I realize that my posting frequency has fallen off over the past few weeks, and I hope things will be back to normal pretty soon. Meanwhile, to hold you over, here is something amazing:
What you’re seeing there are two flat-screen TVs being carted around by robots, all of them (the robots and the TVs) being driven by staggeringly brilliant software. Read more here.
Can you imagine, when it’s combined with this?
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=680_1379791871
It is actually being projected onto two screens, not TVs, using projection mapping. Much more impressive than if they used TVs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Projection_mapping
But, but, but… us humans are becoming obsolete!
Anthony: Yes, point taken.
@Henri don’t worry, we humans will always be better at quietly amusing ourselves, oblivious to our pending obsolescence….
The likely non-coaster, theme-park ride evolution: Hall of Presidents -> Pirates of the Caribbean/Jungle Cruise ->Back to the Future -> Spider Man/Soaring/Mission Space -> some manifestation of this technology combined with rider movement.
Hurry, please.
Very cool indeed … and you don’t need cumbersome or uncomfortable 3-D glasses to enjoy the effects