The University of Southern Californian Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) was
part of a Smithsonian-lead team that created 3-D portraits of President Obama. A
modified Light Stage X, a high-speed system with eight cameras and 50 LED lights
that capture detailed shape and reflectance properties of a face in seconds,
recorded the President's facial features in high-resolution. The Light Stage
data was processed by the ICT Graphics Lab team, and subsequently combined with
additional data capture by the Smithsonian team to create a life-sized bust and
life mask of the president.
More information on the Light Stage Systems and their underlying technology
developed at USC ICT can be found at:
