Greetings and hallucinations! This is Ezra Fike!
In this instructable, I am going to show you how to create your own fake augmented reality computer. An augmented reality computer is basically a computer with a virtual 3D monitor display, as shown in the pictures below. This is really a very simple stunt to pull off. I tried it out on a friend of mine, and he fell for it completely! If you follow my instructions carefully and with a little imagination, you should be able to achieve the same effect.
So now, let's get started!
In this instructable, I am going to show you how to create your own fake augmented reality computer. An augmented reality computer is basically a computer with a virtual 3D monitor display, as shown in the pictures below. This is really a very simple stunt to pull off. I tried it out on a friend of mine, and he fell for it completely! If you follow my instructions carefully and with a little imagination, you should be able to achieve the same effect.
So now, let's get started!
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In order to effectively pull this off, you shall need,
An old computer keyboard,
A mouse, (not the rodent kind),
Some large wrap-around sunglasses,
Some siscors,
A knife,
A sharp, pointy object like a pencil.
Now, a word about the keyboard and mouse. In order to effectively pull this off, it is ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL that the keyboard is of a generic brand, and the mouse should also be a generic brand. What this means is that the keyboard and mouse should not say something like "Dell", "Logitech", or "Microsoft" on them. In other words, THERE SHOULD BE NO BRAND NAME VISIBLE ON THE KEYBOARD OR MOUSE. The key on the keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt button, (usually the "Microsoft" button), should be blank. (See below.) In other words, the keyboard should be compatible with all operating systems.
Now, on that note, let's start the build!
An old computer keyboard,
A mouse, (not the rodent kind),
Some large wrap-around sunglasses,
Some siscors,
A knife,
A sharp, pointy object like a pencil.
Now, a word about the keyboard and mouse. In order to effectively pull this off, it is ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL that the keyboard is of a generic brand, and the mouse should also be a generic brand. What this means is that the keyboard and mouse should not say something like "Dell", "Logitech", or "Microsoft" on them. In other words, THERE SHOULD BE NO BRAND NAME VISIBLE ON THE KEYBOARD OR MOUSE. The key on the keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt button, (usually the "Microsoft" button), should be blank. (See below.) In other words, the keyboard should be compatible with all operating systems.
Now, on that note, let's start the build!
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That's great!
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A few extra minutes to open them up and disconnect the cable nicely and you'll be able to reuse it after you're done. No need to add extra plastic waste to the world if you don't have to.
i have personally never seen those keyboards before, but they sound so cool!
now i can tell my sister that our keyboard is broken! she'll freak!
all it needs is a tiny computer , i have using a beaglebone planed , a pair of either 3D or AR glasses , a mini qwerty / touch pad thing to mount to a glove. and a battery pack . all of witch could fit within those stupid looking fanny pack things ( though i'd have to find a diffrent way to carry them XD )
addinitaly i'd add in a mic so i could use voice commands too.
mine is NetEx ... but i think i'll have to improve the logo a bit.
this other guy's comment about a on-glove keyboard seems amazing too. I actually attempted to do something like this with some clear plastic board heat-formed to a brace+handle and an old phone with a qwerty slide keyboard. Which never worked... because it didn't handle another OS, so the project aborted.
But your 2*2*2 thingy seems awesome for this. Thanks !
*Grumble grumble*