Tag Archives: Art

Art Need Not Be Static (Or How I Love AR When Projected On A Cubazoid)

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Mmm…art.  The best art is the kind you can stare at while it memorizes you.  Enjoy. Dev Harlan – “Parmenides I”, 2011 from Dev Harlan on Vimeo.

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Free Fall

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

As the polygon counts increase, so will the disturbing nature of the in-your-face AR installations.  What’s the AR version of throwing pig blood on a person wearing a fur coat? FREE FALL is a multi-site installation art piece using Augmented Reality. it … Continue reading →

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Sydney Town Hall Organ Augmented Reality Projection

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

We’ve come so far since the days of shadow puppets on the living room wall.

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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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The Augmented Reality Ballet

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

The Ballet Font Project combines ballet with augmented reality.  I assume they’ll have big screens showing the combined real time dance with the foot drawn fonts.  The project is a rare cross breed between geekdom and high-end culture. Used watch batteries and infrared … Continue reading →

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What the Movie Avatar Can Teach Augmented Reality

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

The biggest news about the movie Avatar has been the 3D experience and the way its blown the doors off the previous records. The movie has garnered huge success because it pushed the boundaries of technology and told an interesting … Continue reading →

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10 Games That Could Be Made with Layar 3.0

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

The new Layar 3.0release brings more functionality to the reality browser.  To help people envision what the service can do, Layar touts five new use-cases: Five Layar 3.0 Use-Cases 1) Architecture Showcase – Visualize the final building at a construction … Continue reading →

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Interactive Entertainment using Augmented Reality

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

The use of augmented reality in our daily lives is still a few years away.  The technology and business model hasn’t yet reached the point where it’s cheap enough for the masses. The entertainment business is a different story as they’ve … Continue reading →

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Digital Airbrushing with Spatial Augmented Reality

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

I’m not sure how I missed this at ISMAR09, but wow, I’m impressed.  Michael has clearly thought about the user experience and how to make the technology seemless with reality.  I’m not entirely sure the eventual application, but I want to … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality Ribbons

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Last spring, James Alliban created a sensation with his AR business card.  This time he brings us a less practical, but more interesting video of AR ribbons. Here I’ve combined 2 reoccurring themes that run throughout my work – Augmented … Continue reading →

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