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via filesaveas
http://www.filesaveas.com/news/2010/07/london-to-host-augmented-reality-drama-this-weekend.html
conspiracyforgood
http://www.conspiracyforgood.com/events/action_1
Super Mario Bros. from Andreas Heikaus on Vimeo.
Part of Andreas Heikaus's Bachelor thesis at the University of Applied Science and Art Hannover.
中東で有名な雑誌「マジッド」。アラブの多くの子供達が昔から読み続けているというこの雑誌、相当歴史が長いようだ。その古いものと新しいものと融合という試みが始まっている。
If you grew up in the Middle East, whatever your age, you probably know Majid magazine, the most circulated Arab children magazine. Kaslan Jidan, Amouna Al Mazyouna, Mickey the Monkey, Moza and Rashoud were likely your childhood friends on paper. Well Majid is still thriving and attracting new readers – and bringing back the old ones - in creative ways, including the use of augmented reality.
Augmented reality (AR) is a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are augmented by virtual computer-generated imagery. As a result, the technology functions by enhancing one’s current perception of reality.
Majid’s experience with augmented reality is a combination of the physical magazine copy and an online gaming experience. And the idea is simple. Children hold a code imprinted on a “magical page” in the print magazine up to a web camera to launch a racing game on the computer screen, using the magazine as a steering wheel. Watch the video below to see “The Magical Race of Miroo” demonstrated.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpRqrZHeJPI) – embed it.
Read more: http://technorati.com/technology/embedded/article/bringing-3d-to-majids-printed-pages/#ixzz0tTnBwCA4


Layarを使うためには、まずユーザー登録から。PHP/JSON/MySQL等が分かればOKみたいだ。---Developer site---
So, first you need to register as a developer. This takes just a minute. Once done, you need to start building your layer definition. This sets things like the URL of your webservice, and the name of the layer. You can also use the developer area to test your layers before submitting them for publication. Again, documentation is provided. But I found it all pretty straightforward and easy to work out anyway (they could do with some better web designers though!)
via Matthew Bull
http://www.matthewbull.net/2010/07/11/building-augmented-reality-layars/
First Layar Tutorial - Create a simple layer
http://layar.pbworks.com/First+Layar+Tutorial+-+Create+a+simple+layer