2012 Volume 14 Issue 4 Pages 331-340
‘SplashDisplay'is a system developed at an attempt to achieve a real-time volumetric display. This system uses air pressure generated by a x-y coordinate-based projectile launching speaker through a bed of projectile beads to stimulate a 3D‘explosion' like effect in real-time. The beads acts as a projection medium for a top-mounted visible light projector; and through synchronized timing of these components, it is possible to create 3D, tangible effects at will. Also, by using IR LEDs and IR sensitive cameras, user interaction can be added to this system to allow for an interactive surface. The result of these components is a dynamic, interactive, real-time "explosion" simulation a proof of concept for the innovative construct of this proposed system.
