May 19, 2008
NYU Student Creates Virtual Girlfriend
Drew Burrows came home every night to “an empty bed.” So what did he do? He created a 2-D virtual girlfriend, projected onto his bed using an infrared-sensitive light projection, to cuddle with. The invention was presented last week at New York University’s Interactive Telecommunications Program Spring Show at Tisch School of the Arts, New York Magazine reports.
The “virtual girlfriend” responds to human movements using an infrared sensor connected to a light projection: “Lie on your back, she snuggles up right next to you in a log position. Curl up in the fetal position, she spoons…Give her kiss on the check and she rolls over and buries her face in the pillow. And yes, she stays fully clothed at all times,” the magazine reports.—Catherine Rampell
(Photo by Drew Burrows)
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— Igor May 19, 05:35 PM #
Well, the tech is interesting, at least.
Still, I don’t see much of point to this. It’s a 2d projection; thus it fails at the stated goal of solving an ‘empty bed’. Once you close your eyes the illusion is gone.
Other than that… this guy should get out from behind the monitor a bit. If he put as much effort into dating as he did into this he would probably have a real girlfriend.
— a different Dan May 20, 09:12 AM #
well dan, he obviously knows the girl who modelled the movements
— texan May 20, 09:30 AM #
And even after he gets a girlfriend, if he doesn’t care for the way she looks, he can always project a new look over her (as long as she’s in bed, at least).
— Ike McCaslin May 20, 09:31 AM #
When we get to the point of faking all our senses…that is when reality is in question.
And it will probably come from someone like Drew.
— Darrin May 20, 10:54 AM #
Next application: student projects an image of himself into empty classroom seat so he appears to be attending class!
— Al May 20, 11:04 AM #
Y’all know he’s got an alternate version with her fully nude!
— Zacharoff May 20, 01:47 PM #
It gives new meaning to a girlfriend being flat as a pancake.
— marcii May 20, 02:18 PM #
no wonder he is lonely…
— lz May 20, 06:54 PM #
Interesting. Just like the Aerosmith MTV – “Hole In My Soul” – http://youtube.com/watch?v=asB0Xt8ncAA
— Hazman Aziz May 20, 11:30 PM #