Monthly Archives: September 2009

Vampire Diaries Augmented Reality Storescapes

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

The last few months, we bloggers have decried the gimmicky nature of most augmented reality marketing campaigns.  Mostly, the problem lies in their clunky implementations of the technology.  Printing out markers and holding them up to the screen are as … Continue reading →

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Voodoo Experience Augmented Reality App

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

The music festival experience can be quite overwhelming with copious drinks, flickering lights and nose curdling levels of patchouli in the air.  Add Caribbean voodoo, the masked hooligans of Halloween and the general craziness of New Orleans, and you’ll wish you … Continue reading →

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The Rocket Cow Augmented Reality Business Card

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

It’s not really an another augmented reality business card.  In fact, it looks like the team at FullSix just printed a marker on the back of a standard card.  Yet I found the video strangely entertaining and yearned to have … Continue reading →

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Past ISMAR Videos

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

ISMAR09 is less than a month away and I’m getting excited about attending (though I wish I could be there for the full week.)  This year’s conference looks to be the best one yet.  While the industry is gazing longingly … Continue reading →

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YDreams: Flyar Birdies Bring Tweets to Your PC

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

YDreams, a Portuguese information technology company, has been quiet in the augmented reality news lately, but remedy that with their release of an AR twitter product called Flyar for your PC.    What is Flyar? Flyar is a free Twitter visualization application … Continue reading →

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Topps and Total Immersion Huddle Up: NFL QBs Come to Life Via Augmented Reality

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

For Immediate Release   TOPPS AND TOTAL IMMERSION HUDDLE UP, UNVEIL ‘3D LIVE’ FOOTBALL CARDS: NFL QUARTERBACKS ON VIRTUAL GRIDIRON COME TO LIFE VIA AUGMENTED REALITY   Cards Build on Game-Changing Introduction of 3D Live Baseball Cards, Enable Kids and … Continue reading →

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The Zerkin Glove – Touching the Future, Now

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

With all the buzz about multiple AR news announcements (ARML, Layar 3D, Vuzix contest),  Noah Zerkin’s glove/tracking project got lost.  Hopefully I can shed some much deserved light on what this one-man show is doing. Noah has been working on an … Continue reading →

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The Augmented Reality Reading List

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Earlier this month, Ori Inbar posted on Games Alfresco about why people get excited about augmented reality.  Ori mentions Vernor Vinge’s Rainbows End as inspiration and it got me thinking about other novels that use augmented reality.  I’m making this … Continue reading →

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Metaio, Inc. Will Launch Its Mobile Augmented Reality Platform Junaio on November 2nd

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

PRESS INFORMATION Metaio, Inc. Will Launch Its Mobile Augmented Reality Platform Junaio   On November 2nd San Francisco, September 18th 2009 – Today, metaio officially announced the launch date of junaio, its mobile augmented reality platform. On November 2nd, the … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality Helps Art Meet Life

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

This augmented reality video from Najork has clearly been modified post-production, however, it really gives a sense of the possible.  When the tools to do this easily become available some artists might abandon real materials and instead build their art … Continue reading →

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