Friday, December 7, 2012

Change your train window view from Midwest corn fields to Stonehenge

On your future train ride, you might actually be rolling through miles and miles of boring flat land, but the view out you augmented reality window could be sweeping you past the ancient rocks of Stonehenge.

The AR system, called "Touch the Train Window," is made of a Kinect with GPS hardware, an iPhone, custom software, and a projector to overlay images on the window.

Each time a passenger taps the window a new element is added, which is perfectly tracked into the passing scenery.

For more of the Gizmodo article: gizmodo.com

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