Obscura CueLight Adds Special Effects To Playing Pool

December 6th, 2009 in Inspiration

Luxury has always been a double-edged sword, often teetering in the fine line between indulgence and absurdity. Same thing here with the Obscura CueLight, a digital installation that makes your regular pool game look like it came straight out of a 3D video game. The Obscura CueLight seen here is only one of two similar systems in the world, set up as part of Esquire's Ultimate Bachelor Pad promotion. Apart from the water ripples (as are in the photos), it can also display flame tracks behind the balls. Strangely enough, the secret to the enthralling visuals isn't even the pool table, as most folks would assume. Instead, those water-like splotches on the table surface are displays from an overhead projector, which dynamically alters the beamed images using a sensor that tracks the position of the balls.