Tag Archives: Wii

Virtual Sandbox (Sim City Meets Augmented Reality)

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

A group of students at the National University of Singapore has developed an AR game similar to Sim City using VRML and ARToolKit. Virtual Sandbox is an educational software targeted at kids between the ages of 4-6. It provides children with … Continue reading →

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Steal This Idea – The Marble Run

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

If you’ve ever bought a marble run, rollercoaster or any other type of plastic track that requires hours of set up and falls to pieces at the wrong touch, then you’ll appreciate this idea.  Last week, my wife and kids … Continue reading →

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AR Shooter – WARGame

Posted on May 18, 2009 by Tom Carpenter

Tim Verbelen and Pieter Dhondt have brought us the results of their MSc thesis.  In the video they take the concept of a FPS (First Person Shooter) like Doom or Quake and apply it to the real world.  Using materials … Continue reading →

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