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The Invisible Train

Posted by Zonk on from the make-it-invisible-and-it's-automatically-better dept.

Digital_Quartz writes "Students at the Vienna University of Technology have come up with an augmented reality game in which players control virtual trains on a real wooden track. Players can adjust railway switches, and must prevent the trains from colliding. The catch is, of course, that the trains don't exist; they are viewed and controlled using networked PDAs with cameras. The system is based on the custom Studierstube framework for creating augmented reality applications for handhelds."

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  1. On the right track.. by everyplace · · Score: 2, Funny

    But how are they going to train people to use this? Oh wait...

  2. This was at Siggraph by spitzak · · Score: 2, Interesting

    This was on display in the "Emerging Technologies" display at Siggraph in August 2004 in Los Angeles. The display was quite popular, though I did not try it. But a lot of people should have more to say about it than I have seen here so far...

  3. Cool by Lord_Dweomer · · Score: 2, Informative
    Cool stuff. Here's a direct link to the video on the website showing the tech off. Good video, and the brunette girl Karin is really hot.

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