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This looks like the closest thing yet to a real-life holodeck! The Virtusphere is (as the name suggests) a large hollow sphere which sits on a set of computer monitored wheels. This allows the sphere to rotate a complete 360º whilst still allowing the computer to track the movments.
For more information please visit http://www.hack247.c o.uk
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Movie showing how to hack a Wii controller to track its absolute position and orientation in space using a custom-made IR beacon.
Shows several examples of 3D graphics applications used with a Wii controller, and a virtual light saber.
More information, instructions how to build a custom IR beacon, and source code at http://idav.ucdavis. edu/~okreylos/ResDev /Wiimote
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Leah D'Emilio learns about a whole new approach to visual effects in film. Dr. Paul Debevec, innovator of HDR photography and creator of Photogrammetry used in "The Matrix," takes us through USC's Institute for Creative Technologies
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Video magazine "The Future is Already Here". Issue 3 (part 1) - Virtual reality.
More info, including links to sources and project pages at:
http://www.transh umanism-russia.ru/co ntent/view/336/94/
