Leonardo da Vinci's Adoration of the Magi - Motion Sensing Visualization Demo

At Calit2 on the UC San Diego campus, researchers are finding new ways to interact with data. Here, project scientist Jurgen Schulze demonstrates a 3D interactive tour of Leonardo da Vinci's "Adoration of the Magi", using a Flock of Birds virtual-reality system and software that permits the viewer to "walk into" the painting. As researcher and "art detective" Maurizio Seracini demonstrates, taking steps toward the projection of the painting allows the user to move from the surface of the Adoration to the layer displaying an infrared image of the painting -- which displays the original "underdrawing" by da Vinci. Seracini's research confirmed that while da Vinci drew the underdrawing, others applied the sometimes erratic brown hue that characterizes the painting today on display in Florence's Uffizi Gallery.

[@HowlEmpress]

wow, i really love the idea of studying the painting's emotion by changing the colors and seeing all details easier.

[@activate43]

its just so amazing to look at the real Leonardo with science...

[@tonussi]

Simple wow.

[@10thdim]

Amazing! I love the idea that you are able to "walk back in time" with this visualization system. I'm all for any tool that helps people to visualize "time" as a direction at right angles to our 3D space. I wonder how this works when a group of people are in the area? Will it just track whoever's closest to the painting?

[@johna2932]

Wow

[@ScapularSaves]

Where is this demo a permanent fixture? Has a Museum bought the application and machine? I would like to go see it and spend some time in Leonardo's Virtual Mind. I think in time we could do this to all his works. A Virtualization of Da Vinci. Is this online? I have seen the Sistine Chapel online in 360 degrees, it's quite nice.

[@Mr.InbetweenFX]

I'm wondering the same thing. I know im late to respond, but I'll do some research and see if it's a fixture at any location or if it's been syndicated.