The University of California at Santa Barbara has a sort of 3D-projection version of this, called the AlloSphere. Its director, JoAnn Kuchera-Morin, gave a TED talk about it earlier this year. She's a cool lady (I used to work down the hall from her), and she's put together a truly fantastic marvel of technology.
It was a blast to quite literally explore a human brain, as well as a zinc oxide crystal. Check it out:
Ages ago I used to play a fairly realistic surgery game on the PC, loved it even though I had lost the manual and learned by trial and error (can't do that in medical school). Would love to get a current gen game like that to play around with. #thiscyborglife
That's kinda cool, but as a true lazy ass. I'd rather download that awesome 3D Rome add-on for Google Earth. I wonder if the flight simulator mode works with it.
Yeah, yeah, fine, whatever. What I want to know is when is Giz gonna start using augmented reality? I mean, this technology can only enhance stories like all those NSFW Wiimote posts.
Well if it's "interactive", then that's a whole different ballgame. It's not often I see "interactive" museum exhibits, especially ones that use "multimedia CD-ROM".
It's a neat application but not what I'd impressive technology. It's just moving back and forth across a 3d model that brings up some information. Now if this was integrated into a tablet, iPhone, or something like that so you could roam the museum and view any display and have new information come up. That would be cool.
Augmented reality? Like, they've found a scientific use for the Jobsian Reality Distortion Field, or that this somehow justifies the general expense of iMacs compared to the average Window PC?
Since you started it. Everyone please use this thread to post your troll comments related to "PC's are cheaper...Mac's are better...My OS can kick your OS's butt....", and the like here. Then at least the nonsense is contained. Maybe there should be a space for this on every thread that mentions an operating system?
when will the day come when my dreams are realized and computers won't be referenced by OS/manufacturer. when will a computer simply be a computer. when will my children find safety on the internet instead of fearing the endless flame war of fanboys and trolls. when will it all stop.
i never said everyone had to buy the same machine, but when it doesn't matter what computer is being used than don't reference it. in this case we didn't need iMac in the post title, but it's there.
Museum Exhibit Explores Rome Through computers and Augmented Reality
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R-button for God Mode! #thiscyborglife
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It was a blast to quite literally explore a human brain, as well as a zinc oxide crystal. Check it out:
[www.allosphere.ucsb.edu] #thiscyborglife
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@The Lab: I had a board game just like that! #thiscyborglife
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Since you started it. Everyone please use this thread to post your troll comments related to "PC's are cheaper...Mac's are better...My OS can kick your OS's butt....", and the like here. Then at least the nonsense is contained. Maybe there should be a space for this on every thread that mentions an operating system?
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Notice I started w/ the reality distortion field and not the machine itself.
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where's the video?
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i never said everyone had to buy the same machine, but when it doesn't matter what computer is being used than don't reference it. in this case we didn't need iMac in the post title, but it's there.
Museum Exhibit Explores Rome Through computers and Augmented Reality
there -- fixed it.