Sunday, October 14, 2007

Use Your Hand to Open Doors and Windows In a 3D Walkthrough



A new Israeli start-up, XTR 3D, has developed a technology that can best be described as the technology used in the movie Minority Report.

The new 3D Motion Capturing technology allows users to control their computer screen just by using a regular webcam and XTR 3D's motion capture software interface. While this technology has been available in the past, it has required expensive hardware and 3D cameras. Now that this technology is affordable for the average home or business user we expect to see the appearance of a large number of applications which integrate XTR 3D's technology.

How The Technology Works?
According to XTR 3D's CTO Dor Givon, the software - known as the 3D Human-Machine Interface - "extrapolates depth and human body motion capture based on revolutionary computer vision algorithms." And, as an interface, Givon says, the system is software based and platform independent - meaning that it can essentially be used in any program on any embedded platform.

In the not to distance future, 3Dwalkthroughs.com envisions integrating this technology into our Custom 3D Walkthroughs. Imagine being able to completely navigate through an Interactive 3D Walkthrough, opening doors and windows, using nothing but the motion of your hand? We will certainly be keeping our eyes on this technology as it hits the mass market.

For a demo of this technology click here>>>

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