Monday, October 31, 2005

Virtual Home - Habitat Post & Beam

http://www.postandbeam.com

Whether you have a timber frame plan in mind, an architect's drawings, or just a vision of someplace special, Habitat Post & Beam will help you create a home that is distinctly your own.

the hair styler.com - online virtual hairstyling

http://www.thehairstyler.com/
Upload your photo and view yourself with over 3,000 hairstyles.

MVM reviewed on Signal vs. Noise blog

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This is Signal vs. Noise, a weblog by 37signals about design, customer experience, entertainment, politics, Basecamp, products we like, small business, ourselves, and more. Established 1999 in Chicago.

User recommends MVM for weight application

"This site allows you to create a virtual model for yourself.  Great for creating a model of what you look like now, and then tweaking the parameters to get a visual of what you will look like at your goal weight! "

 

fieldOfView

 

About fieldOfView

The fieldOfView products range from virtual tours to to tailormade immersive technologies and experiences.

Active research and development of our in house developed panoramic engine SPi-V provides us with insights and expertise also applicable in simpler projects. With a background in web- and interaction design, our expertise extends beyond that of immersive imaging into the fields of usability and human-computer interaction.

Friday, October 28, 2005

Collection of Virtual Human Sites

 Virtual Woman  
Your girlfriend just got some competition. In this Virtual Reality Game, build and compete against Virtual Women with full artificial intelligence, choose ethnic type, personality, location, clothing etc. Throw away solitaire forever!
http://virtualwoman.net/
  
  IMpersona  
Ever wanted to put a face to people you're instant messaging? Now you can - and hear them speak too! MSN Messenger users can see and hear their buddies as they chat. Animated characters read your incoming messages, and show emotions that are defined by easy-to-add emoticons. Set a persona for yourself that the whole world can see!
http://www.impersona.com
  SeeStorm Messenger  
SeeStorm Messenger is an expressive and anonymous voice & video instant messenger with talking 3D characters. SeeStorm's mission is to redefine the way people communicate over the Internet by enhancing their online communication abilities and experience. You can make new connections and still maintain your anonymity by using 3D characters instead of showing your real face.
http://ssm.seestorm.com/
 Ananova  pop
Ananova is the world's first virtual newscaster, she is the "human" face of a phenomenal information system. Ananova is the fastest way to check the latest news, including entertainment, sport, UK and world news, weather forecasts and a daily round-up of the national press. She allows you to slice through the news by category, or view a thread on a long-running story.
http://www.ananova.com/
 1KTV  pop
1KTV (One kilobaud TV) presents animated talking characters in TV show and embedded web page formats at only 1/28th of a dial up Internet connection. The 1KTV Network will host a variety of 1KTV format shows including news, weather, sports, finance and entertainment that are updated daily. Some shows will be serious in the nightly news format and others will have gags and comedy skits.
http://www.1ktv.com
 My Virtual Model  pop
My Virtual Model is an interactive on-line shopping solution with a variety of fashion and lifestyle applications (clothing, shoes, jewelry and beauty products). It enables shoppers to become the star of their own shopping experience, through the comfort and privacy of the Web. By answering specific questions, users can create virtual replica of themselves with exact measurements, skin and hair color, ensuring the perfect fit.
http://www.myvirtualmodel.com/mvmhome/jsp/index.jsp
 Cycosmos  pop
With CycosmosCreate you will create your online identity, grab a personality to match your identity and to attract other users. In the Search you can look for people with the same interests as you, screen their attitude, interests, passions, and flaws. Found someone fascinating? Contact them by email, ecard, or instant messaging. Take your new identity out for a walk.
http://www.cycosmos.co.uk
 T-Babe  pop
T-Babe is the daughter of S-Man and Mia. She was born in the cyberworld and has been brought up in a multicultural environment where friends and family are the upmost. She speaks English, Italian, German, she sings, she dances, she is quite simply unique.
http://www.glasgowrecords.com
 Click & Dress  pop
Click & Dress brings a whole new dimension to online shopping. Click & Dress is your personal virtual dressing room. Now you can model a wide selection clothing items, in various combinations and colors - online.
http://www.hi-pic.co.il

Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Friday, October 7, 2005

Jocelyn Faubert

[Jocelyn Faubert] Université de Montréal, École d'optométrie, Chaire CRSNG-Essilor sur la presbytie et la perception visuelle
Un environnement immersif pour l'étude du comportement humain

Titulaire de la Chaire CRSNG-Essilor sur la presbytie et la perception visuelle, Jocelyn Faubert est professeur titulaire à l'École d'optométrie de l'Université de Montréal. Il est un expert internationalement reconnu des questions de perception visuelle, de la vision chez les personnes âgées et de neuropsychologie. Dr. Faubert dirige une dizaine d'étudiants à la maîtrise et au doctorat, en plus d'une équipe de chercheurs et de stagiaires post-doctoraux à son laboratoire de psychophysique et perception visuelle. Il détient un doctorat en neuropsychologie expérimentale de l'Université Concordia. Il a également complété un post-doctorat à l'Université Harvard. Il est membre de l'Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, de la Vision Sciences Society et de la Society for Neuroscience.

Fakespace Systems Inc.

Our broad, award-winning product line includes the world's first spatially Immersive Room; the world's first re-configurable systems - the FLEX(tm) and reFLEX(tm); the world's favorite family of curved-screen solutions - the CURV(tm); the highly popular PowerWall(tm) series, the office-scale M1 Desk, and ultra-portable ROVR(tm) solutions. As the demand for a more cost effective, yet high performing solution increased, Fakespace developed the Beacon(tm) SX+ Projector - an alternative to 3-chip DLP(tm) and polarized projection - and Conduit(tm) software which enables graphics applications to operate in immersive visualization environments.

An immersive existence simulator

Where are you?

An immersive existence simulator
and telepresence apparatus for the
Panoscope 360° (single channel
immersive display for real-time 3D)

By Luc Courchesne, 2005

Play video demo (4:15 minutes)