MetaMirror AR TV Concepts by Notion Design

Meta-Mirror is a concept application that delivers an enhanced television experience without disrupting the conventional expectations of home entertainment. It allows viewers to access content relevant to the program currently being viewed. The product is a software platform which runs on a secondary device of the users choice, displaying this contextual content over a mirror of the television broadcast. By bringing together live television, real-time contextual information and an intuitive user interface, Meta Mirror is positioned to update television from uni-directional broadcast to two-way interaction. Great projects on Notion’s website.

BMW Joy 3d by BMW

BMW transformed the busy Suntec City Towers 2 & 3 in Singapore to a symbol of true Joy. The video plays with the 3D effects, which also includes a small tribute to the birthday boy Pacman, as well as classic BMW billboards. The buzzwords “Joy is BMW” and of course “EfficientDynamics” are present as well, one of BMW’s trademark signatures in the past year.

Magic Projection by Marco Tempest

Last year at TEDxTokyo, Marco introduced and discussed the first ever Augmented Reality magic trick – and this year he premiered his latest Projected Augmented Reality piece for stage. A combination of LED tracking for a projected image, interactive drawing on screen techniques, and just a bit of sleight of hand magic. Telling the story of his own creative process, Marco draws an image on his handheld screen. The image comes to life…and a series of humorous adventures between the performer and his creation begin. More information on Marco Tempest website.

Visual Sound Application by Horizons

Horizons is a interactive sound toy which brings together the atmospheric sounds of Eli Murray (Gentleforce) and generative visuals of Lukasz Karluk. It is an exploration of colour, sound and form. The design of the piece focuses on creating subtle colour refractions in a rich colour scape using an algorithmic process known as triangulation. Fluidity of interaction is achieved using real-time physics made using the Box2d library.

20 Foot Canvas by EVL at Univ. of Illinois

A huge touchwall was recently installed at the Electronic Visualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Chicago. 18 HD screens with a resolution of 8160 x 2304 pixels comprise the EVL tiled display, also known as the Cyber-Commons. This video describes the touch-enabled paint application using an iPad as a palette and multi-touch (either hands or other implements) for users to paint on the 20 ft. virtual canvas.

ZScape by Zebra Imaging

Amazing holographic technology. This is a color hologram they created with data from Google Sketchup. The model is of downtown Seattle. The building heights in this hologram get up to about 10 inches. It’s intuitive, rugged, and — at $3500 for a 2′ x 3′ print — actually kind of a steal, at least compared to a giant table-sized computer (that wouldn’t even display in 3D anyway).Mor information on their website, http://www.zebraimaging.com/.

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