Microsoft is pushing the boundaries of videoconferencing with a 3D, Kinect-based interactive solution. MirageTable allows sharing and interaction with real and virtual objects using a Kinect sensor, a curved screen and a 3D projector. Researchers, led by Hrvoje Benko, previewed the solution on the Mircrosoft Research site and recently presented it at the Computer-Human Interaction (CHI) conference in Austin, Texas.
The Kinect sensor records
3D images of the user,
which are then displayed on
the curved screen using the
3D projector.
Researchers explain that this
allows users to make virtual
copies of real-world objects and
interact with them without the
need for gloves or other tracking devices.