The Future is Now: Obscura Digital

Creative-technology pioneers and media developers Obscura Digital are the remarkable innovators behind some of the most compelling technology the Esquire Bachelor has ever seen. The San Francisco-based firm has provided two amazing installations at the Esquire apartment.

The first is CUELIGHT™, a-state-of-the-art platform that combines classic billiards with real-time interactive graphics, elevating the game of pool to a new, unparalleled digital experience. On view exclusively at the Hard Rock Hotel Private Suites in Las Vegas and the Esquire apartment, CUELIGHT is destined to become one of the most coveted amenities at upscale resorts, casinos, and nightclubs—and select private residences.

Using Obscura Digital’s proprietary hardware and software, CUELIGHT is able to detect the position and motion of balls on the pool table. Once the balls are hit, rich and fluid graphics are projected onto the surface, which simultaneously track the path of the balls. Running at 60 frames per second (twice the speed of video), the high-definition, real-time effects are eerily realistic. Real-time computer graphics include the creation of watery liquid with a rippling effect, explosive animated flames, and a mystery “reveal” effect. The system works on an ordinary pool table—although Esquire bachelor’s custom stainless-steel and Makassar-ebony table from Blatt Billiards would certainly never be called “ordinary.” With CUELIGHT, billiards has been transformed into an animated experience—without sacrificing traditional elements of the game.

Taking a more philosophical approach to information technology, Obscura’s newly launched GHOSTLIGHT™ provides an answer to the age-old anomaly: how does one “see” music? Customized specifically for the Heineken lounge, GHOSTLIGHT transforms Luke Raymond’s media room into a resplendent, visceral experience. Visitors will be able to choose which music they would like GHOSTLIGHT to “react” to—and then select a range of original abstract forms to experience. Designed for hospitality or commercial properties, GHOSTLIGHT offers a physical means to see and experience music and sound, transforming any space into an immersive listening environment.

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