Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality World | 拡張現実と仮想現実の世界

3D danceperformance on pianomusic composed bij Friendrich Nietzsche, Lisette Huizenga, 2011
Denkend Dansen (Thinking Dancing)

Denkend Dansen has been specially created for the artproject "Nietzsche... nur Narr! nur Dichter!".
Lisette Huizenga used for this piece Motion capture with help of the Microsoft Kinect which has given her the possibility to transform human movements into avatars.
Jozefien Debaillie is the real professional dancer who has cooperated into this project. The avatar's movements are actually hers.

Lisette Huizenga invites the viewer into her own world. The process from idea/illusion into something visible is her great challenge. By playing with new techniques she tries to manifistate her ideas into reality.

In "Dansend Denken" she shows that 3D animation techniques (in combination wit augmented reality) can take a part into danceperformance of the future. Even a dancer will be 'automated'.

Nietzsche's piano piece is played by Simon Marlow.

September 26 & 27 - Eisbach Studios, Munich, Germany

We're very excited to reveal the first details about this year's insideAR: In the Expo area visitors can participate in "A day with AR" featuring live demonstrations from metaio, AR business professionals and partners. See and experience all of the day-to-day AR scenarios being used right now and which will be created in the future. The mandatory technology for the next steps in AR will be presented by a joint demo from ARM and metaio which will demonstrate the groundbreaking Augmented Reality capabilities on the ARM Mali GPU family including complex, highly realistic modeling (i.e. shaders) combined with a 3D tracking approach. ST-Ericsson will present and demonstrate the AR capabilities of its U8500 smart phone platform. Furthermore, Sony will present a HMD prototype with the world's highest see-through transmittance.

On the AR software side metaio will give a first insight into the upcoming Unifeye Suite and the new capabilities and possibilities arising with the Unifeye Mobile SDK roadmap. Last but not least, we can share more information about the first, confirmed top speakers sharing their insights and experiences with you.

Speakers & Presentations

Björn Ekelund - Head of Ecosystems and Research, ST-Ericsson "From AR-Capable to AR-Optimized Mobile Platforms"

John C. Havens - Founder of Transitional Media "Virtual Air Rights: How Augmented Reality Will Transform Advertising and Identity?"

Peter Meier - CTO metaio "Making the Digital a Natural Experience: Status Quo and the Future of Augmented Reality"

Josh Shabtai - CEO & Creative Director Vertigore Games "Augmented Reality Games and how they will Change the Gaming Industry."

Prof. Dr. Werner Schreiber - Head of Research Virtual Technologies Volkswagen Group "Augmented Reality in the Automotive Industry"

Joe Stam - Vice president of business development NVIDIA "Trends & Technologies in Mobile Processors for Vision & Graphics"

Sri Kannan Iyer - Ecosystem Manager ARM "Enriching the mobile Augmented Reality experience using ARM's Mali GPUs"

Klemens Schrattenbacher - Senior Alliance Manager RIM "Social Networks & Augmented Reality - can two hypes profit from each other?"

(via http://www.metaio.com/events/insidear-2011/)

Users of the iPad 2 or iPhone 4 can access SightSpace 3D’s Augmented Reality capabilities, which overlay digital models over existing physical environments, bringing models to life.

“With SightSpace 3D, mobile users and their clients can actually see projects prior to construction without having to perform complicated rendering manipulations,” commented Dr. Errin T. Weller, president, Limitless Computing Inc. “Existing environments, like landscapes and trees, can be easily incorporated into the view, in real time. SightSpace 3D can also be utilized by interior designers to view furniture, art, flooring, and other components long before building begins.”

(via http://www.lightsmanufacturer.com/2011/08/sightspace-3d-first-mobile-augmented-reality-app-for-googlesketchup.html)

Another cool thing about filming with Farrago is hijacking motions by piggybacking our AR markers onto moving objects, like this example using a Roomba.

Just a little side project I have been working on. Hopefully we will soon gain funding and make the OggBoard a reality.
Imagine a fantasy battle taking place on your kitchen table. Even better yet, imagine that you are in total control of this battle. You can see it from any angle, you tell the soldiers where to go, you watch them engage in hand to hand combat and use magical spells against one another.

Sound a little unbelievable or like something from the future?

 

Using augmented reality technology along with a few iPhones or iPod touches, the OggBoard makes this scenario a reality. Essentially, the OggBoard, combines the best of board and strategy games (chess, Dungeons and Dragons, Mage Knights, Risk…) with the graphics and interactivity of computer and console gaming. It isn’t holographics, but it is the stepping stone to holographic gaming and it is possible today. The OggBoard really is the next generation in board gaming.

The TEC Hybrid Fitting System from electronics manufacturer Toshiba is a virtual dressing room for shoppers to try on clothing using augmented reality. A camera and screen positioned in front of a customer superimposes virtual outfits onto a shopper’s body. Hand gestures allow a user to choose different items and select clothing colors to display. Recommendations are also offered, suggesting new lines or accessories to accompany outfits being viewed. Beyond retail solutions, this system has the potential to offer an ‘in-store shopping’ experience to the disabled and those in remote locations. via PSFK:

We present KinectFusion, a system that takes live depth data from a moving depth camera and in real-time creates high-quality 3D models. The system allows the user to scan a whole room and its contents within seconds. As the space is explored, new views of the scene and objects are revealed and these are fused into a single 3D model. The system continually tracks the 6DOF pose of the camera and rapidly builds a volumetric representation of arbitrary scenes.

Happy Measure is a technology demonstrator by Deutsche Telekom Laboratories available in the Android Market Place :
https://market.android.com/details?id=de.tlabs.maren.furnishing.client.android

It is freely available to anyone and shows the opportunities of marker based augmented reality. Please check it out and provide us with your feedback in terms of usability, additional usage scenarios and general impression.

Hier sind meine Top 3 Augmented Reality (kurz: AR) Spiele für Android Smartphones getestet mit dem Samsung Galaxy S2. 

Die Links:
1. Paparazzi: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.pixelpunch.paparazzi
2. Hoops AR: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.BigPlayAR.HoopsAR
3. Inch High Stunt Guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H58vRx75Kk&feature=player_embedded

Menoo is an application to help user find best food and places nearby through various awesome features such as Menu Directory, places information, integrated map, user review, user rating, daily deals and augmented reality. Collecting stamps, becoming addictood and menoo adds Fun Factor for Menoo user.

metaio presents: "The Augmented City". Experience how the vision of AR turns into a roadmap. At insideAR 2011, Sept. 26th/27th, Munich, Germany. More information: http://www.metaio.com/events/insidear-2011/