Learning and Living in AR, VR, and AI
Take a look at the AR moon landing app, a project from The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston. The app commemorates the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 trip to the moon and …
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The CNN Magic Leap app is out, and we’re underwhelmed. You’ll be able to pop on your Magic Leap One headset, sit down at your breakfast table and . . . watch the news. Seriously. And …
Read more CNN Magic Leap App – Lots of Potential, No Immersion
Jump Simulation is distributing a wonderful AR activity book to children at OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois. The 22-page, 3-D interactive coloring-activity book focuses on anatomy and relies on an AR app on a Smartphone. …
If any company can grasp the potential of AR play spaces, it has to the privately held Danish firm LEGO®. They understand how to create compelling experiences for kids and adults. Even the splash page of …
At the Google I/O conference last spring, we were promised AR Google Maps – augmented reality directions on the one app we all find indispensable. It’s been a long wait, and it’s not over yet. But the …
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The Weather Channel is at it again. They’ve done another weather in mixed reality episode to convey the power of the winter storm that’s blanketed much of the U.S. this weekend (all except New York City, where …
Read more The weather in Mixed Reality from the Weather Channel
We were reminded today of the stunning work in the AR art exhibition, Mirages and Miracles through a tweet from WITHIN. The work by the digital artists Adrien M & Claire B will make you rethink …
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Viewing the night sky in AR is an obvious win for immersive technology. You can already download AR astronomy apps for your phone and there’s even a couple of satellite AR apps to track the stuff …
Read more The beauty of the night sky in AR – at an outdoor planetarium
If you haven’t seen the Leap Motion Augmented Reality table tennis demo, have a look. And take a look behind the scenes at how they think about AR in Johnathon Selstad’s blog post, Mastering Reality with …
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There’s a lot to like about Lego and even more with Lego AR. Apple’s demo of the Lego Augmented Reality at WWDC is amazing, incorporating creativity and immersive storytelling. Kids are going to have a field day …
If you’ve been following the work of developer Abhishek Singh you know he’s done some amazing AR experiments. His latest one uses augmented reality to bring the well-known Looney Tunes cartoon characters, Wile E. Coyote and the Road …
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Google AR & VR is the new name for Google VR as its immersive tech initiatives turn to Augmented Reality. We expected to see new developments at the annual I/O Developer Conference but some of what Google showed …
Of the retailers with brick and mortar storefronts, Zara has been one of the more innovative. Their latest move offers the option to shop through Augmented Reality. Globally, some 120 of its flagship stores will offer …
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There’s a great interview with Tom Furness on the impact of Mixed Reality on Education that resurfaced on YouTube. His insight: it will be like the splitting of the atom. The opening is just a standard definition of AR, …
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