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i3D app for iPhone and iPad


4.2 ( 5342 ratings )
Entertainment
Developer: University Joseph Fourier
Free
Current version: 1.0, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 21 May 2011
App size: 3.17 Mb

i3D is an overview of Head-Coupled Perspective (HCP) on iOS devices. HCP uses the front camera of the device to track the face of the user in real time. This information tells the app how the user is looking at the display. The app updates the perspective of the 3D scene accordingly, giving the user the illusion that he looks at a small window.

i3D contains several 3D scenes that you can observe with HCP. It only relies on face tracking. It does not use the accelerometers or the gyroscopes.

The face tracking system does not detect and track the face in every lighting condition. Read the instructions in the app to get a good tracking.

Head-Coupled Perspective does not create a stereoscopic display! It provides a kind of monocular 3D display: the same picture is seen by both eyes. In the future, it might be combined with a stereoscopic display for a better 3D effect.

i3D has been developed by Jeremie Francone and Laurence Nigay at the Engineering Human-Computer Interaction (EHCI) Research Group of the Grenoble Informatics Laboratory (LIG), University Joseph Fourier (UJF).

Pros and cons of i3D app for iPhone and iPad

i3D app good for

Its a very good concept and I really like it but the head tracking is kind of bad. It really is just a proof of concept it does not do anything
...but strangely, the effect is more apparent with one eye closed.
Great app but its laggy and and the tracking system is very slow
But it didnt work well for me. Might be my glasses? Im not sure, but I never got it to properly do the illusion. Concept is great though.
This is pretty cool, though its a little slow. But this could turn into something big!
Anyone familiar with Johnny Lee and his 3d wii project is gonna love this. Cant wait for someone utilize this technology in a fps game.

Some bad moments

It has a hard time face tracking and is severely limited in horizontal viewing due to the cameras field of vision. Once the face is found and determined to be straight on, the app should augment its tracking accelerometers and gyroscopes for smoother motion as most people are likely moving the device rather than their heads.
Its extremely laggy and should accuracy of detecting the users face needs to be improved.
"perhaps in the future" to quote the App info, this app will actually work.
Definitely not iPhone worthy... Is not smooth, dies to create 3-D effect, and has no instructions. I spent more time writing this review than using the app. Fail.
This app could be very cool but right now just does not work at all.
But it still needs a LOT of work. Very choppy execution and renderings, no point to the app right now aside to show you what is possible in future apps.

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