Posts Tagged ‘Boing Boing’
Never mind that silly name: ProFORMA (which stands for ‘Probabilistic Feature-based On-line Rapid Model Acquisition’, if you must know) is some cool system that turns any ordinary webcam into a powerful 3D scanning tool. In fact, a camera is pretty much all you need for some “on-line” modeling action — no laser or green screen necessary — meaning the 3D models are constructed on the spot while you slowly rotate the objects, although ProFORMA can also track fast moving ..read more
Disney’s imagineers have installed original videogames to help entertain parkgoers waiting to ride Space Mountain.
Renovations to the popular ride at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, which has been offline since April, are currently under way. One of the big changes will be a series of videogame diversions. The games will stick close to the Space Mountain story and revolve around the kinds of duties a space station employee might be tasked with, such as deflecting asteroids or clearing runways ..read more
