Utvidet virkelighet på iPhone

Metro Paris Subway kom med AR-funksjoner i en oppdatering i forrige uke, skriver Readwriteweb.

Readwriteweb er overrasket over utgivelsen, fordi det ikke var ventet at AR-teknologi ville være tilgjengelig på iPhone før ved neste oppdatering av iPhones operativsystem.

De nye mulighetene i programmet gir virtuelle skilt som svever over bildene gjennom mobilkameraet i sanntid, komplett med avstand og retning til forretninger og kollektivtilbudet i den franske hovedstaden.

Slik blir programmet presentert i en videosnutt som er lagt ut på Youtube:



Digi.no : Personlig teknologi

Augmented reality med mobilen

Video fra Layar.com som viser hvordan du kan gå på boligjakt med mobilen i hånda ved hjelp av Layars nettleser til Android-telefoner:

Applikasjon fra Acrossairs kommende NearestTube-applikasjon for iPhone 3GS som finner de nærmeste undergrunnsstasjonene i London:

Dette er augmented reality - DinSide Data

3D projeksjon på bygninger

I samme sjanger som 555 Kubik finner vi denne projeksjonen utført av hollandske NuFormer Digital Media.

Projection on buildings - Live performance from NuFormer Digital Media on Vimeo.

Denne genererte videoen viser ytterligere noen av mulighetene:

Projection on Buildings from NuFormer Digital Media on Vimeo.

555 Kubik

555 kubik:

The conception of this project consistently derives from its underlying architecture - the theoretic conception and visual pattern of the Hamburg Kunsthalle. The Basic idea of narration was to dissolve and break through the strict architecture of O. M. Ungers "Galerie der Gegenwart".

Resultant permeabilty of the solid facade uncovers different interpretations of conception, geometry and aesthetics expressed through graphics and movement. A situation of reflexivity evolves - describing the constitution and spacious perception of this location by means of the building itself.

A extended version of the documentation can be found here

Art Direction: Daniel Rossa

3D Operator: David Starmann
Sound Design: Jonas Wiese

A Urbanscreen production

Wonderfl Physical Computing

wonderfl is (was) a web-based flash development environment. The idea is: you type code into the web page, and compile it in the same page. A few seconds later, and your code is a fully functional demo sitting alongside what you've just written.

What's really great though is the ability for you to browse other user's source code, test it, and add to it. Add to that, the Funnel Server. Funnel is a set of libraries for Actionscript 3 (and Ruby and Processing), that provide a simple interface between these languages, and your hardware.

As an introduction to physical computing, without the hassle of spending time understanding the ins and outs, it is perfect. There are a good mix of simple and complex projects, look through them here.

An example:

Interactive Architecture dot Org

QR Code Sand Castle

A Tokyo-based company launched the Sinap Summer 2009 Project, creating a human-scale QR code out of sand on a Shonan beach, about an hour away from the capital. The finished result, along with several “making-of” photos and a video, appear on the project website. To date, almost 400 readers have left comments regarding whether or not their mobiles could read the code; a cursory glance at the results shows that most phones could.

In addition to creating the sand QR code, Sinap is teaming up with the Nishihama Surf Lifesaving Club to promote beach cleaning efforts. According to Sinap, the efforts to break away from information noise pollution and to rid beaches of disposable lifestyle goods (plastic bags, foam trays…) are complementary endeavors.

Trends in Japan - QR Code Sand Castle, by Sinap

Novalia - Printed Electronics

Control module
We have developed and supply a ‘printed electronics control module’; this self contained unit consists of a power source, integrated circuit (I/O control and interaction flow), and sound transducer.

Integration
The module is very simple to integrate with the printed item, in fact it’s almost as easy as putting a stamp on an envelope (but for now it’s not quite
as thin).

Senses
The integration of the module and the conductive inks enables the printed item and the user to communicate through the senses of touch, sight
and sound.

Communication
IPM enables communication between the printed item and the user, the direction the dialogue takes depends on each experience, essentially ‘what you get out depends on what you put in’.

Novalia - Printed Electronics

Locast - location based narrowcasting

A project called Locast from the MIT Mobile Experience Lab augment the physical environment with location-based media.

Food for your eyes [3] - Locast from MIT Mobile Experience Lab on Vimeo.

"Locast is an innovative platform for sharing and discovering location-based user-generated videos and production quality multimedia content provided by RAI New media. It consists of a combination of Mobile and Wearable Computing elements supported by a distributed Web application. Locast is an innovative platform for sharing and discovering location-based user-generated videos and production quality multimedia content provided by RAI New media. It consists of a combination of Mobile and Wearable Computing elements supported by a distributed Web application. "

For more detailed information on how Locast works visit MIT MEL

Smart Mobs - Locast - location based narrowcasting / distributed television

Honda's GPS-system helps you steer clear of crime

Honda has a new GPS navigation system for Japan that taps into the police database and points out seedy areas on the map. The device can point out specific locations that cars have been stolen or broken into in the past, as well as generally sketchy districts.

Honda nav system helps you steer clear of crime, just like your momma taught you

Situated Technologies

The Situated Technologies Pamphlets series explores the implications of ubiquitous computing for architecture and urbanism. How are our experience of the city and the choices we make in it are affected by mobile communications, pervasive media, ambient informatics and other "situated" technologies?

A new generation of architecture that responds to building occupants and environmental factors has embraced distributed technical systems as a means and end for developing more mutually enriching relationships between people, the space they inhabit, and the environment.

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