Visual Looming VR
VISUAL LOOMING VR
A DRIVERLESS CAR SIMULATION
About
This is a simulation of a driverless car that uses a visual looming cue to navigate.
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Visual looming is related to an increasing projected size of an object on a viewer’s retina as the relative distance between the viewer and the object decreases.
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To use looming for navigation we calculate how much the obstacles in view are threatening, and move the car away from the most threatening obstacles.
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To calculate the amount of threat (or looming) we used 2 approaches:
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Using ranges from the car’s camera to each rendered pixel.
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Using texture densities calculated from a sequence of images.
Features
Enjoy a driverless car ride
Sit back and relax, the car will drive for you
Fly like superman!
Watch the car from above
Change the car's speed
Use your virtual finger to change speed
Watch looming visualizations
Including a looming map and spheres
Project Video
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