TweetSome 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 of technology, or it’s as Rouli suggests–a modern techno-fairytale. Watch and decide for yourself. The …
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Two AR Links, A Review and a Bonus Video
TweetLife is random and full of amusement. Had a busy, productive week for the current novel project about Alexandria. Added a few posts to Games Alfresco–one about a new AR RPG called Traveller and another about an interactive billboard. Also, The Digital Sea got a nice review from the Literary R&R. And last, because I …
A Little Something About AR Games…
Tweet…but not here. Trying a little something different with some of my augmented reality posts. Going to just single post some of them over on Games Alfresco, especially the video heavy ones like this. With a little help from Ori (well, a LOT of help), I put up a listing of many of the current …
Augmented Reality Year in Review – 2010
TweetTwo 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 mishaps and happenings of augmented reality in 2010. This year the task seems more imposing …
The Writer’s Life
TweetMy foray into the blogging business started when I read a brief article in the Economist about augmented reality. After writing a novel based on AR, I started this blog because I thought there was a lot more to talk about the nascent technology and was I ever right. It’s been about eighteen months of …
10 Cool Things Going On Right Now in Augmented Reality
TweetAugmented 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 having real AR products in the form of apps. Nearly a year later and still …
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What I Want For Augmented Reality in 2010
TweetI was going to expand on my predictions that Rouli had posted on Games Alfresco because, frankly, they were pretty lame (mine and not the other nine, those were good.) But decided that there have been enough predictions for 2010. So instead, I want to go over the things I want to happen in 2010 …
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Augmented Reality Year in Review – 2009
TweetThe year 2009 has been an important milestone in the development of augmented reality as an important future technology. While markers and marketing campaigns captured the early interest of the year, the bigger story was the porting of augmented reality to the various smartphones in the second half. But those two generalities aren’t the only thing …
10 Worst Uses of Augmented Reality in 2009
TweetTis the season to reflect and review the year that’s about the scuttle its caboose into 2010. It’s been a huge year for augmented reality after decades of R&D, finally hitting the public’s awareness. Unfortunately, not all applications of the nascent technology showcased its possibilities. Instead, some slapped it into use without careful forethought and understanding …
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10 Things Your AR App Must Have to Succeed
TweetWith the iPhone OS 3.1 launch set to debut next month, I wanted to explore the features that are going to help make some AR apps succeed over others. We’re going to be seeing a spike of releases since many have been working towards this moment waiting for the iPhone to become AR enabled, so …
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