Monthly Archives: April 2009

50th Post!

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

When I started this blog a few months ago, I thought it was going to be hard to have something to talk even once a week.  Little did I know, I would have to restrain myself from posting everyday or … Continue reading →

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Designing for an Augmented Reality World

Posted on April 29, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Thomas Purves brings us a nice presentation on augmented reality.  Some thought provoking material and I like the line:  “In the new augmented reality, the web surfes you.” Designing for an Augmented Reality world View more presentations from thomas.purves. I … Continue reading →

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Espresso Book Machine

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

*click* That’s the sound of the publishing industry changing forever, irrevocably. I’ve explained in previous posts about waste in the publishing industry.  Once the Espresso Book Machine gains widespread use, the crime of unloved books dying on bookshelves and in warehouses … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality Magic Trick

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

So I know Jan covered this over at the Augmented Reality Blog, but I thought it was such a great video I wanted to show it and talk about it here.  First please watch the video because its a great … Continue reading →

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The Human User Interface

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

A user interface, or UI, allows the user to control a system.  In the case of augmented reality, the tool we wish to control is the computer.  Much has been said about the four T’s of control – touch, type, … Continue reading →

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Ori/Rouli’s Weekly Linkfest

Posted on April 26, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

In case  you missed it, Rouli has posted his weekly linkfest.   Congratulations to the 100th post for Games Alfresco, but you’d better get moving, I’m rapidly catching up to you guys.

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Brain-Twitter Breakthrough

Posted on April 23, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

One of the aspects of augmented reality is the human-computer interface that we will need to control our computers.  We use mouse and keyboard for our desk PCs, and touch for our iPhones, but those methods may become outdated as the technology … Continue reading →

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The AR Hub

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

While I’ve only recently joined the AR conversation, Ori at Games Alfresco, and Rouli at Augmented Times, have been promoting AR for the last year.  Rouli announced this week they will be combining forces to help create a central clearinghouse for … Continue reading →

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The Digital Singularity

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Newspapers…dead! Compact disc…dead! Bluray… dead! Televisions…dead! Okay, so they’re not dead yet, but they will be.  One of the benefits of a digital world is the elimination of wasteful information transportation and containment systems.  I speak of newspapers, CDs, Blurays, … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality Primer

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

I’ve been wanting to do a nice post showing the basics of augmented reality for those that might be new to the technology, but Rusty has saved me the trouble by making this nice post explaining the basics.  I’m going … Continue reading →

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