Magrathea

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3 January 2012
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The first days of the new year can sometimes feel a bit sluggish, but then BANG! something comes along to blow your tiny mind and remind you of the infinite genius of mankind. This video by Timothy Sherman and Paul Miller explains the amazing Magrathea technology to a class at the wonderfully-named Carnegie Mellon University in California. The kinect camera captures whatever is put on the surface in front of it and renders it as a 3D map, with steep or high surfaces made into rocky outcrops and the lower objects becoming grasslands. Even if you’re aware of the technology the video is still awe-inspiring, although we’re perturbed by the weird hands thing at the end.

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Rob Alderson

Rob joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in July 2011 before becoming Editor-in-Chief and working across all editorial projects including itsnicethat.com, Printed Pages, Here and Nicer Tuesdays. Rob left It’s Nice That in June 2015.

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