Mar 3, 2009

Microsoft Research TechFest 2009

Microsoft Research TechFest 2009: a glance at the road ahead
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/microsoft-research-techfest-2009-a-glance-at-the-road-ahead.ars
Items presented/demonstrated:
Real-Time Stitching of Mobile-Generated Videos
Recognizing Characters Written in the Air
SecondLight: Bringing the UI into the Real World
User-Interaction Advertising Platform
Color-Structured Image Search
Interactions with an Omni-Directional Projector
Situated Interaction
Sticky Notes in Augment Reality
... many more...

Mar 2, 2009

Emotions for Virtual Faces

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204133855.htm
[some other related topics mentioned on this page]


Universal emotions: anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness, surprise. (Credit: Arellano et al)
Image taken from the above link.

Photosynth funda used to create Game content?

http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/01/1718209
...all of the footage is filmed in real locations. Yet what's even more interesting is that the games use an innovative photographic technology which recreates a fully explorable 3D environment through the use of millions of photos instead of building from polygons...

http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/interviews/452/
...a brand new episodic adventure series titled Casebook. Casebook Episode I: Kidnapped, the first title in the series, is a realistic simulation of crime scene investigation that focuses on collecting and analyzing forensic evidence. What sets Areo immediately apart from other competitors is its use of an innovative technology called Areograph to recreate, from footage filmed at real locations, a totally fluid and fully explorable 3D game world that blends seamlessly with FMV (Full Motion Video).

My First Blog

This is My First Blog...
Through this blog, I wish to provide basic-summary of latest tech news, which is of interest to me and my friends.