Imagine walking into an art installation where the pieces don’t just hang passively on the walls but actively engage with you. Or picture a science museum exhibit where your hand movements allow you to explore prehistoric worlds by panning or zooming in. These immersive experiences are becoming increasingly popular, blurring the lines between observer and participant. At their core lies computer vision, an AI field that uses machine learning to extract meaningful information from digital images. Industrial cameras provide the high-quality visual data essential for these systems.

Interactive installations rely on industrial camera data combined with visual programming tools like vvvv. This toolkit, developed by the vvvv group, integrates The Imaging Source’s industrial cameras and is described as a “visual live-programming environment” enabling rapid prototyping for large media environments. It uses IC Imaging Control 4 to efficiently handle video streams from one or multiple cameras.

A screenshot shows how the vvvv environment connects with The Imaging Source’s DFK 37AUX273 industrial camera.

Last Updated: 2025-09-04 23:56:27