Augmented Reality experiments

http://www.vimeo.com/3515273

Frantz Lasorne is working on a thesis project using augmented reality as a toy using Virtools + an AR plugin. via yankodesign

http://www.vimeo.com/3846383

Same system here. “Patriotic.”

http://www.vimeo.com/1634128

This AR example comes from a tutorial for an open-source toolkit available for Flash.

Video Postcard

http://www.vimeo.com/3957693

Julian Oliver demonstrates the next generation of postcards — the augmented kind.

Tokyo Jogging

http://www.vimeo.com/1852321

Tokyo-Jogging is a mashup project using wiimote and google street view.” via iamtheweather.com

Yooouuutuuube

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Not sure where this came from other than “some twitter post,” but it’s a pretty simple yet awesome mashup. Check it.

B-Cards with AR

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Check out this site, which makes use of augmented reality tech to enhance business cards.

Virtual People on Stage

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Abert Hwang exhibits his work at a Media Lounge workshop.

Sixth Sense

A PhD student at the MIT Media Lab, Pranav Mistry, is pushing the limits of wearable technology – merging the physical and data worlds. He’s packing a whole lot into a gesture-based projection device for around $350. Check out the demo above given by his adviser Pattie Maes or read the interview here. via TED.com

*If you only have a minute, start watching at 2:05.

Magnetic Levitation

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This is a cool, dorky experiment that uses the Arduino to perform magnetic levitation. It was done by a Czech PhD student in L.A. See the documentation here.