Check out Installation for creating Virtual Objects in a Real Space.

Developed by Simon Greenwold at the Aesthetics and Computation Group at the MIT Media Lab.

http://acg.media.mit.edu/people/simong/installationNew/intro.html

Start Slide Show with PicLens Lite

Dassault recently acquired Virtools which provides software tools for developing interactive 3d content (motion simulation analysis and lots more).

http://www.virtools.com

In related news, Autodesk has acquired (22 August) Solid Dynamics who provide motion analysis and simulation technology.

http://www.solid-dynamics.com

A recent poll of Autodesk manufacturing customers showed that dynamic simulation was ranked as a key technology requirement in helping them achieve significant cost reductions and time-to-market improvements.

Collection and recycling of waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) will be the responsibility of manufacturers and retailers of the equipment from June 2006 following a (UK) Government announcement (10 Aug 2005).

Do recycling/environmental concerns affect the design process ?