The researchers behind Microsoft’s mind-blowing IllumiRoom concept and the Box projection art performance are teaming up to try and make projection mapping a reality inside homes.Lightform is a new device that’s aiming to transform living rooms into screens thanks to projectors and intelligent mapping technology. Lightform, co-founded by Microsoft IllumiRoom lead researcher Brett Jones, is a simple small computer that connects to any projector through a HDMI cable.
Lightform includes a processor and high-res camera to scan and locate objects in a room to project imagery onto them. It essentially transforms anything in a room into a screen that can be projected on intelligently. It’s a form of projection mapping, a method to turn ordinary objects into surfaces for moving images, and we’ve seen it applied in music videos, light shows, and commercials in the past. The most intriguing application was Microsoft’s IllumiRoom concept that showed how an Xbox could use a projector to extend games into the physical room elements near a TV.
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Source: The Verge