http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/ Engadget Comments for Imaginality Unleashed combines 3D modeling with 2D paper http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/
And is that Jupiter in the picture? What the hell is that other thing?]]>Dec 23rd 2006 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/Maybe if you'd have a little interest in the rest of the world,
you could see that the center point in the picture is AFRICA]]>Dec 24th 2006 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/Dec 23rd 2006 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/
These "fiducial markers," as they are sometimes called, usually have high-contrast borders to distinguish them from most other objects. Inside is a unique symbol or pattern that is asymmetrical enough to enable the camera to distinguish its angle in its plane. I have not looked up the math, but all you need is the initial calibration process and enough processing power to do this in real time.

Please see the following link for some videos that I took of software I built using such a system. You might not have the codec, so you have my apologies ahead of time if this is the case.

http://mindlab.msu.edu:16080/lsj/ (The rest of the website it outdated; see http://mindlab.org/ for the current site of the lab.)]]>Dec 23rd 2006 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/TGS? E3? the german one?

anyways i think the "Christmas Mirror module" is some sort of paper you wear that lets the software calculate where your face is, and replace it with a 3D santa head or something]]>Dec 24th 2006 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/
The system worked OK as long as you kept the tiles near the center, which didn't actually work for the sim itself. The camera quality and lighting were low, and the camera angle was far too flat to work properly. It still is a pretty neat trick though.]]>Dec 24th 2006 12:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/
Please tell me how this tech differs ... (not being sarchastic.... I actually would like to know)]]>Dec 24th 2006 6:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/
What you do is you download the program, and then it gives you the option of either a PDF file with the paddles or you can buy foam ones for 20 bucks.

Then you install "modules" which are programs that interpret the paddles in different ways. The Christmas module creates masks and Christmas-y props like gifts and candy canes. The masks work by putting them on your forehead, and the program generates the rest downward-like the Santa beard and hat, or Rudolph's nose.

The Multiplication Module basically creates rectangular prisms based on the paddle numbers.

And, the planet in that picture, the big one, is Earth. The little one is Mars I think?]]>Dec 24th 2006 6:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/Dec 24th 2006 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/Dec 27th 2006 5:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/A friend of mine presented a project on this subject this year for his graduation on Computer Science course.
The main application would be for educational purposes.
For instance, helping students visualize and interact with abstract stuff (planets, chemical molecules,etc).

Dunno about Mindspace's solution... but software my friend made generates graphics using XML coding. He used ARToolkit to detect fiducials, in case someone else is interested.

This could have applications in other areas... gaming, online stores, showcases, etc...

o/]]>Dec 24th 2006 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/Dec 25th 2006 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/23/imaginality-unleashed-combines-3d-modeling-with-2d-paper/
Of course, that's all fantasy, since there's no such thing as a "decent pair of 3D goggles."... There'll probably be Ghost In The Shell-style cyber/ocular implants before anyone ever makes a decent set...]]>Dec 27th 2006 11:05AM