Dungeons & Dragons, meet Multi-Touch and Machine Vision
Most the folks likely to stumble across this blog have heard of Microsoft Surface by now. It’s the table top computer that came out a couple years back that brings together machine vision and massive multi-touch into a table form factor for collaborative experiences. (For more background on Surface, see “What Is Surface”.)
And, you may know that Surface computers are available to corporate customers, Microsoft partners, universities, etc. If you’d like to pick one up for personal use, you can – but for now you can only get them through Lazzara Yachts.
But perhaps you’ve been thinking, “I’d like a Microsoft Surface on my next yacht, but will wait until I can play D&D on it.” If so, this post is for you! :) Thanks to an impressive proof-of-concept put together by some students at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), your wait may (almost) be over.
Without further ado, Dungeons & Dragons on Microsoft Surface proof-of-concept, courtesy of students at Carnegie Mellon University.
Surfacescapes Demo Walkthrough from Visual Story TAs on Vimeo.
Nice job!