion Technology.... this is INSANE!
Just found this vid (careful the domain name is www.notsafeforwork.com). It shows real time computer mapping over live video to an amazing degree. I wonder if eye-toy uses a form of this technology. Maybe revolution will use it since it seems pretty fluid from there demonstration which was shot last year.
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Yeah, pretty crazy stuff. I posted this in the Revolution thread a week ago, but nobody responded. Somebody on another forum alluded to this being the Revolutions revolutionary feature.
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I'm not sure what to make of it. The concept is neat, but their graphics functions are really primitive. Those models are circa 1997. And there were quite a number of errors - the 3D interpolation is very hit-or-miss.
But my biggest problem is that you're really just looking at a computer screen with some marked-up images. It's not like you'd see any of this stuff in the actual 3D scene, of course.
- David Stein
But my biggest problem is that you're really just looking at a computer screen with some marked-up images. It's not like you'd see any of this stuff in the actual 3D scene, of course.
- David Stein
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out of curiosity, how does the linked website know what city I live in? (scroll to the ads)
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That site dropped some wicked spyware that seemed to constantly link to their site. It would send a capture of the screen every few minutes. I had to run multiple scans to remove it......thanks.
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That was really cool.
This is still very new technology and is no where near being perfect yet. Give it some time. I must say that it is really innovative.
This is still very new technology and is no where near being perfect yet. Give it some time. I must say that it is really innovative.
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Originally Posted by jiggawhat
I must say that it is really innovative.
- David Stein
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It's a neat concept, but I think it has a good chance of going the way of many other "neat concepts" - it's only interesting as a demo. Real-world applications are probably kind of sparse, because in the end, you still have to look at a computer screen.
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Originally Posted by sfsdfd
It's a neat concept, but I think it has a good chance of going the way of many other "neat concepts" - it's only interesting as a demo. Real-world applications are probably kind of sparse, because in the end, you still have to look at a computer screen.
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I would tend to agree from a logistics standpoint. However, at my university we have just spent millions on a VR room in which a person can stand in and influence objects that are being projected on to a wall. The idea is that architects, doctors, engineers, etc can use the technology to quickly render and manipulate ideas in a whole new way.
From what I saw in the video, this technology does most of this million dollar room does without being intrusive (no 3d head wear, could be setup in any office, etc.) So I do see it finding many uses in those markets.