Augmented Reality demo

This is a rather old (from 2004/2005 demonstration of tangible augmented reality software. How it works, essentially, is that those little cards have specific encoded images(sort of like a barcode) that the computers camera "sees" and has certain properties. Some behave as buttons, some display objects and others are used to further interact with the other cards. The only thing that is "really" there on the table are the little cards and the guy's hands. Everything else is only seen through 'eye' of the camera (in this case its a camera mounted on a PDA). You're already seeing some real world applications.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Augmented
• reality
• AR
• 3d
• software
• interactivity
• computer
• virtual
• early
• immersive
• tangible

[yaykaboom]

so...i dont see those..images with my own eyes but the camera does right?

[ctsamurai]

precisely. You can only manipulate the 'objects' as you view them through the PDA's camera.

btw, apparently technology similar to this is being planned for use with iphones.

[ctsamurai]

Topps has made "3D baseball cards" that allow you to view a 3D version of a the baseball player when held up to your webcam. I will try and link to it if possible.

[ctsamurai]

In the description that should say "from 2005". If I recall, that's when I was shown this, and this was new stuff then.

I can only assume that the "flying pie chart" is a distant relative of this technology.

[praveenajs]

awesome! this is exactly what i was looking for. What frameworks, tools and techniques you have used? how you have implemented the logic? thanks

[HAKIROX]

It's like RealLife Garry's Mod =)

[dtg86]

what program was used to achieve this ?

[iHateToRegister]

this is so cool!

[EvLmongoose]

Man with all the weird symbols it looks like its alien technology.

[pyronathanpyro]

what program is this coz i realy want it for some augmented reality interaction im trying to make rc augmented reailty thx

[pyronathanpyro]

bamzooki is different to this its not augmented reaility bamzookie is projected onto the zookie arena and you can download bamzookie from google

[FOTEPX]

So THAT'S what they use in Bamzooki Street Rules! Cool!

[yandros23]

fantastyczne :-)

[ctsamurai]

I guess that's what it is, at its heart, but it was introduced to me as Augmented reality, it augments what is already there by optically tracking this glifs. I liken them to "barcodes" because that's how my brain works.