Wrap up 2008: Your Greatest Augmented Reality Moments

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Ori Inbar

Top 10 AR milestones in 2008 was one of the most popular posts this year. What came out of it was even more gratifying: a multitude of reflections, impressions, and thoughts I received about your own AR moments, including some last minute finds. Here is an anecdotal collection of your greatest AR moments in 2008: [...]

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2008 Wrap up: Top 5 Augmented Reality Holiday Greetings

Posted on December 24, 2008 by Ori Inbar

’tis the season for best wishes, and nothing shows your real feelings better than an augmented reality greeting card. Here are the top 5 AR holiday greetings of 2008. 5. Happy Holidays from Tellart If you want to try it yourself – go to Tellart Thanks Makezine for sharing. 4. Virtual Santa from Metaio on [...]

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What You Need to Build an Augmented Reality iPhone App

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Ori Inbar

Want to build an Augmented Reality iPhone app? “First, learn from others’ experiences” OK, how many augmented reality apps can you find on the iPhone app store? None. That is – none yet. Not until Apple makes public its live video API – because without live video – there is nothing really to augment. So [...]

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2008 Wrap Up: If the Augmented Reality Industry Got a Report Card

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Ori Inbar

From the authors of “Top 10 Milestones in Augmented Reality“, here comes a second installment in the 2008 Wrap Up series. This time, Games Alfresco rates the progress of the Augmented Reality industry in 2008, using some self-invented, non-partisan, and mostly-gloomy key performance indicators. But don’t be dispirited. According to the proven 5 stage transition [...]

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2008 Wrap Up: Top 10 Milestones in Augmented Reality

Posted on December 14, 2008 by Ori Inbar

2008 was a great year for augmented reality. This emerging technology is on a 15-plus-year-long journey from the lab and into the mainstream. With too many events to list, 2008 marks an important year in that quest. Here is the countdown of the top 10 most important AR milestones of 2008: 10) Otellini’s CES keynote [...]

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Get High on Reality

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Ori Inbar

It’s not what you’re thinking… In my pursuit of the ultimate augmented reality experience I have stumbled upon many slogans, some good: Better than reality Reality, only better Get Real (anonymous) See what you mean The End of Hardware Beyond Reality A new way of seeing Back to the Real World Dangerous Liaisons or the [...]

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9 Movies that Will Inspire Your Next Augmented Reality Experience

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Ori Inbar

Movies have used special visual effects to augment reality in cinema since George Melies did it first in 1899. George was a French magician who took advantage of an emerging new technology – moving images – to invent a totally new experience in theaters. Today we are on the verge of experiencing “special effects” in [...]

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The Making of ARf: Me, My Dog and i-Phone

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Ori Inbar

Blair MacIntyre sent me a nice proof of concept of an augmented reality virtual pet running on an iPhone. So I thought, why not write about “the making of ARf”? Shot a couple of questions to Blair and he conveniently turned it into a well structured interview. Thanks Blair! Here it is for your edutainment. [...]

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How to Liberate Children from the Screen and Avoid Health Hazards

Posted on December 3, 2008 by Ori Inbar

Black Friday has gone by and cyber Monday came along with a flood of scary headlines: “Report Ties Children’s Use of Media to Their Health” “TV, Internet Causing Kids Harm: Report“ “Too Much Games Harm Health Of Kids” “The National Institutes of Health and a nonprofit advocacy group, Common Sense Media, have another reason for [...]

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