Tag Archives: Bruce Sterling

Bruce Sterling Is Wrong About Augmented Reality

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Bruce Sterling is wrong about Augmented Reality. First off, I want to express that I have the utmost respect for Bruce Sterling as both a writer and a visionary. As a longtime fan of cyberpunk and science fiction in general, … Continue reading →

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A Short AR Movie: Réalité Augmentée

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Some of you might have seen this on Games Alfresco or Bruce Sterling’s Beyond the Beyond, but I thought it was worth a mention here. Réalité Augmentée is a short low-budget movie about a haunted AR phone, or the dangers … Continue reading →

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Anthology Announcement – Mirror Shards: Exploring the Edges of Augmented Reality

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

I’m excited to announce that I will be producing and editing an anthology about augmented reality this fall through my publisher Black Moon Books. The anthology will be … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality, The Writer's Life, Writing / Publishing | Tagged Anthology, augmented reality, Black Moon Books, Bruce Sterling, the digital sea, Thomas K Carpenter | Comments Off

ARE2011 May 17th & 18th

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

ARE2011 is right around the corner. If you haven’t registered yet, check out Games Alfresco for more details and a discount. ARE 2011 will take place in May 17th-18th at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California, and is surely … Continue reading →

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Augmented Reality Year in Review – 2010

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Tom Carpenter

Two years ago, in 2009, augmented reality took its first steps into mainstream consciousness. This last year, 2010, we’ve seen augmented reality really expand into new formats and across spectra. Like I did last year, I’m going to review month-by-month the … Continue reading →

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New Story – Sagan’s Law

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

I sold this story two years ago. It was my first story on augmented reality and when the rights reverted back to me a few months ago, I wanted to give people a chance to read it again. Looking back … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories, The Writer's Life | Tagged augmented reality, Bruce Sterling, future-technology, Sagan's Law, Stories, the digital sea, The Writer's Life, William Gibson | 2 Comments

Gonzo-Reality

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

The story Bruce Sterling posted up last week on his Wired blog blew my mind. It shouldn’t have really. But I guess I’ve been considering augmented reality and its commercial uses to be official and sanctioned. This kind of unofficial gonzo-view of reality could … Continue reading →

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10 Cool Things Going On Right Now in Augmented Reality

Posted on May 3, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Augmented reality has come a long way in a years time. Last year I got excited by research projects and gimmicky AR webcam advertising, but that quickly faded on the tenth plus iteration. It wasn’t until July that we starting … Continue reading →

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The Feed – Novel and Concept Video

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Back in early fall of 2009, with help from Bruce Sterling, I put together a list of augmented reality novels. I’ve added a few since the original, but further additions have been sparse (at least until I can find a … Continue reading →

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The AR Reading List Review – The Caryatids

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Tom Carpenter

Last fall I posted the Augmented Reality Reading List which highlighted the science fiction novels and short stories that have featured augmented reality technologies in their texts. I wanted to take that one step further and review each book, not … Continue reading →