{"id":6539,"date":"2014-10-06T12:50:42","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T16:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=6539"},"modified":"2014-10-06T12:50:42","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T16:50:42","slug":"microsoft-illumiroom-is-now-roomalive-fills-entire-room-with-interactive-visuals-techspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2014\/10\/06\/microsoft-illumiroom-is-now-roomalive-fills-entire-room-with-interactive-visuals-techspot\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft IllumiRoom is now RoomAlive, fills entire room with interactive visuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ILb5ExBzHqw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft\u2019s IllumiRoom project was one of the main attractions at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. Several months later, the Redmond-based company said the technology \u2013 which illuminates a wall with a flood of lights and images to create a more immersive gaming experience \u2013 was too expensive for a consumer launch.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft has remained mum on the subject for more than a year which led some to speculate that it had been scrapped. We now know that&#8217;s not the case as IllumiRoom is back with added features and a brand new name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techspot.com\/news\/58312-microsoft-illumiroom-is-now-roomalive-fills-entire-room-with-interactive-visuals.html\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/2014-10-05-image-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>IllumiRoom 2.0, or RoomAlive as it\u2019s now being called, uses a series of off-the-shelf projectors and Kinects linked to a small computer to extend the visuals from a single wall to an entire room. The system is said to be completely auto-calibrating and self-locating so it can calculate the 3D geometry of a room within minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Once ready to go, RoomAlive can track multiple players that can interact with the augmented reality world projected around them. As Engadget points out, players can bop enemies whack-a-mole style or physically dodge booby traps. A false move in the latter game will result in a bloody wound being projected onto your body.<\/p>\n<p>RoomAlive is still a proof-of-concept as it remains too cost prohibitive at this point although the potential is certainly there. As technology advances, however, a smaller and cheaper version could have the same sort of potential as the Oculus Rift to shake up the gaming industry.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techspot.com\/news\/58312-microsoft-illumiroom-is-now-roomalive-fills-entire-room-with-interactive-visuals.html\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft IllumiRoom is now RoomAlive, fills entire room with interactive visuals &#8211; TechSpot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Microsoft\u2019s IllumiRoom project was one of the main attractions at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. 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