jDome: The Revolution In 3D Gaming?

May 12, 2008 · Filed Under News, Technology · Comment

jdome_explained

No need for virtual reality when you can have the jDome. This gadget offers the 3D effect by using a simple light trick. A projector shines the game/image on a semi spherical semi transparent glass. When the gamer stands in the middle of the dome he feels surrounded by this 180 degree view. This is the brain child of John Nilsson and it is still under development. The expected price tag (without the projector) is $125-200 a far cry from the prototype’s cost of $6000. Hopefully when it hits the market, it will come at a decent price.

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This IS image processing

January 13, 2008 · Filed Under News, Technology · Comment

Seam-carving

Its called Seam Carving and it is an algorithm for image processing, developed by Shai Avidan and Ariel Shamir. The basic function of this algorithm is the adaptive dimension change of the image. With this algorithm someone can do a lot of things such as to remove an object from the picture (see picture above). I am not going to bore you with the technical details but if you see the video below then you will understand more or less how this thing works and I am sure you will be impressed!