Mobile, image recognition based, augmented reality is very cool, as evident from the Popcode’s demos we posted yesterday. However, creation of a model used by the mobile phone to recognize a new image still requires a desktop, hindering realtime creation and sharing of AR content. Thanks to the work of researchers from the Korean Gwangju [...]
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We all are great believers in the potential of Augmented Reality (AR). Within the next 10 years, we say, it will totally change the way we interact with the world. But what industry will be the first to bring AR to the masses? When you co-found a company that focuses on Augmented Reality games – [...]
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The young British company, Extra Reality Ltd. (founded this June) has posted a couple of very impressive demos of its first product Popcode. With the goal of commercializing AR research done in the University of Cambridge, Popcode is a combination of marker based and marker less approaches. First the user needs to scan an easily [...]
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On this edition of the weekly linkfest, face detection, bug squishing and Hollywood stars. Real time and quite robust face tracking on Nokia N900 from researchers at the University of Manchester. Not originally part of an AR project, but could be easily become one. [Via Zugara] Congrats to Kooaba for landing a $3 million funding [...]
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Beautiful work by programmer and designer Joon Y. Moon using a projector hidden inside a table. Words can hardly do it justice, so just watch the video: Apparently Augmented Shadow stems from Moon’s MFA thesis in Design & Technology for Parsons. He writes: In this installation, the shadows exist both in a real and a [...]
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October is coming up fast. Seems like it was just the other day we were waiting for ARE2010 and now it’s gone and ISMAR2010 is almost here. One of the highlights of ISMAR2010 will be the Mobile AR Summit, chaired by Christine Perey, Jung-hee Ryu and Woontack Woo. The event will be held on October [...]
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This post can be summarized by three magic terms: Augmented Reality Giant Robots Yahoo Japan Yes, it seems that the Japanese branch of Yahoo is much cooler than its American counter part. They have recently announced the coming release of a free iPhone application set to display a virual Zaku II mecha from the animated [...]
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Sweet montage video of ARE2010 highlights. Nothing more to say!
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