Monthly Archives: May 2009

Webcam Help

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

I’m currently using a Creative Webcam NX Pro and its woefully outdated.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.

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Augmented Reality Bikini

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

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 →

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Rat Basketball

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

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 →

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My Mind Has A Mind Of Its Own

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

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 →

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Steal This Idea – Fan Movies

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

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 →

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Ghostwire AR Game

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

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 →

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Short Story: TINTITDS

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Between finishing the first draft of my novel and starting the laborious process of editing it, I decided to write a few short stories based in the Digital Sea.  I’ve decide to post the first one I wrote here–There Is … Continue reading →

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The Marketing Friction of Gimmicks

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

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 →

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Screens

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

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 →

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Link-a-palooza

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

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 →

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