This x-ray mirror exhibit completely debunks the phrase 'beauty is only skin deep.' When you stand in front of the digital mirror device, it shows you what lies beneath the skin -- blood and guts and all. University of Paris-South medical imaging researcher Xavier Maitre designed it to show what's going on in real time by using a Kinect camera. The same technology is used by medical professionals to make diagnoses.
Typically it would take hours of scans to see how your organs and insides move as you do, but Maitre's interactive version works without the scanning process. The simulative x-ray mirror guesses the gender of the person walking by and creates a generic height-matched image that moves with them.
Movement Mimicking X-Ray Exhibits
This Digital X-Ray Mirror Devices Shows Anatomical Appearances
Trend Themes
1. Interactive X-ray Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunities to create interactive x-ray technology that provides real-time insights into the human body without the need for traditional scanning processes.
2. Kinect-based Imaging - Disruptive innovation opportunities to develop imaging technologies that utilize Kinect cameras for medical diagnoses and visualization of anatomical structures.
3. Virtual Mirror Devices - Disruptive innovation opportunities to design virtual mirror devices that provide users with a visual representation of their internal organs and movement in real time.
Industry Implications
1. Medical Imaging - Disruptive innovation opportunities to revolutionize the medical imaging industry by incorporating interactive x-ray technology and Kinect-based imaging for improved patient diagnoses.
2. Healthcare - Disruptive innovation opportunities to enhance healthcare practices by leveraging virtual mirror devices to provide patients with a comprehensive understanding of their internal anatomy and movement.
3. Augmented Reality - Disruptive innovation opportunities to integrate virtual mirror technology into augmented reality applications, offering users an immersive and informative experience of their own bodies.