“Mixed reality environment with a mirror” by Kato and Naemura
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- Mixed reality environment with a mirror
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Abstract:
In order to create a Mixed Reality (MR) environment, Head Mounted Displays (HMDs) are very useful for superimposing images of virtual objects onto physical objects. However, it is not so comfortable to wear such a special equipment. This paper proposes a new way of creating the MR environment without HMDs. You can see upstanding virtual objects among physical objects on a horizontal desktop without any glasses (See Figures 1 (b) and (c)). The key feature of the proposed method is that you can see virtual objects both inside and outside of the mirror. Figs. 1 (b) and (c) are the examples in which the two worlds (inside and outside of the mirror) are consistent. You can see the foreside of virtual objects in front of the mirror, and the backside inside the mirror. Since this situation is natural for physical objects, we implemented the same optical phenomenon for the virtual ones.
References:
1. Ikeda, H., Naemura, T., Harashima, H., and Ishikawa, J. 2001. i-ball: Interactive information display like a crystal ball. Conference Abstracts and Applications of ACM SIGGRAPH 2001 (August), 122.
2. Kakehi, Y., and Naemura, T. 2005. through the looking glass-you can play against your own reflection-. ACM Intern. Conf. Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology (ACE2005) (June), 373 — 374.
