A few folks in New Zealand have developed the next natural evolution of an old children’s staple: the bedtime story. The book reads like a normal book, if desired, but when accompanied with a handheld (or head-based) display and computer vision tracking technology, the story comes to life in front of them. In another example of augmented reality bringing us really cool stuff, the director of the lab working on the project tells us “You can see animated virtual characters overlaid on the real book pages and hear the voice of [the narrator] reading the story.” Technology Review’s article explains what’s keeping this technology from coming to market, at least for now, and when we might see it outside of the lab setting.
The Giant Who Walks Amongst Us [TechnologyReview]
Other HITLabNZ Projects [HITLabNZ]
