Now, a new project, led by researcher Renato F. Salas-Moreno, imagines another way. It begins with an Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. On top, it attaches an RGB-D camera--that means it has a full color picture, plus it can measure the contours of a room to create a 3-D map. With this setup, the wearer is able to see a world painted in digital content.
As a wearer looks around, the system spots flat, open surfaces, like bare walls, stair steps, or the floor. And it treats these surfaces like blank canvases which it stuffs with digital images. In the above demo, you can watch as a Facebook Wall is placed on an actual wall. There’s also a pretty gratifying moment when the carpet on the floor changes instantaneously, as software swaps out one digital carpet for another without breaking a sweat.
But... but... but... I just NEED to know about the Baba! The Baba has me hypmotized! :shock:
Building a 3D map with a single camera. Interesting. Edit: Ah, RGBD. Everything is in the D! I didn't pay attention to that detail in my first read of your post.
Nice result though.
[troll mode] So that's where the Facebook money went... Building a unit that advertises their evil corporation everywhere you look! :twisted: This is only the beginning I tell you! [/troll mode]
As a way or organizing information alone, this could be very interesting. It has been shown that spatial memory can be extremely powerful for remembering even complex information, so I definitely see some possibilities there for creating associations between real-world spaces and multiple layers of information without having to glue post-its everywhere.
I could imagine using a virtual desktop that's... well, my real desktop.
