Depth-sensing cameras like the Kinect give us the opportunity to mix physical environments and virtual environments, creating new immersive experiences. In this Second Story Labs experiment, we demonstrate how the use of multiple cameras helps solve problems with occlusion or…
“Instead of reacting to opportunities, we’re able to create opportunities.” At Second Story Labs it can be a challenge to share much of our hardware hacking and design, as much of what we do is specific to confidential projects. In December, we we…
Recently, we’ve been experimenting with technology capable of tracking faces and changing what the viewer sees on a display, but we wanted to push the experience into uncharted territory. What if you could augment a physical object behind a displa…
The typical interactive surface does very little to engage our very fine touch senses. Our fingers reach out and find smooth glass, rather than objects. Finding new ways to integrate tangible interaction into digital experiences has long been a go…
Second Story Labs has created a unique user experience by combining the new head tracking capabilities recently added to Microsoft Kinect’s arsenal of features, with a transparent EL screen from Planar. As people approach the camera, the depth-sen…
Here in the Second Story Lab, we research new and emerging technologies that have the potential to enhance user experiences. As part of this ongoing quest, we are always on the lookout for new ways of sensing people in spaces. When we saw the dept…
Earlier this month, the Volumetric Society met at Second Story Interactive Studios for the very first regional meet-up. These are exciting times for anyone interested in depth-sensing and gesture-based technology and this was a great forum for dis…
The most common response to people seeing this display is, What the heck is that? Well, back in our media lab, we’ve been experimenting with an R&D project involving Kinect technology and an interactive volumetric display. As visitors pass into th…
The studio was delighted to receive the new Microsoft Surface 2 yesterday—now, it’s time to experiment. All hands on deck. A few photos from our first date with the technology…
We’ve all have to arrange and rearrange things on a daily basis. We arrange things in our personal lives—our sock drawers, puzzles, furniture, or a bouquet of flowers—and in our professional lives—Photoshop layers, audio tracks, the events in a pr…
