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MIT tech recreates old toys as interactive playthings in mixed reality
A team of researchers from MIT, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and ETH Zurich, has developed a mind-blowing tool to not only create a digital twin of physical objects around you, but also make them function like the real thing in mixed reality (MR). Whether it's a doll with…
A team of researchers from MIT, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and ETH Zurich, has developed a mind-blowing tool to not only create a digital twin of physical objects around you, but also make them function like the real thing in mixed reality (MR). The InteRecon MR interface lets you add interactive elements to distinct parts of your scanned object, and define how they work – like the knobs and screen of this vintage TVImages provided by the research team This tech could go beyond digitizing toys: as some users in a related study noted, it could allow fashion designers to experiment with different materials in MR, and perhaps even help teach medical students how to perform challenging surgeries.
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