Interactive Projected Sandbox
First Claim
1. A method for creating an interactive display experience using a layer of granular display material, comprising:
- sequentially projecting images from a set of guide images upon an upper surface of the granular display material;
projecting display images mapped to the guide images upon the upper surface of the granular display material;
tracking a tool;
generating an image in response to the tracked tool; and
projecting the generated image onto the upper surface of the granular display material.
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Abstract
A method for creating an interactive display in which users/players can form the projection screen. The method includes providing granular display material, such as a layer of sand in a container, and storing a guide image and a display image in memory of a control system. Then, a projector is first operated to project the guide image on an upper surface of the display material. After a sculpting period or in response to a user or operator provided trigger, the method includes second operating the projector to project the display image on the upper surface which has been sculpted by the user into a 3D projection surface or screen during the first operating step. The projected guide image may include an outline of an object, and the display image may include an image element that is mapped to the location of the outlined object.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for creating an interactive display experience using a layer of granular display material, comprising:
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sequentially projecting images from a set of guide images upon an upper surface of the granular display material; projecting display images mapped to the guide images upon the upper surface of the granular display material; tracking a tool; generating an image in response to the tracked tool; and projecting the generated image onto the upper surface of the granular display material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An interactive display method, comprising:
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focusing an image on an upper surface of sculptable display material; providing an interactive display script, a set of guide images, and a set of display images mapped to the guide images; based on the interactive display script, sequentially projecting the guide images upon the upper surface and then projecting corresponding ones of the display images upon the upper surface of the sculptable display material; and tracking a position of a tool relative to the upper surface; generating an image in response to the tracked position; and projecting the generated image onto the upper surface of the sculptable display material. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing an interactive display, comprising:
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providing a volume of a particulate material with an exposed upper surface; selectively controlling a projector to display at least one guide image upon the exposed upper surface during a first period of time and to display at least one display image upon the upper surface after the first period of time, wherein the guide image includes an image providing a guide for sculpting the granular material into a 3D object and the display image includes a component mapped to a location of the 3D object, and wherein the component of the display image is projected on a portion of the exposed upper surface being sculpted into the 3D object. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for creating an interactive display experience using a layer of granular display material, comprising:
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sequentially projecting images from a set of guide images upon an upper surface of the granular display material; projecting display images mapped to the guide images upon the upper surface of the granular display material; tracking topography of the upper surface of the granular display material; generating an image in response to the tracked topography; and projecting the generated image onto the upper surface of the granular display material.
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