A 360-degree view of the world
December 13, 2012
FlyViz (credit: Jérôme Ardouin et al.)
Have you ever dreamed of having eyes in the back of your head?
Yeah, we haven’t either, but FlyVIZ, designed by French engineers, lets you experience a real-time 360° vision of your surroundings. It combines a panoramic image acquisition system (positioned on top of the your head) with a head-mounted display (HMD) and a laptop for transforming the fly-eye images in real time into something humans can see.
“We foresee potential applications in different fields where augmented human capacity (an extended field-of-view) could benefit, such as surveillance, security, or entertainment,” say the inventors.
“In safety and security applications, soldiers, policemen or firemen could benefit from omnidirectional vision to avoid potential dangers or locate targets more rapidly. In less critical situations, some surveillance applications with a high visual workload, in all directions of space for instance, could also be concerned, such as for traffic regulation.
“Considering the novel perceptual experience proposed, FlyViz could also be transformed into entertaining applications and devices, as well as experimental materials for new perception and neuroscience studies.”
Augmented-reality apps could also enhance this gadget, the engineers suggest.
Just don’t wear this in the McDonald’s at 140, Avenue Champs Elysees in Paris.
FlyViz.view from driver’s seat in a car (credit: Jérôme Ardouin et al.)
Comments (12)
by Aspasiameister
One of my first memories as a child was how intrigued I was about grown ups capabilities. I even thought that they could develop some sort of vision on the back of their head, along with aging.
by Bri
Oooohhhh this would be killer for grade school teachers. Now they can really say that they have eyes in the back of thier heads! Great for when you walk into the wrong neighborhood, though it will be a tipoff that your paranoid and from out of town. Also very hang for cyclists in city locations. It could really get you sick on a rollercoaster.
by Mr.X
“Great for when you walk into the wrong neighborhood,”
I don’t know… first, if it doesn’t shrink, it will attract unwelcome attention.
Secondly, if you are attacked, you may not be able to defend yourself properly (if you can’t run away) because your new view confuses you.
by vaidy
Something inexpensive mounted at the back of the car that could scan back and tell distances of approaching cars or other vehicles would be great help, right now preventing the blind spot that causes many accidents.
by Simon
You can also prevent the blind spot by setting your mirrors correctly. http://www.wikihow.com/Set-Rear%E2%80%90View-Mirrors-to-Eliminate-Blind-Spots
by Bob Vasquez
How about just a small rear-view mirror attached straight about your nose? Then, with a slight turn to the right then to the left you will see the whole enchilada.
by Aspasiameister
Yes, a mirror would be easy and maybe cheaper. It could be attached to some sort of tiara too.
by Mr.X
“Just don’t wear this in the McDonald’s at 140, Avenue Champs Elysees in Paris.”
Must be the American influence.The USA is a very violent country, after all, and this “invention” is French itself.
Why is it political correct to make fun of Europeans or white people, but not of others.
Because, let’s be honest, Dr.Cyborg was attacked by an Arab.
And yes, these guys were Arabs and not Frenchmen.Tell them otherwise, and you may get into a brawl without wearing any toys.
by matthew
“Just don’t wear this in the McDonald’s at 140, Avenue Champs Elysees in Paris.”
No, please do and upload the resulting scuffle to youtube.
by Bri
It’ll get a gazillion hits! If these Arabs are working toward French citizenship then they are French. It’s up to France to regulate the individuals of thier country, otherwise don’t let them in. If a Frenchmen would come to blows over this ” insult” then they are like the Arabs. If the Arabs behavior is improper for French citizens, then it’s a legal matter and they should be deported and restrictions and warnings should be applied to all Arabs entering France. I think they were just Homosapiens, they’re prone to fighting over anything, including if an Arab is a Frenchmen.
by Mr.X
@Bri: You are naive and know nothing about our countries.This happens when you never travel, or don’t ask people for their opinions.
Many young people say things like: I’m lebanise/turkish/marroc… you *******; we’re only here because you idiots grant wellfare, etc.This country will be ours soon.We f*ck your women, etc.Why do you look in my direction, insert slang “I’ll kick your ass”.Actually some exaggerate, they’ll “kill you”.
“If a Frenchmen would come to blows over this ” insult” then they are like the Arabs. ”
You only read what you want to read.Of course, it COULDN’T be that the ARABS are the ones being RASCIST!?You yourself are being rascist towards us, by virtue of your Americacentrism.
I state it again: Tell the Arab he is a Frenchman.Most of the ARABS will feel insulted.Do you know better than them?Who are you to tell them who they are?
As far as the French people are concerned: You have to uphold the the values of the republic, I have been told.France was always cosmopolitan. Islam is contrary to those values.Believe me, I have grown up as member of a minority besides a muslim majority, they don’t like you being “different”.
Of course, they are humans, and you for example may be able to safely roam the streets if you’re known there.
“If these Arabs are working toward French citizenship then they are French”
Your viewpoint is nationalistic and disregards culture.No matter what nationality, the culture of your parents (if you were raised by them) and through them of your grandparents (etc) will shine through.
To most muslims you’re only a dirty “kuffar”.Your doings are “haram.”
You’re worth about as much as a dog.
Which is an animal that isn’t exactly held in high esteem by them.
Let’s not talk about European politics, about reducing the cost of labor, about granting and then buying the votes of immigrants…
Btw, if I’d visit your country and by some crazy happenstance do not only get into it but try and actually obtain American citizenship… without changing anything else.. you’d call me American!?Haha…
I would be the most Anti-American-American ever^^
For like 5 minutes, then I’d kill myself.
Have a bad day;)
by Bernard Garner
This thing makes me think of some 19th century view of what people will have in the “future” in the way of technology.