Our good friend [James Bruton] from XRobots has participated in one more bit of mixed-reality magic by showing exactly how one can effortlessly step from the online world into the genuine world, as well as back again. Begone, eco-friendly screens as well as troublesome lighting!
Now, a lot of of what you’re seeing is truly happening in post-production — for now — however the test footage is the precursor for a a lot more integrated system down the road. As it works now, a GoPro is connected to the front of a HTC Vive headset, enabling [Bruton] to record in both realities at the exact same time. In the VR test area he has set up is a portal to a online eco-friendly room — only a bit smaller than a wardrobe — enabling him to superimpose the GoPro footage over whatever he looks at with that doorway, in addition to whatever surrounding him when he steps through. Unfortunately, [Bruton] is not able to see where he’s going if he is to wear the headset, so he’s required to hold it in one hand as well as step about the mixed-reality space. Again, this is temporary.
In action — well, it gets a bit surreal when he starts tossing digital blocks with the gateway ‘into’ the genuine world.
Need more? We just recently featured one more essay into mixed-reality that combines an HTC Vive as well as a Microsoft Hololens enabling several individuals to interact in the exact same digital space.