Spatial Instrument

February 18, 2013
Qin Cai, Microsoft; Tom Blank, Microsoft; Zhengyou Zhang, Microsoft

This video demonstrate musical instruments based on facial expression. There are total of 8 different channels, each is spatialized on a large display. It’s a performing art using MSR multimedia (AV + Tactile) technology.

- Qin Cai
  
  Senior Research Engineer
- Tom Blank
- Zhengyou Zhang
  
  Research Manager Principal Researcher
Research Area
- Graphics and multimedia
Project
- Facing Interaction

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