For his graduation project for the HKU (Utrecht School of the Arts), Cor Baauw created a really compelling vision of the augmented future where virtual pets are common and one can change reality with few restrictions. Obviously, we are not likely to see this vision come to life in the next ten years (and possibly not in [...]
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A few months ago Ralph Osterhout had a chance to present his vision for the future of HUDs at the e.g. conference. If you had to some his vision into one word it would be amazing. The list of features is endless, from night vision to high definition 3d display. Even more amazing, Osterhout claims [...]
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Mario, probably the best known (fictional) plumber has already appeared in more than 200 games. No surprise that fans imagine an augmented reality game starring him. For example, here’s Youtube user Kain the heartbreaker‘s vision of a Mario game on iPhone 10: I don’t usually consider projection on buildings augmented reality, but this video from [...]
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If you have been reading this blog for a while, you might remember Albert Hwang’s concept videos titled “Spatial Computing”, discussing futuristic augmented user interfaces. I was fairly impressed with them, that’s for sure. Turns out Hwang worked on each one for six months, which might explain why he never got to producing a third [...]
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I know some of you already seen the following clip on other blogs, but when I contacted Keiichi Matsuda two weeks ago, he asked me to wait till the final version is ready. Luckily, the wait was shorter than expected. Keiichi Matsuda, the creator of the now famous dystopian short clip Domestic Robocop, is at [...]
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I don’t much to say about the following video except that it’s named “Logged In” and I wish it was in English. On the other hand, it shows that AR can be an excellent tool for learning new languages. And I know it doesn’t meant to portray AR, but it sure looks like it: [via [...]
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Recently two concept designs illustrating the use of augmented reality in order to enhance the plain old tv set, had come to my attention. The first is a prototype from KDDI lab, presented at the NAB 2010 conference a couple of months ago. I couldn’t dig much information about it (here is some), though it [...]
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If the iPad had cameras, that is: previously, AR fans disappointed from iPad specs.
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I have very little experience with people on the Autistic spectrum, but designer Timothy Byrne of Western Washington University has a brother with an autistic disorder, a fact the propelled him to invent “Sixthsense for Autism”. Building upon MIT’s Pranav Mistry’s SixthSense technology, this conceptual project tries to provide its user social cues for everyday [...]
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Be sure to check out Frog Design’s vision of living in 2020, for a dose of augmented reality spectacles via La Realtà Aumentata nelle applicazioni di marketing
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