DESKRAMA

Takehiko Nagakura + Jun Oishi

Video format: MP4, 160sec.

Right-click here (6Mb, low quality) or here (9Mb, medium quality) to download.


Deskrama is a low-cost interactive space browser originally intended for three dimensional architectural designs. Moving its light-weight LCD panel on a plan drawing of a building displays on the LCD panel a three dimensional interior view of the building model as if it were placed on the plan and sectioned at the position where the panel touches the drawing. The key idea is a spatial synchronization of different architectural representations such as a two dimensional abstraction and photo realistic three dimensional perspective.

Other possibilities of application include medical imaging of human and animal bodies as well as representation of underground geological formation.


Credits and Contacts

Takehiko Nagakura
(takehiko@mit.edu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Jun Oishi
(oishi.jun@takenaka.co.jp, Takenaka Research Institute)

Internationally Patented.
(Publication numbers:
US-2009-0174714-A1, China 101248460, Japan 2007-58851)

Trademark Registered.
(Registration number: Japan 5088005)

Paper

Deskrama has been presented at Siggraph 2006, Emergent Technology section in Boston.
Siggraph Presentation Synopsis (PDF file in English)

Video demonstration for download

Long Version (NEW!)
video: Deskrama Demo (medium quality, 5.2Mb, Windows Media Player 9)
video: Deskrama Demo (low quality, 2.6Mb, Windows Media Player 9)

Short Version
video: Deskrama Demo (medium quality, 2.4Mb, Windows Media Player 9)
video: Deskrama Demo (low quality, 1.2Mb, Windows Media Player 9)


The current Deskrama system uses an LCD panel for display. Its earlier version deploys a video projecter that enables a feather light screen. See the video demonstration below.

video: Deskrama Projector (low quality, 1.2Mb, Windows Media Player 9)
video: Deskrama Projector (med. quality, 2.4Mb, Windows Media Player 9)

Deskrama is a portable development from Digitarama, an interactive space viewing machine that reacts to a viewer's bodily movement.

Digitarama


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Since 2010.09 (Last modified: 2014.07 by TN)