ZooBurst Gesture Control
Over the last few weeks a number of ZooBursters have gotten in touch to ask if there was a way in which they could interact with their 3D pop-up books without having to print out an augmented reality marker. Many people don’t have easy access to a decent quality printer, and while you can use an external device in place of a marker (see Greg Borenstein’s exploration into using an iPad in place of an AR marker) the glare issues that arise from using a backlit display can be a bit difficult to overcome. Plus it’s hard to enjoy your 3D creation while holding something up in front of your screen!
In response to these issues I’ve built an experimental features that lets you display your ZooBurst book on the screen without needing to have an AR marker handy. Once activated, this feature will cause your book to fall out of the sky and bounce into place along the bottom of the video field (see image below). In addition, a new control tab also appears at the top of the page – this tab “listens” for “swipes” in the video feed. When detected, these swipes can be used to control the page turning action.
Controlling a ZooBurst book using physical gestures
Here’s a quick video of how the new feature works: