Monthly Archives: December 2010

Homunculus: The Vehicle as Augmented Clothes

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Never in the definition of mixed reality did I imagine that anyone would slap moving eyeballs onto a car so you could tell which way the driver was looking (or not, in this age of cellphones).  Yet, here it is, … Continue reading →

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2010 Writing Goals Review

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

At the beginning of 2010 I made very aggressive goals for myself in regards to writing.   My plan was to write at least 200,000 words which would equate to about 2.5 novels and a dozen short stories.  I also … Continue reading →

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The Digital Sea – Now Available

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

I’d always thought that writing the novel was the longest part of the publishing process.  Little did I know that publishing it would take about five times as long as writing it.  Still, good things come to those who wait, … Continue reading →

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10 Awesome Ways to Use Kinect For Augmented Reality

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

The last year the augmented reality movement has been accelerating at an ever increasing pace as new applications and companies are forming so fast it’s hard to keep up.  The addition of the Kinect sensor has given the technology an … Continue reading →

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Facebook 3D Movie Maker Contest

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

AR door has teamed up with LG Electronics to create the Facebook 3D Movie Maker Contest. Through advanced features LG 3D Moviemaker is pushing the boundaries of reality.  Trendsetting technologies bring the immersive 3D experience where instead of just watching … Continue reading →

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This I Believe

Posted on December 19, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Last week I was searching through my older writings, and I came upon an essay I had written for the This I Believe project on NPR.  The way it worked was that anyone could send in an essay, and they … Continue reading →

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Triple AR Gaming Goodness

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Playing games is intrinsic to our nature, so naturally, gaming is a great introduction to augmented reality. Below are three different ways augmented reality is being used to get our gaming fix. AR Invaders Shooter games were the first breakout, … Continue reading →

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Kinect Multiple Reality Madness

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

I just can’t get enough of these Kinect projects.  I’m sure I’ll bore of them eventually, but it’s like someone took a blender to reality and starting throwing pieces back in randomly.  Give me some functional AR glasses and we … Continue reading →

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Motivation on a Snowy Sunday

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

The first snows of winter have blanketed the yard with an inch of snow.  The kids are out sledding, wrapped up in warm layers and padding, since we have a steep sledding hill that ends in a dry creek.  The … Continue reading →

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Minority Report Interface Using Kinect

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

The movie Minority Report is often cited as an example and an inspiration for augmented reality.  The Microsoft Kinect is bringing that movie magic to the living room. It uses the Kinect sensor from Microsoft, and the recently released libfreenect driver for … Continue reading →

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