More blending of the real and virtual. While virtual worlds tend to emphasize their digital nature, augmented reality will do anything to hide its bits and bites background by blending almost seamlessly into reality. One of the most interesting applications of this augmented (or projected) reality was recently showcased by the Fraunhofer Institute.
Gizmodo: The best one is this stunning magic mirror, an augmented reality display that gets any piece of clothing and transforms its fabric in real time. Live, the effect was absolutely amazing, indistinguishable from a real mirror.
Honestly, when I was in front of it I just couldn’t tell the difference from a real t-shirt. It deformed like the one she was holding.
By recording the image and replacing the texture of the T-shirt ‘on the fly’ (real time) the illusion of the ‘Magic Mirror’ becomes quite convincing. A video can be found here on Gizmodo, and the full press release can be found here.
Posted on: September 2, 2008 | Share on:
Dusan Writer
said on September 24th
Have you read Rainbows End yet? :) It describes a magic mirror for the whole world.