The project is part of research into spatial augmented reality— technology that merges the real and virtual worlds by superimposing computer-generated content onto surfaces using one or more digital projectors.
“Say you’re leaning forward in your office chair,” said Nikhita Joshi, a PhD candidate in the Cheriton School of Computer Science at Waterloo and the lead researcher on the project. “Leaning forward suggests you’re engaged in a task or meeting with a co-worker. A spatial augmented reality system could detect your sitting posture and the location of the chair in the office, then use these inputs to project on the wall zoomed-in digital content you’re discussing with a co-worker. ”
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