ishikawa watanabe laboratory

  • Dancers Instantly Swap Freaky Face Masks Using A Face-Tracking Projector

    Dancers Instantly Swap Freaky Face Masks Using A Face-Tracking Projector

    Video: Costume-changes during a live performance are fast and frenetic, limiting how elaborate makeup and outfits can be. But for this performance by Japanese dance duo AyaBambi, a high-speed face-tracking projector was used to change their appearances while they performed, even creating the illusion of wearing masks that instantaneously appear over their faces.


  • Every Gestural Interface Should Be This Responsive And Snappy

    Every Gestural Interface Should Be This Responsive And Snappy

    Working alongside a company called zSpace, makers of interactive holographic displays, researchers at the Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory in Japan have built a high-speed gesture recognition system that instantly responds to hand and finger movements. Which in turn enhances the immersiveness of these interactive displays.