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Scientists have improved the immersive experience of watching telly, with projectors which extend our views into peripheral vision territory.

Researchers at MIT's Media Lab have put together software which extends the image viewed on our tellies onto extra screens in a suitably blurry fashion to mimic what we see in our peripheral vision.

Infinity-By-Nine

The system, called Infinity-By-Nine, is essentially Ambilight on steroids, with viewers perceiving the extra imagery as a natural extension of the primary content.

The team said tests revealed that viewers believed they were drawn further into the on-screen story, and that the system can be used to induce other sensations, such as the feeling of heat following an on-screen explosion.

As it can run on any consumer-ready hardware, with the right projector setup, any Joe Bloggs can make use of it. And TV content is merely the beginning.

Videogaming, UI design and other areas where a user's vision is concentrated on a central area, have been earmarked for peripheral enhancement too. ®

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Another day, another way to enhance TV video. Could they perhaps do with a sign in the office that says "It's the content, stupid"?

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Re: Isn't this just a spin on...

That'll be why the article says:

"The system, called Infinity-By-Nine, is essentially Ambilight on steroids"

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Waste of time.

The trouble with adding PV is that we use it to alert us of things coming into view. So when we see a side view alter or flicker, the eye will want to look at it.

When it gets no increase of detail when it looks to the side, there will be confusion and eye muscle ache.

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