Monthly Archives: May 2010

A Musical Look at the Publishing Business

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Thomas K. Carpenter

Tweet Publishing is a long and lonely process full of self-doubt.  A good dose of humor will get you far in any business, but especially publishing.  I can’t say I’ve ever read Mr. Parnell (straight out mystery isn’t my style), … Continue reading →

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Three Reasons Why 3D TV and Movies Will Help Augmented Reality

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Thomas K. Carpenter

Tweet While we augmented reality aficionados would like to believe that AR has hit its stride, the nascent technology is no where near the level of 3D movies and TVs.  This all may change in the future, but for now the … Continue reading →

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More AR Magic from Marco Tempest

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Thomas K. Carpenter

Tweet Augmented reality is the technology of illusion.  So what better way to celebrate it than with our favorate augmented reality magician Marco Tempest.  He casts himself as the ‘virtual‘ magician.  I say we do our own trick and change … Continue reading →

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System Flaw Trailer for DSi

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Thomas K. Carpenter

Tweet The radar screen on top makes me think of Aliens. “Look, I’m telling ya, there’s somethin’ movin’ and it ain’t us! Tracker’s off scale, man. They’re all around us, man. Jesus!” “Hicks: Remember, short controlled bursts. Hudson: 9 meters, 7, … Continue reading →

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A Window Into Anywhere

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Thomas K. Carpenter

Tweet Augmented reality isn’t just webcams and smartphones (or really weird haptic floors.)  Sometimes they’re windows into other places like this Winscape.  While the name is unimaginative and makes you think it’s a Microsoft product, the idea is spectacular (albeit for only … Continue reading →

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ISMAR10 Call for Participation

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Thomas K. Carpenter

Tweet The ISMAR10 committee is currently putting the word out that the deadline for submissions has been extended to May 31st.  This year’s theme is “Borderless.” The 2010 ISMAR Arts, Media and Humanities chairs invite artists, scholars, media practitioners, who can … Continue reading →

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Gigaputt – Augmented Reality Golf

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Thomas K. Carpenter

Tweet Make the world your golf course. That’s the tagline of the new iPhone app Gigaputt from Gigantic Mechanic.  Instead of clubs, you swing your iPhone in a Wii-like manner (though the accuracy is no where near the same) and hit your … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality Racing

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Thomas K. Carpenter

Tweet A group of students at Technische Universitat Munchen, under the direction of Gudrun Klinker, created this augmented reality racing game.  The setup is similar to the AR Drone game in that it uses a real vehicle, however, using the … Continue reading →

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10 Cool Things Going On Right Now in Augmented Reality

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Thomas K. Carpenter

Tweet Augmented reality has come a long way in a years time.  Last year I got excited by research projects and gimmicky AR webcam advertising, but that quickly faded on the tenth plus iteration.  It wasn’t until July that we … Continue reading →

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