Microsoft Research plans to blur the boundaries between on-screen content and a viewer's local environment using a Kinect unit and a projector. The concept system, called IllumiRoom, is designed for gaming applications and is the first confirmation that the company is developing a patent application that InAVate uncovered in September last year.
The system first uses a Kinect for Windows camera to map the geometry of the room and projected content extends visuals across a room to create a fully immersive experience. Whilst Microsoft has
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gaming applications in its sights, the developments could pave the way for cheaper, more flexible immersive video systems for projects with lower specifications. Microsoft Research intends to present a paper detailing more information on the system at the 2013 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in Paris, April 27 to May 2. Source: InAVate
