2007
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Multi-pen interaction using the Wiimote
A view weeks ago we posted a video about using the Wiimote for tracking fingers. This technique was extended recently to track pens on any flat surface like a projection screen or even a laptop display. According to Johnny Chung Lee the Wiimote can track up to four points simultaneously.
New Toshiba Projector ex20 tested
This week we got our hands on the brand new Toshiba ex20 short-throw projector to test it in a rear projection setup. Some facts about the projector: XGA, 130% lens offset, ~0.68 throw-ratio (distance-to-image-width), 2300 Ansi lumen, DLP. The test results were quite good. Because of the high lens offset it’s easy to use in [...]
Paper-Based Augmented Reality
A really impressive presentation was given at ICAT 2007 by Jonathan J. Hull (Ricoh). In his talk, Jonathan presented “Paper-Based Augmented Reality”, where he demonstrated a clickable paper. Check out this website for further information.
Tracking fingers with the Wiimote
An interesting video about how to use the Wiimote for finger tracking.
LED projector from SAMSUNG
A really smart LED projector is proposed by SAMSUNG. The P310 supports SVGA (native: 800 x 600, maximum: 1024 x 768) with 50 ANSI Lumen (1300 Lux), contrast 1000:1, picture format (4:3, 16:9), keystone correction (+/- 15°), and 25dB(A).
How to Give a Great Research Talk
Speakers from Microsoft Research show how to give a great research talk. Really nice presentation! More can be found here.
Openframeworks 0.03 pre release online
Openframeworks by Zach Lieberman and Theodore Watson is available for download at http://openframeworks.cc. A short description from the website: Openframeworks is a c++ library designed to assist the creative process by providing a simple and intuitive framework for experimentation. OpenGL for graphics, rtAudio for audio input and output, freeType for fonts, freeImage for image input [...]
DAT exhibition at Singapore Science Centre
The DAT (Digital Art and Technology) exhibition runs from 10 November to 1 January 2008 at the Singapore Science Centre. This major year-end exhibition consists of the world-renowned Ars Electronica, iTokyo (Interactive Tokyo) exhibition from Tokyo, as well as an Open Call section for submissions on digital media locally and internationally. The exhibitions features new [...]
Mixed Reality Entertainment & Art
The ISMAR workshop “Mixed Reality Entertainment & Art” has started. Jakob presented the collaborative tabletop game “Comino” which was attended by over 40 participants. Steven Zhou ZhiYing presented the first commercial available Augmented Reality product wIzQubesTM (besides Sony’s eyeToy), which you can get for 60 USD in Singapore. Actually, this games is designed for kids [...]
Without a trace
Xerox presents a project how to make an erasable paper. More can be found here
