augmented reality news & blog
Google watching WWDC with Apple announcing ARKit: “Ooh, they launched their AR stuff without waiting for a depth sensor? Didn’t see that coming. Oh well, then let’s just //-comment out the Tango calls and make it another SDK quickly!”. This is not how it happened at Google. But feels like it. Out of the blue, Google launches their new SDK […]
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We love to dream of a cyberspace in virtual reality and the equivalent of an augmented reality to enhance our lives. But will it ever become a reality like we dreamt it up? What might stand in its way? Let me dive into some daydreaming on it today. It’s not a summer slump thing while we wait for the upcoming […]
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Today, on a lazy summer day, I`d like to think a little bit about two things on AR. First, the technological part of tracking and sensors with upcoming vendor´s fights (couldn`t resist the z-depth-buffer joke) and second, the form factor of today`s and tomorrow`s AR devices. Will we really wear glasses soon? What might be the showbreaker? Two cents on […]
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Today, I’m happy to publish my interview I had with Audi. I was interested in learning more about their current AR/VR activities and their plans for the Digility conference next week. Since they have a talk there and organize the before-mentioned hackathon, I wanted to give my readers some insights ahead of time. Find out about their mixed reality plans […]
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On July, 5th and 6th the Digility Conference on AR and VR will open it’s doors in Cologne, Germany, for the second time. augmented.org is media partner again and today I’d like to give you the heads-up on this conference, my recommendation where to go – and you will even get the chance to win your free ticket for the […]
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Apple shows their approach to Augmented Reality in iOS 11 with the new ARKit during WWDC. Stable tracking and nice visual integration included. Let’s take a closer look!
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How will real augmented reality hit the mass market? Which system will take the lead? … and I am not talking about Microsoft Windows here, I used a lowercase “W”. It´s rather about the devices than the brand or operating system today. Will we all wear tiny AR glasses soon or will we stay with a hand-held or fixed-position augmented […]
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Kicking off into May 2017. Lots to see! Vfx-Conference FMX running in Stuttgart right now, animayo with dedicated parts to Mixed Reality world in Las Palmas, Unity Vision VR/AR Summit just ended a day ago! Neat. Unity team continues to position themselves in the AR/VR space nicely. Facebook Spaces is all done in Unity, native integration of Tango will follow […]
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What if your augmented pet felt real? Let’s think about the AR future and the impact on our lives, psyche and feelings. Part two today.
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What if your augmented pet felt real? Let’s think about the AR future and the impact on our lives, psyche and feelings. Will it get dangerous? What to do?
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