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siggraph
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09.19.06Deskrama – more cool stuff from SiggraphDeskrama is a low-cost interactive space browser for three dimensional architectural designs. You move the screen on top of a drawing and it shows the 3D rendered picture of the building. No point in trying to explain this here. Just click play and the video will show you how it works. Credits to Mr. Takehiko Nagakura. Link to video on Revver.
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09.11.06Morphovision – you don’t believe your eyesMore goodies from Siggraph 2006. Morphovision is a project by Toshio Iwai. The combination of a spinning model of a house and some special lights give an illusion that is a strange experience. Something that looks like a true 3D projected image in front of your eyes. And, well - it is. Because the spinning model is a true model. A house made of wood and plastic. Problem is that the light fools your eyes into seeing strange things happening to the house... You have to see it yourself with your own eyes to really get the strange image. ...
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08.04.06Virtual DrumsLink to video All the way trough Siggraph this year I have tried to keep a close eye on the companies and brains behind the stuff that I have seen. To be able to provide my readers, the people listening to my presentations and myself with links and relevant sources of more information. But some images and video clips managed to get into my camera without any other info. This is one of them. I wanted to share it because this is the solution for the parents that refuse to give their son a set of drums because of all the ...
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08.04.06True 3D “image”Link to video This might not look very impressive, but it is. By using lasers and all kinds of projection technologies we have seen different kinds of 3D images before, but all of them rely on something that reflect the light so that you can see the image. Some of the most real looking and impressive versions of the holographic effects that you can see in movies like StarWars have been done using lasers and smoke in the room to reflect the image. Image copyright Burton-jp.com But what if you want a 3D image to appear in thin air? With nothing to reflect the ...
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08.03.06Play games, get strongLink to video. Lights, sensors, sound and a climbing wall. Connect it to your computer and you're up for a truly healthy interface. Credit goes to Mats Liljedahl, Katarins Delsing, Johan Fagerlönn, Stefan Lindberg and Fugu Sport. Official website: DigiWall