IllumiRoom...

[.Ben.]

Next-gen gaming is purported to all be about 'immersion'. Sony are opting for goggles, and if Microsoft can incorporate 'IllumiRoom' (proof of concept, using Kinect) into the next XBox, I have to confess, it'd be pretty fapping amazing.

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/illumiroom/

 

[brisa4984]

The shootemups look crack but I love the wheather themes with mario kool

 

[Gavin.]

I saw that earlier and wondered how it worked. It must involve a secondary display source i.e. a projector and then they have mapped the back wall of the living room.

This is done in a similar way:


How it will work in the real world i don't know.

 

[.Ben.]

^ That's similar (projection mapping) but that that will have been produced and set-up well in advance of the event.

IllumiRoom seems to do it in real-time but using a simple, static image.

 

[Matt W]

Awesome!

 

[dk]

It uses kinect to map the room, but the issue is the projector, who's going to want to mount a projector somewhere, it'll have to be at the back of the room

 

[DannyR]

Why would it have to be back of the room? Would all depend on size of screen etc...

You could also keep it neat by having a drop down projector in a lift mechanism

 

[VeinAST]

Looks amazing that

 

[H182]

Looks good, but if you have to buy a projector I'd rather just have a massive wall and play full screen on it.