Monthly Archives: March 2010

Loading Screen on Augmented Goggles

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Before you freak out and demand to know where to order one–it’s a concept video.  But watching it makes me feel like a terminator booting up.  I just hope they haven’t installed Vista on my OS.

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Augmented Reality in Heavy Rain

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Heavy Rain is an interactive drama video game developed by Quantic Dream for the PlayStation 3.  One of the characters in the game, Norman Jayden, uses “Added Reality Glasses” to rapidly investigate crime scenes, analyze evidence, or just waste time.  The … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality Comes to World of Warcraft

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Okay, probably most of you have read the title and said, so what.  World of Warcraft is a game, and definitely not reality.  Though don’t tell that to the 11.5 million players worldwide. These “boss-kill” videos are common for the high-end guilds … Continue reading →

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Holographic Augmented Reality Concept

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

I wish the real products were as cool as the concepts.  In due time…

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Eye-Tracking Will Be The New Click-Throughs

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Part of the Internet economy is built upon the “click-through” or CTR (Click Through Rate.)  The CTR attempts to measure customer interest in a particular product.  If a person finds the banner ad interesting enough, they will select it and … Continue reading →

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8 Fun Ways to Use the GM Augmented Reality Windshield

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

You’ve probably already seen the video below about GM’s initiative to put an augmented reality HUD on future windshields because its been posted on many sites.  The product, as explained, would improve safety in limited vision situations and create useful … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality at GDC2010

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

The video gives a good rundown of augmented reality at GDC2010.  I don’t have anything to add that Ori didn’t already say earlier this week on Live from GDC.

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iKat Tickles My Cute Reflex

Posted on March 11, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Okay, I get it.  A cute little kitten dancing across my keyboard (or other appropriate flat space.)  I’m a sucker for augmented pets.  I want one. But why just a cat? Come on, folks.  Can’t we dig a little deeper … Continue reading →

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The Augmented How-To Guide

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

While the narrator voice harkens back to old 50s ‘Technologies of the Future’ videos, the actual content IS actually from the future.  As much as I’d love to have this technology in my Toyota plant, I just can’t see making … Continue reading →

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What Lola Wants…Lola Gets…

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

…and Lola gets a tons of augmented animations straight from the pages of the book directly to your webcam. This unique picture book for children uses original torn-paper illustrations to tell the fun-filled story of the glamorous Lola the Leopard, … Continue reading →

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