3D for Tourists in NYC
22 01 2009By Joshua Koopferstock
Saw this over on TechCrunch and thought it was so visually impressive that I had to mention it here. Google has teamed with New York City tourism to launch NYCgo. The ultra-modern tourism office, powered by Microsoft Surface (UPDATED) technology similar to Microsoft Surface created by Canadian Gesturetek and New York-based VideoSonic, and the high quality 3D model of NYC in Google Earth, looks amazing; I’ll definitely check it out next time I’m in NYC. Jump about two-thirds of the way into the video to see it.
Montreal, can we get an office like this, pleeeeeease?
The technolgy used for the interactive tables is not Microsoft Surface, it a custom finger tracking and object recognition engine licensed from Gesturetek out of Toronto Canada. VideoSonic and Gesturetek worked togther to design and build the custom tables, which run a custom application created by Local Projects. VideoSonic provided the audio visual systems integration services for the technology at the Visitors Center, which includes a Salitek seamless videowall, and Bose audio systems. The entire space is automated via a Crestron Control System. More information can be found at http://www.videosonic.com.
I stand corrected, Glenn. My apologies for misreading the TechCrunch post; it’s fixed now.