Infiniti Interactive Mirror - 2006 Detroit Auto Show
An installation for Infiniti at the International Auto Shows, the Infiniti Interactive Mirror is a 3 screen interface that uses mirrored glass and rear projection to create a seamless large screen touch interface. George P. Johnson created the project with Nikolai Cornell (MDP alum, basing the project on his thesis project) as creative director. Nikolai worked with The Designory, MindFlood, and my company Commotion.
On this project, I designed and built the sensor system that detects a person’s hand position in front of a flat surface without any sensors on the sides of the display or behind the user. In addition, I provided interactive consulting on the project.
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- installed at the Detroit Auto Show
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- Sensors mounted above the glass
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Wow. I would have loved to seen this in action, in person.
-M
Can this system be scaled down? without the need for the large room?
If you mean the space behind the glass, there needs to be some way to project the video onto the glass. We are using very bright Barco R12 12,000 lumen projectors for the video, and these are set up about 10 feet back from the screens.
On the other hand, if large plasma displays were used, then there is no need for the space behind the glass. And the sensor system does not require any space behind the glass. In fact, the sensor system could work on a normal wall or any other surface, or even in mid-air with no surface at all.