Disney's "Magic Bench" Fixes AR's Biggest Blind Spot

Disney's "Magic Bench" Fixes AR's Biggest Blind Spot
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You sit on the bench, as one does. Across from you hangs what appears to be a mirror. Before you can fix your cowlick, a pygmy elephant saunters over, plops down next to you, and hands you a glowing, golden orb.

You're not dreaming, hallucinating, or having a bad (good?) trip. You happened to take a seat on Magic Bench, a Disney Research project that overcomes one of the biggest limitations of mixed reality.

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