The image above was created using one projector and one camera resulting in a 300,000 point cloud.? We haven?t smoothed this geometry yet, which is why it?s all bumpy ? it?s the raw feed from the system.? The large holes were in shadow, or were non-reflective such as the monitor screen.? The small holes (such as those on the keyboard) are caused by scanning errors larger than 1cm.

As well as taking stylised self portraits (!), we?ll be using this technology to perform dynamic projective geometry and a myriad of other real-time visual tricks that we?ve been planning for years.

The 3D scanning and associated camera/projector calibration systems are also extremely useful for correctly projecting on curved and other non-planar screens.