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TechFest 2011: Applied Sciences Group: Smart Interactive Displays
Author: Troy Barnes
Our research shows: Steerable AutoStereo 3-D Display: We use a special, flat optical lens (Wedge) behind an LCD monitor to direct a narrow beam of light into each of a viewer’s eyes. By using a Kinect head tracker, the user’s relation to the display is tracked, and thereby, the prototype is able to steer that narrow beam to the user. The combination creates a 3-D image that is steered to the viewer without the need for glasses or holding your head in place. Steerable Multiview Display: The same optical system used in the 3-D system, Wedge behind an LCD, is used to steer two separate images to two separate people rather than two separate eyes, as in the 3-D case. Using a Kinect head tracker, we find and track multiple viewers and send each viewer his or her own unique image. Therefore, two people can be looking at the same display but see two completely different images. If the two users switch positions, the same image continuously is steered toward them. Retro-Reflective Air-Gesture Display: Sometimes, it’s better to control with gestures than buttons. Using a retro-reflective screen and a camera close to the projector makes all objects cast a shadow, regardless of their color. This makes it easy to apply computer-vision algorithms to sense above-screen gestures that can be used for control, navigation, and many other applications. A display that can see: Using the flat Wedge optic in camera mode behind a special, transparent organic-light-emitting-diode display, we can …
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feature: Microsoft Research TechFest 2010: NUI and the cloud dominate
Author: Antonio Pierce
Microsoft Research’s TechFest is essentially a glimpse into a Microsoft future. It’s an annual showcase of the various technologies that the company’s researchers have been working on. The 2010 event that took place earlier this month featured a few prototypes that we’ve already seen before, but there were also many that have only just started to emerge out of Microsoft’s research labs around the world, including labs in China, India, the UK, and the US.
The gathering of hundreds of researchers, as well as the broader group of Microsoft employees and product managers, happens at the company’s headquarters in Redmond and creates a sort of forum for these colleagues to exchange ideas, show off their latest innovations, and form partnerships that lead to the creation of shipping products (even though most don’t make the cut). Here’s this year’s keynote:
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