Virtual Sculpting

What is Virtual Sculpting?

A software molding tool for sculpting virtual 3D models with body gestures; just about any tool will do. The 3D sculpture is visualized either as pure voxels or as a triangle mesh. The embodied interaction occurs through a Microsoft Kinect.

Who we are

We are four students participating in an advanced graphics and interaction course at KTH (Royal Institute of Technology) during fall 2012.

• Emil Arfvidsson emilarf@kth.se
• Joakim Bennedich benned@kth.se
• Johan Olsson johaol@kth.se
• Robert Olsson rools@kth.se
• Mario Romero (teacher) marior@kth.se

Don't hesitate to contact us if you have any related questions!

Tools and methods

• Java
• OpenKinect
• JOGL (OpenGL)
• Voxel Rendering
• Polygonization

Related work

Turn is a natural user interface that fluently connects users' real-world sculpting experience with virtual pottery making.