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June 01, 2005
seeing around corners
I've been trying desperately to determine why this technique for reconstructing a scene from a different vantage point is useful (as opposed to just a neat trick). It's probably a great technique for use with live-action-plus-CG films, but I'm at a loss to find any other application.
Still, it reminds me of a discussion I had with Adam Houston a while back about using a regular wall as a mirror by reconstructing the paths of all the light rays hitting it. They aren't quite doing that, but they can still see the back face of a playing card using a similar trick. (View the video at the bottom to see the trick in action.)
Posted by Chris at June 1, 2005 11:07 AM