Gravity AR and news for the starting week

G-Force for AR

Metaio’s Augmented City with 3D markerless tracking has been shown last year at insideAR and ISMAR. But now metaio’s Dr. Himane explains a bit more on how the Augmented City is being upgraded to benefit from 3D markerless tracking. Their latest video shows it in action.

The short excerpt with the real 3D-overlay on a building without any markers shows the way we always wanted AR for mobile devices in the first place! No floating GPS-based 2D-billboards nor black/white markers on all the buildings walls of the world. This is definitely a big step towards their “AugmentedCity” and a real integration of CGI into our mixed reality. Well done!

More details and spec-talk are blogged by youngrss here.

What else is on the web

Vuzix news on HMDs: their Star optical see-through goggles now come with the option for stereo camera setup. Another step towards complete AR.

The latest PS Vita AR trailer can be seen on youtube.

Google fans around the world spread more rumors on HMD AR goggles. Would be awesome to get there soon!

Total Immersion put their new showreel for 2012 online. A nice collection of all the cool AR demos from the French tech fans:

An interesting interview with Vivian Rosenthal (from GoldRun) at CES 2012. She gives insights into her passion for AR, today’s Augmented Reality technology and her visions into the future of it all.

Digital agency Karmamedia’s co-founder Szabolcs Sandor put up a comprehensive AR guide, he is now offering as an eBook for the Kindle. It is a nice summary of AR technology focusing on mobile devices, including AR browsers, AR games and technical details on QR code usage. A neat overview for marketeers taking a first look on AR use.

Enjoy the week!