newVideoPlayer(”zcam_gizmodo.flv”, 475, 376);
The ZCam is the first low-cost, consumer videocamera that can capture video with depth information and probably the first real challenger to Nintendo’s Wiimote: with its 3D capture abilities it will allow you to play Wii-style without using any controls whatsoever. In fact, it is so precise that it will even recognize your finger gestures to fire a weapon or manipulate your computer like in Minority Report, but without gloves or any other external device:
The camera has sensors that are able to measure the depth for each of the captured pixels using a principle called Time-Of-Flight. It gets 3D information “by emitting pulses of infra-red light to all objects in the scene and sensing the reflected light from the surface of each object.” The objects in the scene are then ordered in layers in the Z axis, which gives you a grayscale depth map that a game or […]

Original post by Jesus Diaz