Category Archives: AR Games

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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Three Things We Can Learn From Disney

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Last year at ISMAR09, the keynote speech from Mark Mine of the Disney Imagineering group, really intrigued me.   I had been a hardcore Disney hater before that, but Mark’s behinds-the-scenes look at the technology of Disney, specifically how they used augmented … Continue reading →

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Three Fun Things To Do With Augmented Reality

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

I can see you’re a little bored (yes, I’ve hacked your webcam) and I’ve scoured the Intertoobs to find some augmented reality to cheer you up.  From free to over one hundred dollars, here are a few ways to inject … Continue reading →

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Tasbeeraman – An Augmented Reality Hand Movement Detection Game

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

No licensing issues here, really… I applaud the robust hand tracking, but could the game be something new rather than a Pac Man rip-off?  Come on Total Immersion.  You guys are better than this. Learn more on the Total Immersion blog.

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Upcoming Qualcomm Developer Challenge

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

This fall, Qualcomm is going to host a $200,000 Augmented Reality Developer Challenge.  The details for the challenge haven’t been released yet, but the total amount of prize money should have would-be developers planning their products as we speak.  The … Continue reading →

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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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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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5 Things To Do With Junaio Glue and LLA Markers

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

With the live video access on the iPhone OS 4.0, Metaio is looking to make a splash with its Glue technology in the Junaio AR browser. They would like to show how the iPhone can do more than GPS AR browsing … Continue reading →

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Kickball AR App

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

I guess I feel compelled to post this app because of the World Cup.  It’s a cute idea worth a few minutes of play time, but after that, I’m not sure what the appeal would be.  Personally, I’m ready for … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality’s Console Upgrade

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

I’ve been watching the news from E3 with keen interest.  First off, I’m a gamer, if you can’t tell.  But I’m also wildly curious how augmented reality will shape the future of gaming.  Now I haven’t seen any games that … Continue reading →

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