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

That's such an empty flat room.

Anyway, it looks awesome. I wonder what kind of projector they're envisioning for this in a consumer product, and where it would be positioned.

I also want to see a C9 video about this.

9 hours ago, magicalclick wrote

Just let me spend the money, MS hurry !!!!!!

That is freakishly awesome.

Also, a better resolution of the same video :http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/default.aspx?id=179795

There's also the short form from the CES video: http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/default.aspx?id=179806

Note: According to the MSR website, these videos don't have any post-processing added. The kinect is also used to get a layout of the room to automagically adjust the light for the fact that your room isn't flat.

If they can get this somehow into the XBox 720, they'll utterly destroy the competition.

I wonder what kind of algorithm one would use for the distortion. They do the same thing with projections on buildings, and I've always wondered.

Edit: I am wondering how this looks in real life, though. Those Johnny Chung-Lee Wiimote videos looked amazing too, but when you see it in real life (and with two eyes, rather than through one camera lens) the effect is much less impressive. I'm thinking the same might apply to stuff like, say, the depth effect with the snowflakes.

To be honest though, despite this being like ambilight on steroids, crack and acid, I still prefer the real deal in terms of 3D glasses (not the ones you use in the cinema but the ones popularized in 80s virtual reality culture).

There is a lot of research around what appears to be nice "hacks" (arrogantly put) but I don't see anything able to compete with a fully substituted and interactive field of view. Add stereo cameras and you have augmented reality. Reminds me of the twisted movie Strange Days.

May tests of foveated rendering showed users didn't notice any difference from full rendering.  I expect the IllumiRoom is something you have to try to see the full benefit.

Herbie

4 minutes ago, Harlequin wrote

@Bas:That's what I was thinking. People already do this to some extent with multiple monitors.

 

 

Jesus! What is a bedroom doing inside that 747?

This just looks like a 'way more awesome' version. 

Wonder if it is any good for movies?  I'm thinking a tuned down version might enhance the movie watching experience, though most buffs nowadays have a dedicated projector for watching movies so perhaps it would be superfluous?

Those guys in the labs do great work.

2 minutes ago, Ian2 wrote

Jesus! What is a bedroom doing inside a 747?

Actually, those are Cessna instrument panels on the monitors. Not quite a 747. And I've got that same yoke (though only one). I'm wondering if Flight Simulator properly supports dual flight controls... I'm betting it probably does (and if it doesn't, there a 100% chance there's a mod for it that does). Too bad you can't physically link them so they move in sync like in a real plane.

Real simulators are still slight more advanced though:

15 minutes ago, Ian2 wrote

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Jesus! What is a bedroom doing inside that 747?

For the same amount of money he spent on the tech here he probably could have bought a 747!

MIT made photonic, tunable antenna on chips that work together to interfere millimeters above the surface of the chips.  The interference can be tuned to create images.  This paves the way for true 3D holographic displays.

7 hours ago, Bas wrote

Anyone even suggesting it's the same thing is either insane or deliberately trying to be a negative nancy.

And anyone suggesting Microsoft built a smartphone before the iPhone must be equally insane or deliberately trying to be a negative nancy. 

http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/default.aspx?id=191304

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