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Bump Top was recently purchased by Google. So, if you didn't download it beforehand, you'll have to wait to see what Google does with it. The video does give a realistic glimpse at the future of working. The ease with which things can be combined, moved around, saved, copied and distributed will make working with 3D objects easier than today's formats.
There will be a number of different devices available soon for various applications, including Augmented Reality. This is a prototype of a transparent OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display. In this case, it is illustrating a potential use in an industrial environment but, this type of display has a lot of potential for a number of different industries. Wouldn't you like to have one of these the next time you try to connect a new component to your TV and existing media? How about having one of these to overlay information on restaurants and local venues when sightseeing? Medical applications also seem like a natural fit for this type of display.
This demo video shows a Quad Rotor Micro Air Vehicle that has been combined with Augmented Reality to create an interactive gaming device. This creates a very immersive gaming experience. It is expected to be available in late 2010.
Tagwhat is the world's first augmented reality creation and distribution system.
Now you can tag map locations with the information you would like to share with others. You can also find people, companies and causes to follow. If you choose to follow others, their tags will be merged with yours. Tagwhat can be used via desktop or mobile and you can add text, links, videos, photos or even phone numbers.
Add tags, leave tags for your friends, comment on their tags. It's the next level of Augmented Reality and user-inspired tagging. Imagine being able to leave a message for your friends about a restaurant you visited, or adding comments to their tags. Tagwhat describes its application as a create and share innovation.
In 2020, the computer is not only incorporated into every aspect of our lives, but should become an integral part of ourselves. With this in mind, the workshop aimed to imagine how future technology would influence the key areas of Social, Travel, Commerce, Healthcare, and Media.
Designers, futurists and journalists were brought together to envision the future of computing in 2020. These are always interesting thought experiments since most people project today's realities into the future. For example, as one of the commenters mentioned, will a fast-food restaurant look like this in the future? But it's fun to pretend.
LevelHead, an augmented-reality spatial-memory game by Julian Oliver.
This video shows a demonstration of LevelHead an Augmented Reality game using cube devices to play through the various game levels. The demo shows an innovative use of all six sides of three different cube devices used as the playing area for the game.
We talk about Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Immersive Technology and think of flat screens or perhaps 3D imaging wearing funny glasses. One of the profound differences with these new technologies is the use of a number of devices we have not used before. There are a number of them on the market or in prototype and soon to be on the market but, there are many more yet to be imagined that will fundamentally change the way we interact with our environment.
Some of the Augmented Reality apps are becoming more sophisticated and immersive. This game allows you to use your living space as a game environment using clicks and commands as you would on a personal computer.
This is a pretty dramatic presentation of Augmented Reality submitted as part of a student's master's program.
