Hand From Above: Augmented reality for pedestrians

Chris O'Shea's "Hand From Above" art project added a touch of augmented reality to the BBC Big Screen during its September 23–27 installation. Passersby, expecting to see exactly what was going on in real life on the big screen, instead saw themselves assaulted by an enormous, mischievous hand.

At first, the hand appeared to be tickling people walking by, but then it began plucking them off the screen as if they'd gotten too close to a dungeon wall -- no doubt causing a brief, involuntary flinch by those who saw themselves lifted into the air by an illusory hand. Check out the video after the break, but watch out for ... the Hand From Above!