The afternoon talks at Thinking Digital began with a YouTube star, Johnny Chung Lee. I along with millions of others have seen Johnny create a multi-touch white board with the WiiMote from the Nintendo Wii. It’s a brilliant hack, and he basically showed how almost anyone could create a multi-touch whiteboard for $100 and a weekend of work. It’s being used all over the world, especially in places where these boards could be useful but were previously unaffordable.I hadn’t see the VR display in the video above that used similar concepts to create a 3D display. The objects seem to be projected deep into the screen and jump out of the screen. It’s a stunning effect. All of this was possible because the WiiMote actually has computer vision, similar to the technology show in the movie Minority Report.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/may/14/digital-media-media-events-conferences
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