Monthly Archives: October 2010

Perseverance

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Becoming a professional writer and starting up a new company have a lot in common. Both require skill, luck and most importantly–perseverance. Another thing the two professions have in common is that everyone believes they have that one great novel … Continue reading →

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Popcode Games

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

While I’m probably not going to be playing Balloon Burst from Popcode obsessively like I do Civ 5 on the PS3, the game is much better than the floating pixel games of six months ago (I’m looking at you Firefighter 360.) Still, I’m … Continue reading →

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Sex Offender Augmented Reality Tracker App

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Given the spokesman and the nature of the video, I actually thought this was a comic piece and I was prepared to write another article about how augmented reality was entering the zeitgeist. It turns out the AR app is a very … Continue reading →

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Time Treasure – Future Tablet Game

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

“They have returned” I’m a sucker for a good tag line. Gary Hayes from MUVEdesign has put out a teaser video for his upcoming, well 2011 release date, game called Time Treasure. Gary explains more on his blog, but I wanted to … Continue reading →

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The Writer’s Life

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

My foray into the blogging business started when I read a brief article in the Economist about augmented reality. After writing a novel based on AR, I started this blog because I thought there was a lot more to talk … Continue reading →

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ISMAR10 Video Montage

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

The fine folks at AR Door sent me a link to this ISMAR10 video that they assembled from their experience. Watching it really makes me wish I’d been able to attend. Some of the people and AR examples I recognized, but … Continue reading →

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Real Time Planar Detection on an iPhone

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Not the snazziest of article titles but I couldn’t think of anything catchier. That point brings me to the addendum topic of this blog post, which is the unsexy nature of the hard work that goes on behind the scenes in the … Continue reading →

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Another Interview with Ori Inbar

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Our own Ori Inbar was interviewed by MetaverseOne a few months ago. The two part interview is long, but worth the twenty-seven minutes of viewing. Ori gives his thoughts on AR, the gaming industry and other topics. Part One: Part Two:

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Comedy Does Augmented Reality

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

It’s a good sign that a comedian can do jokes about augmented reality and still be funny, including the minor tech fail. Still, we’re a long way from Conan whipping out the funny, but I’m encouraged. What’s next? A … Continue reading →