TRON-style Table Tennis: Ping Pong of the Future

TableTennisTrainer3000

The basic idea of my bachelor thesis was to track the ping pong ball in realtime to create data visualisations for trainers and players. After a few weeks of working I started developing a projected mapped interface for the ping pong table to show the collected data. By projecting game obstacles on the surface I figured out that I can change the game play totally.

Live stats, interactive displays and high scores. Could this be the future of all sports? A fascinating concept piece by a young university student shows us how technology could enhance the sporting experience… or just a really cool way to play ping pong.

( ⚆ _ ⚆ ) Look down!

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