The spring is here (unless you live below the equator, and somehow don’t fall off the face of the earth), and it brings some great links (and allergens) : Librarian’s dream app – researchers from Miami University created an augmented reality meets mobile application to help keep books ordered on libraries’ shelves. Beats me why [...]
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Hands down, this is the weirdest augmented reality game I encountered. Clic&Spot by French company Clic&Gain, is a game that adorns your face with virtual zits and challenge you to burst them as quickly as you can. Who wouldn’t this premise enticing? The game is based on Total Immersion’s technology, and there’s even an iPad [...]
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There’s always that one guy who posts “First!” on every comment thread. Total Immersion gets to be the lucky bloke to put the first augmented reality app onto the iPad2. And I for one salute them. The tablets are made for a better AR experience. While the magic mirror is strictly 2010 tech, I’m good [...]
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Here are some of the stories you might have missed this passing week from around the AR-sphere: Total Immersion uploaded videos of the two keynotes given in their AR Immersion conference. I find the Adobe one is quite boring, but TI’s CEO, Bruno Uzzan gives a very good talk on the past, present and future [...]
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First, and foremost, I owe an apology to Total Immersion which I criticized for having an invitation only event (AR-Immersion). They have kindly reminded me that their event is free of charge, unlike other similar events. Anyway, you can ask for an invitation here. Now that this is behind us, here are other things that [...]
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ISMAR 2010 is just a couple of days away, and in the meantime, here’s this week’s linkfest: Google Goggles is finally available for the iPhone. To be frank, I haven’t tried it yet (what kind of AR reporter am I), and I’m rooting for the underdogs. LightSpace from Microsoft Research – augmenting a room with [...]
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Total Immersion created a five-minute augmented reality presentation for Bill Chang, EVP of the Business Group of SingTel, to visually illustrate the complex process of business cloud computing in a simple-to-understand manner. In doing so, they’ve shown us the future of presentations, at least for CEOs and other business rock star positions that can [...]
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No licensing issues here, really… I applaud the robust hand tracking, but could the game be something new rather than a Pac Man rip-off? Come on Total Immersion. You guys are better than this. Learn more on the Total Immersion blog.
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