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Official website of Kindle Best-Selling Author -- Thomas K. Carpenter.
His novels include The Digital Sea trilogy, the Gamers trilogy and the Alexandrian Saga. He also writes short stories and edits a yearly anthology about augmented reality called Mirror Shards. His fiction can be found at all online retailers in electronic and paperback form.
If you would like to communicate futher, please contact him at carpe (at) centurytel (dot) net. You can also follow on twitter - @thomaskcarpente.
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"...I love young adult dystopia novels...this book ranks with some of the best…" Available on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords. $6.99 and Paperback $16.99
"Book Two of the Gamers Trilogy" Available on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords. $6.99 and Paperback $16.99
"Book Three of the Gamers Trilogy " Available on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords. $6.99 and Paperback $16.99
"...I truly loved and enjoyed this book…" Available on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords. $7.99 and Paperback $17.99
"Book Two of The Digital Sea Trilogy" Available on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords. $7.99 and Paperback $17.99
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Extending the Edges of Augmented Reality (An Anthology) Available on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords. $6.99 and Paperback $14.99
Kindle Best-Selling Short Story Available on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords. $2.99
"...doesn't let up until the final sentence…" Kindle Best-Selling Short Story Available on Kindle, Nook, and Smashwords. $2.99 Augmented Reality
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Webcam Help
I’m currently using a Creative Webcam NX Pro and its woefully outdated. Looking for any suggestions for a good cheap webcam to purchase that works well for augmented reality. Looking forward to your comments.
Augmented Reality Bikini
In this video an AR bikini is pasted over the model showcasing a manually selected marker. The video isn’t doesn’t show much new, but I’m curious about the software kit shown. It looks like user-friendly AR software in development since the … Continue reading
Posted in augmented reality
Tagged AR Software, augmented reality, future-technology, markerless
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Rat Basketball
Coincidentally, after I finished my post yesterday, I had an email in my inbox from a friend with a link to this article from The Daily Galaxy. The article discusses a University of Florida study about using a BCI combined … Continue reading
Posted in augmented reality, digital singularity
Tagged augmented reality, future-technology, Mind control, technological singularity, the digital sea
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My Mind Has A Mind Of Its Own
Sometimes I wonder if thought controlled computers would be a bad thing. During a business meeting daydream would I accidentally surf porn? Fortunately the technology doesn’t work like that yet. But the technology for mind controlled computers (or brain-computer interface) … Continue reading
Steal This Idea – Fan Movies
Most people have never seen a fan movie, nor had they ever considered that armies of rabid fans would spend their time and hard earned money to make a film as homage. But they do. Some use games like World … Continue reading
Posted in Steal This AR Idea!
Tagged augmented reality, business, future-technology, innovation, movies, World of Warcraft
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Ghostwire AR Game
The Swedish Game studio A Different World has brought the award-winning AR game Ghostwire to the Nintendo DSi. The move to the platform of the DSi should help bring AR games to kids and gain a wider audience for the … Continue reading
Posted in AR Games, augmented reality
Tagged augmented reality, future-technology, gaming, markerless, Nintendo DSi
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The Marketing Friction of Gimmicks
During the next year, we’re going to see a host of new AR gimmicks and websites that will claim that AR has been used to improve their business. In this post from webdistortion.com, the author claims that 8 AR marketing … Continue reading
Posted in augmented reality
Tagged augmented reality, business, future-technology, iPhone, marketing
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Screens
People rent comedies to watch on TV as opposed to seeing a summer blockbuster like Star Trek on the big screen. The choice of screens will matter similiarly for augmented reality. The type of screen sets the stage for the users … Continue reading
Posted in augmented reality
Tagged android, augmented reality, future-technology, iPhone, screens, the digital sea
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Link-a-palooza
I’m typing this post on my kids computer since my motherboard crashed on mine. I had some more in-depth posts planned, but until I can get my computer up and running (new MB is currently installed and now partitioning the … Continue reading
Posted in augmented reality
Tagged augmented reality, business, future-technology, games alfresco, innovation, iPhone, markerless, outdoor AR, the digital sea
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