About the Writer
My name is Tom Carpenter. From reading novels by William Gibson to playing MUDs on CompuServe (damn you chain weapon!) in the late 1980s, I’ve always been fascinated by the digital world. To condense down the artifacts of our world into ones and zeros seems impossible. On top of that impossibility, we’ve built layer by layer, a pyramid of digital architecture reaching towards the Universe. Yes, a little starry-eyed for a medium that’s main function is the delivery of porn, but I’m willing to dream a little, and I’d love it if you came along.
Augmented reality initially began as an inspiration for a sci-fi novel, but since then has become a passion. Besides writing on The Future Digital Life, I also write on the AR hub of the Inter-and-Outernet: Games Alfresco. In 2009, I had the opportunity to speak at ISMAR09 about a project I am working on with Metaio. The conference was great and it afforded me and opportunity to meet all the wonderful people within the augmented reality movement. I plan on chronicling its evolution and acceptance within the general population over the coming years.
I am also a member of the Scribes’ Tribe which is a group of writer’s who meet regularly to help each other on the long arduous journey to become a writer. I will forever be indebted to them for their support, guidance and tough love, because no one can truly learn unless they’re willing to hear some uncomfortable truths.
My daytime job is as a manager at a Toyota casting facility. Toyota is world renown in its pursuit of business perfection. I’ve been lucky enough to spend fourteen years (and counting!) learning from the great philosophers of business. It might be hard to understand what a car company could teach a writer, but the job has strengthened my critical thinking and abilities to communicate, and I will be forever in debt. If Socrates ran a company it would be Toyota.
I have a short story called Sagan’s Law published in the e-zine Fusion Fragment. My novel is complete and I am currently seeking a publisher. I expect to release the novel in 2010.
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#1 by Haz - June 30th, 2009 at 02:18
excellent book excerpt! I like your thinking, and look forward to reading your novel! I believe something like the ‘digital sea’ (perceptually real) will eventually exist, and am seeking to bring it to reality. Join us for the Immersive Tech summit next year!
#2 by Tom Carpenter - June 30th, 2009 at 06:39
Thanks.
I can’t wait to complete it. Hopefully in the fall it would be complete (and then published beginning of next year). And Immersion Tech summit sounds like an interesting event.
#3 by Christine Perey - August 26th, 2009 at 06:51
I’m an independent consultant and industry analyst focusing on Mobile Mixed and Augmented Reality. I am very active in the planning and coordinating of the upcoming ISMAR conference.
It going to take place in Orlando October 19-22. To find out more about this event, visit http://www.ismar-society.org/ismar2009/
There will be the traditional research and technology track as well as application sessions and a parallel program covering Arts, Media and Humanities using Augmented reality for culture, communication and art.
If you are not aware of it, I would also like to let you know about a special workshop I’m running on Monday October 19 about Mobile AR in which we will be covering the application/content development platforms, the vision for commercial mobile AR and the roadmap for developing a successful mobile AR industry.
You can find out more about the workshop on this page: http://www.ismar-society.org/ismar2009/mobilewand.php
I hope that you will let me know your plans with respect to ISMAR 2009 so that I can work with you to make sure you tap all the best people.
Many thanks for your time and I look forward to your reply.
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#4 by Tom Carpenter - August 26th, 2009 at 12:14
I’m trying to find a way to make it to ISMAR09. Noora has already contacted me about joining the industrial panel since I’m working with Metaio on some projects at Toyota. If I can find a way to go, the biggest issue will be having enough time to join all discussions I’d like to join.
#5 by Sylvie Denis - September 22nd, 2009 at 07:40
hello,
you can see the beginning of a short-story about a childminder, augmented reality for kids and security issues here : http://magmaplasma.blogspot.com/2008/10/bifrost-52.html
It was published in the French magazine Bifrost http://www.belial.fr/catalogue/revue/bifrost-52
yes, i know it’s all in French but you don’t want an incomplete list ! (I’ll try and see if I can find others ! )
Sylvie Denis
#6 by angeles - October 31st, 2009 at 13:52
hi, Tom i’m trying to experiment using the metaio unifeye software but i can’t make my own pattern, would you help me…
another issue that i have, i can’t import .wrl files i’m trying but always appear an error about encryption. if u can help me i would be very grateful.
#7 by Publigeekaire - November 6th, 2009 at 18:25
Hello from France Tom! I am french and i fund your blog today. We have things in common, like the fact we both started our blogs in last February, and that we both love Augmented Reality (and Ted Conferences!).
My blog is a mix between advertising and augmented reality (2 passions in one blog).
Be sure I will come back in here, and if you are interested, here are the posts I made.
The first one is my best success :
http://publigeekaire.com/2009/06/10-applications-concretes-de-la-realite-augmentee/
and there are a lot of others right here :
http://publigeekaire.com/tag/realite-augmentee/
They are all in french, but the videos are usually in english and I think you will not have problems to understand them.
Have a nice week-end, Mathieu.
PS : good luck for you novel, i would also like to make someting like this, but until that, i keep writing posts about advertising in 2020
#8 by Gezonde Voeding - December 8th, 2009 at 07:47
Great site you have, i am sure. I think it’s kinda hard to unite two passion in one blog, but you’ve done already, keep up your good work.
Tom, i admire your knowledge and your experience. I hope your novel launch soon, i am the first one who got it. Thank you.
#9 by Brad R. Torgersen - January 20th, 2010 at 16:44
Hi Tom, thanks for the ‘thanks’ over at the Dean Smith blog!
#10 by christine - March 4th, 2010 at 13:59
Tom, I found you while doing a search on You Tube for a tutorial on the Unifeye design trial version 1.0. You seem to really got it together. I was hoping I can get some help from you. How can I e-mail you? It’s for a project with this software for my son. Thank you.