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This Is Some Incredibly Impressive Marker-Free Facial Capture
It’s really amazing how flawlessly this motion capture demo — shared by yasser3d — works in real-time without markers to capture every tiny movement of the actor’s face.
An Immersive Look At Microsoft’s Display-Extending IllumiRoom Tech
Earlier this year, Microsoft gave us our first look at IllumiRoom, a new technology that uses a Kinect-enabled projector to extend the game-playing environment from the television screen into the living room. Today Microsoft Research has released a five-minute video that delves deeper into the technology that could debut on the next Xbox.
Amazing Physical Health Bar Mimics In-Game Changes Perfectly
YouTube user bfayer’s wasn’t satisfied with watching his life slowly seep away on a computer monitor, so he built a lighted water tower that tracks the ebb and flow of his virtual vitals in real-time. It’s basically a glass tube of modded water, controlled by an Arduino Uno microcontroller board and an air pump that adjusts the water level every time there is a change in-game.
The Ouya Is An Android Tablet Without A Screen
No discussion about the exciting open-source Ouya console passes without someone inevitably comparing the Kickstarter sensation to a mobile phone or Android tablet without a screen.
First We Fix 3D, Then We Get Our Holodeck
As demonstrated by the sharp decline in people giving a damn over the last two years, 3D isn’t quite the transcendent experience everyone wanted it to be, but with minds like Sharp’s 3D expert Jonathan Mather on the case it could lead to the true revolution in entertainment: holographic 3D.
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