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FlexSense: A Transparent Self-Sensing Deformable Surface [video]
- bsaul 12y agoLooking at the video reminds me of my first thoughts after having tried the leap motion : very cool, but what could we really use this thing for ? Followed by a blank. As opposed to what happened after trying oculus rift, when streams of groundbreaking applications kept rushing to my mind immediately. Now of course this doesn't mean it will not have some sort of application one day. It's just not playing in the same league. Note in case any of the author is looking at this post : i don't mean to be rude. What you did is really cool, and I would be totally incapable of doing what you did. I'm just noticing how rare real technical revolutions are.
- Lambdanaut 12y agoIdea: Attach a flexible screen to the surface and display a fluid or ball on the screen. Simulate a force of gravity. Now physically manipulate the surface and let the fluid fill the nooks and crannies that you make. There's probably tons of other more interesting games you could create with this method. Possibly the next big thing in handheld gaming? You can at the very least bet Microsoft Games and Nintendo will want to take a gander at this.
- iandanforth 12y agoThe pneubotics guys could probably make good use of this. 3D deformation sensing is going to be key for soft robotics and many of the solutions out there are overly complex and expensive today.
- knicholes 12y agoIt's cool that they can make a model to match the shape of the bent film. It'd also be very cool if they could make the film bend to the shape of a model!