What is Popcode?

Introducing Popcode - A new way to explore and interact with augmented reality content on your mobile phone.

Head to http://www.popcode.info to find out more information, see more videos, download the free app for your phone, or learn how to develop your own content.

Acknowledgements:

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA.
http://www.openstreetmap.org
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...

Robot T-shirt design by Henry Billington:
http://www.henrybillington.co.uk

Puzzle T-shirt by Chunk (AR content for demo purposes only, but they do have some cool "normal" T-shirts):
http://www.chunkclothing.com

Music: Vinnie Does Vegas, by Tempero, courtesy of http://www.Shockwave-Sound.com

Voice-over: Fergus Ferrier

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• popcode
• augmented reality

[kenflagg]

Perhaps there should have been a more exciting demo of the application than enhancing a paper map, since all smartphones capable of running PopCode also run map software with the same information, more easily accessible.

[extrareality]

@kenflagg With the map demo we were looking to show where existing printed media (such as maps posted in a city center) can be augmented with context-relevant information. The printed map works by itself, but the AR content can help with finding and filtering information on it.

The "I am a Robot" t-shirt demo shows some more interesting 3D content which better demonstrates the capabilities of the phone and platform.

[kenflagg]

@extrareality I saw the "I am Robot" demo - very cool. Map augmentation is useful, of course, but it is an overcrowded marketplace IMHO. There's a huge market for your services in augmenting actual locations such as museums, national parks, etc., for which insightful metadata is not readily available. Keep up the good work!