This is Phil Dearson's online plot. He directs digital schemes at The Marketing Store. He can be contacted all over the place.
AR(Augmented Reality) X Motion Sensor X GPS X Coupon = iButterfly
“iButterfly” is an entertaining iPhone application using AR, motion sensor, and GPS functions to collect coupons. Through the iButterfly, we will deliver not only coupons but also diverse information and contents as well.
More at Mobile Art Lab in Japan
Oblong’s g-speak spatial operating system. Very Minority Report. Might be a bit big for the office.
Augmented reality kids clothing. You can buy at Brights & Stripes. Found via Mark Wright’s Facebook feed.
Android wearing Google Goggles.
Google Goggles is a visual search app for Android phones. Instead of using words, take a picture of an object with your camera phone: Google attempts to recognise the object, and return relevant search results. Goggles also provides information about businesses near you by displaying their names directly in the camera preview.
Screenless augmented/mixed reality. Location-based running games. A concept from HP Labs for 2011.
Nexus: Non-screen based, augmented mixed reality, social gaming. (via jawbone.tv)
Nokia Mixed Reality - they say: “This concept allows to you to experience immersion and effortless navigation in new ways. New types of interactions involving near-to-eye displays, gaze direction tracking, 3D audio, 3D video, gesture and touch.”
All in all, not very imaginative at all, if you ask me.
Touchable Holography - demonstrated by the Shinoda Lab at this year’s Siggraph in New Orleans (please someone buy me a ticket). Uses wiimotes to track hand position and ultrasound to project tactile sensation.
Ghostwire - blended/mixed/augmented reality game for the Nintendo DSi
Project Natal
