Diminished Reality

Although one obviously relates augmented reality with the adding of virtual elements on a real life setting, this doesn't have to be necessarily the case.

In this interesting project by Dr. Wolfgang Broll — Head of the Department of Virtual Worlds and Digital Games at the Technische Universität in Ilmenau, Germany - we can experience exactly the opposite: the creation of a virtual diminished reality, where you can erase real-life elements in real-time.

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