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Keio University’s Kinect-based Haptic VR system lets you roll your own face flat (video)
A research team at Keio University has built a fun haptic virtual reality system that enables you to manipulate pictures with a rolling pin. A vertically mounted Kinect takes a 3D image that is then displayed on the projection surface. Using the rolling pin, the image can be rolled over and flattened as if it was dough -- with a series of motor cranks inside the implement to replicate the necessary feedback so you can feel what it'd be like to iron out your own face. It's been designed as a modern-day update to the penny-squashing machines you found in theme parks, except with slightly more grotesqueness. You can watch the face-mashing in glorious color after the break.
Keio University's Kinect-based Haptic VR system lets you roll your own face flat (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Permalink | | Email this | CommentsKeio University democratizes facial recognition technology for Avatars everywhere (video)
If you liked the look of that facial recognition technology on its way to Everquest II, but aren't so sure on your Froglok allegiance, then a Keio University group may have you covered. A project led by Associate Professor Yasue Mitsukura has developed a similar technology using just an ordinary PC and webcam. The software uses an algorithm that updates in line with the motion of the face, which the makers claim make it very fast and precise. The researchers hope that this real-time, low hardware requirement, system could find its way into the hands of amateur CG animation creators, or -- like the SOEmote solution -- into game controls. So, expect a glut of pimped-out Numa Numa remakes in the not to distant future.
Keio University democratizes facial recognition technology for Avatars everywhere (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Japanese researchers show off 'interactive' plants: real leaves, artificial emotions originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Add-on turns a smartphone camera into a joystick (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:28:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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