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A player lining up a shot while Pool Live AR projects the predicted trajectory onto the table

LC-POOL-ARREV 2013AR / VR

Pool Live AR

Augmented reality for pool: a camera above the table detects the cue and the balls, and the predicted trajectories are projected onto the cloth in real time.

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3Detailed description

Pool Live AR (PoolLiveAid) is a technology that was born in 2013 in the Computer Vision course of the Master in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of the Algarve, taught by Prof. Dr. João Rodrigues.

The system was developed by me and my colleague Ricardo Alves in 2013 and 2014, and resulted in more than 20 interviews on national and international radio and television, including RTP1, Antena 1, SIC Notícias, SIC, Futuro Hoje, Curto-Circuito, The Next Big Idea, Mashable New York and Fox 8 News, among many others.

This project had the support of Prof. Dr. João Rodrigues and of the University of the Algarve.

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A player lining up a shot over the projected aiming guides
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Being interviewed next to the table at UAlg Experience
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The Pool Live AR table at the UAlg stand, camera and projector above
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Pool Live AR on a television studio set
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TV news report on the technology (Futuro Hoje)
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Interview for The Next Big Idea
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Live television interview at the UAlg stand
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