SmarterObjects: augmented reality with virtual interfaces to interact with objects

MIT Media Lab is developing the SmarterObjects project that allows virtual controls to be superimposed on everyday objects and interact with them using augmented reality with a touch screen.

Augmented reality technology to interact with physical objects and surfaces is the basis of the 'SmarterObjects' project developed by the MIT Media Lab, in which you overlay virtual controls and interfaces on objects and interact with them using a touch screen on a smartphone or tablet.

The SmarterObjects project thus allows control from a light switch, open a door, increase the sound of a computer or other electronic device by viewing its controls and interacting with these objects by touch through the tablet.

Its operation is simple: when the terminal camera is directed towards the chosen physical object, The SmarterObjects application automatically creates a graphical interface through which you can act on the physical buttons, defining new settings.

Scientists explain that the discovery and programming phase of an electronic device is the one that requires the most visual attention, since you have to adjust and customize its functionalities (light, to switch off, etc.), and then interact with them through the screen.

This augmented reality application has been presented by researchers from the Fluid Interfaces group of the MIT Media Lab in the edition 2013 de la Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2013), celebrated from 27 from April to 2 May in Paris (France).

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