This work features tiny virtual creatures that look like imps. Viewers can’t recognize the virtual Kobitos with the naked eye; instead, they have to observe their activities through a so-called Kobito window. The little critters can’t be touched; nevertheless, they are able to interact with real objects. For instance, Kobitos can move a real tea can sitting atop a table.
In the Augmented Reality installation, visitors can interact with virtual figures by moving real objects.

supported by: Tokyo Institute of Technology
project credits: Takafumi Aoki, Hironori Mitake, Rikiya Ayukawa, Takatsugu Kuriyama, Toshihiro Kawase, Takashi Matsushita,Takashi Toyama, Hiroshi Ichikawa, Kazuyuki Asano, Itaru Matsumura, Yuichiro Iio, Makoto Sato, Shoichi Hasegawa, Society for the Study of Robotics