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Gushed Light Field

Aerosol-based Aerial and Instant Fog Display
The 8th Augmented Human International Conference (AH '17) 2017

Problem

Fog screens have been used as the primary diffusers in passive aerial displays. However, they are easily affected by airflow, and their fog generators occupy large areas. These problems interfere with mobile applications such as attaching them to a drone or a person. In addition, a fog machine cannot generate fog in a short period, and there is a delay before the fog can disappear. Therefore, we cannot produce a conventional system as a wearable device, nor can these instantly project an image. How can we build a lightweight midair display with a high wind tolerance?

Solution

We employ aerosol distribution from off-the-shelf sprays as a fog screen that can resist wind and has high portability. We evaluated the feasibility of the aerosol type of fog screen. The size of the screen depends on the pressure of the aerosol spray and the nozzle used. We presented a design of the system setup and evaluated our experiments, system scalability, and applications.

Result / Applications

Our system enables a new type of application by combining it with a multicopter, wearable item, multi-viewpoint aerosol-based fog display, or embedding it in the environment. Our system allows for the exploration of new application areas for fog displays, and augment expressions of entertainments and interactivity.

Materials

Proceedings of the 8th Augmented Human International Conference (AH '17)

  1. Ippei Suzuki, Shuntarou Yoshimitsu, Keisuke Kawahara, Nobutaka Ito, Atsushi Shinoda, Akira Ishii, Takatoshi Yoshida, Yoichi Ochiai. 2017.
    In Proceedings of the 8th Augmented Human International Conference (AH '17). ACM, Article 1, 10 pages.

Supplemental Video (SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 Emerging Technologies)

Presentation Slide (Augmented Human 2017, Ippei Suzuki)

Project Members

Ippei Suzuki
Digital Nature Group,
University of Tsukuba (JP)
Shuntarou Yoshimitsu
Waseda University (JP)
Keisuke Kawahara
Digital Nature Group,
University of Tsukuba (JP)
Nobutaka Ito
The University of Tokyo (JP)
Atsushi Shinoda
Digital Nature Group,
University of Tsukuba (JP)
Akira Ishii
Digital Nature Group,
University of Tsukuba (JP)
Takatoshi Yoshida
The University of Tokyo (JP)
Yoichi Ochiai
Digital Nature Group,
University of Tsukuba (JP)
Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc.