Disney brings the page to life with augmented reality colouring app
POSTED 09 Oct 2015 . BY Tom Anstey
Using the app, users can draw a 2D image which will be shown in 3D form Credit: Disney
Disney has developed a way to live map colour from a 2D colouring book onto an animated 3D model using augmented reality.
A video released by Disney shows tests where if you view specially-designed images through an app, the character you draw comes to life in an augmented 3D virtual space. The technology can recognise boundaries in a similar way to a QR code reader but can also recognise the drawing itself and the colours applied to it, even if the image moves. An app-enabled device will be able to move 360 degrees around the character, which is created by mapping each pixel on the 2D drawing to each surface pixel on the 3D animation.
ETH Zurich and the Swiss university EPFL, worked with Disney on the development, which could be implemented into future visitor attractions as part of an immersive experience.
“It’s more than just a toy,” said Disney Research Zurich’s Bob Sumner, speaking to the BBC. “It focuses on an area we call ‘augmented creativity’ where we use augmented reality to enhance creative play.
“What this allows us to do is add a magical overlay on top of traditional activities so that children can really enhance the power of their creativity.”
The research team is now taking the technology beyond drawings and looking at how it can apply the revolutionary new technology to musical and educational experiences, something it will reveal at some point in November.
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Disney brings the page to life with augmented reality colouring app
POSTED 09 Oct 2015 . BY Tom Anstey
Using the app, users can draw a 2D image which will be shown in 3D form Credit: Disney
Disney has developed a way to live map colour from a 2D colouring book onto an animated 3D model using augmented reality.
A video released by Disney shows tests where if you view specially-designed images through an app, the character you draw comes to life in an augmented 3D virtual space. The technology can recognise boundaries in a similar way to a QR code reader but can also recognise the drawing itself and the colours applied to it, even if the image moves. An app-enabled device will be able to move 360 degrees around the character, which is created by mapping each pixel on the 2D drawing to each surface pixel on the 3D animation.
ETH Zurich and the Swiss university EPFL, worked with Disney on the development, which could be implemented into future visitor attractions as part of an immersive experience.
“It’s more than just a toy,” said Disney Research Zurich’s Bob Sumner, speaking to the BBC. “It focuses on an area we call ‘augmented creativity’ where we use augmented reality to enhance creative play.
“What this allows us to do is add a magical overlay on top of traditional activities so that children can really enhance the power of their creativity.”
The research team is now taking the technology beyond drawings and looking at how it can apply the revolutionary new technology to musical and educational experiences, something it will reveal at some point in November.
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(€58m, £42m) from a number of global companies including Disney as media and
entertainments companies start to invest in new forms of immersive technology.
Disney reveals plans for major Star Wars, Toy Story and Marvel-themed lands at D23 Expo POSTED 17 Aug 2015. BY Tom Anstey It’s been a big weekend for Disney, after the company announced details for its first
Marvel attraction, a Toy Story-themed expansion at Hollywood Studios and the long-
rumoured plans for a Star Wars land at two of its US theme parks.
Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Mubadala Capital has made a binding, fully financed
€1 billion
offer to acquire Pierre and Vacances SA, the European holiday resort operator behind the
continental European Center Parcs business.
Disney has reaffirmed its commitment to investing US$30 billion in its US parks and cruise
business by 2033, using new America250 celebrations to underline the role its attractions play
in supporting jobs, tourism and economic growth.
Expo 2030 Riyadh is being planned as a permanent visitor destination, with organisers
confirming the six-million-square-metre site will become a Global Village after the event closes.
The owner of one of Australia's best-known waterparks has acquired a major competitor,
creating a new attractions business spanning two of the country's largest visitor destinations.
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