Recently, I posted my thoughts on alternate reality. It turns out that there is a company currently working to make this come alive! While they are very reserved on their technology, You can assume their end result by watching the video on their home page. You can find them here: http://www.magicleap.com/
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
Projetini - Project End
So after giving it some thought, I decided not to pursue the projectini project as I was moved to a new position in my current company and won't be able to manage this project and the other. As of now, I'm setting the status of this project to suspended in hopes that I can reopen it or someone would be willing to develop my idea. Priorities are a definite staple in my life, and considering my new up and coming life events; It's a better choice to put this on the back burner and revisit the idea when I have more time in my hands.
Saturday, October 4, 2014
As Promised
As promised here are some pictures and a video of the robot I've created. The robot works either through the WAN (Internet) or LAN (Home or Office Network). The logic is mostly done in an Arduino board with Ardumoto shield enclosed within the black box. I'm using a 12v 5ah battery with attached charger of which is attached to an extension plug that also has the tablet plugged in. I'd love to hear some thoughts and ideas on how I can improve him!
As far as cosmetics go; I'll be giving some companies a call on how much the would charge for a 2 part hollow plastic enclosure. I'm hoping it wont be as expensive so the end product does not break the bank.
You can also attach a Verizon MiFi card and control him outside as long as there is enough signal and low latency.
As far as cosmetics go; I'll be giving some companies a call on how much the would charge for a 2 part hollow plastic enclosure. I'm hoping it wont be as expensive so the end product does not break the bank.
You can also attach a Verizon MiFi card and control him outside as long as there is enough signal and low latency.
Here is the Video:
Friday, October 3, 2014
Inexpensive Telecommuting robot
Recently I've been involved on a side project funded by my current employer to build an inexpensive telecommuting robot. I am proud to say that I have successfully completed this task and believe that I could sell it at a $500 price point. This is a full, tall robot that can be accessed via any machine as long as they are within a network. I will post more on this tomorrow with pictures and video.
Good night!
Sunday, September 28, 2014
VR vs AR - Possibility?
I've been pondering what I can do with the oculus rift goggles that is unique and entertaining. Interestingly enough, I had a dream of something that I referenced to as Alternate Reality. Virtual Reality puts you in a virtual environment while Alternate Reality modifies your current environment. I'll add this to the list of project Ideas as a thought. As far as making this work, I'm thinking that I would add bifocal cameras to the oculus rift glasses and create a program that pulls in visual data and renders content on to that virtual area. I know there was something similar created for phones in a 2D spectrum... I'm thinking we can do it on a 3D level. Alternatively, I was thinking I could the kinect to create a map of the room of which is uploaded to a computer, and the computer generates a map based on the objects and dimensions of the room.
Projectini - No bueno
Greetings!
I haven't heard from the designer helping me with this so I'm looking for a designer willing to donate some time for this project. In the mean time, I'll be taking a shot at some of the design elements to try and get something out to the public by next month. I wouldn't want to loose the Google entrepreneurship opportunity that landed on my lap.
Oh well!
I haven't heard from the designer helping me with this so I'm looking for a designer willing to donate some time for this project. In the mean time, I'll be taking a shot at some of the design elements to try and get something out to the public by next month. I wouldn't want to loose the Google entrepreneurship opportunity that landed on my lap.
Oh well!
System Shock + Oculus Rift + Unity = Amazing
I've decided to post a couple of threads online to see if I can get any support for the System Shock 3 project. As of now, I'm hoping to create a working demo that'll grab further interest of the project. The demo will be compatible with the Oculus Rift goggles and should feature a handful of the assets and graphics used for the System Shock 3 title. There are copyright issues to this, but I'm hopeful of getting past that with a Demo and bringing it to the right holders for their blessing as well as a deal.
Any who, I still need a team who can help me with this so the offer is out there! Let's see who bites :)
Any who, I still need a team who can help me with this so the offer is out there! Let's see who bites :)