Sniff is a 3D animated dog projected on a shop window in New York. He’s just a computer-generated rendering, he reacts to your gestures, follows you around, and presented with a group, chooses favorites.
Sniff 3D animated dog is Karolina Sobecka and Jim George’s art project. They put small infrared lights and infrared cameras in front of the store, so Sniff would know where its audience is, and can anticipate which direction they’re moving.
Sniff would seem to like anyone, but one physically can’t take him home; likewise, there no risk that your walkby buddy is going to get incinerated at a shelter, because he isn’t real…
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