Tag Archives: ISMAR

The Augmented Reality Pop Quiz

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Think you know everything there is to know about augmented reality? Well, prove it and take the augmented reality pop quiz. If you’re proud of your score, post the results on twitter with the hashtag #arpopquiz or in the comment … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality | Tagged ar popquiz, Arhrrrr, ARToolKit, augmented reality, Denno Coil, future-technology, Georgia Tech, Halting State, Hirokazu Kato, Int13, iPhone, ISMAR, Juniao, Layar, Lumus, Marco Tempest, metaio, Microvision, Mobilizy, Neogence Enterprises, Ogmento, Rainbows End, SPRX Mobile, Tonchidot, Total Immersion, vuzix, Wikitude, YDreams, yelp, Zugura | 11 Comments

25 Things I Learned At ISMAR09

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Inspired by Joe’s “50 Things I Learned at ISMAR“, I’m going to take a crack at 25 things since I was only there for half the conferance. 1. Participation in ISMAR doubled from 2008 to 2009. 2. In the next … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality | Tagged AR Games, augmented reality, future-technology, gaming, innovation, iPhone, ISMAR, mobile | Comments Off

ISMAR09 HMD Review

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

The biggest barrier to true augmented vision is an HMD that can handle all the requirements. I had the oppertunity to experience what Microvision, Vuzix and ORALab/EvoOpticks had to offer. I’ll try to relate their talks and my experiences with their … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality, digital singularity | Tagged AR Games, augmented reality, Augmented Vision, future-technology, Head Mounted Display, HMD, innovation, ISMAR, ismar09, Lumus, Microvision, monocle, ORA, Ori Inbar, the digital sea, VR, vuzix, yelp | 21 Comments

ISMAR09 Day One

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Today marks the first day of ISMAR09 which has been the Workshop Day. I participated in the Industry Workshop which was chaired by Noora Guldemond from Metaio. I’m not going to go into a ton of detail today because there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality | Tagged augmented reality, Disney Imagineering, future-technology, ISMAR, metaio, Noah Zerkin, Noora Guldemond, Ori Inbar, Programmer Joe, Robert Rice, Rouli, Tish Shute | 5 Comments

ACME – One Piece of an Augmented World

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

The augmented world will exist as a shadow to the real one. Rouli from the Augmented Times posted on Friday about the ACME project (Augmented Collaboration in a Mixed Environment.) Leave it to a group of researchers to suck the life … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality, digital singularity | Tagged ACME, AR Games, augmented reality, augmented times, future-technology, google, google earth, illusion, ISMAR, MR Teleconferancing, perception, Rouli, second life | Comments Off

Past ISMAR Videos

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

ISMAR09 is less than a month away and I’m getting excited about attending (though I wish I could be there for the full week.) This year’s conference looks to be the best one yet. While the industry is gazing longingly … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality | Tagged augmented reality, future-technology, ISMAR | 1 Comment

X-Ray Vision Utilizing Surveillance Cameras

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

In comic books, Superman had all his powers naturally and Batman got his through gadgets and sheer force-of-will. Using the equipment (altogether not very portable for superheros) shown in the video, you can have Superman-like powers with Batman-like gear. This … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality | Tagged augmented reality, future-technology, ISMAR, outdoor AR, the digital sea, University of Tsukuba, x-ray | 2 Comments

Augmenting Aerial Earth Maps With Dynamic Information

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

The Georgia Instituite of Technology will be presenting at ISMAR09 on “Augmenting Aerial Maps with Dynamic Information from Videos.” They have released a video and a website on their project. Their stated their goals are: Abstract We introduce methods for … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality, digital singularity | Tagged augmented reality, future-technology, Georgia Instituite of Technology, Google Maps, ISMAR, outdoor AR, research, the digital sea | 7 Comments

ISMAR09: Manufacturing Discussion

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

ISMAR09 Sympsium & Expo is right around the corner and I’m pleased to announce that I’ll be not only attending ISMAR09, but I will be presenting during the Manufacturing section on Monday and joining the panel discussion as a representative of Toyota. I’ll be … Continue reading →

Posted in augmented reality, Industrial AR | Tagged augmented reality, future-technology, ISMAR, manufacturing, metaio, Toyota | 2 Comments

UgoTrade Interview with Thomas Wrobel

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Yesterday UgoTrade posted a discussion of Thomas Wrobel’s proposal called, “Everything Everywhere: A proposal for an Augmented Reality Network system based on existing protocols and infrastructure.” If you’ve been following along recent AR debates , you’ll know that Thomas is … Continue reading →