Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Optical Camouflage

Posted by timothy on from the see-thru dept.

Mike Siekkinen writes "This optical camouflage project is pretty interesting. It contains three videos demonstrating it in action. Basically they overlay a video projection of what the background behind the object to be camouflaged looks like. So if you were standing in front of a book shelf an image of the portion of the bookshelf you are blocking would be projected on to you. The results are probably better than you would expect."

3 of 55 comments (clear)

  1. That is so cool! by tswinzig · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now we just need to get the enemy to aim these giant projectors at us!

    --

    "And like that ... he's gone."
  2. Re:Still can't figure out how it works... by uradu · · Score: 5, Funny

    > why doesn't the image show on the guys hands and face.

    What guy?

  3. Re:Still can't figure out how it works... by Jonny+290 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Note that their special color is silver; like a white screen, a sufficiently light color such that color projected on it will appear. Viola!

    If you use a different color, could you get, say, a cello, or perhaps a double bass?

    --
    Hey Taco! Looks like you're using the "infinite monkeys and typewriters" scheme to generate Ask Slashdots again...