Illumiroom - insanely submersive gaming experience

[Klemen]

It expands your game's image field of vision (FOV) on solid wall using combination of a projector, kinect and Xbox/PC.

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/illumiroom/

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv9SdMeSEAM&"]Microsoft IllumiRoom - Extended Demo - YouTube[/ame]

 

[BigWill]

very annoying why not just use a projector? or get a bigger tv and make it super small in the middle?

 

[momchil9]

Can I use just the projector? With no TV? I see no reason no to be able. Very neat if it has the contrast to make clear pictures on its own.

 

[Amoxicillin]

very annoying why not just use a projector? or get a bigger tv and make it super small in the middle?

Your peripheral vision doesn't need the same resolution as focused vision. It's not computationally feasible (yet) to provide whole room immersion in high resolution.

http://mashable.com/2012/09/11/microsoft-patent-gaming-projections/

 

[Zaino]

I thought this was going to be an illuminati room for video games....

 

[scottspfd82]

That's probably a lot cooler in real life than on video. I like the idea, it seems like it'd add a whole new level of immersion.

The same idea could be used in an office. I know I get tired of my surroundings. It'd be pretty neat to mess around with the mood/ambience of the room just to change up the feel/environment and find things that put you into work mode.