Augmented Reality

I need a woman. If I had a girlfriend, I would prolly not have time to engage in Mad Science like this.

Ok, this is "Augmented Reality", using a program called ARTag. (Google it, I'm lazy). Through a USB camera, a computer is able to see these markers, which are 2d barcodes in a way, and calculate the position of the camera in space. Then, a computer model of some kind is placed on the marker, and "looked" at as if the "virtual camera" was locatd at the same point in space as the real camera. What this does, is allow the virtual image to "track" in the real world as you move the real camera around.

Someday, when we're all wearing computers with headsup displays, you'll see information or contextual information pop up in places; a scene from the past will overlay the way a historical site looks now, for example, while a virtual tour guide narrates.

Pretty sci-fi, no?

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• Augmented
• Reality
• Artag
• ARToolkit

[ZoeyHanson145]

Where do you get the mat?

[goodluckfox]

The array is one of the markers that comes with the software. I just printed it out across a bunch of taped together pieces of paper.

[onironot]

how did you get your hands on the equipment and software?

[goodluckfox]

Sorry for not responding sooner. I only just noticed this comment. The software is free, and I already had a video camera and a webcam.

[darklordmaster100]

hi can you tell me where to download the software??

[voniak289]

Actually ive had fun using another program just like this,the only shity thing about it is that it has a 30 sec limitaion...Hope this one doesn't have any limitations

[voniak289]

Can u customize it?

[voniak289]

uhhhh...What kind of program is used to make the 3d models????

[hoihoihoitimo]

FREE gif me a downoud link pleas;0

[goodluckfox]

There's a configuration file where you can give the path to the file of the model you wish to use.

There may be a way to embed a video in VRML and display that VRML model.

It's been a LONG time since I messed with this. :) Good luck!

[PeterFoxSNS]

stick your hand through it?