Monthly Archives: August 2010

A Brief Interview with Ori

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Have you ever heard of this guy? A brief interview from Geoweb Forum with Ori Inbar.  In it he talks about ARE2010, ARNY, the state of the industry and a gives a brief demonstration of Put A Spell.

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ISMAR 2010 Mobile AR Summit

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

October is coming up fast.  Seems like it was just the other day we were  waiting for ARE2010 and now it’s gone and ISMAR2010 is almost here. One of the highlights of ISMAR2010 will be the Mobile AR Summit, chaired by Christine … Continue reading →

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ARE2010 Video Montage

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Sweet video montage of ARE2010.  Nothing more to say!

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AR Door and LG 3D TV

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Multiple forms of AR (marker and markerless) together in the same camera view.  Plus a little furry action for you animal types.  My only disappointment was that the AR is being used as an advertisement *for* LG 3D TV and … Continue reading →

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Falkland Ghost Hunt

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Augmented reality is meant to be location based.  Good to see the makers of the  Falkland Ghost Hunt remembering that.

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Conquar – The Layar Based Strategy Game

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Today my wife and kids were ignoring me so I hijacked my wife’s new iPhone.  I’d been curious to try the game on Layar called Conquar.  The idea sounded simple–take control of your city using troops.  Unfortunately, the game IS … Continue reading →

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Junaio 2010 Dev Contest Winner – archINFORM

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

I recently participated as a judge in the Junaio 2010 Dev Contest.  After a good debate, the panel of judges picked the winner – archINFORM.  The channel gives the user information about architectural structures in an AR view port.  Augmented reality fits the use … Continue reading →

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BlindType

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

I’m sure the implications for an air-typing interface are obvious. Thanks @jelleprins for pointing this one out.

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Invisible Scuplture

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

A little real-time camera trickery and some augmented reality, and wa-la…invisible cube. A camera fixed on the concrete cube sculpture recognizes the presence of human faces within its scope. With a randomized choice it will focus on one of the … Continue reading →

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Becoming Cyborg – One Man’s Quest for a Good HMD

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

The great thing about technology these days is that anyone can get in on the action.  With can-do DIY spirit, makers like Staffan Dryselius or Noah Zerkin (where have you been, Noah!), have been breaking new ground with their inventions. Martin Magnusson, … Continue reading →

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