RePro3D: Naked-Eye 3D Display Lets You “Touch” Virtual 3D Characters (Video) | TechCrunch

RePro3D: Naked-Eye 3D Display Lets You “Touch” Virtual 3D Characters (Video) | TechCrunch: Here’s a 3D screen of a different kind: a research team at Japan’s Keio University has developed a display that allows users to “touch” virtual 3D characters. The way the so-called RePro3D works is that it combines a naked-eye, full-parallax 3D display with a tactile interface that lets users manipulate virtual objects in a 3D environment with their fingers.

Virtual reality you can touch (w/ Video)

Virtual reality you can touch (w/ Video): "The researchers developed a method for combining visual and haptic impressions with one another. Whilst a 3D scanner records an image of the object, which in one experiment was a soft toy frog, a user simultaneously senses the object using a haptic device. The sensor arm, which can be moved in any direction and is equipped with force, acceleration, and slip sensors, collects information about shape and solidity. With the aid of an algorithm, a virtual copy is created on the computer from the measurements - even while the toy frog is still being scanned and probed."

Putting the touch into touchscreens

Given the right kind of manipulation, a smooth surface can be made to mimic the feel of a range of materials, and a solid slab can be made to feel like shifting sand.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627575.900-putting-the-touch-into-touchscreens.html