Microsoft's RoomAlive makes your whole room a video game

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Microsoft's IllumiRoom project has expanded beyond a single-Kinect set-up and is now called "RoomAlive." RoomAlive turns an enclosed area into an interactive gaming space, with enemies and puzzles projected on walls, floors and objects for residents to take out with their hands, feet or peripherals. The new and improved RoomAlive uses multiple projectors and depth cameras to scan a room and all of its contents, and then it superimposes interactive environments on top of everything.

"IllumiRoom was largely focused on display, extending traditional gaming experiences out of the TV," the Microsoft Research team writes. "RoomAlive instead focuses on interaction, and the new kinds of games that we can create with interactive projection mapping. RoomAlive looks farther into the future of projection mapping and asks, 'What new experiences will we have in the next few years?'"



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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/10/06/microsofts-roomalive-turns-your-living-room-into-a-holodeck/

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TohkaPosted:

The concept is sick. I can't wait to see what we'll be able to do with this.

DRPZPosted:

This seems like a really cool idea, hopefully the will be able to fix all the kinks in it.

IndianBoymodzPosted:

Cool concept, but don't see how they can make this affordable.

FountainsPosted:

it looks amazing. but would it be practical? like would you set up 5 projectors in your living room?

BenUKPosted:

I'm just saying but this looks amazing. Bet you it's expensive though.

TricksPosted:

This looks extremely interesting but will probably cost a fortune and be difficult to set up

BritishColumbiaPosted:

Definitely gonna get this for my theater room!

OPPosted:

well it is cool but seems like a hassle to set up in a home.

GHOSTIZABOSSPosted:

This may be a little to much for me I'm good on this

I-DA-KINGPosted:

This seems cool but sounds like its going to be really expensive and your going to need pretty much a whole room just for it


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