Virtual exhibits. (Technology: displays).(Fraunhofer Centers for Research in Computer Graphics-led consortium develops augmented-reality display)(Brief Article)

A novel augmented-reality display that may be ideal for interactive museum exhibits is being developed by a consortium led by the Fraunhofer Centers for Research in Computer Graphics and initiated by Oliver Bimber (now at Bauhaus University). The Virtual Showcase allows the stereoscopic display of computer-generated 3D graphics and animations together with real artifacts inside the same space to observers wearing special glasses. The assembly of half-silvered mirrors and graphics display uses off-the-shelf video projectors to illuminate physical objects inside the showcase on a per pixel basis. This gives ...